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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Restricted stock and common stock granted) (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation in shares	651	1,083
Relative TSR PSU
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation in shares	153	373
Time-based restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation in shares	430	696
Special/Growth PSU
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation in shares	59	0
Common stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Equity-based compensation in shares	9	14

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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