Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 01, 2011
Net sales	$ 1,502,366	$ 1,662,451
Cost of sales	1,393,341	1,534,404
Gross profit	109,025	128,047
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	59,141	58,471
Research and development	4,133	4,166
Amortization of intangible assets	956	958
Restructuring and integration costs	4,054	5,039
Asset impairments	1,053	85
Gain on sales of long-lived assets, net	0	(1,627)
Total operating expenses	69,337	67,092
Operating income	39,688	60,955
Interest income	284	572
Interest expense	(21,863)	(26,661)
Other income (expense), net	(1,518)	1,217
Interest and other, net	(23,097)	(24,872)
Income before income taxes	16,591	36,083
Provision for income taxes	8,016	7,724
Net income	$ 8,575	$ 28,359
Net income per share:
Basic	$ 0.11	$ 0.36
Diluted	$ 0.10	$ 0.34
Weighted average shares used in computing per share amounts:
Basic	80,833	79,846
Diluted	82,668	82,825