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Inventories

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2014

INVENTORIES

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out basis) or fair value. The stated cost is comprised of direct materials, labor, and overhead. The major classes of inventories, net of applicable lower of cost or fair value write-downs, were as follows (in thousands):



	June 28, 2014		September 28, 2013
Raw materials	$	360,410	$	288,559
Work-in-process	85,839		57,883
Finished goods	70,707		57,578
	$	516,956	$	404,020

Per contractual terms, customer deposits are received by the Company to offset obsolete and excess inventory risks. The total amount of customer deposits related to inventory and included within current liabilities on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 28, 2014 and September 28, 2013 was $46.4 million and $51.6 million, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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