Note 5 Concentration of Credit Risk (Details)	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015
Financial Instruments and Concentration of Credit Risk [Abstract]
Number of Customers Representing 10% or More of Net Sales	2	1	0
Number of Customers Representing 10% Or More of Gross Accounts Receivable	1	1

Number of single external customers that represent 10% or more of an entity's gross accounts receivable.

No definition available.

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