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Debt Schedule Of Financing Fees (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 15 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2012 | Mar. 25, 2012 | Dec. 25, 2011 | Sep. 25, 2011 | Sep. 29, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 25, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jan. 30, 2012
Schedule Of Financing Fees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments of Financing Costs |  |  |  |  | $ 1,071,000 | $ (32,408,000) | $ 11,601,000 | $ 38,628,000 |
Financing Costs Paid Pursuant to a Plan |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,273,000 |  |
Present Value Discount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,709,000
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Current Fiscal Year |  |  |  |  | 6,681,000 |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Next Fiscal Year |  |  |  |  | 4,779,000 |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Year 3 |  |  |  |  | 4,742,000 |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Year 4 |  |  |  |  | 2,297,000 |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Year 5 |  |  |  |  | 1,125,000 |  |  |  |
Amortization of Debt Issue Costs- Refinance |  |  |  |  |  | 4,514,000 |  | 1,740,000 |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,250,000
Reorganization costs | (250,000) | 36,626,000 | 1,241,000 | 720,000 | 0 | 37,765,000 | 0 |  |
2nd Lien Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Financing Fees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Of Stock Issued In Refinancing |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,576,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,750,000

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