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Goodwill and other Intangible Assets Schedule of Asset Impairment Charges (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2015 | Sep. 28, 2014 | Sep. 29, 2013
Asset Impairment Charges [Line Items] |  |  |
Impairment Of Goodwill And Other Assets (Including Equity Method Investments) | $ 0 | $ 2,980,000 | $ 171,094,000
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Impairment Losses | 0 | 1,936,000 | 1,567,000
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived | 0 | 0 | 169,041,000
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges | $ 0 | $ 1,044,000 | $ 486,000

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- Definition Asset Impairment Charges [Line Items]- Tabular disclosure of asset impairment charges, including goodwill, indefinite lived intangible asset, finite lived intangible asset, property, plant and equipment and equity method investments. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Impairment of Goodwill and Other Assets (including Equity Method Investments)- Impairment charges related to goodwill, intangible assets (indefinited and finite lived), tangible property and including the other than temporary impairment of equity method investments. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The amount of impairment loss recognized in the period resulting from the write-down of the carrying amount of a finite-lived intangible asset to fair value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -SubTopic 30 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26713463&loc=d3e16373-109275 + Details
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