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Represents the maximum amount that an employee is permitted to contribute during a purchase right period.

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Purchase price of common stock expressed as a percentage of its fair value.

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Stockholders' Equity and Stock Compensation Plans (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2006	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013
Stockholder's equity and stock compensation plans
Vesting period		1 year	1 year
Stock-based compensation and related income tax benefits
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 10,926,000	$ 10,374,000	$ 8,775,000
Income tax benefit related to stock-based compensation		(3,811,000)	(3,696,000)	(3,048,000)
Stock-based compensation, net of tax benefit		$ 7,115,000	$ 6,678,000	5,727,000
RSUs
Stockholder's equity and stock compensation plans
Vesting period		4 years	4 years
ESPP
Stockholder's equity and stock compensation plans
Available for future awards		2,373,290
Maximum amount that an employee can contribute during a purchase right period		$ 5,000
Exercise price as percentage of fair market value on the first day of purchase right period		100.00%
Exercise price as percentage of fair market value on the last day of purchase right period		85.00%
Stock-based compensation and related income tax benefits
Stock-based compensation expense		$ 600,000	$ 700,000	$ 800,000
2003 Outside Director Stock Option Plan
Stockholder's equity and stock compensation plans
Available for future awards		400,000
Expiration period		10 years
2003 Outside Director Stock Option Plan \| Minimum
Stockholder's equity and stock compensation plans
Percentage of market value on the grant date at which participant has option to purchase common stock		100.00%
2005 EIP
Stockholder's equity and stock compensation plans
Available for future awards		6,086,216
2005 EIP \| Stock options
Stockholder's equity and stock compensation plans
Expiration period	10 years	8 years
Vesting period	4 years
2005 EIP \| Stock options \| First anniversary of grant date and monthly thereafter
Stockholder's equity and stock compensation plans
Percentage of vesting rights after specified period	25.00%
2005 EIP \| Stock options \| Each anniversary of grant date
Stockholder's equity and stock compensation plans
Percentage of vesting rights after specified period		25.00%
2005 EIP \| RSUs \| Each anniversary of grant date
Stockholder's equity and stock compensation plans
Percentage of vesting rights after specified period		25.00%
2005 EIP \| Restricted Stock
Stockholder's equity and stock compensation plans
Vesting period		3 years
2015 EIP
Stockholder's equity and stock compensation plans
The number every share or unit issued counts against aggregate share limit		3
Available for future awards		5,000,000