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Debt Reorganization Cost (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Reorganization Costs [Table Text Block] | Debt financing costs are summarized as follows:
(Thousands of Dollars) |  |
Prepayment premium - previous 2 nd lien agreement |  | 1,750 |
Unamortized loan fees from previous credit agreements |  | 10,549 |
Fees paid in cash to arrangers, lenders, attorneys and others |  | 24,181 |
Original issue discount - 1 st Lien Term Loan |  | 5,000 |
Fair value of Warrants granted to 2nd Lien Lenders |  | 16,930 |
|  | 58,410 |
Charged to expense as a result of debt extinguishment |  | 20,591 |
Capitalized debt financing costs |  | 37,819 |

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