Note 11 Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

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 and 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, Electronic Manufacturing Services.

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

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 31, 2012			April 2, 2011			March 31, 2012			April 2, 2011
	(In thousands)
Net sales
Domestic	$	285,638		$	299,614		$	563,512		$	587,523
Mexico	319,496			305,870			609,133			650,823
China	390,566			403,187			841,803			870,549
Other international	467,382			560,387			951,000			1,122,614
Total	$	1,463,082		$	1,569,058		$	2,965,448		$	3,231,509
Percentage of net sales represented by ten largest customers	47.4		%	48.7		%	48.2		%	48.8		%
Number of customers representing more than 10% of net sales	—			—			1			1