Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 26, 2015

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 26, 2015 and September 27, 2014, respectively:

	As of September 26, 2015			As of September 27, 2014
Asset Derivatives	Location	Fair Value		Location	Fair Value
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity-related derivatives	Other current assets	$	7,013	Other current assets	$	3,924
	Other assets		485	Other assets		62
		$	7,498		$	3,986

Liability Derivatives	Location	Fair Value		Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swap	Other current liabilities	$	1,112	Other current liabilities	$	1,257
	Other liabilities		200	Other liabilities		283
		$	1,312		$	1,540
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity-related derivatives	Other current liabilities	$	—	Other current liabilities	$	1,527
	Other liabilities		2,567	Other liabilities		53
		$	2,567		$	1,580

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 2015					Fiscal 2014
	Assets			Liabilities		Assets			Liabilities
Beginning balance of over-the-counter options	$	1,512		$	—	$	1,847		$	—
Beginning balance realized during the period		(1,450	)		—		(1,166	)		—
Contracts purchased during the period		2,067			347		1,145			—
Change in the fair value of outstanding contracts		652			—		(314	)		—
Ending balance of over-the-counter options	$	2,781		$	347	$	1,512		$	—

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 2015, 2014 and 2013 are as follows:

	Amount of Gains			Gains (Losses) Reclassified from
	(Losses)			Accumulated OCI into Income
	Recognized in OCI			(Effective Portion)
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	(Effective Portion)			Location	Amount
Interest rate swaps:
Fiscal 2015	$	(1,159	)	Interest expense	$	(1,388	)

Fiscal 2014	$	(518	)	Interest expense	$	(1,406	)

Fiscal 2013	$	584		Interest expense	$	(2,465	)

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income	Amount
Commodity-related derivatives:
Fiscal 2015	Cost of products sold	$	1,855

Fiscal 2014	Cost of products sold	$	306

Fiscal 2013	Cost of products sold	$	(4,318	)

Fair value of the Partnership's recognized derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis and amounts offset on the condensed consolidated balance sheets

The following table presents the fair value of the Partnership’s recognized derivative assets and liabilities on a gross basis and amounts offset on the consolidated balance sheets subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements:

	As of September 26, 2015
						Net amounts
						presented in the
	Gross amounts		Effects of netting			balance sheet
Asset Derivatives
Commodity-related derivatives	$	13,063	$	(5,565	)	$	7,498
Interest rate swap		740		(740	)		—
	$	13,803	$	(6,305	)	$	7,498

Liability Derivatives
Commodity-related derivatives	$	8,132	$	(5,565	)	$	2,567
Interest rate swap		2,052		(740	)		1,312
	$	10,184	$	(6,305	)	$	3,879

	As of September 27, 2014
						Net amounts
						presented in the
	Gross amounts		Effects of netting			balance sheet
Asset Derivatives
Commodity-related derivatives	$	9,533	$	(5,547	)	$	3,986
Interest rate swap		2,139		(2,139	)		—
	$	11,672	$	(7,686	)	$	3,986

Liability Derivatives
Commodity-related derivatives	$	7,127	$	(5,547	)	$	1,580
Interest rate swap		3,679		(2,139	)		1,540
	$	10,806	$	(7,686	)	$	3,120