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Long-Term Borrowings (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2012
Long-Term Borrowings [Abstract] |
Long-term borrowings | Long-term borrowings consist of the following:
|  | As of |
|  | September 29, |  |  | September 24, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
7.5% senior notes, due October 1, 2018, including unamortized premium of $33,366 |  | $ | 529,923 |  |  | $ | — |
7.375% senior notes, due March 15, 2020, net of unamortized discount of $1,615 and $1,831, respectively |  |  | 248,385 |  |  |  | 248,169 |
7.375% senior notes, due August 1, 2021, including unamortized premium of $40,327 |  |  | 543,770 |  |  |  | — |
Revolving Credit Facility, due January 5, 2017 |  |  | 100,000 |  |  |  | 100,000 |
|  | $ | 1,422,078 |  |  | $ | 348,169 |
Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Schedule of percentage of redemption price borrowings | The 2018 Senior Notes are redeemable, at the Partnership’s option, in whole or in part, at any time after October 1, 2014, in each case at the redemption prices described in the table below, together with any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of the redemption.
Year |  | Percentage |
2014 |  |  | 103.750 | %
2015 |  |  | 101.875 | %
2016 and thereafter |  |  | 100.000 | %
Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Schedule of percentage of redemption price borrowings | The 2021 Senior Notes are redeemable, at the Partnership’s option, in whole or in part, at any time after August 1, 2016, in each case at the redemption prices described in the table below, together with any accrued and unpaid interest to date of the redemption.
Year |  | Percentage |
2016 |  |  | 103.688 | %
2017 |  |  | 102.459 | %
2018 |  |  | 101.229 | %
2019 and thereafter |  |  | 100.000 | %
Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Schedule of percentage of redemption price borrowings | The 2020 Senior Notes are redeemable, at the Partnership’s option, in whole or in part, at any time after March 15, 2015, in each case at the redemption prices described in the table below, together with any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of the redemption.
Year |  | Percentage |
2015 |  |  | 103.688 | %
2016 |  |  | 102.459 | %
2017 |  |  | 101.229 | %
2018 and thereafter |  |  | 100.000 | %

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