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Stock Ownership Plans | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 30, 2014
Stock Ownership Plans [Abstract] |
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block] | STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS A summary of stock option activity during the 26 weeks ended March 30, 2014 follows:
| (Thousands of Dollars and Shares, Except Per Share Data) | Shares |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
| Outstanding, September 29, 2013 | 2,769 |  | 2.94 |  |  |
| Granted | 15 |  | 2.99 |  |  |
| Exercised | (273 | ) | 2.11 |  |  |
| Cancelled | (73 | ) | 10.46 |  |  |
| Outstanding, March 30, 2014 | 2,438 |  | 2.81 |  | 7.1 | 6,434 |
| Exercisable, March 30, 2014 | 1,496 |  | 3.82 |  | 6.4 | 3,351 |
Total unrecognized compensation expense for unvested stock options as of March 30, 2014 is $559,000, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.2 years. Restricted Common Stock The table summarizes restricted Common Stock activity during the 26 weeks ended March 30, 2014.
| (Thousands of Shares, Except Per Share Data) | Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
| Outstanding, September 29, 2013 | 500 |  | 1.31 |
| Granted | 801 |  | 3.61 |
| Cancelled | (11 | ) | 3.61 |
| Outstanding, March 30, 2014 | 1,290 |  | 2.72 |
Total unrecognized compensation expense for unvested restricted Common Stock at March 30, 2014 is $2,805,000, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5047-113901 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 50 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6406099&loc=d3e25284-112666 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 40 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6418621&loc=d3e17540-113929 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5444-113901 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 14 + Details
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