| Nine Months Ended |
| July 27, | | July 29, |
| 2008 | | 2007 |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | |
Net income (loss) | $ | (211,001 | ) | | $ | 24,161 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash | | | | | | | |
provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 79,794 | | | | 72,234 | |
Gain on sale of facility | | - | | | | (3,027 | ) |
Minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiaries | | 1,456 | | | | 2,424 | |
Impairment of goodwill | | 138,535 | | | | - | |
Impairment of long-lived assets | | 66,873 | | | | - | |
Changes in assets and liabilities and other | | (9,740 | ) | | | (1,718 | ) |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | | 65,917 | | | | 94,074 | |
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Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | | (94,941 | ) | | | (56,951 | ) |
Purchases of short-term investments and other | | (327 | ) | | | (5,465 | ) |
Proceeds from sales of investments and other | | 3,558 | | | | 48,253 | |
Proceeds from sale of facility and other | | - | | | | 5,783 | |
Investment in joint venture | | (2,598 | ) | | | (1,000 | ) |
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Net cash used in investing activities | | (94,308 | ) | | | (9,380 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | |
Repayments of long-term borrowings | | (179,968 | ) | | | (94,587 | ) |
Proceeds from long-term borrowings | | 139,640 | | | | 3,369 | |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | | - | | | | 631 | |
Other | | (950 | ) | | | (1,485 | ) |
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Net cash used in financing activities | | (41,278 | ) | | | (92,072 | ) |
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Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | | 790 | | | | (1,991 | ) |
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents | | (68,879 | ) | | | (9,369 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | | 146,049 | | | | 129,425 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 77,170 | | | $ | 120,056 | |
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | | | | | | | |
Change in accrual for purchases of property, plant and equipment | $ | (40,144 | ) | | $ | 16,480 | |
Capital lease obligation for purchases of property, plant and | | | | | | | |
equipment | $ | 61,662 | | | $ | - | |