Financial Instruments and Risk Management - Fair Value of the Partnership's Senior Notes (Parenthetical) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
7.375% Senior Notes due March 15, 2020 [Member]
Bank Debt and Senior Notes [Abstract]
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)	7.375%
Maturity date	Mar. 15, 2020
7.375% Senior Notes due August 1, 2021 [Member]
Bank Debt and Senior Notes [Abstract]
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)	7.375%	7.375%
Maturity date	Aug. 01, 2021
5.5% Senior Notes due June 1, 2024 [Member]
Bank Debt and Senior Notes [Abstract]
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)	5.50%	5.50%
Maturity date	Jun. 01, 2024
5.75% Senior Notes Due March 1, 2025 [Member]
Bank Debt and Senior Notes [Abstract]
Stated interest rate (in hundredths)	5.75%
Maturity date	Mar. 01, 2025