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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Details 2) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 26, 2015 | Sep. 26, 2015 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Sep. 27, 2014 | Dec. 26, 2015 | Dec. 27, 2014 | Dec. 28, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 40,140 |  |
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets (in dollars per share | $ 1.16 | $ 0.58 |  |  | $ 1.72 |  |
Restructuring impairment |  |  |  |  | $ 14,545 |  |
Restructuring impairment (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 0.62 |  |
Restructuring expenses |  |  |  |  | $ 13,622 |  |
Restructuring expenses (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 0.58 |  |
Refinancing of long-term debt |  |  | $ 24,200 |  |  | $ 24,200 |
Refinancing of long-term debt (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 0.95 |  |  | $ 0.93 |
After-tax loss on deconsolidation |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,011
After-tax loss on deconsolidation (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.45
Asset impairment loss related to deconsolidation |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,569
Asset impairment loss related to deconsolidation (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.17
Outstanding stock options with exercise prices exceeding the market price of common stock, excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share (in shares) |  |  |  | 449,000 | 426,338 |  | 1,200

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