Document and Entity Information Document	3 Months Ended
	Jul. 02, 2011	Jul. 28, 2011
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SANMINA-SCI CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000897723
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jul. 02, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-01
Entity Voluntary Filer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		80,657,540