CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014	Dec. 28, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 55,807us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss	$ 58,671us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	32,629	34,827
Other, net	2,896us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	730us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(50,108)	(104,160)
Inventories	4,106us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	(22,880)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
Other current and noncurrent assets	(18,568)	(5,696)
Accounts payable	6,539	55,750
Accrued employment and benefit costs	728	2,018
Customer deposits and advances	(14,758)	(22,381)
Other current and noncurrent liabilities	14,334	7,282
Net cash provided by operating activities	33,605	4,161
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(7,935)	(9,324)
Acquisition of business	(6,000)	0
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	2,482	5,900
Net cash (used in) investing activities	(11,453)	(3,424)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Partnership distributions	(52,777)us-gaap_PaymentsOfCapitalDistribution	(52,702)us-gaap_PaymentsOfCapitalDistribution
Net cash (used in) financing activities	(52,777)	(52,702)
Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(30,625)	(51,965)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	92,639	107,232
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 62,014	$ 55,267

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.