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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, ratio in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014	Sep. 29, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 30, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value, Estimate Not Practicable, Investments	$ 6,359,000
Held-to-maturity Securities, Fair Value	7,200,000
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges	0	$ 1,044,000	$ 486,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	725,872,000	804,750,000
Warrant liability fair value	4,240,000	10,808,000		$ 16,930,000	$ 16,930,000
Fair Value, Option, Changes in Fair Value, Gain (Loss)	$ (6,568,000)	$ (6,122,000)
Warrant [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Volatility Rate	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	0.00%	0.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 0.71	$ 1.80
2nd Lien Agreement [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 150,981,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount				175,000,000
1st Lien Agreement [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	175,446,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount				$ 593,000,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	392,000,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	400,000,000	$ 400,000,000
New Second Lien Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	$ 145,000,000	$ 150,000,000			$ 145,000,000

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For each line item in the statement of financial position, the amounts of gains and losses from fair value changes included in earnings.

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Fair value of investments in debt securities classified as held-to-maturity.

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The estimated measure of the percentage by which a share price is expected to fluctuate during a period. Volatility also may be defined as a probability-weighted measure of the dispersion of returns about the mean. The volatility of a share price is the standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return on the share over a specified period. That is the same as the standard deviation of the differences in the natural logarithms of the stock prices plus dividends, if any, over the period.

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The risk-free interest rate assumption that is used in valuing an option on its own shares.

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The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the reporting period as calculated by applying the disclosed option pricing methodology.

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The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of tangible assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

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