Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 02, 2011	Mar. 31, 2012	Apr. 02, 2011
Net sales	$ 1,463,082	$ 1,569,058	$ 2,965,448	$ 3,231,509
Cost of sales	1,356,734	1,452,227	2,750,075	2,986,631
Gross profit	106,348	116,831	215,373	244,878
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	62,940	62,212	122,081	120,683
Research and development	5,923	4,914	10,056	9,080
Amortization of intangible assets	767	959	1,723	1,917
Restructuring and integration costs	5,486	4,510	9,540	9,549
Asset impairments	1,024	0	2,077	85
Gains on sales of long-lived assets, net	0	(398)	0	(2,025)
Total operating expenses	76,140	72,197	145,477	139,289
Operating income	30,208	44,634	69,896	105,589
Interest income	442	562	726	1,134
Interest expense	(20,367)	(26,269)	(42,230)	(52,930)
Other income (expense), net	(4,841)	2,061	(6,359)	3,278
Interest and other, net	(24,766)	(23,646)	(47,863)	(48,518)
Income before income taxes	5,442	20,988	22,033	57,071
Provision for income taxes	6,881	7,923	14,897	15,647
Net income (loss)	$ (1,439)	$ 13,065	$ 7,136	$ 41,424
Net income (loss) per share:
Basic	$ (0.02)	$ 0.16	$ 0.09	$ 0.52
Diluted	$ (0.02)	$ 0.16	$ 0.09	$ 0.50
Weighted average shares used in computing per share amounts:
Basic	81,225	80,242	81,059	80,044
Diluted	81,225	83,940	83,511	83,338