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Public Offerings | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 29, 2013
Public Offerings [Abstract] |
Public Offerings | 14. Public Offerings On May 17, 2013, the Partnership sold 2,700,000 Common Units in a public offering at a price of $48.16 per Common Unit realizing proceeds of $124,684, net of underwriting commissions and other offering expenses. On May 22, 2013, following the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, the Partnership sold an additional 405,000 Common Units at $48.16 per Common Unit, generating additional proceeds of $18,760, net of underwriting commissions. The net proceeds from the offering, including the net proceeds from the underwriters’ exercise of their over-allotment option, were used to redeem $133,400 of the Partnership’s 2021 Senior Notes in August 2013, as discussed in Note 8, above.

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