Business Segment, Geographic and Major Customer Information (Long Lived Assets) (Details) (USD $)	Jul. 02, 2011	Oct. 02, 2010
Long-lived assets	$ 247,785,000	$ 235,714,000
Long-lived assets exclusion	28,700,000	28,700,000
United States [Member]
Long-lived assets	56,402,000	59,233,000
Malaysia [Member]
Long-lived assets	93,011,000	86,387,000
China [Member]
Long-lived assets	28,214,000	21,920,000
United Kingdom [Member]
Long-lived assets	10,333,000	7,248,000
Mexico [Member]
Long-lived assets	9,876,000	8,655,000
Romania [Member]
Long-lived assets	6,702,000	4,484,000
Corporate and Other Costs [Member]
Long-lived assets	$ 43,247,000	$ 47,787,000