Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2013

Financial Instruments and Risk Management [Abstract]

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

The following summarizes the fair value of the Partnership’s derivative instruments and their location in the consolidated balance sheets as of September 28, 2013 and September 29, 2012, respectively:

	As of September 28, 2013			As of September 29, 2012
Asset Derivatives	Location	Fair Value		Location	Fair Value
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity-related derivatives	Other current assets	$	2,546	Other current assets	$	4,523
	Other assets		716	Other assets		610
		$	3,262		$	5,133
Liability Derivatives	Location	Fair Value		Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Interest rate swaps	Other current liabilities	$	1,307	Other current liabilities	$	2,430
	Other liabilities		1,121	Other liabilities		3,047
		$	2,428		$	5,477
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity-related derivatives	Other current liabilities	$	430	Other current liabilities	$	8,720
	Other liabilities		-	Other liabilities		22
		$	430		$	8,742

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 2013						Fiscal 2012
	Assets			Liabilities			Assets			Liabilities
Beginning balance of over-the-counter options	$	5,002		$	1,209		$	1,780		$	118
Beginning balance realized during the period		(4,400	)		(1,182	)		(1,168	)		(49	)
Change in the fair value of beginning balance		(580	)		(27	)		1,059			120
Contracts purchased during the period		1,825			-			3,331			1,020
Ending balance of over-the-counter options	$	1,847		$	-		$	5,002		$	1,209

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

The effect of the Partnership’s derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for fiscal 2013, 2012 and 2011 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 2013
Interest rate swap	$	584	Interest expense	$    (2,465)
Fiscal 2012
Interest rate swap	$	(3,561)	Interest expense	$    (2,680)
Fiscal 2011
Interest rate swap	$	(1,177)	Interest expense	$     (2,881)

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:	Location of Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income	Amount of Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income
Fiscal 2013
Commodity-related derivatives	Cost of products sold	$	(4,318	)
Fiscal 2012
Commodity-related derivatives	Cost of products sold	$	4,649
Fiscal 2011
Commodity-related derivatives	Cost of products sold	$	1,431