Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2011

Financial Instruments and Risk Management [Abstract]

Fair value of the Partnership's derivative instruments and their location in the condensed consolidated balance

The following summarizes the fair value of the Partnership's derivative instruments and their location in the consolidated balance sheet as of September 24, 2011 and September 25, 2010, respectively:

	As of September 24, 2011			As of September 25, 2010
Asset Derivatives	Location	Fair Value		Location	Fair Value
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity options	Other current assets	$	3,710	Other current assets	$	2,601
	Other assets		612	Other assets		-
Commodity futures	Other current assets		1,132	Other current assets		22
		$	5,454		$	2,623

Liability Derivatives	Location	Fair Value		Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	Other current liabilities	$	2,662	Other current liabilities	$	2,740
	Other liabilities		1,934	Other liabilities		3,561
		$	4,596		$	6,301
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity options	Other current liabilities	$	2,407	Other current liabilities	$	641
	Other liabilities		69	Other liabilities		-
Commodity futures	Other current liabilities		-	Other current liabilities		1,838
		$	2,476		$	2,479

Reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs

The following summarizes the reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs:

	Fair Value Measurement Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
	Fiscal 2011						Fiscal 2010
	Assets			Liabilities			Assets			Liabilities
Beginning balance of over-the-counter options	$	1,509		$	30		$	1,675		$	844
Beginning balance realized during the period		(1,509	)		(30	)		(1,434	)		(844	)
Change in the fair value of beginning balance		-			-			(241	)		-
Contracts purchased during the period		1,780			118			1,509			30
Ending balance of over-the-counter options	$	1,780		$	118		$	1,509		$	30

Effect of the Partnership's derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statement of operations

The effect of the Partnership's derivative instruments on the consolidated statement of operations for fiscal 2011, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:

	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI (Effective Portion)			Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective Portion)
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:				Location	Amount
Fiscal 2011
Interest rate swap	$	(1,177	)	Interest expense	$	(2,881	)
Fiscal 2010
Interest rate swap	$	(5,706	)	Interest expense	$	(3,597	)
Fiscal 2009
Interest rate swap	$	(4,079	)	Interest expense	$	(3,088	)

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:	Location of Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income	Amount of Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income
Fiscal 2011
Options	Cost of products sold	$	(1,517	)
Futures	Cost of products sold		2,948
		$	1,431
Fiscal 2010
Options	Cost of products sold	$	(1,275	)
Futures	Cost of products sold		(4,125	)
		$	(5,400	)
Fiscal 2009
Options	Cost of products sold	$	(589	)
Futures	Cost of products sold		2,302
		$	1,713