Note 16 Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following table presents information for the following fiscal years:

	Year Ended
	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
	(In thousands)
Gross sales:
IMS	$	4,975,156		$	5,349,225		$	5,021,818
CPS	1,259,052			1,405,833			1,431,533
Intersegment revenue	(140,874		)	(152,647		)	(134,660		)
Net Sales	$	6,093,334		$	6,602,411		$	6,318,691
Gross Profit:
IMS	$	327,094		$	374,763		$	377,099
CPS	113,621			137,854			115,350
Total	440,715			512,617			492,449
Unallocated items (1)	(4,933		)	(2,266		)	(9,459		)
Total	$	435,782		$	510,351		$	482,990
Depreciation and amortization:
IMS	$	54,815		$	57,229		$	48,309
CPS	35,537			34,220			31,684
Total	90,352			91,449			79,993
Unallocated corporate items (2)	9,125			13,122			9,580
Total	$	99,477		$	104,571		$	89,573
Capital expenditures:
IMS	$	39,962		$	57,478		$	68,449
CPS	40,150			36,844			29,578
Total	80,112			94,322			98,027
Unallocated corporate items (2)	1,787			3,751			6,214
Total	$	81,899		$	98,073		$	104,241

(1) Represents amounts associated with items that management excludes from its measure of gross profit. These items include stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, charges or credits resulting from distressed customers and similar items that either occur infrequently or are of a non-operational nature.

(2) Primarily related to selling, general and administration functions.

	As of
	September 29, 2012		October 1, 2011
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale):
IMS	$	330,585	$	327,783
CPS	194,646		189,414
Total	525,231		517,197
Unallocated corporate items (1)	54,346		84,825
Total	$	579,577	$	602,022

(1) Primarily related to selling, general and administration functions.

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
	(In thousands)
Net sales:
Domestic	$	1,106,446		$	1,199,077		$	1,324,856
Mexico	1,296,690			1,273,583			1,259,230
China	1,667,095			1,792,933			1,805,395
Other international	2,023,103			2,336,818			1,929,210
Total	$	6,093,334		$	6,602,411		$	6,318,691
Percentage of net sales represented by ten largest customers	49.7		%	49.9		%	49.9		%
Number of customers representing 10 % or more of net sales	1			1			1

Schedule of Long-lived Assets by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

	As of
	September 29, 2012		October 1, 2011
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale):
Domestic	$	163,443	$	170,264
Mexico	119,032		111,964
China	89,175		89,111
Other international	207,927		230,683
Total	$	579,577	$	602,022