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

3 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended
	January 2, 2016			December 27, 2014
	(In thousands)
Gross sales:
IMS	$	1,239,268		$	1,376,834
CPS	345,648			352,337
Intersegment revenue	(50,202		)	(58,009		)
Net sales	$	1,534,714		$	1,671,162
Gross profit:
IMS	$	95,609		$	100,907
CPS	30,102			31,567
Total	125,711			132,474
Unallocated items (1)	(2,073		)	(6,128		)
Total	$	123,638		$	126,346

(1) For purposes of evaluating segment performance, management excludes certain items from its measures 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
	January 2, 2016		December 27, 2014
	(In thousands)
Net sales
United States	$	254,379	$	240,287
Mexico	484,970		531,454
China	367,259		412,807
Other international	428,106		486,614
Total	$	1,534,714	$	1,671,162

Percentage of net sales represented by ten largest customers	48.2	%	50.0	%
Number of customers representing 10% or more of net sales	—		—