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

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	Year Ended
	September 27, 2014			September 28, 2013			September 29, 2012
	(In thousands)
Gross sales:
IMS	$	4,933,714		$	4,766,670		$	4,968,983
CPS	1,514,340			1,335,510			1,265,855
Intersegment revenue	(231,092		)	(185,056		)	(141,504		)
Unallocated items (1)	$	(1,856	)	$	—		$	—
Net Sales	$	6,215,106		$	5,917,124		$	6,093,334
Gross Profit:
IMS	$	339,909		$	291,664		$	329,267
CPS	155,974			144,725			111,448
Total	495,883			436,389			440,715
Unallocated items (1)	(7,600		)	(9,572		)	(4,933		)
Total	$	488,283		$	426,817		$	435,782
Depreciation and amortization:
IMS	$	50,933		$	54,531		$	54,711
CPS	38,420			32,802			35,641
Total	89,353			87,333			90,352
Unallocated corporate items (2)	8,324			8,688			9,125
Total	$	97,677		$	96,021		$	99,477
Capital expenditures:
IMS	$	47,103		$	44,080		$	39,962
CPS	27,724			25,542			40,150
Total	74,827			69,622			80,112
Unallocated corporate items (2)	4,635			3,447			1,787
Total	$	79,462		$	73,069		$	81,899

(1) For purposes of evaluating segment performance, management excludes certain items from its measures of revenue and 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 27, 2014		September 28, 2013
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale):
IMS	$	309,922	$	287,907
CPS	213,266		204,905
Total	523,188		492,812
Unallocated corporate items (1)	51,466		51,722
Total	$	574,654	$	544,534

(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 27, 2014		September 28, 2013		September 29, 2012
	(In thousands)
Net sales:
Domestic	$	1,041,892	$	1,074,529	$	1,106,446
Mexico	1,693,564		1,433,799		1,296,690
China	1,564,389		1,501,632		1,667,095
Other international	1,915,261		1,907,164		2,023,103
Total	$	6,215,106	$	5,917,124	$	6,093,334

Percentage of net sales represented by ten largest customers	50.3	%	50.3	%	49.7	%
Number of customers representing 10 % or more of net sales	—		1		1

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

	As of
	September 27, 2014		September 28, 2013
	(In thousands)
Long-lived assets (including assets held for sale):
Domestic	$	147,298	$	147,773
Mexico	168,712		125,552
China	89,380		88,160
Other international	169,264		183,049
Total	$	574,654	$	544,534