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Debt Schedule of Long-Term Debt Instruments (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 30, 2018 | Dec. 24, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Mar. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense | $ (16,331,000) |  |  |
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs | 724,000 |  |  |
Warrant liability fair value | $ 1,726,000 |  | $ 1,807,000 | $ 16,930,000
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate | 10.00% |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | $ 477,832,000 |  | 484,859,000 |
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two | 0 |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three | 0 |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four | 385,000,000 |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five | 91,455,000 |  |  |
Current maturities of long-term debt | 1,377,000 |  | 7,027,000 |
Long-term Debt | 460,124,000 |  | 460,777,000 |
Liquidity | 37,344,000 |  |  |
Future Liquidity- Warrant Exercise Proceeds | $ 25,140,000 |  |  |
Revolving Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount |  |  | 0 |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 6.00% |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity | $ 21,435,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | 27,200,000 |  | 40,000,000 |
New Revolving Facility [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | 27,200,000 |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 0 |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End | 9.50% |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | $ 385,000,000 |  | 385,000,000 |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 10.00% |  |  |
New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | $ 0 |  | 6,303,000 |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 9.00% |  |  |
New Second Lien Loan [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount | $ 150,000,000 |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End | 12.00% |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | $ 92,832,000 |  | $ 93,556,000 |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage | 12.00% |  |  |
Federal Funds Rate [Member] | Revolving Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Margin | 4.50% |  |  |
30 Day LIBOR [Member] | Revolving Line Of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Margin | 5.50% |  |  |
30 Day LIBOR [Member] | Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Base Interest Rate | 0.50% |  |  |
March 16, 2018 through March 15, 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed | 104.80% |  |  |
March 15, 2019 through March 14, 2020 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed | 102.40% |  |  |
March 31, 2017 through March 31, 2018 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed | 110.00% |  |  |
March 31, 2018 through March 31, 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed | 100.00% |  |  |
After March 31, 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed | 100.00% |  |  |
Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] | 2nd Lien Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Pulitzer Excess Cash Flow |  | $ 724,000 |  |

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