Note 9 Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Gross sales:
IMS	$	1,159,005		$	1,184,354		$	2,362,640		$	2,419,040
CPS	309,464			314,440			637,081			618,409
Intersegment revenue	(40,827		)	(35,712		)	(77,134		)	(72,001		)
Net sales	$	1,427,642		$	1,463,082		$	2,922,587		$	2,965,448
Gross profit:
IMS	$	69,365		$	77,813		$	139,284		$	162,352
CPS	32,551			29,843			63,920			55,340
Total	101,916			107,656			203,204			217,692
Unallocated items (1)	(1,612		)	(1,308		)	(5,972		)	(2,319		)
Total	$	100,304		$	106,348		$	197,232		$	215,373

(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.

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

	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012			March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012
	(In thousands)
Net sales
Domestic	$	260,911		$	285,638		$	520,565		$	563,512
Mexico	344,391			319,496			687,413			609,133
China	351,236			390,566			766,213			841,803
Other international	471,104			467,382			948,396			951,000
Total	$	1,427,642		$	1,463,082		$	2,922,587		$	2,965,448
Percentage of net sales represented by ten largest customers	50.3		%	47.4		%	49.5		%	48.2		%
Number of customers representing 10% or more of net sales	1			—			—			1