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Income Taxes (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 01, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Withholding Taxes | Withholding taxes were as follows (in thousands):
| Fiscal Quarter Ended |  | Fiscal Year-To-Date Ended
| April 1, 2016 | March 27, 2015 |  | April 1, 2016 | March 27, 2015
Withholding taxes | $ | 12,406 |  | $ | 11,942 |  |  | $ | 22,188 |  | $ | 24,142 |

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