Note 16 Revenue and Expenses by Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2013		Sep. 29, 2012		Oct. 01, 2011
Segment Information [Line Items]
Gross Profit	$ 426,817		$ 435,782		$ 510,351
Depreciation and amortization	96,021		99,477		104,571
Captial expenditures	73,069		81,899		98,073
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale)	544,534		579,577
Revenue percentage generated by reportable segment	80.00%
Number of reportable segments	1
Operating Segments
Segment Information [Line Items]
Gross Profit	436,389		440,715		512,617
Depreciation and amortization	87,333		90,352		91,449
Captial expenditures	69,622		80,112		94,322
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale)	492,812		525,231
Operating Segments | IMS
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues	4,766,670		4,968,983		5,337,488
Gross Profit	291,664		329,267		376,393
Depreciation and amortization	54,531		54,711		56,827
Captial expenditures	44,080		39,962		57,478
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale)	287,907		304,442
Operating Segments | CPS
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,335,510		1,265,855		1,418,013
Gross Profit	144,725		111,448		136,224
Depreciation and amortization	32,802		35,641		34,622
Captial expenditures	25,542		40,150		36,844
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale)	204,905		220,789
Unallocated corporate items
Segment Information [Line Items]
Depreciation and amortization	8,688	[1]	9,125	[1]	13,122	[1]
Captial expenditures	3,447	[1]	1,787	[1]	3,751	[1]
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale)	51,722	[1]	54,346	[1]
Segment Reconciling Items
Segment Information [Line Items]
Gross Profit	(9,572)	[2]	(4,933)	[2]	(2,266)	[2]
Intersegment Eliminations
Segment Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ (185,056)		$ (141,504)		$ (153,090)

[1] Primarily related to selling, general and administration functions.

[2] 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.