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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) | Mar. 26, 2017 | Dec. 25, 2016 | Sep. 25, 2016 | Mar. 30, 2014
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | $ 584,918,000 |  | $ 617,167,000 |
Warrant liability fair value | 4,382,000 | $ 8,665,000 | 11,760,000 | $ 16,930,000
1st Lien Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | 70,277,000 |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | 399,437,000 |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 385,000,000 |  | 385,000,000 |
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 | 129,684,000 |  | $ 130,863,000 |
2nd Lien Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | $ 136,492,000 |  |  |

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