Note 14 Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2018

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



	Year Ended
	September 29, 2018					September 30, 2017			October 1, 2016
	(In thousands)
Gross sales:
IMS	$	5,847,958				$	5,645,499		$	5,297,740
CPS	1,458,754					1,422,264			1,372,412
Intersegment revenue	(196,582		)			(199,144		)	(188,971		)
Net Sales	$	7,110,130				$	6,868,619		$	6,481,181

Gross Profit:
IMS	$	352,361				$	404,350		$	397,309
CPS	117,835			(1	)	127,154			121,696
Total	470,196					531,504			519,005
Unallocated items (2)	(6,413		)			(11,593		)	(4,723		)
Total	$	463,783				$	519,911		$	514,282

Depreciation and amortization:
IMS	$	76,071				$	74,769		$	66,036
CPS	30,048					31,109			33,062
Total	106,119					105,878			99,098
Unallocated corporate items (3)	12,701					12,873			12,812
Total	$	118,820				$	118,751		$	111,910

Capital expenditures (receipt basis):
IMS	$	87,421				$	106,000		$	83,084
CPS	28,696					30,512			21,852
Total	116,117					136,512			104,936
Unallocated corporate items (3)	2,480					4,122			5,624
Total	$	118,597				$	140,634		$	110,560

(1)

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company recorded a $12.5 million pre-tax adjustment to correct errors that occurred from fiscal 2016 through the third quarter of fiscal 2018 with respect to the accounting for certain long-term contracts in one of the Company’s CPS divisions. These errors are immaterial to all prior periods. The impact of this out-of-period adjustment on the full year fiscal 2018 was $11.0 million which is also immaterial to fiscal 2018.


(2)	For purposes of evaluating segment performance, management excludes certain items from its measures of revenue and gross profit. These items consist of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, charges or credits resulting from distressed customers and acquisition-related items.


(3)	Primarily related to selling, general and administration functions.

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]



	Year Ended
	September 29, 2018		September 30, 2017		October 1, 2016
	(In thousands)
Net sales:
United States	$	1,338,359	$	1,234,739	$	1,045,998
Mexico	2,067,956		1,935,634		1,869,651
China	1,196,178		1,336,118		1,421,693
Malaysia	687,810		743,359		512,288
Other international	1,819,827		1,618,769		1,631,551
Total	$	7,110,130	$	6,868,619	$	6,481,181



Percentage of net sales represented by ten largest customers	53.0	%	52.9	%	52.0	%
Number of customers representing 10% or more of net sales	1		2		1

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



	As of
	September 29, 2018		September 30, 2017
	(In thousands)
Property, plant and equipment, net:
United States	$	161,889	$	165,254
Mexico	187,128		187,094
China	74,438		80,787
Other international	219,458		207,140
Total	$	642,913	$	640,275