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Debt Schedule of Debt Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 24, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block] | Debt is summarized as follows:
|  |  | Interest Rates (%)
(Thousands of Dollars) | September 24 2017 |  | September 26 2016 |  | September 24 2017
Revolving Facility | — |  | — |  | 6.74
1 st Lien Term Loan | 45,145 |  | 101,304 |  | 7.49
Notes | 385,000 |  | 385,000 |  | 9.50
2 nd Lien Term Loan | 118,240 |  | 130,863 |  | 12.00
| 548,385 |  | 617,167 |  |
Unamortized debt issue costs | (21,824 | ) | (26,271 | ) |
Less current maturities of long-term debt | 30,182 |  | 25,070 |  |
Total long-term debt | 496,379 |  | 565,826 |  |
Senior Notes [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Schedule of Prepayment Premium [Table Text Block] | On or after March 15, 2018, we may redeem the Notes as follows:
Period Beginning | Percentage of Principal Amount
March 15, 2018 | 104.75
March 15, 2019 | 102.38
March 15, 2020 | 100.00
New Second Lien Loan [Member] |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
Schedule of Prepayment Premium [Table Text Block] | Voluntary payments under the 2 nd Lien Term Loan are subject to call premiums as follows:
Period Beginning | Percentage of Principal Amount
March 31, 2017 | 106
March 31, 2018 | 103
March 31, 2019 | 100

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