Cash Flow Information (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012	Sep. 24, 2011
Cash Flow Information [Abstract]
Interest (net of amounts capitalized)	$ 65,281,861	$ 61,269,522	$ 61,121,320
Income taxes	(2,470,362)	21,390,331	24,203,245
Property and equipment additions included in accounts payable	$ 14,598,996	$ 7,957,599	$ 37,978,081

Non cash or part non cash acquisition value of property and equipment acquired included in accounts payable.

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- Definition

The amount of cash paid during the current period to foreign, federal, state, and local authorities as taxes on income, net of any cash received during the current period as refunds for the overpayment of taxes.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4297-108586

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- Definition

The amount of cash paid for interest during the period net of cash paid for interest that is capitalized.

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