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

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2019

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



	Year Ended
	September 28, 2019			September 29, 2018				September 30, 2017
	(In thousands)
Gross sales:
IMS	$	6,907,129		$	5,847,958			$	5,645,499
CPS	1,555,117			1,458,754				1,422,264
Intersegment revenue	(228,387		)	(196,582		)		(199,144		)
Net Sales	$	8,233,859		$	7,110,130			$	6,868,619

Gross Profit:
IMS	$	444,168		$	352,361			$	404,350
CPS	156,221			117,835			(1)	127,154
Total	600,389			470,196				531,504
Unallocated items (2)	(8,451		)	(6,413		)		(11,593		)
Total	$	591,938		$	463,783			$	519,911

Depreciation and amortization:
IMS	$	81,997		$	76,071			$	74,769
CPS	25,632			30,048				31,109
Total	107,629			106,119				105,878
Unallocated corporate items (3)	9,320			12,701				12,873
Total	$	116,949		$	118,820			$	118,751

Capital expenditures (receipt basis):
IMS	$	79,943		$	87,421			$	106,000
CPS	28,629			28,696				30,512
Total	108,572			116,117				136,512
Unallocated corporate items (3)	3,836			2,480				4,122
Total	$	112,408		$	118,597			$	140,634

(1)

During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company recorded a $12.5 million pre-tax adjustment to correct errors that occurred from 2016 through the third quarter of 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 million which is also immaterial to 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 28, 2019		September 29, 2018		September 30, 2017
	(In thousands)
Net sales:
Americas (1)	$	4,194,652	$	3,600,967	$	3,306,538
EMEA	1,051,192		841,961		810,332
APAC	2,988,015		2,667,202		2,751,749
Total	$	8,233,859	$	7,110,130	$	6,868,619


(1)	Mexico represents approximately 60% of the Americas revenue and the U.S. represents approximately 35%.



Percentage of net sales represented by ten largest customers	54.2	%	53.0	%	52.9	%
Number of customers representing 10% or more of net sales	1		1		2

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



	As of
	September 28, 2019		September 29, 2018
	(In thousands)
Property, plant and equipment, net:
Americas	$	369,985	$	385,820
EMEA	72,040		72,051
APAC	188,622		185,042
Total	$	630,647	$	642,913