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Other Information | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] |
Other Information [Text Block] | OTHER INFORMATION Compensation and other accrued liabilities consist of the following:
(Thousands of Dollars) | September 30 2012 |  |  | September 25 2011 |
Compensation | 12,556 |  |  | 10,207 |
Retirement plans | 4,215 |  |  | 4,442 |
Interest | 10,507 |  |  | 4,352 |
Other | 11,281 |  |  | 14,990 |
| 38,559 |  |  | 33,991 |
Cash payments are as follows:
(Thousands of Dollars) | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Interest | 72,131 |  |  | 53,133 |  |  | 65,791 |
Debt financing and reorganization costs | 32,408 |  |  | 11,601 |  |  | 453 |
Income taxes, net of refunds | 1,140 |  |  | 10,462 |  |  | 3,753 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of deferred income taxes at September 30, 2012 and September 25, 2011 is related to pension and postretirement benefits.

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