STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 02, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Oct. 03, 2010
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net Sales	$ 4,535,414	$ 4,285,565	$ 4,099,353
Cost of Sales	3,176,914	3,015,517	2,871,907
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses	1,187,522	1,089,342	1,050,590
Operating Profit	170,978	180,706	176,856
Interest Expense	16,998	19,116	19,708
Interest Income	(587)	(133)	(187)
Net Investment Gain		(19,392)	(310)
Earnings From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	154,567	181,115	157,645
Income Tax Expense	54,640	69,657	58,993
Earnings From Continuing Operations, Net of Income Taxes	99,927	111,458	98,652
(Loss) Earnings From Operations of Discontinued Operations	(15,755)	26,078	19,693
Loss on Disposition of Discontinued Operations	(3,717)	(48,750)
Income Tax (Benefit) Expense	(2,057)	(2,461)	6,304
(Loss) Earnings From Discontinued Operations, Net of Income Taxes	(17,415)	(20,211)	13,389
Net Earnings	$ 82,512	$ 91,247	$ 112,041
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Basic:
Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	$ 2.05	$ 2.30	$ 2.05
Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.36)	$ (0.42)	$ 0.28
Net Earnings	$ 1.69	$ 1.88	$ 2.32
Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Diluted:
Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	$ 2.04	$ 2.28	$ 2.03
Discontinued Operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.36)	$ (0.41)	$ 0.28
Net Earnings (in dollars per share)	$ 1.68	$ 1.87	$ 2.31
Weighted Average Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	48,751	48,469	48,215
Diluted (in shares)	49,053	48,852	48,600
Dividends Declared Per Common Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.55	$ 0.52	$ 0.48