Debt Instrument, Earliest Date of Redemption

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Mandatory redemption of bonds annual amount.

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Maturity period of senior note.

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Property and equipment with undepreciated cost pledge as collateral for long term debt.

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Area of land held.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(22))
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-SubTopic 210
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-Paragraph 1
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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 55
-Paragraph 8
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930739&loc=d3e28878-108400

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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- Definition

Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Description of the maturity date of the debt instrument including whether the debt matures serially and, if so, a brief description of the serial maturities.

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- Definition

The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Date the credit facility terminates, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)	Dec. 29, 2010 USD ($) ft²	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 24, 2016	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Property and equipment with undepreciated cost pledge as collateral for long term debt		$ 229,000,000
Senior Notes, Interest Rate of 5.75%, Maturing 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument principal amount				$ 700,000,000
Maturity period of senior notes		2023
Interest rate on senior notes		5.75%	5.75%
Redemption period of senior notes		redeem all or a portion of the Notes at any time on or after June 15, 2018
Redemption of senior notes, date		Jun. 15, 2018
Recovery Zone Facility Bonds, maturing 2036 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt maturity date	Jan. 01, 2036
Total amount of bonds funded	$ 99,700,000
Total area of new warehouse and distribution center \| ft²	830,000
Annual amount of redemption of bonds		$ 4,500,000
Credit Line [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility expiration date		Sep. 30, 2022
Line of credit facility		$ 175,000,000
Borrowings outstanding		0
Credit Line [Member] \| Unused Letters Of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility		20,000,000
Unused letters of credit issued		$ 9,500,000