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Income Taxes (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Withholding Taxes | Withholding taxes were as follows (in thousands):
| Fiscal Quarter Ended
| January 1, 2016 | December 26, 2014
Withholding taxes | $ | 9,782 |  | $ | 12,200 |

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