Note 10 Revenue and Gross Profit by Segment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 28, 2013		Dec. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross profit	$ 110,785		$ 96,928
Number of Reportable Segments	1		1
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross profit	112,660		101,288
Operating Segments | IMS
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	1,149,710		1,202,065
Gross profit	81,023		69,889
Operating Segments | CPS
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	349,223		330,111
Gross profit	31,637		31,399
Intersegment Eliminations
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	(51,435)		(37,231)
Unallocated items (1)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Gross profit	$ (1,875)	[1]	$ (4,360)	[1]

[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.