Supplemental Guarantors Condensed Consolidating Financial Information - (Statements of Comprehensive Income) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2016	Jul. 03, 2015	Jul. 01, 2016	Jul. 03, 2015
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Sales	$ 129,612	$ 109,645	$ 360,579	$ 328,283
Cost of sales	89,820	79,831	259,411	236,978
Gross profit	39,792	29,814	101,168	91,305
Operating costs and expenses:
Research and development	4,001	3,813	12,236	11,370
Selling and marketing	6,368	5,518	19,426	17,018
General and administrative	7,650	7,572	23,132	23,234
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	3,299	2,546	10,414	7,637
Total operating costs and expenses	21,318	19,449	65,208	59,259
Operating income	18,474	10,365	35,960	32,046
Interest Income (Expense), Net	9,800	9,119	29,308	27,312
Income before income taxes	8,674	1,246	6,652	4,734
Income tax expense	4,161	27	2,875	1,402
Equity in income of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net income	4,513	1,219	3,777	3,332
Equity in other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Unrealized income (loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax	818	876	3,077	(688)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	818	876	3,077	(688)
Comprehensive income	5,331	2,095	6,854	2,644
Parent
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Sales	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Operating costs and expenses:
Research and development	0	0	0	0
Selling and marketing	0	0	0	0
General and administrative	818	586	1,847	1,748
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	0	0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	818	586	1,847	1,748
Operating income	(818)	(586)	(1,847)	(1,748)
Interest Income (Expense), Net	0	0	0	0
Income before income taxes	(818)	(586)	(1,847)	(1,748)
Income tax expense	(263)	(209)	(664)	(664)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	5,068	1,596	4,960	4,416
Net income	4,513	1,219	3,777	3,332
Equity in other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, net of tax	818	876	3,077	(688)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Unrealized income (loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	5,331	2,095	6,854	2,644
Issuer
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Sales	0	0	0	0
Cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Operating costs and expenses:
Research and development	0	0	0	0
Selling and marketing	0	0	0	0
General and administrative	27	351	81	1,657
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	0	0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	27	351	81	1,657
Operating income	(27)	(351)	(81)	(1,657)
Interest Income (Expense), Net	9,814	9,122	29,338	27,311
Income before income taxes	(9,841)	(9,473)	(29,419)	(28,968)
Income tax expense	(3,740)	(3,599)	(11,179)	(11,009)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	11,169	7,470	23,200	22,375
Net income	5,068	1,596	4,960	4,416
Equity in other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, net of tax	818	876	3,077	(688)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Unrealized income (loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	5,886	2,472	8,037	3,728
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Sales	104,449	83,729	285,178	253,531
Cost of sales	73,910	62,536	213,703	188,915
Gross profit	30,539	21,193	71,475	64,616
Operating costs and expenses:
Research and development	1,511	1,474	5,550	5,178
Selling and marketing	4,523	3,449	13,211	10,294
General and administrative	5,841	5,465	17,095	16,712
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	2,281	1,527	7,358	4,586
Total operating costs and expenses	14,156	11,915	43,214	36,770
Operating income	16,383	9,278	28,261	27,846
Interest Income (Expense), Net	(3)	2	0	6
Income before income taxes	16,386	9,276	28,261	27,840
Income tax expense	7,565	3,672	13,573	12,357
Equity in income of subsidiaries	(153)	473	1,368	906
Net income	8,668	6,077	16,056	16,389
Equity in other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Unrealized income (loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	8,668	6,077	16,056	16,389
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Sales	48,216	38,630	140,447	122,284
Cost of sales	38,508	29,823	109,646	94,447
Gross profit	9,708	8,807	30,801	27,837
Operating costs and expenses:
Research and development	2,490	2,339	6,686	6,192
Selling and marketing	2,138	2,327	7,203	7,697
General and administrative	964	1,167	4,107	3,114
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	1,018	1,019	3,056	3,051
Total operating costs and expenses	6,610	6,852	21,052	20,054
Operating income	3,098	1,955	9,749	7,783
Interest Income (Expense), Net	(11)	(5)	(30)	(5)
Income before income taxes	3,109	1,960	9,779	7,788
Income tax expense	660	137	1,191	786
Equity in income of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net income	2,449	1,823	8,588	7,002
Equity in other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Unrealized income (loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax	818	876	3,077	(688)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	818	876	3,077	(688)
Comprehensive income	3,267	2,699	11,665	6,314
Consolidating Eliminations
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
Sales	(23,053)	(12,714)	(65,046)	(47,532)
Cost of sales	(22,598)	(12,528)	(63,938)	(46,384)
Gross profit	(455)	(186)	(1,108)	(1,148)
Operating costs and expenses:
Research and development	0	0	0	0
Selling and marketing	(293)	(258)	(988)	(973)
General and administrative	0	3	2	3
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	0	0	0	0
Total operating costs and expenses	(293)	(255)	(986)	(970)
Operating income	(162)	69	(122)	(178)
Interest Income (Expense), Net	0	0	0	0
Income before income taxes	(162)	69	(122)	(178)
Income tax expense	(61)	26	(46)	(68)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	(16,084)	(9,539)	(29,528)	(27,697)
Net income	(16,185)	(9,496)	(29,604)	(27,807)
Equity in other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, net of tax	(1,636)	(1,752)	(6,154)	1,376
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Unrealized income (loss) on cash flow hedges, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	0	0	0	0
Comprehensive income	$ (17,821)	$ (11,248)	$ (35,758)	$ (26,431)

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