Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 24, 2016

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

The following summarizes the fair value of the Partnership’s derivative instruments and their location in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 24, 2016 and September 24, 2016, respectively:

	As of December 24, 2016			As of September 24, 2016
Asset Derivatives	Location	Fair Value		Location	Fair Value
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity-related derivatives	Other current assets	$	4,491	Other current assets	$	3,306
	Other assets		—	Other assets		1,546
		$	4,491		$	4,852

Liability Derivatives	Location	Fair Value		Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swap	Other current liabilities	$	11	Other current liabilities	$	205
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Commodity-related derivatives	Other current liabilities	$	1,226	Other current liabilities	$	1,002
	Other liabilities		—	Other liabilities		1,353
		$	1,226		$	2,355

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)
	Three Months Ended				Three Months Ended
	December 24, 2016				December 26, 2015
	Assets		Liabilities		Assets			Liabilities
Beginning balance of over-the-counter options	$	809	$	—	$	2,781		$	347
Beginning balance realized during the period		—		—		(820	)		(21	)
Contracts purchased during the period		48		—		223			—
Change in the fair value of outstanding contracts		332		—		(38	)		(103	)
Ending balance of over-the-counter options	$	1,189	$	—	$	2,146		$	223

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

The effect of the Partnership’s derivative instruments on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income, as applicable, for the three months ended December 24, 2016 and December 26, 2015 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended December 24, 2016							Three Months Ended December 26, 2015
				Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income						Gains (Losses) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI (Effective Portion)			Location	Amount			Gains (Losses) Recognized in OCI (Effective Portion)		Location	Amount
Interest rate swap	$	(5	)	Interest expense	$	(200	)	$	177	Interest expense	$	(333	)

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments				Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income						Unrealized Gains (Losses) Recognized in Income
				Location	Amount					Location	Amount
Commodity-related derivatives				Cost of products sold	$	459				Cost of products sold	$	(1,210	)

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 condensed consolidated balance sheets subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar agreements:

	As of December 24, 2016							As of September 24, 2016
						Net amounts							Net amounts
						presented in the							presented in the
	Gross amounts		Effects of netting			balance sheet		Gross amounts		Effects of netting			balance sheet
Asset Derivatives
Commodity-related derivatives	$	8,594	$	(4,103	)	$	4,491	$	6,842	$	(1,990	)	$	4,852
Interest rate swap		16		(16	)		—		230		(230	)		—
	$	8,610	$	(4,119	)	$	4,491	$	7,072	$	(2,220	)	$	4,852

Liability Derivatives
Commodity-related derivatives	$	5,329	$	(4,103	)	$	1,226	$	4,345	$	(1,990	)	$	2,355
Interest rate swap		27		(16	)		11		435		(230	)		205
	$	5,356	$	(4,119	)	$	1,237	$	4,780	$	(2,220	)	$	2,560

Fair Value of the Partnership's Senior Notes

Based upon quoted market prices (a Level 1 input), the fair value of the Senior Notes (also defined below in Note 7) of the Partnership are as follows:

	As of
	December 24,		September 24,
	2016		2016
7.375% senior notes due August 1, 2021	$	360,460	$	360,893
5.5% senior notes due June 1, 2024		532,875		534,188
5.75% senior notes due March 1, 2025		256,875		253,438
	$	1,150,210	$	1,148,519