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Other Information | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2015
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] |
Other Information [Text Block] | OTHER INFORMATION Compensation and other accrued liabilities consist of the following:
(Thousands of Dollars) | September 27 2015 |  |  | September 28 2014 |
Compensation | 12,454 |  |  | 11,187 |
Retirement plans | 3,459 |  |  | 3,952 |
Other | 11,142 |  |  | 9,209 |
| 27,055 |  |  | 24,348 |
Cash payments are as follows:
(Thousands of Dollars) | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Interest | 72,937 |  |  | 81,363 |  |  | 84,479 |
Debt financing and reorganization costs | 733 |  |  | 31,587 |  |  | 1,071 |
Income tax (payments) refunds, net | (485 | ) |  | 6,022 |  |  | 9,126 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred income taxes at September 27, 2015 and September 28, 2014, is related to pension and postretirement benefits.

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