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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 24, 2016
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair value of the Partnership's derivative instruments and their location in the condensed consolidated balance sheets | The following summarizes the fair value of the Partnership’s derivative instruments and their location in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 24, 2016 and September 26, 2015, respectively:
|  | As of September 24, 2016 |  |  | As of September 26, 2015 |
Asset Derivatives |  | Location |  | Fair Value |  |  | Location |  | Fair Value |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity-related derivatives |  | Other current assets |  | $ | 3,306 |  |  | Other current assets |  | $ | 7,013 |
|  | Other assets |  |  | 1,546 |  |  | Other assets |  |  | 485 |
|  |  |  | $ | 4,852 |  |  |  |  | $ | 7,498 |
Liability Derivatives |  | Location |  | Fair Value |  |  | Location |  | Fair Value |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap |  | Other current liabilities |  | $ | 205 |  |  | Other current liabilities |  | $ | 1,112 |
|  | Other liabilities |  |  | — |  |  | Other liabilities |  |  | 200 |
|  |  |  | $ | 205 |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,312 |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity-related derivatives |  | Other current liabilities |  | $ | 1,002 |  |  | Other current liabilities |  | $ | — |
|  | Other liabilities |  |  | 1,353 |  |  | Other liabilities |  |  | 2,567 |
|  |  |  | $ | 2,355 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,567 |
Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs | The following summarizes the reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs:
|  | Fair Value Measurement Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
|  | Fiscal 2016 |  |  | Fiscal 2015 |
|  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |  |  | Assets |  |  | Liabilities |
Beginning balance of over-the-counter options |  | $ | 2,781 |  |  | $ | 347 |  |  | $ | 1,512 |  |  | $ | — |
Beginning balance realized during the period |  |  | (2,781 | ) |  |  | (347 | ) |  |  | (1,450 | ) |  |  | — |
Contracts purchased during the period |  |  | 809 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,067 |  |  |  | 347 |
Change in the fair value of outstanding contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 652 |  |  |  | — |
Ending balance of over-the-counter options |  | $ | 809 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,781 |  |  | $ | 347 |
Effect of the Partnership's derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations | The effect of the Partnership’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for fiscal 2016, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:
|  | Amount of Gains |  |  | Gains (Losses) Reclassified from |
|  | (Losses) |  |  | Accumulated OCI into Income |
|  | Recognized in OCI |  |  | (Effective Portion) |
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships |  | (Effective Portion) |  |  | Location |  | Amount |
Interest rate swaps: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal 2016 |  | $ | 6 |  |  | Interest expense |  | $ | (1,100 | )
Fiscal 2015 |  | $ | (1,159 | ) |  | Interest expense |  | $ | (1,388 | )
Fiscal 2014 |  | $ | (518 | ) |  | Interest expense |  | $ | (1,406 | )
|  | Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments |  | Location |  | Amount |
Commodity-related derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |
Fiscal 2016 |  | Cost of products sold |  | $ | (1,190 | )
Fiscal 2015 |  | Cost of products sold |  | $ | 1,855 |
Fiscal 2014 |  | Cost of products sold |  | $ | 306 |
Fair value of the Partnership's recognized derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis and amounts offset on the condensed consolidated balance sheets | The following table presents the fair value of the Partnership’s recognized derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis and amounts offset on the consolidated balance sheets subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements:
|  | As of September 24, 2016 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net amounts |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | presented in the |
|  | Gross amounts |  |  | Effects of netting |  |  | balance sheet |
Asset Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity-related derivatives |  | $ | 6,842 |  |  | $ | (1,990 | ) |  | $ | 4,852 |
Interest rate swap |  |  | 230 |  |  |  | (230 | ) |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 7,072 |  |  | $ | (2,220 | ) |  | $ | 4,852 |
Liability Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity-related derivatives |  | $ | 4,345 |  |  | $ | (1,990 | ) |  | $ | 2,355 |
Interest rate swap |  |  | 435 |  |  |  | (230 | ) |  |  | 205 |
|  | $ | 4,780 |  |  | $ | (2,220 | ) |  | $ | 2,560 |
|  | As of September 26, 2015 |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net amounts |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | presented in the |
|  | Gross amounts |  |  | Effects of netting |  |  | balance sheet |
Asset Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity-related derivatives |  | $ | 13,063 |  |  | $ | (5,565 | ) |  | $ | 7,498 |
Interest rate swap |  |  | 740 |  |  |  | (740 | ) |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 13,803 |  |  | $ | (6,305 | ) |  | $ | 7,498 |
Liability Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commodity-related derivatives |  | $ | 8,132 |  |  | $ | (5,565 | ) |  | $ | 2,567 |
Interest rate swap |  |  | 2,052 |  |  |  | (740 | ) |  |  | 1,312 |
|  | $ | 10,184 |  |  | $ | (6,305 | ) |  | $ | 3,879 |

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