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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 24, 2018	Sep. 24, 2017	Mar. 26, 2017	Mar. 30, 2014
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	$ 499,812,000	$ 548,385,000
Warrant liability fair value	1,456,000		$ 1,051,000	$ 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	14,395,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	401,003,000
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	100,417,000	$ 118,240,000
2nd Lien Agreement [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 102,927,000

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