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Stockholders Rights Plan (Notes) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 28, 2014
Stockholder Rights Plan [Abstract] |
Stockholder Rights Plan | Stockholder Rights Plan On June 24, 2014, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”), dated as of November 21, 2013, by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent. The Amendment accelerated the expiration of the Company’s preferred share purchase rights (the “Rights”) from November 20, 2014 to June 24, 2014, and had the effect of terminating the Rights Agreement on that date. At the time of the termination of the Rights Agreement, all of the Rights distributed to holders of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Rights Agreement expired.

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