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Other Information | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 25, 2016
Payables and Accruals [Abstract] |
Other Information [Text Block] | OTHER INFORMATION Compensation and other accrued liabilities consist of the following:
(Thousands of Dollars) | September 25 2016 |  |  | September 27 2015 |
Compensation | 12,290 |  |  | 12,454 |
Retirement plans | 4,135 |  |  | 3,459 |
Other | 7,459 |  |  | 11,142 |
| 23,884 |  |  | 27,055 |
Cash payments are as follows:
(Thousands of Dollars) | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Interest | 65,410 |  |  | 72,937 |  |  | 81,363 |
Debt financing and reorganization costs | 422 |  |  | 733 |  |  | 31,587 |
Income tax payments (refunds), net | 269 |  |  | 485 |  |  | (6,022 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred income taxes at September 25, 2016 and September 27, 2015, is related to pension and postretirement benefits.

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