| Sep 24,
2011 | Sep 29,
2012 | Sep 28,
2013 | Sep 27,
2014 | Sep 26,
2015 | Sep 24,
2016 | Sep 30,
2017 | Sep 29,
2018 | Sep 28,
2019 | Sep 26,
2020 | Sep 25,
2021 | Sep 24,
2022 |
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| Net earnings | 55 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 79 | 104 | 95 | 18 | 56 | 47 |
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| Depreciation of fixed assets | - | 26 | 29 | - | - | - | 38,211,000 | 42,939,000 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 50 |
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| Amortization of intangibles and deferred costs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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| Intangible asset impairment charges | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
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| Losses (Gains) from disposals of property & equipment | - | - | - | -0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0 |
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| Plant shutdown impairment costs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - |
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| Share-based compensation | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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| Deferred income taxes | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 | -10 | 10 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
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| Loss (Gain) on marketable securities | - | - | - | -0 | -4 | -1 | 0 | -0 | -0 | -1 | 1 | -0 |
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| Other | - | - | - | - | - | -0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
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| (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable | -5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | -4 | 20 | 8 | 9 | -15 | 36 | 33 |
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| (Increase) decrease in inventories | -6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 3 | -8 | 14 | 49 |
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| (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 | -10 | 9 |
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| Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued | 4 | -5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 10 | -2 | 2 | -5 | 35 | 3 |
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | 80 | 89 | 87 | 107 | 105 | 121 | 125 | 123 | 147 | 92 | 101 | 26 |
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| Payments for purchases of companies, net of cash acquired | 9 | 8 | - | 28 | 1 | - | 48 | - | 1 | 57 | - | 221 |
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| Purchases of property, plant and equipment | 29 | 43 | 36 | 39 | 50 | 49 | 72 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 54 | 87 |
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| Purchases of marketable securities | 63 | 68 | 111 | 27 | 90 | 42 | 40 | 91 | 26 | 6 | - | - |
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| Proceeds from redemption and sales of marketable securities | 38 | 110 | 25 | 7 | 110 | 13,224,000 | 22,997,000 | 75,302,000 | 39 | 73 | 61 | 12 |
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| Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
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| Other | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | -0 | - |
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| Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | -64 | -9 | -121 | -86 | -30 | -75 | -135 | -73 | -43 | -44 | 10 | -296 |
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| Payments to repurchase common stock | - | 8 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 3 | - | 9 | - | - |
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| Proceeds from issuance of stock | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 16 |
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| Borrowings under credit facility | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 125 |
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| Repayment of borrowings under credit facility | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70 |
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| Payments for debt issuance costs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| Payments on finance lease obligations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |
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| Payment of cash dividends | - | 10 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 45 | 48 |
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| Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | -3 | -14 | -22 | -25 | -30 | -38 | -42 | -27 | -23 | -43 | -25 | 22 |
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| Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0 |
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| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 87 | -248 |
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