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Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions (Schedule Of Prepaid Expenses And Other Current Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended |
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Jan. 01, 2016 | Sep. 25, 2015
Composition Of Certain Financial Statement Captions [Abstract] |  |
Document Period End Date | Jan. 01, 2016 |
Prepaid assets | $ 14,901 | $ 13,680
Other current assets | 7,338 | 7,525
Income tax receivable | 956 | 10,826
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ 23,195 | $ 32,031

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