Note 16 Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information

12 Months Ended

Oct. 01, 2011

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information

ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments, products and services, geographic areas of operations and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker or decision making group in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company operates in one reportable segment, Electronics Manufacturing Services.

Information by geographic segment, determined based on the country in which a product is manufactured, was as follows:

	Year Ended
	October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010			October 3, 2009
	(In thousands)
Net sales
Domestic	$	1,199,077		$	1,324,856		$	1,198,102
Mexico	1,273,583			1,259,230			1,104,371
China	1,792,933			1,805,395			1,137,020
Other international (1)	2,336,818			1,929,210			1,737,988
Total	$	6,602,411		$	6,318,691		$	5,177,481
Percentage of net sales represented by ten largest customers	49.9		%	49.9		%	48.0		%
Number of customers representing more than 10% of net sales	1			1			—

Operating income (loss)
Domestic	$	(26,276	)	$	(66,500	)	$	(110,297	)
International	238,273			271,299			105,641
Total	$	211,997		$	204,799		$	(4,656	)

Depreciation and amortization:
Domestic	$	28,323	$	26,337	$	26,117
International	76,248		63,236		62,696
Total	$	104,571	$	89,573	$	88,813

Capital expenditures:
Domestic	$	24,584	$	20,379	$	10,376
International	82,990		61,037		55,555
Total	$	107,574	$	81,416	$	65,931

	As of
	October 1, 2011		October 2, 2010
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale):
Domestic	$	170,264	$	189,839
Mexico	111,964		110,954
China	89,111		90,910
Other international	230,683		231,602
Total	$	602,022	$	623,305

(1) Includes Singapore, whose net sales were less than 10% of the Company's net sales in 2011 and 2010, but more than 10% in 2009.