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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables) | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 24, 2012 | Sep. 24, 2011
Employee Benefit Plans [Abstract] |  |
Schedule of defined benefit plans disclosure | The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit costs:
|  | Pension Benefits |
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | March 24, 2012 |  |  | March 26, 2011 |  |  | March 24, 2012 |  |  | March 26, 2011 |
Interest cost |  | $ | 1,577 |  |  | $ | 1,705 |  |  | $ | 3,155 |  |  | $ | 3,411 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (1,416 | ) |  |  | (1,573 | ) |  |  | (2,833 | ) |  |  | (3,147 | )
Recognized net actuarial loss |  |  | 1,318 |  |  |  | 1,180 |  |  |  | 2,636 |  |  |  | 2,360 |
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 1,479 |  |  | $ | 1,312 |  |  | $ | 2,958 |  |  | $ | 2,624 |
|  | Postretirement Benefits |
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | March 24, 2012 |  |  | March 26, 2011 |  |  | March 24, 2012 |  |  | March 26, 2011 |
Service Cost |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Interest cost |  |  | 200 |  |  |  | 213 |  |  |  | 401 |  |  |  | 427 |
Amortization of prior service costs |  |  | (122 | ) |  |  | (122 | ) |  |  | (244 | ) |  |  | (244 | )
Recognized net actuarial loss |  |  | - |  |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (18 | )
Net periodic benefit cost |  | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 160 |  |  | $ | 169 |
| The following tables provide a reconciliation of the changes in the benefit obligations and the fair value of the plan assets for fiscal 2011 and 2010 and a statement of the funded status for both years. Under the Partnership's cash balance defined benefit pension plan, the accumulated benefit obligation and the projected benefit obligation are the same.
|  | Pension Benefits |  |  | Retiree Health and Life Benefits |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Reconciliation of benefit obligations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation at beginning of year |  | $ | 157,626 |  |  | $ | 157,187 |  |  | $ | 20,932 |  |  | $ | 21,127 |
Service cost |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 7 |
Interest cost |  |  | 6,822 |  |  |  | 7,503 |  |  |  | 855 |  |  |  | 1,013 |
Actuarial loss |  |  | 9,165 |  |  |  | 9,059 |  |  |  | 631 |  |  |  | 285 |
Lump sum benefits paid |  |  | (6,365 | ) |  |  | (7,889 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Ordinary benefits paid |  |  | (8,129 | ) |  |  | (8,234 | ) |  |  | (1,530 | ) |  |  | (1,500 | )
Benefit obligation at end of year |  | $ | 159,119 |  |  | $ | 157,626 |  |  | $ | 20,895 |  |  | $ | 20,932 |
Reconciliation of fair value of plan assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year |  | $ | 139,889 |  |  | $ | 140,055 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Actual return on plan assets |  |  | 7,503 |  |  |  | 15,957 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Employer contributions |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,530 |  |  |  | 1,500 |
Lump-sum benefits paid |  |  | (6,365 | ) |  |  | (7,889 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Ordinary benefits paid |  |  | (8,129 | ) |  |  | (8,234 | ) |  |  | (1,530 | ) |  |  | (1,500 | )
Fair value of plan assets at end of year |  | $ | 132,898 |  |  | $ | 139,889 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |
Funded status: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Funded status at end of year |  | $ | (26,221 | ) |  | $ | (17,737 | ) |  | $ | (20,895 | ) |  | $ | (20,932 | )
Amounts recognized in consolidated balance sheets consist of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net amount recognized at end of year |  | $ | (26,221 | ) |  | $ | (17,737 | ) |  | $ | (20,895 | ) |  | $ | (20,932 | )
Less: Current portion |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,669 |  |  |  | 1,620 |
Non-current benefit liability |  | $ | (26,221 | ) |  | $ | (17,737 | ) |  | $ | (19,226 | ) |  | $ | (19,312 | )
Amounts not yet recognized in net periodic benefit cost and included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Actuarial net (loss) gain |  | $ | (59,502 | ) |  | $ | (56,267 | ) |  | $ | 1,825 |  |  | $ | 2,492 |
Prior service credits |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,358 |  |  |  | 2,848 |
Net amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income |  | $ | (59,502 | ) |  | $ | (56,267 | ) |  | $ | 4,183 |  |  | $ | 5,340 |
Percentage allocation of plan assets |  | The following table presents the actual allocation of assets held in trust as of September 24, 2011 and September 25, 2010:
| 2011 |  | 2010
Fixed income securities | 88% |  | 86%
Equity securities | 12% |  | 14%
| 100% |  | 100%
Schedule of measurement of partnership's pension plan assets by category |  | The following table describes the measurement of the Partnership's pension plan assets by asset category:
|  | As of September 24, 2011 |  |  | As of September 25, 2010 |
Short term investments (1) |  | $ | 1,439 |  |  | $ | 1,259 |
Equity securities: (1) (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic |  |  | 10,823 |  |  |  | 13,042 |
International |  |  | 5,342 |  |  |  | 6,563 |
Fixed income securities (1) (3) |  |  | 115,294 |  |  |  | 119,025 |
|  | $ | 132,898 |  |  | $ | 139,889 |
| (1) | Includes funds which are not publicly traded and are valued at the net asset value of the units provided by the fund issuer.
| (2) | Includes funds which invest primarily in a diversified portfolio of publicly traded US and Non-US common stock.
| (3) | Includes funds which invest primarily in publicly traded and non-publicly traded, investment grade corporate bonds, U.S. government bonds and asset-backed securities.
Schedule of expected benefit payments |  | Estimated future benefit payments for both pension and retiree health and life benefits are as follows:
Fiscal Year |  | Pension Benefits |  |  | Retiree Health and Life Benefits |
2012 |  | $ | 27,452 |  |  | $ | 1,669 |
2013 |  |  | 13,804 |  |  |  | 1,603 |
2014 |  |  | 13,303 |  |  |  | 1,540 |
2015 |  |  | 12,494 |  |  |  | 1,466 |
2016 |  |  | 12,079 |  |  |  | 1,382 |
2017 through 2021 |  |  | 51,118 |  |  |  | 5,553 |
Schedule of net benefit costs |  | The following table provides the components of net periodic benefit costs included in operating expenses for fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009:
|  | Pension Benefits |  |  | Retiree Health and Life Benefits |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Service cost |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Interest cost |  |  | 6,822 |  |  |  | 7,503 |  |  |  | 9,487 |  |  |  | 855 |  |  |  | 1,013 |  |  |  | 1,381 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  | (6,295 | ) |  |  | (8,080 | ) |  |  | (9,205 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Amortization of prior service credit |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (490 | ) |  |  | (490 | ) |  |  | (490 | )
Settlement charge |  |  | - |  |  |  | 2,818 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Recognized net actuarial loss |  |  | 4,721 |  |  |  | 5,374 |  |  |  | 4,050 |  |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | (65 | ) |  |  | (312 | )
Net periodic benefit costs |  | $ | 5,248 |  |  | $ | 7,615 |  |  | $ | 4,332 |  |  | $ | 337 |  |  | $ | 465 |  |  | $ | 583 |
Schedule of assumptions used |  | The assumptions used in the measurement of the Partnership's benefit obligations as of September 24, 2011 and September 25, 2010 are shown in the following table:
|  | Pension Benefits |  |  | Retiree Health and Life Benefits |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Weighted-average discount rate |  |  | 4.375 | % |  |  | 4.750 | % |  |  | 4.000 | % |  |  | 4.250 | %
Average rate of compensation increase |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |
The assumptions used in the measurement of net periodic pension benefit and postretirement benefit costs for fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009 are shown in the following table:
|  | Pension Benefits |  |  | Retiree Health and Life Benefits |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Weighted-average discount rate |  |  | 4.750 | % |  |  | 5.125 | % |  |  | 7.625 | % |  |  | 4.250 | % |  |  | 5.000 | % |  |  | 7.625 | %
Average rate of compensation increase |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |
Weighted-average expected long-term rate of return on plan assets |  |  | 5.000 | % |  |  | 6.250 | % |  |  | 7.390 | % |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |
Health care cost trend |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | n/a |  |  |  | 7.950 | % |  |  | 8.150 | % |  |  | 9.000 | %

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