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Debt Schedule of Payments (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2015	Sep. 27, 2015	Jun. 28, 2015	Mar. 29, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five		$ 0				$ 0
Repayments of Long-term Debt						83,878,000	$ 847,750,000	$ 192,350,000
1st Lien Agreement [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt				$ 10,250,000	$ 11,250,000
New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt		14,128,000	$ 10,250,000			45,878,000
Mandatory Payment [Member] | New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt		6,250,000	6,250,000	6,250,000	6,250,000	25,000,000
Voluntary Payment [Member] | New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt		0	4,000,000	4,000,000	5,000,000	13,000,000
Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] | New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt		0	0	0	0	0
Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] | 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt	$ 2,300,000	5,000,000
Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] | New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt		$ 7,878,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 7,878,000
Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] | 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt	$ 3,326,000

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Amount of long-term debt payable, sinking fund requirements, and other securities issued that are redeemable by holder at fixed or determinable prices and dates maturing in the fifth fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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