Note 2 Accounts Receivable Sale Program (Details)	12 Months Ended
Oct. 03, 2020
Accounts Receivable Sale [Abstract]
Percentage of Face Value of Receivable Sold	100.00%

The price of receivables sold expressed as a percentage of the face value of the receivables

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