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Debt Schedule of Debt Provisions (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2016

New Second Lien Loan [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt Instrument Redemption [Table Text Block]

Period Beginning	Percentage of Principal Amount
March 31, 2014	112
March 31, 2017	106
March 31, 2018	103
March 31, 2019	100

Senior Notes [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Debt Instrument Redemption [Table Text Block]

Period Beginning	Percentage of Principal Amount
March 15, 2018	104.75
March 15, 2019	102.38
March 15, 2020	100.00

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