Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Abstract]

Schedule Of Domestic And Foreign Components Of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes

The domestic and foreign components of income (loss) before income taxes for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 consisted of (in thousands):

	2012		2011			2010
U.S.	$	8,371	$	(9,449	)	$	(7,742	)
Foreign	82,860		101,552			98,179
	$	91,231	$	92,103		$	90,437

Schedule Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

	2012		2011			2010
U.S.	$	8,371	$	(9,449	)	$	(7,742	)
Foreign	82,860		101,552			98,179
	$	91,231	$	92,103		$	90,437

Income tax expense (benefit) for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010 consisted of (in thousands):

	2012		2011			2010
Current:
Federal	$	—	$	—		$	—
State	131		3			74
Foreign	5,253		5,872			4,019
	5,384		5,875			4,093
Deferred:
Federal	18,950		(1,649		)	(1,029		)
State	4,784		(484		)	(459		)
Foreign	24		(895		)	(1,701		)
	23,758		(3,028		)	(3,189		)
	$	29,142	$	2,847		$	904

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate To Effective Income Tax Rates

The following is a reconciliation of the federal statutory income tax rate to the effective income tax rates reflected in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for fiscal 2012, 2011 and 2010:

	2012		2011		2010
Federal statutory income tax rate	35.0	%	35.0	%	35.0	%
Increase (decrease) resulting from:
Permanent differences	—		—		0.6
State income taxes, net of federal income tax	0.2		(0.3	)	(0.3	)
Foreign tax rate differences	(27.5	)	(34.5	)	(36.3	)
Valuation reserve for deferred tax assets	26.5		1.4		0.9
Other, net	(2.3	)	1.5		1.1
Effective income tax rate	31.9	%	3.1	%	1.0	%

Schedule Of Components Of Net Deferred Income Tax Asset

The components of the net deferred income tax asset as of September 29, 2012 and October 1, 2011, consisted of (in thousands):

	2012			2011
Deferred income tax assets:
Loss/credit carryforwards	$	12,175		$	10,263
Goodwill	2,024			2,787
Inventories	4,870			6,961
Accrued benefits	17,768			16,001
Allowance for bad debts	322			1,149
Interest rate swaps	664			2,031
Other	4,735			4,406
Total gross deferred income tax assets	42,558			43,598
Less valuation allowance	(27,087		)	(5,116		)
Deferred income tax assets	15,471			38,482
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment	7,404			9,552
Other	1,500			710
	8,904			10,262
Net deferred income tax asset	$	6,567		$	28,220

Schedule Of Reconciliation Of Beginning And Ending Amounts Of Unrecognized Income Tax Benefits

Presented below is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized income tax benefits (in thousands):

Balance at beginning of fiscal 2011	$	5,944
Gross increases for tax positions of prior years	191
Gross increases for tax positions of the current year	1,225
Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years	—
Settlements	—
Balance at beginning of fiscal 2012	$	7,360
Gross increases for tax positions of prior years	243
Gross increases for tax positions of the current year	—
Gross decreases for tax positions of prior years	—
Settlements	—
Balance at September 29, 2012	$	7,603

Schedule Of Major Tax Jurisdictions

The Company files income tax returns, including returns for its subsidiaries, with federal, state, local and foreign taxing jurisdictions. The following tax years remain subject to examination by the respective major tax jurisdictions:

Jurisdiction	Fiscal Years
China	2008-2012
Germany	2009-2012
Mexico	2006-2012
Romania	2009-2012
United Kingdom	2007-2012
United States
Federal	2007-2012
State	2001-2012