DEI Document	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 28, 2015	Apr. 20, 2015
Document and entity information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	SANMINA CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000897723
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 28, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-03
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		82,625,672