Document and entity information Document - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2016	Nov. 14, 2016	Apr. 01, 2016
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Period End Date	Oct. 01, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--10-01
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Registrant Name	SANMINA CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0000897723
Document Type	10-K
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		73,420,998
Entity Public Float			$ 1,764.2