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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $) | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |
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Jun. 29, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Sep. 29, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 30, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Feb. 18, 2009 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 Senior Notes [Member] [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 2nd Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 Senior Notes [Member] [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 234,262,000 | $ 425,500,000 | $ 157,406,000 |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 815,000,000 |  |  | 834,558,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 400,000,000
Loss (gain) on Sale of Investments | 0 | 7,093,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Obligations, Fair Value Disclosure |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000 | 2,300,000 |  |  |  |
Warrant liability fair value |  | $ 16,351,000 | $ 16,930,000 |  | $ 16,930,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Fair value of obligations measured on a recurring basis. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a),(b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of an investment. A gain would be recognized when the sale price of the investment is greater than the carrying value of the investment. This element refers to the Gain included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. + References No definition available. + Details
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