10-Q

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

 [X]     Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 30, 2013

or

 [   ]     Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File Number 001-35672

BERRY PLASTICS GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	20-5234618
(State or other jurisdiction   of incorporation or organization)	(IRS employer   identification number)
101 Oakley Street   Evansville, Indiana	47710
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (812) 424-2904  

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None   

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes [   ]  No [X]  

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  Yes [  ]  No [ X]  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant:  (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes [X ]  No [  ]  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes [ X]  No [  ]  

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K:  [  ]  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, or non-accelerated filer.  See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):          

      Large accelerated filer [     ]           Accelerated filer  [     ]              Non-accelerated filer [   X  ] Small reporting company [    ] 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934).             Yes[    ]   No[ X ]  

As of May 7, 2013, there were approximately 113,790,000 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding. 

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), with respect to our financial condition, results of operations and business and our expectations or beliefs concerning future events.  The forward-looking statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies and prospects under the heading "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations".  You can identify forward-looking statements because they contain words such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” or “anticipates” or similar expressions that relate to our strategy, plans or intentions.  All statements we make relating to our estimated and projected earnings, margins, costs, expenditures, cash flows, growth rates and financial results or to our expectations regarding future industry trends are forward-looking statements.  In addition, we, through our senior management, from time to time make forward-looking public statements concerning our expected future operations and performance and other developments.  These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may change at any time, and, therefore, our actual results may differ materially from those that we expected.  We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based upon many detailed assumptions.  While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results.  All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to us on the date of this Form 10-Q. 

All forward-looking information and subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or to persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements.  Some of the factors that we believe could affect our results include: 

·   risks associated with our substantial indebtedness and debt service; 

·   changes in prices and availability of resin and other raw materials and our ability to pass on changes in raw material prices on a timely basis; 

·   performance of our business and future operating results; 

·   risks related to our acquisition strategy and integration of acquired businesses; 

·   reliance on unpatented know-how and trade secrets; 

·   increases in the cost of compliance with laws and regulations, including environmental, safety, and production and product laws and regulations; 

·   risks related to disruptions in the overall economy and the financial markets that may adversely impact our business; 

·   catastrophic loss of one of our key manufacturing facilities, natural disasters, and other unplanned business interruptions; 

·   risks of competition, including foreign competition, in our existing and future markets; 

·   general business and economic conditions, particularly an economic downturn; 

·   the ability of our insurance to cover fully our potential exposures; and

·   the other factors discussed in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012 in the section titled “Risk Factors.” 

We caution readers that the foregoing list of important factors may not contain all of the material factors that are important to you.  In addition, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q may not in fact occur.  Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on those statements.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law. 

Readers should carefully review the factors discussed in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012 in the section titled “Risk Factors” and other risk factors identified from time to time in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events or other changes.

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AVAILABLE INFORMATION

We make available, free of charge, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments, if any, to those reports through our Internet website as soon as practicable after they have been electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC.  Our internet address is www.berryplastics.com.  The information contained on our website is not being incorporated herein.

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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.

Form 10-Q Index

For Quarterly Period Ended March 30, 2013  

			Page No.
Part I.	Financial Information
	Item 1.	Financial Statements:
		Consolidated Balance Sheets	5
		Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)	6
		Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)	7
		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	8
		Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	9
	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	23
	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	30
	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	31
Part II.	Other Information
	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	32
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	32
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	32
	Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	32
	Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	32
	Item 5.	Other Information	32
	Item 6.	Exhibits	32
	Signature		33

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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 (in millions of dollars, except per share data)

	March 30, 2013			September 29, 2012
Assets	(Unaudited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	16		$	87
Accounts receivable (less allowance of $3 at March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012)		458			455
Inventories:
Finished goods		357			306
Raw materials and supplies		253			229
		610			535
Deferred income taxes		130			114
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		35			42
Total current assets		1,249			1,233
Property, plant, and equipment, net		1,242			1,216
Goodwill, intangible assets and deferred costs		2,579			2,636
Other assets		12			21
Total assets....	$	5,082		$	5,106
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	375		$	306
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		300			300
Current portion of long-term debt		57			40
Total current liabilities		732			646
Long-term debt, less current portion		3,942			4,431
Deferred income taxes		330			315
Other long-term liabilities		393			166
Total liabilities		5,397			5,558
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable shares		—			23
Stockholders’ equity (deficit):
Common stock; ($0.01 par value;  400,000,000 shares authorized; 113,164,457 shares issued and 113,093,973 shares outstanding as of March 30, 2013; 84,696,218 issued and 83,209,232 outstanding as of September 29, 2012)		1			1
Paid-in capital		301			131
Notes receivable—common stock		(1	)		(2	)
Non-controlling interest		3			3
Accumulated deficit		(570	)		(561	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(49	)		(47	)
Total stockholders’ equity (deficit)		(315	)		(475	)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)	$	5,082		$	5,106

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(Unaudited)

(in millions of dollars, except per share data)

	Quarterly Period Ended					Two Quarterly Periods Ended
	March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012		March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012
Net sales	$	1,150		$	1,183	$	2,222		$	2,320
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold		936			979		1,831			1,964
Selling, general and administrative		75			84		152			156
Amortization of intangibles		27			26		54			54
Restructuring and impairment charges		1			3		6			26
Operating income		111			91		179			120
Debt extinguishment		48			—		64			—
Other expense (income), net		(1	)		2		(4	)		(2	)
Interest expense		61			83		131			166
Income (loss) before income taxes		3			6		(12	)		(44	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		2			4		(3	)		(15	)
Net income (loss)	$	1		$	2	$	(9	)	$	(29	)
Net loss per share:
Basic	$	0.01		$	0.02	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.35	)
Diluted		0.01			0.02		(0.08	)		(0.35	)
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding: (in thousands)
Basic		113,034			83,508		112,193			83,680
Diluted		118,197			84,574		112,193			83,680
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(4	)	$	10	$	(11	)	$	(20	)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)

For the Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012

(Unaudited)

(in millions of dollars)

	Common Stock		Paid-in Capital			Notes Receivable-Common Stock			Non-controlling Interest		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Accumulated Deficit			Total
Balance at October 1, 2011	$	—	$	143		$	(2	)	$	3	$	(48	)	$	(563	)	$	(467	)
Redeemable shares		—		(2	)		—			—		—			—			(2	)
Stock compensation expense		—		2			—			—		—			—			2
Derivative amortization		—		—			—			—		1			—			1
Currency translation		—		—			—			—		8			—			8
Net loss		—		—			—			—		—			(29	)		(29	)
Balance at March 31, 2012		—		143			(2	)		3		(39	)		(592	)		(487	)
Balance at September 29, 2012	$	1	$	131		$	(2	)	$	3	$	(47	)	$	(561	)	$	(475	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		—		4			—			—		—			—			4
Stock compensation expense		—		5			—			—		—			—			5
Repayment of note receivable		—		—			1			—		—			—			1
Termination of redeemable shares redemption requirement		—		23			—			—		—			—			23
Proceeds from initial public offering		—		438			—			—		—			—			438
Initial obligation under tax receivable agreement		—		(300	)		—			—		—			—			(300	)
Derivative amortization		—		—			—			—		2			—			2
Interest rate hedge, net of tax		—		—			—			—		(2	)		—			(2	)
Net loss		—		—			—			—		—			(9	)		(9	)
Currency translation		—		—			—			—		(2	)		—			(2	)
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	1	$	301		$	(1	)	$	3	$	(49	)	$	(570	)	$	(315	)

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in millions of dollars)

	Two Quarterly Periods Ended
	March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss...	$	(9	)	$	(29	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		118			122
Amortization of intangibles		54			54
Non-cash interest expense		8			12
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)		(3	)		(17	)
Loss on disposal and impairment of assets		—			20
Debt extinguishment		64			—
Other non-cash expense (income)		2			4
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net		(1	)		54
Inventories		(73	)		(4	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		13			(3	)
Accounts payable and other liabilities		(8	)		(58	)
Net cash from operating activities		165			155
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment		(107	)		(106	)
Proceeds from sale of assets		2			8
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired		(20	)		7
Net cash from investing activities		(125	)		(91	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term borrowings		1,392			—
Repayments on long-term borrowings		(1,902	)		(68	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		4			—
Repayment of notes receivable		1			—
Purchases of common stock		—			(6	)
Payment of tax receivable agreement		(5	)		—
Debt financing costs		(39	)		—
Proceeds from initial public offering		438			—
Net cash from financing activities		(111	)		(74	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		—			—
Net change in cash		(71	)		(10	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		87			42
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	16		$	32

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Berry Plastics Group, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

(tables in millions of dollars, except per share data)

1.  Background

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (“Berry” or the “Company”) is a leading provider of value-added plastic consumer packaging and engineered materials with a track record of delivering high-quality customized solutions to our customers.  Representative examples of our products include thermoform drink cups, thin-wall containers, blow-molded bottles, specialty closures, prescription vials, specialty plastic films, adhesives and corrosion protection materials.  We sell our solutions predominantly into consumer-oriented end-markets, such as food and beverage, healthcare and personal care.   

2.  Basis of Presentation

As of March 30, 2013, Berry was majority owned by affiliates of Apollo Management, L.P. (“Apollo”) and Graham Partners (“Graham”).  Berry, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries operates in four primary segments:  Rigid Open Top, Rigid Closed Top, Engineered Materials, and Flexible Packaging.  The Company’s customers are located principally throughout the United States, without significant concentration in any one region or with any one customer.  The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim reporting.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year.  For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year end September 29, 2012.  All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.  The Company issued financial statements by filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has evaluated subsequent events up to the time of the filing.

Reclassification Adjustments

Certain amounts in the prior year financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.  The Company historically presented Other operating expenses in its Consolidated Statements of Operations, which consisted predominately of business optimization costs and management fees to affiliates of Apollo and Graham.  The Company has eliminated separate presentation of Other operating expenses from its Consolidated Statements of Operations to better align with the way the Company is reviewing its operating results.  For the quarterly periods and two quarterly periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 business optimization costs were $2 million and $7 million and $11 million and $20 million, respectively and are included in Cost of goods sold.  The Company recorded management fees of $3 million and $5 million for the quarterly period and two quarterly periods ended March 31, 2012, respectively and are included in Selling, general and administrative expense.  The Company’s management fee agreement with Apollo and other investors terminated upon completion of the initial public offering.

Initial Public Offering

In October 2012, the Company filed an initial public offering and sold 29,411,764 shares of common stock at $16.00 per share.  In conjunction with the initial public offering the Company executed a 12.25 for one stock split of the Company’s common stock.  The effect of the stock split on outstanding shares and earnings per share has been retroactively applied to all periods presented.  Transaction fees totaling $33 million were included in Paid-in capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Proceeds, net of transaction fees, of $438 million and cash from operations were used to repurchase $455 million of 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due September 2016.  As part of the repurchase the Company paid premiums of $13 million and wrote-off $3 million of deferred financing fees.

Tax Receivable Agreement

In connection with the initial public offering, the Company entered into an income tax receivable agreement ("TRA") that provides for the payment to pre-initial public offering stockholders, option holders and holders of our stock appreciation rights, 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, foreign, state and local income tax that are actually realized (or are deemed to be realized in the case of a change of control) as a result of the utilization of our and our subsidiaries’ net operating losses attributable to periods prior to the initial public offering.  The Company expects to pay between $300 million and $350 million in cash related to this agreement.  This range is based on the Company's assumptions using various items, including valuation analysis and current tax law.  Upon the effective date of the TRA, the Company recorded an initial obligation of $300 million which is recognized as a reduction of Paid-in capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 30, 2013.  Changes in the recorded net deferred income tax assets will result in changes in the TRA obligation, and such changes will be recorded as Other expense (income) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.  Payments under the TRA are not conditioned upon the parties' continued ownership of the Company.

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Redeemable Common Stock 

As of September 29, 2012, the Company had entered into agreements with former employees that required the Company to redeem this common stock at pre-determined dates.  Historical redemption of this stock was based on the fair value of the stock on the fixed redemption date.  This redeemable common stock was recorded at its fair value in temporary equity and changes in the fair value were recorded in additional paid in capital each period.  Upon completion of the initial public offering, the redemption requirement terminated resulting in the Company reclassifying the shares into equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

Other Related Party Transactions

The Company recorded management fees of $3 million and $5 million for the quarterly period and two quarterly periods ended March 31, 2012, respectively, charged by Apollo and other investors to the Company.  The Company’s management fee agreement with Apollo and other investors terminated upon completion of the initial public offering.

BP Parallel LLC, a non-guarantor subsidiary of the Company, invested $21 million to purchase assignments of $21 million of unsecured term loan during the quarter ended December 29, 2012.  Of the $21 million assignments purchased, $14 million were purchased from third parties affiliated with Apollo.

In connection with our initial public offering in October 2012, the Company paid a $1 million underwriting fee to Apollo Global Securities, LLC, an affiliate of Apollo that served as a manager of the offering.

In connection with the incremental term loan Berry Plastics Corporation entered into in February 2013, the Company paid a $1 million underwriting fee to Apollo Global Securities, LLC, an affiliate of Apollo that served as a manager of the offering.

3.  Acquisitions

Stopaq®  

In June 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Frans Nooren Beheer B.V. and its operating companies (“Stopaq”) for a purchase price of $65 million ($62 million, net of cash acquired).  Stopaq is the inventor and manufacturer of patented visco-elastic technologies for use in corrosion prevention, sealing and insulation applications ranging from pipelines to subsea piles to rail and cable joints. The newly added business is operated in the Company’s Engineered Materials reporting segment.  To finance the purchase, the Company used cash on hand and existing credit facilities.  The Stopaq acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the preliminary purchase price has been allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values at the acquisition date.  The Company has not finalized the purchase price allocation to the fair value on fixed assets, deferred income taxes and intangibles.  The Company has recognized goodwill on this transaction as a result of expected synergies.  A portion of the goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes.   

Prime Label

In October 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Prime Label and Screen Incorporated (“Prime Label”) for a purchase price of $20 million.  Prime Label is a leader in specialty re-sealable labels, including a patented rigid lens closure system. The newly added business is operated in the Company’s Flexible Packaging reporting segment.  To finance the purchase, the Company used cash on hand and existing credit facilities.  The Prime Label acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the preliminary purchase price has been allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values at the acquisition date.  The Company has not finalized the purchase price allocation to the fair value on deferred income taxes and intangibles.  The Company has recognized goodwill on this transaction as a result of expected synergies.  A portion of the goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes.   

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4.  Restructuring and Impairment Charges

The Company incurred restructuring costs related to severance, asset impairment and facility exit costs of $1 million and $3 million for the quarterly period ended and $6 million and $26 million for the two quarterly periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively.  The tables below set forth the significant components of the restructuring charges recognized for the quarterly period ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, by segment:

	Quarterly Period Ended				Two Quarterly Periods Ended
	March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012		March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012
Rigid Open Top
Severance and termination benefits	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—
Rigid Closed Top
Severance and termination benefits	$	1	$	—	$	2	$	2
Facility exit costs and other		—		1		1		1
Asset impairment		—		1		—		4
Total	$	1	$	2	$	3	$	7
Engineered Materials
Severance and termination benefits	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	2
Facility exit costs and other		—		—		—		1
Asset impairment		—		—		—		16
Total	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	19
Flexible Packaging
Severance and termination benefits	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Facility exit costs and other		—		—		1		—
Asset impairment		—		—		—		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—
Consolidated
Severance and termination benefits	$	1	$	1	$	4	$	4
Facility exit costs and other		—		1		2		2
Asset impairment		—		1		—		20
Total	$	1	$	3	$	6	$	26

The table below sets forth the activity with respect to the restructuring accrual at September 29, 2012 and March 30, 2013:

	Severance and termination benefits			Facilities exit costs and other			Non-cash			Total
Balance at October 1, 2011	$	4		$	3		$	—		$	7
Charges		7			4			20			31
Non-cash asset impairment		—			—			(20	)		(20	)
Cash payments		(7	)		(4	)		—			(11	)
Balance at September 29, 2012		4			3			—			7
Charges		4			2			—			6
Cash payments		(4	)		(3	)		—			(7	)
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	4		$	2		$	—		$	6

5.  Accrued Expenses, Other Current Liabilities and Other Long-Term Liabilities

The following table sets forth the totals included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

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	March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012
Employee compensation, payroll and other taxes	$	79	$	95
Interest		42		60
Rebates		59		68
TRA obligation		63		—
Other		55		77
	$	300	$	300

The following table sets forth the totals included in Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

	March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012
Lease retirement obligation	$	21	$	20
Sale-lease back deferred gain		33		34
Pension liability		82		84
TRA obligation		232		—
Other		25		28
	$	393	$	166

6.  Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:

	Maturity Date	March 30, 2013			September 29, 2012
Term loan	April 2015	$	1,128		$	1,134
Term loan	February 2020		1,400			—
Revolving line of credit	June 2016		51			73
9½% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes	May 2018		500			500
9¾% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes	January 2021		800			800
Senior Unsecured Term Loan	June 2014		18			39
Retired debt			—			1,845
Debt discount, net			(8	)		(11	)
Capital leases and other	Various		110			91
			3,999			4,471
Less current portion of long-term debt			(57	)		(40	)
		$	3,942		$	4,431

The Company’s senior secured credit facilities consist of $2.5 billion term loan and $650 million asset based revolving line of credit.  The availability under the revolving line of credit is the lesser of $650 million or based on a defined borrowing base which is calculated based on available accounts receivable and inventory.  The revolving line of credit allows up to $130 million of letters of credit to be issued instead of borrowings under the revolving line of credit.  At March 30, 2013, the Company had $51 million outstanding on the revolving credit facility, $43 million outstanding letters of credit and a $38 million borrowing base reserve providing unused borrowing capacity of $518 million under the revolving line of credit.  The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of March 30, 2013.

In October 2012, the Company filed an initial public offering and sold 29,411,764 shares of common stock at $16.00 per share.  Proceeds, net of transaction fees, of $438 million and cash from operations were used to repurchase $455 million of 11% Senior Subordinated Notes.

In December 2012, BP Parallel LLC, invested $21 million to purchase assignments at then-prevailing market prices of $21 million of principal of the Senior Unsecured Term Loan.

In February 2013, the Company entered into an incremental assumption agreement to increase the commitments under Berry Plastics Corporation’s existing term loan credit agreement by $1.4 billion.  Berry Plastics Corporation borrowed loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to the full amount of the commitments on such date. The incremental term loans bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.50% per annum with a LIBOR floor of 1.00%, mature in February 2020 and are subject to customary amortization. The proceeds from the incremental term loan, in addition to borrowings under the revolving credit facility, were used to (a) satisfy and discharge all of Berry Plastics Corporation’s outstanding (i) Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2014, (ii) First Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2015, (iii) 101⁄4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 and (iv) 81⁄4% First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2015, which, in each case, were called for redemption in February 2013 and the related indentures and (b) pay related fees and expenses. The Company recognized a $48 million loss on extinguishment of debt related to this debt refinancing.

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7.  Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

As part of the overall risk management, the Company uses derivative instruments to reduce exposure to changes in interest rates attributed to the Company’s floating-rate borrowings.  For those derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, the Company must designate the hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as a fair value hedge, cash flow hedge, or a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation.  To the extent hedging relationships are found to be effective, as determined by FASB guidance, changes in fair value of the derivatives are offset by changes in the fair value of the related hedged item are recorded to Accumulated other comprehensive loss.  Management believes hedge effectiveness is evaluated properly in preparation of the financial statements.

Cash Flow Hedging Strategy

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified into earnings in the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction and in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.

In November 2010, the Company entered into two separate interest rate swap transactions to manage cash flow variability associated with $1 billion of the outstanding variable rate term loan debt (the “2010 Swaps”).  The first agreement had a notional amount of $500 million and became effective in November 2010.  The agreement swaps three month variable LIBOR contracts for a fixed three year rate of 0.8925% and expires in November 2013.  The second agreement had a notional amount of $500 million and became effective in December 2010.  The agreement swaps three month variable LIBOR contracts for a fixed three year rate of 1.0235% and expires in November 2013.  In August 2011, the Company began utilizing 1-month LIBOR contracts for the underlying senior secured credit facility.  The Company’s change in interest rate selection caused the Company to lose hedge accounting on both of the interest rate swaps.  The Company recorded subsequent changes in fair value in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and will amortize the unrealized losses to Interest expense through the end of the respective swap agreements.

In February 2013, the Company entered into an interest rate swap transaction to manage cash flow variability associated with $1 billion of outstanding variable rate term loan debt (the "2013 Swaps"). The agreement swaps the greater of a three-month variable LIBOR contract or 1.00% for a fixed three-year rate of 2.355%, with an effective date in May 2016 and expiration in May 2019. The counterparty to the agreement is a financial institution. The company will record changes in fair value in Accumulated other comprehensive income. A 0.25% change in LIBOR would not have a material impact on the fair value of the interest rate swaps.

	Liability Derivatives
Derivatives instruments	Balance Sheet Location	March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012
Interest rate swaps — 2010 Swaps	Other long-term liabilities	$	4	$	7
Interest rate swaps — 2013 Swaps	Other long-term liabilities	$	3		-

The effect of the derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations is as follows:

		Quarterly Period Ended					Two Quarterly Period Ended
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under FASB guidance	Statement of Operations Location	March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012		March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012
Interest rate swaps — 2010 Swaps	Other expense (income)	$	(2	)	$	2	$	(3	)	$	(1	)
	Interest expense	$	1		$	1	$	2		$	2

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The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures section of the Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification” or “ASC”) defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, and establishes a framework for measuring fair value.  This section also establishes a three-level hierarchy (Level 1, 2 or 3) for fair value measurements based upon the observability of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date.  This section also requires the consideration of the counterparty’s or the Company’s nonperformance risk when assessing fair value.

The Company’s interest rate swap fair values were determined using Level 2 inputs as other significant observable inputs were not available.

The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, long-term debt, interest rate swap agreements and capital lease obligations.  The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt was determined using Level 2 inputs, which include using quoted prices in inactive markets or significant other observable inputs for identical or comparable assets or liabilities.  The following table summarizes our long-term indebtedness for which the book value was in excess of the fair value:

	March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012
Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes	$	—	$	1
Senior Unsecured Term Loan		—		6

Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company has certain assets that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis when impairment indicators are present.  The assets are adjusted to fair value only when the carrying values exceed the fair values.  The categorization of the framework used to price the assets is considered a Level 3, due to the subjective nature of the unobservable inputs used to determine the fair value.  These assets include primarily our definite lived and indefinite lived intangible assets, including Goodwill and our property plant and equipment.  The Company conducted our annual step one evaluation of goodwill and other intangibles as of the first date of the fourth quarter and preliminarily determined no impairment existed for any of our reporting units.  The Company has experienced volume declines in certain of our reporting units, however our cost reduction initiatives and profitability in these reporting units have been consistent with our estimated operating plan and previous cash flow estimates and we believe that our long term forecasts are still appropriate.  We have utilized a consistent methodology with prior years, which leverages a six year discounted cash flow analysis with a terminal year in combination with a comparable company market approach to determine the fair value of our reporting units.

Included in the following table are the major categories of assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, along with the impairment loss recognized on the fair value measurement during the period:

	As of March 30, 2013
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total		Quarterly Period Ended March 30, 2013 Impairment Loss		Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 30, 2013 Impairment Loss
Indefinite-lived trademarks	$	—	$	—	$	207	$	207	$	—	$	—
Goodwill		—		—		1,633		1,633		—		—
Definite lived intangible assets		—		—		739		739		—		—
Property, plant, and equipment		—		—		1,242		1,242		—		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	3,821	$	3,821	$	—	$	—

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	As of March 31, 2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets or Liabilities		Significant Other Observable Inputs		Significant Unobservable Inputs		Total		Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2012 Impairment Loss		Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 31, 2012 Impairment Loss
Indefinite-lived trademarks	$	—	$	—	$	220	$	220	$	—	$	—
Goodwill		—		—		1,587		1,587		—		—
Definite lived intangible assets		—		—		814		814		—		17
Property, plant, and equipment		—		—		1,213		1,213		1		3
Total	$	—	$	—	$	3,834	$	3,834	$	1	$	20

Valuation of Property, Plant and Equipment and Definite Lived Intangible Assets

The Company periodically realigns their manufacturing operations which results in facilities being closed and shut down and equipment transferred to other facilities or equipment being scrapped.  The Company utilizes appraised values to corroborate the fair value of the facilities and has utilized a scrap value based on prior facility shut downs to estimate the fair value of the equipment, which has approximated the actual value that was received.  When impairment indicators exist, the Company will also perform an undiscounted cash flow analysis to determine the recoverability of the Company’s long lived assets.

8.  Income Taxes

The effective tax rate was 27% and 34% for the two quarterly periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively.  A reconciliation of income tax benefit, computed at the federal statutory rate, to income tax benefit, as provided for in the financial statements, is as follows:

	Quarterly Period Ended				Two Quarterly Periods Ended
	March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012		March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012
Income tax benefit computed at statutory rate	$	1	$	3	$	(4	)	$	(15	)
State income tax benefit, net of federal taxes		—		1		—			(1	)
Change in valuation allowance		1		—		1			1
Other		—		—		—			—
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	2	$	4	$	(3	)	$	(15	)

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9.  Operating Segments

Berry’s operations are organized into four reportable segments: Rigid Open Top, Rigid Closed Top, Engineered Materials, and Flexible Packaging.  The Company has manufacturing and distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Australia, Germany, Brazil, Malaysia, and India.  The North American operation represents 96% of the Company’s net sales, 98% of total long-lived assets, and 98% of the total assets.  Selected information by reportable segment is presented in the following table: 

	Quarterly Period Ended				Quarterly Period Ended
	March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012		March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012
Net sales:
Rigid Open Top	$	257	$	296	$	516	$	583
Rigid Closed Top		353		364		666		711
Rigid Packaging	$	610	$	660	$	1,182	$	1,294
Engineered Materials		354		337		679		665
Flexible Packaging		186		186		361		361
Total net sales	$	1,150	$	1,183	$	2,222	$	2,320
Operating income (loss):
Rigid Open Top	$	33	$	41	$	60	$	72
Rigid Closed Top		36		26		54		29
Rigid Packaging	$	69	$	67	$	114	$	101
Engineered Materials		33		21		57		23
Flexible Packaging		9		3		8		(4	)
Total operating income	$	111	$	91	$	179	$	120
Depreciation and amortization:
Rigid Open Top	$	22	$	23	$	45	$	45
Rigid Closed Top		33		33		66		68
Rigid Packaging	$	55	$	56	$	111	$	113
Engineered Materials		17		17		35		34
Flexible Packaging		13		14		26		29
Total depreciation and amortization	$	85	$	87	$	172	$	176

	March 30, 2013		September 29, 2012
Total assets:
Rigid Open Top	$	1,801	$	1,773
Rigid Closed Top		1,945		1,959

               Rigid Packaging $ 3,746 $ 3,732

Engineered Materials		818		873
Flexible Packaging		518		501
Total assets	$	5,082	$	5,106
Goodwill:
Rigid Open Top	$	681	$	681
Rigid Closed Top		831		832
Rigid Packaging	$	1,512	$	1,513
Engineered Materials		82		73
Flexible Packaging		39		40
Total goodwill	$	1,633	$	1,626

10.  Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information  

Berry Plastics Corporation (“Issuer”) has notes outstanding which are fully, jointly, severally, and unconditionally guaranteed by the parent company and substantially all of Berry’s domestic subsidiaries.  Separate narrative information or financial statements of the guarantor subsidiaries have not been included because they are 100% owned by the parent company and the guarantor subsidiaries unconditionally guarantee such debt on a joint and several basis.  A guarantee of a guarantor

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of the securities will terminate upon the following customary circumstances:  the sale of the capital stock of such guarantor if such sale complies with the indenture, the designation of such guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary, the defeasance or discharge of the indenture, as a result of the holders of certain other indebtedness foreclosing on a pledge of the shares of a guarantor subsidiary or if such guarantor no longer guarantees certain other indebtedness of the issuer.  The guarantees are also limited as necessary to prevent them from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law and guarantees guaranteeing subordinated debt are subordinated to certain other of the Company’s debts.  Presented below is condensed consolidating financial information for the parent, issuer, guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries.  Our issuer and guarantor financial information includes all of our domestic operating subsidiaries, our non-guarantor subsidiaries include our foreign subsidiaries and BP Parallel, LLC.  BP Parallel, LLC is the entity that we established to buyback debt securities of Berry Plastics Group, Inc. and Berry Plastics Corporation.  Berry Plastics Group, Inc. uses the equity method to account for its ownership in Berry Plastics Corporation in the Condensed Consolidating Supplemental Financial Statements.  Berry Plastics Corporation uses the equity method to account for its ownership in the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries.  All consolidating entries are included in the eliminations column along with the elimination of intercompany balances.

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Condensed Supplemental Consolidated Balance Sheet

	March 30, 2013
	Parent			Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non— Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
Current assets		130			160		825			144		(10	)		1,249
Intercompany receivable		257			3,595		—			20		(3,872	)		—
Property, plant and equipment, net		—			121		1,045			76		—			1,242
Other noncurrent assets		682			932		2,328			684		(2,035	)		2,591
Total assets	$	1,069		$	4,808	$	4,198		$	924	$	(5,917	)	$	5,082
Current liabilities		74			277		339			53		(11	)		732
Intercompany payable		—			—		3,872			—		(3,872	)		—
Noncurrent liabilities		1,310			3,961		118			8		(732	)		4,665
Equity (deficit)		(315	)		570		(131	)		863		(1,302	)		(315	)
Total liabilities and equity (deficit)	$	1,069		$	4,808	$	4,198		$	924	$	(5,917	)	$	5,082

	September 29, 2012
	Parent			Issuer		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non— Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
Current assets		120			226		759			139		(11	)		1,233
Intercompany receivable		243			3,800		74			—		(4,117	)		—
Property, plant and equipment, net		—			113		1,023			80		—			1,216
Other noncurrent assets		262			809		2,353			749		(1,516	)		2,657
Total assets	$	625		$	4,948	$	4,209		$	968	$	(5,644	)	$	5,106
Current liabilities		18			278		315			48		(13	)		646
Intercompany payable		—			—		3,966			151		(4,117	)		—
Noncurrent liabilities		1,059			4,579		119			8		(853	)		4,912
Equity (deficit)		(452	)		91		(191	)		761		(661	)		(452	)
Total liabilities and equity (deficit)	$	625		$	4,948	$	4,209		$	968	$	(5,644	)	$	5,106

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Condensed Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Operations

	Quarterly Period Ended March 30, 2013
	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Net sales	$	—		$	137		$	919	$	94		$	—		$	1,150
Cost of sales		—			118			743		75			—			936
Selling, general and administrative expenses		—			7			60		8			—			75
Amortization of intangibles		—			3			22		2			—			27
Restructuring and impairment charges, net		—			—			1		—			—			1
Operating income (loss)		—			9			93		9			—			111
Debt extinguishment		—			48			-		—			—			48
Other income		—			(1	)		-		—			—			(1	)
Interest expense, net		11			8			49		(29	)		22			61
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		(14	)		(81	)		—		—			95			—
Net income (loss) before income taxes		3			35			44		38			(117	)		3
Income tax expense (benefit)		2			14			—		1			(15	)		2
Net income (loss)	$	1		$	21		$	44	$	37		$	(102	)	$	1
Comprehensive  income (loss)	$	1		$	20		$	44	$	33		$	(102	)	$	(4	)

	Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2012
	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Net sales	$	—		$	140		$	955	$	88		$	—		$	1,183
Cost of sales		—			126			779		74			—			979
Selling, general and administrative expenses		—			15			61		8			—			84
Amortization of intangibles		—			3			22		1			—			26
Restructuring and impairment charges, net		—			—			2		1			—			3
Operating income (loss)		—			(4	)		91		4			—			91
Other expense		—			2			-		—			—			2
Interest expense, net		14			10			66		(28	)		21			83
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		(20	)		(55	)		—		—			75			—
Net income (loss) before income taxes		6			39			25		32			(96	)		6
Income tax expense (benefit)		4			14			1		1			(16	)		4
Net income (loss)	$	2		$	25		$	24	$	31		$	(80	)	$	2
Comprehensive  income (loss)	$	2		$	25		$	24	$	39		$	(80	)	$	10

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	Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 30, 2013
	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Net sales	$	—		$	270		$	1,768		$	184		$	—		$	2,222
Cost of sales		—			255			1,437			139			—			1,831
Selling, general and administrative expenses		—			17			118			17			—			152
Amortization of intangibles		—			6			45			3			—			54
Restructuring and impairment charges, net		—			—			6			—			—			6
Operating income (loss)		—			(8	)		162			25			—			179
Debt extinguishment		—			64			—			—			—			64
Other income		—			(4	)		—			—			—			(4	)
Interest expense, net		22			17			104			(60	)		48			131
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		(10	)		(143	)		—			—			153			—
Net income (loss) before income taxes		(12	)		58			58			85			(201	)		(12	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(3	)		24			(1	)		1			(24	)		(3	)
Net income (loss)	$	(9	)	$	34		$	59		$	84		$	(177	)	$	(9	)
Comprehensive  income (loss)	$	(9	)	$	34		$	59		$	82		$	(177	)	$	(11	)

Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Cash Flow from Operating Activities	$	—		$	(6	)	$	159		$	12		$	—		$	165
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Additions to  property, plant, and equipment		—			(10	)		(94	)		(3	)		—			(107	)
Proceeds from disposal of assets		—			—			2			—			—			2
Investment in Parent		—			—			—			(21	)		21			—
(Contributions) distributions to/from subsidiaries		(438	)		417			—			—			21			—
Intercompany advances (repayments)		—			62			—			—			(62	)		—
Investment in Issuer debt securities		—			—			—			—			—			—
Acquisition of business net of cash acquired		—			—			(20	)		—			—			(20	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(438	)		469			(112	)		(24	)		(20	)		(125	)
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term debt		—			1,392			—			—			—			1,392
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		4			—			—			—			—			4
Proceeds from initial public stock offering		438			—			—			—			—			438
Repayment of notes receivable		1			1			—			—			(1	)		1
Payment of tax receivable agreement		(5	)		(5	)		—			—			5			(5	)
Debt financing costs		—			(39	)		—			—			—			(39	)
Repayment of long-term debt		—			(1,881	)		—			—			(21	)		(1,902	)
Changes in intercompany balances		—			—			(47	)		(11	)		58			—
Contribution from Issuer		—			—			—			21			(21	)		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		438			(532	)		(47	)		10			20			(111	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		—			(69	)		—			(2	)		—			(71	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			66			—			21			—			87
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	(3	)	$	—		$	19		$	—		$	16

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	Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 31, 2012
	Parent			Issuer			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non— Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Net sales	$	—		$	285		$	1,863		$	172		$	—		$	2,320
Cost of sales		—			275			1,555			134			—			1,964
Selling, general and administrative expenses		—			25			115			16			—			156
Amortization of intangibles		—			5			48			1			—			54
Restructuring and impairment charges, net		—			—			25			1			—			26
Operating income (loss)		—			(20	)		120			20			—			120
Other income		—			(2	)		—			—			—			(2	)
Interest expense, net		26			21			131			(52	)		40			166
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		18			(58	)		—			—			40			—
Net income (loss) before income taxes		(44	)		19			(11	)		72			(80	)		(44	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(15	)		6			1			2			(9	)		(15	)
Net income (loss)	$	(29	)	$	13		$	(12	)	$	70		$	(71	)	$	(29	)
Comprehensive  income (loss)	$	(29	)	$	14		$	(12	)	$	78		$	(71	)	$	(20	)

Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Cash Flow from Operating Activities	$	—	$	(36	)	$	189		$	2		$	—		$	155
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Additions to  property, plant, and equipment		—		(11	)		(91	)		(4	)		—			(106	)
Proceeds from disposal of assets		—		—			8			—			—			8
Investment in Parent		—		—			—			(4	)		4			—
(Contributions) distributions to/from subsidiaries		—		(4	)		—			—			4			—
Intercompany advances (repayments)		—		119			—			—			(119	)		—
Investment in Issuer debt securities		—		—			—			—			—			—
Acquisition of business net of cash acquired		—		—			7			—			—			7
Net cash used in investing activities		—		104			(76	)		(8	)		(111	)		(91	)
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term debt		—		—			—			—			—			—
Repayment of long-term debt		—		(64	)		—			—			(4	)		(68	)
Changes in intercompany balances		—		—			(118	)		(1	)		119			—
Contribution from Issuer		—		—			—			4			(4	)		—
Purchases of common stock		—		(6	)		—			—			—			(6	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		—		(70	)		(118	)		3			111			(74	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		—		(2	)		(5	)		(3	)		—			(10	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—		20			5			17			—			42
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—	$	18		$	—		$	14		$	—		$	32

11.  Contingencies and Commitments

The Company is party to various legal proceedings involving routine claims which are incidental to the business.  Although the legal and financial liability with respect to such proceedings cannot be estimated with certainty, the Company believes that any ultimate liability would not be material to the business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

12.  Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share

Basic net income or loss per share is calculated by dividing the net income or loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents.  Diluted net income or loss per share is computed by dividing the net income or loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common share equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury-stock method and the if-converted method.  For purposes of this calculation, stock options are considered to be common stock equivalents and are only included in the calculation of diluted net income or loss per share when their effect is dilutive.  The Company’s redeemable common stock is included in the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for calculating basic and diluted net income or loss per share. 

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The following tables and discussion provide a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted net loss per share computations.  The calculation below provides net income or loss on both basic and diluted basis for the quarterly period ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012.

	Quarterly Period Ended				Two Quarterly Periods Ended
	March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012		March 30, 2013			March 31, 2012
Net income (loss)	$	1	$	2	$	(9	)	$	(29	)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding--basic (in thousands)		113,034		83,508		112,193			83,680
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		113,034		83,508		112,193			83,680
Other common stock equivalents (in thousands)		5,450		1,066		—			—
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding--diluted (in thousands)		118,197		84,574		112,193			83,680
Basic net loss per share
Basic net loss per share available to common shareholders	$	0.01	$	0.02	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.35	)
Diluted net loss per share
Diluted net loss per share available to common shareholders	$	0.01	$	0.02	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.35	)

The conversion of stock options is not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per common share for the two quarterly periods ended March 30, 2013 or March 31, 2012 as the effect of these conversions would be antidilutive to the net loss available to common shareholders.  Thus, the weighted average common equivalent shares used for purposes of computing diluted EPS are the same as those used to compute basic EPS for these periods.  Shares excluded from the calculation as the effect of their conversion into shares of our common stock would be antidilutive were 12,958,355 and 11,029,790 as of March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively.

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and

Results of Operations

Unless the context requires otherwise, references in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to the “Company” refer to Berry Plastics Group, Inc, and references to “we,” “our” or “us” refer to Berry Plastics Group, Inc. together with its consolidated subsidiaries, after giving effect to the transactions described in the next paragraph.  You should read the following discussion in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries and the accompanying notes thereto, which information is included elsewhere herein.  This discussion contains forward-looking statements and involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012 in the section titled “Risk Factors” and other risk factors identified from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC.  Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.  You should read the explanation of the qualifications and limitations on these forward-looking statements referenced within this report.

Acquisitions

We have a long history of acquiring and integrating companies.  We maintain an opportunistic acquisition strategy, which is focused on improving our long-term financial performance, enhancing our market positions and expanding our product lines or, in some cases, providing us with a new or complementary product line.  In our acquisitions, we seek to obtain businesses for attractive post-synergy multiples, creating value for our stockholders from synergy realization, leveraging the acquired products across our customer base, creating new platforms for future growth, and assuming best practices from the businesses we acquire. 

The Company has included the expected benefits of acquisition integrations within our unrealized synergies, which are in turn recognized in earnings after an acquisition has been fully integrated.  While the expected benefits on earnings is estimated at the commencement of each transaction, once the execution of the plan and integration occur, we are generally unable to accurately estimate or track what the ultimate effects have been due to system integrations and movements of activities to multiple facilities.  As historical business combinations have not allowed us to accurately separate realized synergies compared to what was initially identified, we measure the synergy realization based on the overall segment profitability post integration.  In connection with our acquisitions, we have in the past and may in the future incur charges related to reductions and rationalizations. 

We also include the expected impact of our restructuring plans within our unrealized synergies which are in turn recognized in earnings after the restructuring plans are completed.  While the expected benefits on earnings is estimated at the commencement of each plan, due to the nature of the matters we are generally unable to accurately estimate or track what the ultimate effects have been due to movements of activities to multiple facilities. 

Stopaq®  

In June 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Frans Nooren Beheer B.V. and its operating companies (“Stopaq”) for a purchase price of $65 million ($62 million, net of cash acquired).  Stopaq is the inventor and manufacturer of patented visco-elastic technologies for use in corrosion prevention, sealing and insulation applications ranging from pipelines to subsea piles to rail and cable joints. The newly added business is operated in the Company’s Engineered Materials reporting segment.  To finance the purchase, the Company used cash on hand and existing credit facilities.  The Stopaq acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the preliminary purchase price has been allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values at the acquisition date.  The Company has not finalized the purchase price allocation to the fair value on fixed assets, deferred income taxes and intangibles.  The Company has recognized goodwill on this transaction as a result of expected synergies.  A portion of the goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes.   

Prime Label

In October 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Prime Label and Screen Incorporated (“Prime Label”) for a purchase price of $20 million.  Prime Label is a leader in specialty re-sealable labels, including a patented rigid lens closure system. The newly added business is operated in the Company’s Flexible Packaging reporting segment.  To finance the purchase, the Company used cash on hand and existing credit facilities.  The Prime Label acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the preliminary purchase price has been allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values at the acquisition date.  The Company has not finalized the purchase price allocation to the fair value on deferred income taxes and intangibles.  The Company has recognized goodwill on this transaction as a result of expected synergies.  A portion of the goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes.   

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Recent Developments

Initial Public Offering

In October 2012, the Company filed an initial public offering and sold 29,411,764 shares of common stock at $16.00 per share.  In conjunction with the initial public offering the Company executed a 12.25 for one stock split of the Company’s common stock.  The effect of the stock split on outstanding shares and earnings per share has been retroactively applied to all periods presented.  Transaction fees totaling $33 million were included in Paid-in capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Proceeds, net of transaction fees, of $438 million and cash from operations were used to repurchase $455 million of 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due September 2016.  As part of the repurchase the Company paid premiums of $13 million and wrote-off $3 million of deferred financing fees.

Tax Receivable Agreement

In connection with the initial public offering, the Company entered into an income tax receivable agreement ("TRA") that provides for the payment to pre-initial public offering stockholders, option holders and holders of our stock appreciation rights, 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, foreign, state and local income tax that are actually realized (or are deemed to be realized in the case of a change of control) as a result of the utilization of our and our subsidiaries’ net operating losses attributable to periods prior to the initial public offering.  The Company expects to pay between $300 million and $350 million in cash related to this agreement.  This range is based on the Company's assumptions using various items, including valuation analysis and current tax law.  Upon the effective date of the TRA, the Company recorded an initial obligation of $300 million which is recognized as a reduction of Paid-in capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 30, 2013.  Changes in the recorded net deferred income tax assets will result in changes in the TRA obligation, and such changes will be recorded as Other expense (income) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.  Payments under the TRA are not conditioned upon the parties' continued ownership of the Company.

Redeemable Common Stock 

As of September 29, 2012, the Company had entered into agreements with former employees that required the Company to redeem this common stock at pre-determined dates.  Historical redemption of this stock was based on the fair value of the stock on the fixed redemption date.  This redeemable common stock was recorded at its fair value in temporary equity and changes in the fair value were recorded in additional paid in capital each period.  Upon completion of the initial public offering, the redemption requirement terminated resulting in the Company reclassifying the shares into equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

BP Parallel Investments

In December 2012, BP Parallel LLC, a non-guarantor subsidiary of the Company, invested $21 million to purchase assignments of $21 million of our senior unsecured term loan during the quarter ended December 29, 2012.  The purchase did not result in a gain or loss.

Incremental Term Loan

In February 2013, the Company entered into an incremental assumption agreement to increase the commitments under Berry Plastics Corporation’s existing term loan credit agreement by $1.4 billion. Berry Plastics Corporation borrowed loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to the full amount of the commitments on such date. The incremental term loans bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.50% per annum with a LIBOR floor of 1.00%, matures in February 2020 and are subject to customary amortization. The proceeds from the incremental term loan, in addition to borrowings under the revolving credit facility, were used to (a) satisfy and discharge all of Berry Plastics Corporation’s outstanding (i) Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2014, (ii) First Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2015, (iii) 101⁄4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 and (iv) 81⁄4% First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2015, which, in each case, were called for redemption in February 2013 and the related indentures and (b) pay related fees and expenses. The Company recognized a $48 million loss on extinguishment of debt related to this debt refinancing.

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Interest Rate Swap

In February 2013, the company entered into an interest rate swap transaction to protect $1 billion of outstanding variable rate term loan debt from future interest rate volatility. The agreement swaps the greater of a three-month variable LIBOR contract or 1.00% for a fixed three-year rate of 2.355%, with an effective date in May 2016 and expiration in May 2019. The counterparty to the agreement is a financial institution. The company will record changes in fair value in Accumulated other comprehensive income. A 0.25% change in LIBOR would not have a material impact on the fair value of the interest rate swaps.

Secondary Public Offering

In April 2013, we completed a secondary public offering in which certain funds affiliated with Apollo and Graham sold 18,975,000 shares of common stock at $17.00 per share, which included 2,475,000 shares purchased by the underwriters upon the exercise in full of their option to purchase additional shares.  The selling stockholders received proceeds from the offering, which, net of underwriting fees, totaled $311 million.  The Company received no proceeds and incurred fees of approximately $1 million related to this offering.

Executive Summary

Business.  We operate in the following four segments: Rigid Open Top, Rigid Closed Top (together our Rigid Packaging business), Engineered Materials, and Flexible Packaging.  The Rigid Packaging business sells primarily containers, foodservice items, closures, overcaps, bottles, prescription containers, and tubes.  Our Engineered Materials segment sells primarily specialty tapes, adhesives, pipeline corrosive protection solutions, polyethylene based film products, and waste bags.  The Flexible Packaging segment sells primarily high barrier, multilayer film products as well as printed bags and pouches.

Raw Material Trends.Our primary raw material is plastic resin.  Polypropylene and polyethylene account for approximately 90% of our plastic resin purchases based on the pounds purchased.  Plastic resins are subject to price fluctuations, including those arising from supply shortages and changes in the prices of natural gas, crude oil and other petrochemical intermediates from which resins are produced.  The average industry prices, as published in Chem Data, per pound were as follows by fiscal year:

	Polyethylene Butene Film						Polypropylene
	2013		2012		2011		2013		2012		2011
1st quarter	$	.69	$	.70	$	.68	$	.76	$	.79	$	.78
2nd quarter	$	.74		.76		.72	$	.96		.88		.95
3rd quarter		—		.72		.79		—		.85		1.08
4th quarter		—		.68		.73		—		.71		.98

We expect plastic resin prices to trend downward during the third fiscal quarter of 2013.  Due to differences in the timing of passing through resin cost changes to our customers on escalator/de-escalator programs, segments are negatively impacted in the short term when plastic resin costs increase and are positively impacted when plastic resin costs decrease.  This timing lag in passing through raw material cost changes could affect our results as plastic resin costs fluctuate. 

Outlook.  The Company is impacted by general economic and industrial growth, plastic resin availability and affordability, and general industrial production.  Our business has both geographic and end market diversity, which reduces the effect of any one of these factors on our overall performance.  Our results are affected by our ability to pass through raw material cost changes to our customers, improve manufacturing productivity and adapt to volume changes of our customers.  We seek to improve our overall profitability by implementing cost reduction programs for our manufacturing, selling and general and administrative expenses.  Looking forward to the third fiscal quarter of 2013, we believe the demand driven by economic activity will remain similar to the environment we have experienced in the past four quarters.  Seasonally volumes improve in the June ending quarter and we are observing typical sequential improvements in demand.  Taking these factors into account for our June 2013 quarter, and assuming that volumes improve in line with normal seasonality, we anticipate a near double-digit improvement in profitability, as defined as adjusted EBITDA less pro forma adjustments, versus the prior year.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of the Quarterly Period Ended March 30, 2013 (the “Quarter”) and the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2012 (the “Prior Quarter”)

Net Sales.  Net sales decreased from $1,183 million in the Prior Quarter to $1,150 million in the Quarter.  This decrease is primarily attributed to a volume decline of 3% related to a reduction in the number of shipping days due to two additional holidays falling within the quarter, the year-over-year adverse change in weather, and reduction in raw material content partially offset by volume gains in certain of our product lines.  The following discussion in this section provides a comparison of net sales by business segment.

               Quarterly Period Ended

	March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012		$ Change			% Change
Net sales:
Rigid Open Top	$	257	$	296	$	(39	)		(13	%)
Rigid Closed Top		353		364		(11	)		(3	%)
Rigid Packaging	$	610	$	660	$	(50	)		(8	%)
Engineered Materials		354		337		17			5	%
Flexible Packaging		186		186		—			—
Total net sales	$	1,150	$	1,183	$	(33	)		(3	%)

Net sales in the Rigid Open Top business decreased from $296 million in the Prior Quarter to $257 million in the Quarter as a result of net selling price decreases of 3%, volume decline of 5% and product realignment of 5%.  The volume decline is primarily attributed to reduction in the number of shipping days and the year-over-year adverse change in weather discussed above.  Net sales in the Rigid Closed Top business decreased from $364 million in the Prior Quarter to $353 million in the Quarter as a result of a volume decline of 3%.  The volume decline is primarily attributed to reduction in the number of shipping days and reductions in raw material content discussed above.  The Engineered Materials business net sales increased from $337 million in the Prior Quarter to $354 million in the Quarter as a result of  net selling price increases of 1% and product realignment of 5%  partially offset by a volume decline of 1%.  The Engineered Material volume decline was primarily attributed to the reduction in the number of shipping days discussed above partially offset by volume gains in our tapes and stretch films products.  The Flexible Packaging business net sales were $186 million in the Prior Quarter and the Quarter as a result of net selling price increases of 1% and acquisition volume attributed to Prime Label offset by a volume decline of 2%.  The Flexible Packaging volume decline was primarily attributed  to the  reduction in the number of shipping days discussed above partially offset by volume gains in our personal care products.

Operating Income.  Operating income increased from $91 million (8% of net sales) in the Prior Quarter to $111 million (10% of net sales) in the Quarter.  This increase is primarily attributed to $18 million from the relationship of net selling price to raw material costs, $3 million decrease in depreciation expense, $1 million decrease in amortization expense, $9 million decrease in business integration and $6 million of decreased selling, general and administrative expenses partially offset by $2 million decline in manufacturing efficiencies, $1 million loss from acquisitions and $4 million from volume declines described above.  The following discussion in this section provides a comparison of operating income by business segment

	Quarterly Period Ended
	March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012		$ Change			% Change
Operating income (loss):
Rigid Open Top	$	33	$	41	$	(8	)		(20	%)
Rigid Closed Top		36		26		10			38	%
Rigid Packaging	$	69	$	67	$	2			3	%
Engineered Materials		33		21		12			57	%
Flexible Packaging		9		3		6			200	%
Total operating income	$	111	$	91	$	20			22	%

Operating income for the Rigid Open Top business decreased from $41 million (14% of net sales) in the Prior Quarter to $33 million (13% of net sales) in the Quarter.  This decrease is primarily attributed to $2 million from volume declines described above, $3 million decline in operating performance in manufacturing, $1 million increase of selling, general and administrative expenses, $1 million decline in the relationship of net selling price to raw material costs and $1 million increase in business integration expense.  Operating income for the Rigid Closed Top business increased from $26 million (7% of net sales) in the Prior Quarter to $36 million (10% of net sales) in the Quarter.  This increase

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is primarily attributed to a $7 million decline in business integration expenses, $1 million improvement in the relationship of net selling price to raw material costs, $1 million of improved operating performance in manufacturing and $3 million decline in selling, general and administrative expenses partially offset by $2 million from volume declines described above.  Operating income for the Engineered Materials business improved from $21 million (6% of net sales) in the Prior Quarter to $33 million (10% of net sales) in the Quarter.  This increase is primarily attributed to $5 million improvement in the relationship of net selling price to raw material costs, $2 million of improved operating performance in manufacturing, $4 million decline in selling, general and administrative expenses and $2 million decline in depreciation and amortization expense partially offset by $1 million loss from acquisitions.  Operating income for the Flexible Packaging business improved from $3 million (2% of net sales) in the Prior Quarter to $9 million (5% of net sales) in the Quarter.  This improvement is primarily attributed to a $3 million reduction of business integration expense, $2 million reduction of depreciation and amortization expense, and $3 million improvement in the relationship of net selling price to raw material costs partially offset by a $2 million decline in operating performance in manufacturing.

Debt Extinguishment. Debt extinguishment was $48 million during the Quarter.  These were related to loss on extinguishment of debt attributed to $24 million of call premium and penalties, $16 million of deferred financing fees and $8 million of debt discount related to the debt extinguishment of the (i) Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2014, (ii) First Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2015, (iii) 101⁄4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 and (iv) 81⁄4% First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2015 during the quarter

Other Expense (Income). Other expense (income) increased from $2 million expense in the Prior Quarter to $1 million of income in the Quarter.  The change is primarily related to the change in the fair value of derivative instruments.

 Interest Expense.  Interest expense decreased from $83 million in the Prior Quarter to $61 million in the Quarter primarily as the result of the various debt extinguishments that resulted from our incremental term loan capital restructuring and the use of proceeds from our initial public offering.

Income Tax Expense.  For the Quarter, we recorded an income tax expense of $2 million compared to $4 million in the Prior Quarter.  The effective tax rate for the Quarter is impacted by the relative impact of discrete items and certain international entities for which a full valuation allowance is recognized.

Comparison of the Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 30, 2013 (the “YTD”) and the Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 31, 2012 (the “Prior YTD”)

Net Sales.  Net sales decreased from $2,320 million in the Prior YTD to $2,222 million in the YTD.  This decrease is primarily attributed to lower selling prices of 3% as a result of lower plastic resin costs and a volume decline of 1% related to the year-over-year adverse change in weather and reductions in raw material content partially offset by volume gains in certain of our product lines.  The following discussion in this section provides a comparison of net sales by business segment.

Two Quarterly Periods Ended

	March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012		$ Change			% Change
Net sales:
Rigid Open Top	$	516	$	583	$	(67	)		(11	%)
Rigid Closed Top		666		711		(45	)		(6	%)
Rigid Packaging	$	1,182	$	1,294	$	(112	)		(9	%)
Engineered Materials		679		665		14			2	%
Flexible Packaging		361		361		-			-	%
Total net sales	$	2,222	$	2,320	$	(98	)		(4	%)

Net sales in the Rigid Open Top business decreased from $583 million in the Prior YTD to $516 million in the YTD as a result of net selling price decreases of 7% due to lower resin costs, a volume decline of 2% and product realignment of 2%.  The volume decline is primarily attributed to the year-over-year adverse change in weather discussed above.  Net sales in the Rigid Closed Top business decreased from $711 million in the Prior YTD to $666 million in the YTD as a result of net selling price decreases of 3% due to lower resin costs and a volume decline of 3%.  The volume decline is primarily attributed to general market softness and a reduction in raw material content discussed above.  The Engineered Materials business net sales increased from $665 million in the Prior YTD to $679 million in the YTD.  The Engineered Material volume gains in our tapes and stretch films products and product realignment of 2% were partially offset by volume declines attributed  to factors discussed above.  Net sales in the Flexible Packaging business was $361 million in the Prior YTD and the YTD as a result of a modest volume decline attributed to factors discussed above offset by acquisition volume related to our Prime Label acquisition.

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Operating Income.  Operating income increased from $120 million (5% of net sales) in the Prior YTD to $179 million (8% of net sales) in the YTD.  This increase is primarily attributed to $10 million from the relationship of net selling price to raw material costs, $5 million decrease in depreciation expense, $4 million decrease in amortization expense, $23 million decrease in business integration, $3 million of improved manufacturing efficiencies, $1 million from acquisitions and a non-cash impairment charge of $17 million in the Prior YTD partially offset by $5 million from volume declines described above and $1 million of increased selling, general and administrative expenses.  The following discussion in this section provides a comparison of operating income by business segment. 

	Two Quarterly Periods Ended
	March 30, 2013		March 31, 2012			$ Change			% Change
Operating income (loss):
Rigid Open Top	$	60	$	72		$	(12	)		(17	%)
Rigid Closed Top		54		29			25			86	%
Rigid Packaging	$	114	$	101		$	13			13	%
Engineered Materials		57		23			34			148	%
Flexible Packaging		8		(4	)		12			300	%
Total operating income	$	179	$	120		$	59			49	%

Operating income for the Rigid Open Top business decreased from $72 million (12% of net sales) in the Prior YTD to $60 million (12% of net sales) in the YTD.  This decrease is primarily attributed to a $5 million decline in the relationship of net selling price to raw material costs, $2 million from volume declines described above, $1 million decline in operating performance in manufacturing, $3 million increase of selling, general and administrative expenses primarily attributed to costs associated with new product innovation and $1 million increase in depreciation and amortization expense.  Operating income for the Rigid Closed Top business increased from $29 million (4% of net sales) in the Prior YTD to $54 million (8% of net sales) in the YTD.  This increase is primarily attributed to a $18 million decline in business integration expenses, $4 million improvement in the relationship of net selling price to raw material costs, $3 million reduction of depreciation and amortization expense, $2 million of improved operating performance in manufacturing and by $1 million decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses partially offset $3 million from volume declines described above.  Operating income for the Engineered Materials business improved from $23 million (3% of net sales) in the Prior YTD to $57 million (8% of net sales) in the YTD.  This increase is primarily attributed to a $17 million non-cash impairment in the Prior YTD, $1 million from acquisitions, $9 million improvement in the relationship of net selling price to raw material costs, $6 million of improved operating performance in manufacturing, $3 million decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses and $3 million decrease in depreciation and amortization expense partially offset by $4 million increase in business integration.  Operating loss for the Flexible Packaging business improved from $4 million loss (-1% of net sales) in the Prior YTD to operating income of $8 million (2% of net sales) in the YTD.  This improvement is primarily attributed to a $8 million reduction of business integration expense, $3 million reduction of depreciation and amortization expense, and a $2 million improvement in the relationship of net selling price to raw material costs partially offset by $1 million increase of selling, general and administrative expenses.

Debt Extinguishment. Debt extinguishment was $64 million during the YTD as a result of loss on extinguishment of debt attributed to $37 million of call premium and penalties, $19 million of deferred financing fees and $8 million of debt discount related to the debt extinguishment that resulted from our incremental term loan capital restructuring and the use of the proceeds from our initial public offering.

Other Income. Other income increased from $2 million in the Prior YTD to $4 million in the YTD.  The change is primarily related to the change in the fair value of derivative instruments.

 Interest Expense.  Interest expense decreased from $166 million in the Prior YTD to $131 million in the YTD primarily as the result of the interest savings that resulted from our incremental term loan capital restructure and initial public offering.

Income Tax Benefit.  For the YTD, we recorded an income tax benefit of $3 million or an effective tax rate of 27% compared to an income tax benefit of $15 million or an effective tax rate of 34% in the Prior YTD.  The effective tax rate for the YTD is impacted by the relative impact of discrete items and certain international entities for which a full valuation allowance is recognized.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Senior Secured Credit Facility

The Company’s senior secured credit facilities consist of $2.5 billion term loan and $650 million asset based revolving line of credit (“Credit Facility”).  $1.1 billion of the term loan matures in April 2015, $1.4 billion of the term loan matures in February 2020 and the revolving line of credit matures in June 2016, subject to certain conditions.  The availability under the revolving line of credit is the lesser of $650 million or based on a defined borrowing base which is calculated based on available accounts receivable and inventory.  The revolving line of credit allows up to $130 million of letters of credit to be issued instead of borrowings under the revolving line of credit.  At March 30, 2013, the Company had $51 million outstanding on the revolving credit facility, $43 million outstanding letters of credit and a $38 million borrowing base reserve providing unused borrowing capacity of $518 million under the revolving line of credit.  The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of March 30, 2013.

Our fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in the revolving credit facility, is calculated based on a numerator consisting of adjusted EBITDA less pro forma adjustments, income taxes paid in cash and capital expenditures, and a denominator consisting of scheduled principal payments in respect of indebtedness for borrowed money, interest expense and certain distributions.  We are obligated to sustain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0 to 1.0 under the revolving credit facility at any time when the aggregate unused capacity under the revolving credit facility is less than 10% of the lesser of the revolving credit facility commitments and the borrowing base (and for 10 business days following the date upon which availability exceeds such threshold) or during the continuation of an event of default.  At March 30, 2013, the Company had unused borrowing capacity of $518 million under the revolving credit facility and thus was not subject to the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio covenant.  Our fixed charge ratio was 1.9 to 1.0 at March 30, 2013.

Despite not having financial maintenance covenants, our debt agreements contain certain negative covenants.  The failure to comply with these negative covenants could restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness, effect acquisitions, enter into certain significant business combinations, make distributions or redeem indebtedness.  The term loan facility contains a negative covenant first lien secured leverage ratio covenant of 4.0 to 1.0 on a pro forma basis for a proposed transaction, such as an acquisition or incurrence of additional first lien debt.  Our first lien secured leverage ratio was 3.3 to 1.0 at March 30, 2013.

A key financial metric utilized in the calculation of the first lien leverage ratio is Adjusted EBITDA as defined in the Company’s senior secured credit facilities.  The following table reconciles our Adjusted EBITDA for the four quarters and quarterly period ended March 30, 2013 to net income:

	March 30, 2013
	Four Quarters Ended			Quarterly Period Ended
Adjusted EBITDA	$	810		$	202
Net interest expense		(294	)		(61	)
Depreciation and amortization		(351	)		(85	)
Income tax expense		(14	)		(2	)
Business optimization and other expense		(27	)		(2	)
Restructuring and impairment		(11	)		(1	)
Extinguishment of debt		(64	)		(48	)
Pro forma acquisitions		(4	)		-
Unrealized cost savings		(22	)		(2	)
Net income	$	23		$	1

Cash flow from operating activities	$	490		$	78
Net additions to property, plant, and equipment		(207	)		(62	)
Adjusted free cash flow	$	283		$	16
Cash flow from investing activities		(285	)		(62	)
Cash flow from financing activities		(221	)		(32	)

While the determination of appropriate adjustments in the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA is subject to interpretation under the terms of the Credit Facility, management believes the adjustments described above are in accordance with the covenants in the Credit Facility.  Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or construed as an alternative to our net income (loss) or other measures as determined in accordance with GAAP.  In addition, other companies in our industry or across different industries may calculate bank covenants and related definitions differently than we do, limiting the usefulness of our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA as a comparative measure. 

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Tax Receivable Agreement

The Company expects to pay between $300 million and $350 million in related to the TRA over the next five years with $63 million projected to be paid during the next twelve months.  The payment range is based on the Company's assumptions using various items, including valuation analysis and current tax law.  Payments under the TRA are not conditioned upon the parties' continued ownership of the Company.  The Company had made $5 million of payments related to the TRA as of March 30, 2013.

Contractual Obligations and Off Balance Sheet Transactions 

Our contractual cash obligations at the end of fiscal 2012, giving effect to our initial public offering in October 2012 and the debt restructuring we completed in February 2013, are summarized in the following table.

	Payments due by period as of the end of fiscal 2012
	Total		< 1 year		1-3 years		4-5 years		> 5 years
Long-term debt, excluding capital leases	$	3,964	$	23	$	1,189	$	115	$	2,637
Capital leases (a)		104		30		50		17		7
Fixed interest rate payments (b)		1,109		170		256		319		364
Variable interest rate payments (c)		293		52		136		47		58
Operating leases		289		46		68		56		119
Funding of pension and other postretirement obligations (d)		8		8		—		—		—
Total contractual cash obligations	$	5,767	$	329	$	1,699	$	554	$	3,185

(a)   Includes anticipated interest of $17 over the life of the capital leases. 

(b)   Includes variable rate debt subject to interest rate swap agreements. 

(c)   Based on applicable interest rates in effect end of fiscal 2012.   

(d)   Pension and other postretirement contributions have been included in the above table for the next year.  The amount is the estimated contributions to our defined benefit plans.  The assumptions used by the actuary in calculating the projection includes weighted average return on pension assets of approximately 8% for 2012.  The estimation may vary based on the actual return on our plan assets.  See Note 9 to the Consolidated or Combined Financial Statements in our prospectus filed on April 16, 2013 for more information on these obligations.  

Cash Flows

Net cash provided by operating activities increased from $155 million in the Prior YTD to $165 million in the YTD.  The change is primarily attributed to improved operating performance partially offset by additional working capital.

Net cash used in investing activities increased from $91 million in the Prior YTD to $125 million in the YTD primarily as a result of acquisition of Prime Label.  Our capital expenditures are forecasted at $230 million for fiscal 2013 and will be funded from cash flows from operating activities and existing liquidity.

Net cash used in financing activities was $74 million in the Prior YTD compared to $111 million in the YTD.  The YTD change is primarily attributed to proceeds we raised in our initial public offering and incremental term loan capital restructure, which we utilized to repurchase the 11% Senior Subordinated Notes, Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes, First Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes, 101⁄4% Senior Subordinated and  81⁄4% First Priority Senior Secured Notes.

 Based on our current level of operations, we believe that cash flow from operations and available cash, together with available borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities, will be adequate to meet our short-term liquidity needs over the next twelve months.  We base such belief on historical experience and the funds available under the revolving credit facility.  However, we cannot predict our future results of operations and our ability to meet our obligations involves numerous risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012.  In particular, increases in the cost of resin which we are unable to pass through to our customers on a timely basis or significant acquisitions could severely impact our liquidity.

Item 3.              Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Interest Rate Sensitivity

We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates primarily through our senior secured credit facilities, senior secured first priority notes and second priority senior secured notes.  Our senior secured credit facilities are comprised of (i) a $2.6 billion term loan and (ii) a $650 million revolving credit facility.  At March 30, 2013, the Company had $51 million outstanding on the revolving credit facility.  The net outstanding balance of the term loan was $2.5 billion at March 30, 2013.  Borrowings under our senior secured credit facilities bear interest, at our option, at either an alternate base rate or an adjusted LIBOR rate for a one-, two-, three- or six month interest period, or a nine- or twelve-month period, if available to all relevant lenders, in each case, plus an applicable margin.  The alternate base rate is the mean the greater of (i) in the case of our term loan, Credit Suisse’s prime rate or, in the case of our revolving credit facility, Bank of America's prime rate and (ii) one-half of 1.0% over the weighted average of rates on overnight Federal Funds as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.  At March 30, 2013, the LIBOR rate of 0.28% was applicable to the term loan and second priority senior secured floating rate notes.  A 0.25% change in LIBOR would not have a material impact on our interest expense.

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In November 2010, the Company entered into two separate interest rate swap transactions to protect $1 billion of the outstanding variable rate term loan debt from future interest rate volatility.  The first agreement had a notional amount of $500 and became effective in November 2010.  The agreement swaps three month variable LIBOR contracts for a fixed three year rate of 0.8925% and expires in November 2013.  The second agreement had a notional amount of $500 and became effective in December 2010.  The agreement swaps three month variable LIBOR contracts for a fixed three year rate of 1.0235% and expires in November 2013.  The counterparties to these agreements are with global financial institutions.  In August 2011, the Company began utilizing 1-month LIBOR contracts for the underlying senior secured credit facility.  The Company’s change in interest rate selection caused the Company to lose hedge accounting on both of the interest rate swaps.  The Company recorded subsequent changes in fair value in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and will amortize the unrealized losses to Interest expense through the end of the respective swap agreements.  A .25% change in LIBOR would not have a material impact on the fair value of the interest rate swaps.

In February 2013, the Company entered into an interest rate swap transaction to manage cash flow variability associated with $1 billion of outstanding variable rate term loan debt (the "2013 Swaps"). The agreement swaps the greater of a three-month variable LIBOR contract or 1.00% for a fixed three-year rate of 2.355%, with an effective date in May 2016 and expiration in May 2019. The counterparty to the agreement is a financial institution. The company will record changes in fair value in Accumulated other comprehensive income. A 0.25% change in LIBOR would not have a material impact on the fair value of the interest rate swaps.

Resin Cost Sensitivity

We are exposed to market risk from changes in plastic resin prices that could impact our results of operations and financial condition.  Our plastic resin purchasing strategy is to deal with only high-quality, dependable suppliers.  We believe that we have maintained strong relationships with these key suppliers and expect that such relationships will continue into the foreseeable future.  The resin market is a global market and, based on our experience, we believe that adequate quantities of plastic resins will be available at market prices, but we can give you no assurances as to such availability or the prices thereof.  If the price of resin increased or decreased by 5% it would result in a material change to our cost of goods sold.

Item 4.              Controls and Procedures

(a)           Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

Under applicable SEC regulations, management of a reporting company, with the participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, must periodically evaluate the company’s “disclosure controls and procedures,” which are defined generally as controls and other procedures of a reporting company designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the reporting company in its periodic reports filed with the commission (such as this Form 10-Q) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported on a timely basis.

The Company's management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the disclosure controls and procedures as of March 30, 2013.  Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of March 30, 2013, the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 (b)           Changes in internal controls.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 30, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II.  Other Information

Item 1.               Legal Proceedings

There has been no material changes in legal proceedings from the items disclosed in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012.

Item 1A.            Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the risks described in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012, including those under the heading “Risk Factors” and other information contained in this Quarterly Report before investing in our securities. Realization of any of these risks could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.  There were no material changes in the Company’s risk factors since described in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2012.

Item 2.               Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not Applicable

Item 3.               Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not Applicable

Item 4.               Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable

Item 5.               Other Information

Not Applicable

Item 6.               Exhibits

31.1           Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer

31.2           Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer

32.1           Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer

32.2           Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Berry Plastics Group, Inc.

May 7, 2013

By: /s/ James M. Kratochvil                                                               

       James M. Kratochvil

     Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CERTIFICATION

I, Jonathan D. Rich, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Berry Plastics Group, Inc., certify that:

1.           I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (the “Registrant”);

2.           Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

6.

(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  May 7, 2013                                                                                /s/ Jonathan D. Rich       

Jonathan D. Rich

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION

I, James M. Kratochvil, Chief Financial Officer of Berry Plastics Group, Inc., certify that:

1.           I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (the “Registrant”);

2.           Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;

(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(a)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:  May 7, 2013                                                                                /s/ James M. Kratochvil       

James M. Kratochvil

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

EX-32.1

                                                                                                                     EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jonathan D. Rich, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

/s/ Jonathan D. Rich    

Jonathan D. Rich

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Date:  May 7, 2013

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Berry Plastics Group, Inc. (the “Registrant”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 30, 2013, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, James M. Kratochvil, the Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer of the Registrant, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

/s/ James M. Kratochvil    

James M. Kratochvil

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date:  May 7, 2013

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Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements (Summary Of Long-Term Indebtedness In Excess Of Fair Value) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 29, 2012
Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Long-term indebtedness	$ 1
Senior Unsecured Term Loan [Member]
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
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Basic And Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Basic And Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive shares excluded from caluculation	12,958,355	11,029,790

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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Consolidating Statement Of Operations) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,150	$ 1,183	$ 2,222	$ 2,320
Cost of goods sold	936	979	1,831	1,964
Selling, general and administrative expenses	75	84	152	156
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Restructuring and impairment charges, net	1	3	6	26
Operating income (loss)	111	91	179	120
Debt extinguishment	48		64
Other expense (income), net	(1)	2	(4)	(2)
Interest expense, net	61	83	131	166
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Income tax expense (benefit)	2	4	(3)	(15)
Net income (loss)	1	2	(9)	(29)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(4)	10	(11)	(20)
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Interest expense, net	11	14	22	26
Equity in net income of subsidiaries	(14)	(20)	(10)	18
Income (loss) before income taxes	3	6	(12)	(44)
Income tax expense (benefit)	2	4	(3)	(15)
Net income (loss)	1	2	(9)	(29)
Comprehensive income (loss)	1	2	(9)	(29)
Issuer [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Net sales	137	140	270	285
Cost of goods sold	118	126	255	275
Selling, general and administrative expenses	7	15	17	25
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Operating income (loss)	9	(4)	(8)	(20)
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Interest expense, net	8	10	17	21
Equity in net income of subsidiaries	(81)	(55)	(143)	(58)
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Income tax expense (benefit)	14	14	24	6
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Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Net sales	919	955	1,768	1,863
Cost of goods sold	743	779	1,437	1,555
Selling, general and administrative expenses	60	61	118	115
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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Net sales	94	88	184	172
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Income tax expense (benefit)	(15)	(16)	(24)	(9)
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Accrued Expenses, Other Current Liabilities And Other Long-Term Liabilities (Summary Of Other Long-Term Liabilities) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Accrued Expenses, Other Current Liabilities And Other Long-Term Liabilities [Abstract]
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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

Condensed Supplemental Consolidated Balance Sheet

	March 30, 2013
									Non—
							Guarantor		Guarantor
		Parent			Issuer		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Current assets		130			160		825			144		(10	)		1,249
Intercompany receivable		257			3,595		—			20		(3,872	)		—
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Current liabilities		74			277		339			53		(11	)		732
Intercompany payable		—			—		3,872			—		(3,872	)		—
Noncurrent liabilities		1,310			3,961		118			8		(732	)		4,665
Equity (deficit)		(315	)		570		(131	)		863		(1,302	)		(315	)
Total liabilities and equity (deficit)	$	1,069		$	4,808	$	4,198		$	924	$	(5,917	)	$	5,082

	September 29, 2012
										Non—
							Guarantor		Guarantor
		Parent			Issuer		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
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Intercompany receivable		243			3,800		74			—		(4,117	)		—
Property, plant and equipment, net		—			113		1,023			80		—			1,216
Other noncurrent assets		262			809		2,353			749		(1,516	)		2,657
Total assets	$	625		$	4,948	$	4,209		$	968	$	(5,644	)	$	5,106
Current liabilities		18			278		315			48		(13	)		646
Intercompany payable		—			—		3,966			151		(4,117	)		—
Noncurrent liabilities		1,059			4,579		119			8		(853	)		4,912
Equity (deficit)		(452	)		91		(191	)		761		(661	)		(452	)
Total liabilities and equity (deficit)	$	625		$	4,948	$	4,209		$	968	$	(5,644	)	$	5,106

Condensed Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Operations

	Quarterly Period Ended March 30, 2013
										Non-
								Guarantor	Guarantor
		Parent			Issuer			Subsidiaries	Subsidiaries				Eliminations			Total
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Cost of sales		—			118			743		75			—			936
Selling, general and administrative expenses		—			7			60		8			—			75
Amortization of intangibles		—			3			22		2			—			27
Restructuring and impairment charges, net		—			—			1		—			—			1
Operating income (loss)		—			9			93		9			—			111
Debt extinguishment		—			48			-		—			—			48
Other income		—			(1	)		-		—			—			(1	)
Interest expense, net		11			8			49		(29	)		22			61
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		(14	)		(81	)		—		—			95			—
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Income tax expense (benefit)		2			14			—		1			(15	)		2
Net income (loss)	$	1		$	21		$	44	$	37		$	(102	)	$	1
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	1		$	20		$	44	$	33		$	(102	)	$	(4	)

	Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2012
										Non-
								Guarantor	Guarantor
		Parent			Issuer			Subsidiaries	Subsidiaries				Eliminations			Total
Net sales	$	—		$	140		$	955	$	88		$	—		$	1,183
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Selling, general and administrative expenses		—			15			61		8			—			84
Amortization of intangibles		—			3			22		1			—			26
Restructuring and impairment charges, net		—			—			2		1			—			3
Operating income (loss)		—			(4	)		91		4			—			91
Other expense		—			2			-		—			—			2
Interest expense, net		14			10			66		(28	)		21			83
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		(20	)		(55	)		—		—			75			—
Net income (loss) before income taxes		6			39			25		32			(96	)		6
Income tax expense (benefit)		4			14			1		1			(16	)		4
Net income (loss)	$	2		$	25		$	24	$	31		$	(80	)	$	2
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	2		$	25		$	24	$	39		$	(80	)	$	10

	Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 30, 2013
										Non-
								Guarantor		Guarantor
		Parent			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries			Eliminations				Total
Net sales	$	—		$	270		$	1,768		$	184		$	—		$	2,222
Cost of sales		—			255			1,437			139			—			1,831
Selling, general and administrative expenses		—			17			118			17			—			152
Amortization of intangibles		—			6			45			3			—			54
Restructuring and impairment charges, net		—			—			6			—			—			6
Operating income (loss)		—			(8	)		162			25			—			179
Debt extinguishment		—			64			—			—			—			64
Other income		—			(4	)		—			—			—			(4	)
Interest expense, net		22			17			104			(60	)		48			131
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		(10	)		(143	)		—			—			153			—
Net income (loss) before income taxes		(12	)		58			58			85			(201	)		(12	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(3	)		24			(1	)		1			(24	)		(3	)
Net income (loss)	$	(9	)	$	34		$	59		$	84		$	(177	)	$	(9	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(9	)	$	34		$	59		$	82		$	(177	)	$	(11	)
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Cash Flow from Operating Activities	$	—		$	(6	)	$	159		$	12		$	—		$	165
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Additions to property, plant, and equipment		—			(10	)		(94	)		(3	)		—			(107	)
Proceeds from disposal of assets		—			—			2			—			—			2
Investment in Parent		—			—			—			(21	)		21			—
(Contributions) distributions to/from subsidiaries		(438	)		417			—			—			21			—
Intercompany advances (repayments)		—			62			—			—			(62	)		—
Investment in Issuer debt securities		—			—			—			—			—			—
Acquisition of business net of cash acquired		—			—			(20	)		—			—			(20	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(438	)		469			(112	)		(24	)		(20	)		(125	)
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term debt		—			1,392			—			—			—			1,392
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		4			—			—			—			—			4
Proceeds from initial public stock offering		438			—			—			—			—			438
Repayment of notes receivable		1			1			—			—			(1	)		1
Payment of tax receivable agreement		(5	)		(5	)		—			—			5			(5	)
Debt financing costs		—			(39	)		—			—			—			(39	)
Repayment of long-term debt		—			(1,881	)		—			—			(21	)		(1,902	)
Changes in intercompany balances		—			—			(47	)		(11	)		58			—
Contribution from Issuer		—			—			—			21			(21	)		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		438			(532	)		(47	)		10			20			(111	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		—			(69	)		—			(2	)		—			(71	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			66			—			21			—			87
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	(3	)	$	—		$	19		$	—		$	16

	Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 31, 2012
										Non—
								Guarantor		Guarantor
		Parent			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries			Eliminations				Total
Net sales	$	—		$	285		$	1,863		$	172		$	—		$	2,320
Cost of sales		—			275			1,555			134			—			1,964
Selling, general and administrative expenses		—			25			115			16			—			156
Amortization of intangibles		—			5			48			1			—			54
Restructuring and impairment charges, net		—			—			25			1			—			26
Operating income (loss)		—			(20	)		120			20			—			120
Other income		—			(2	)		—			—			—			(2	)
Interest expense, net		26			21			131			(52	)		40			166
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		18			(58	)		—			—			40			—
Net income (loss) before income taxes		(44	)		19			(11	)		72			(80	)		(44	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(15	)		6			1			2			(9	)		(15	)
Net income (loss)	$	(29	)	$	13		$	(12	)	$	70		$	(71	)	$	(29	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(29	)	$	14		$	(12	)	$	78		$	(71	)	$	(20	)
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Cash Flow from Operating Activities	$	—		$	(36	)	$	189		$	2		$	—		$	155
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Additions to property, plant, and equipment		—			(11	)		(91	)		(4	)		—			(106	)
Proceeds from disposal of assets		—			—			8			—			—			8
Investment in Parent		—			—			—			(4	)		4			—
(Contributions) distributions to/from subsidiaries		—			(4	)		—			—			4			—
Intercompany advances (repayments)		—			119			—			—			(119	)		—
Investment in Issuer debt securities		—			—			—			—			—			—
Acquisition of business net of cash acquired		—			—			7			—			—			7
Net cash used in investing activities		—			104			(76	)		(8	)		(111	)		(91	)
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term debt		—			—			—			—			—			—
Repayment of long-term debt		—			(64	)		—			—			(4	)		(68	)
Changes in intercompany balances		—			—			(118	)		(1	)		119			—
Contribution from Issuer		—			—			—			4			(4	)		—
Purchases of common stock		—			(6	)		—			—			—			(6	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		—			(70	)		(118	)		3			111			(74	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		—			(2	)		(5	)		(3	)		—			(10	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			20			5			17			—			42
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	18		$	—		$	14		$	—		$	32

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Operating Segments (Narrative) (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013 segment
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Number of reporting segments	4
Net Sales, Geographic Area [Member] | North America [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	96.00%
Long-Lived Assets, Geographic Area [Member] | North America [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	98.00%
Assets, Total [Member] | North America [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	98.00%

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Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging, By Balance Sheet Location) (Details) (Interest Rate Swap [Member], Other Long-Term Liabilites [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
2010 Swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps	$ 4	$ 7
2013 Swaps [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Interest rate swaps	$ 3

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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Consolidating Statement Of Cash Flows) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Net cash flow from operating activities	$ 165	$ 155
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(107)	(106)
Proceeds from disposal of assets	2	8
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(20)	7
Net cash flow from investing activities	(125)	(91)
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,392
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	4
Proceeds from initial public offering	438
Repayment of notes receivable	1
Payment of tax receivable agreement	(5)
Repayments on long-term borrowings	(1,902)	(68)
Purchase of common stock		(6)
Deferred financing costs	(39)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(111)	(74)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(71)	(10)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	87	42
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	16	32
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
(Contributions) distributions to/from subsidiaries	(438)
Net cash flow from investing activities	(438)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	4
Proceeds from initial public offering	438
Repayment of notes receivable	1
Payment of tax receivable agreement	(5)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	438
Issuer [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Net cash flow from operating activities	(6)	(36)
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(10)	(11)
(Contributions) distributions to/from subsidiaries	417	(4)
Intercompany advances (repayments)	62	119
Net cash flow from investing activities	469	104
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,392
Repayment of notes receivable	1
Payment of tax receivable agreement	(5)
Repayments on long-term borrowings	(1,881)	(64)
Purchase of common stock		(6)
Deferred financing costs	(39)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(532)	(70)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(69)	(2)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	66	20
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	(3)	18
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Net cash flow from operating activities	159	189
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(94)	(91)
Proceeds from disposal of assets	2	8
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(20)	7
Net cash flow from investing activities	(112)	(76)
Changes in intercompany balances	(47)	(118)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(47)	(118)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(5)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		5
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Net cash flow from operating activities	12	2
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(3)	(4)
Investment in Parent	(21)	(4)
Net cash flow from investing activities	(24)	(8)
Changes in intercompany balances	(11)	(1)
Contribution from Issuer	(21)	(4)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	10	3
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(2)	(3)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	21	17
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	19	14
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Investment in Parent	21	4
(Contributions) distributions to/from subsidiaries	21	4
Intercompany advances (repayments)	(62)	(119)
Net cash flow from investing activities	(20)	(111)
Repayment of notes receivable	(1)
Payment of tax receivable agreement	5
Repayments on long-term borrowings	(21)	(4)
Changes in intercompany balances	58	119
Contribution from Issuer	21	4
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$ 20	$ 111

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Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Acquisitions [Abstract]

Acquisitions

3. Acquisitions

Stopaq®

In June 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Frans Nooren Beheer B.V. and its operating companies ("Stopaq") for a purchase price of $65 million ($62 million, net of cash acquired). Stopaq is the inventor and manufacturer of patented visco-elastic technologies for use in corrosion prevention, sealing and insulation applications ranging from pipelines to subsea piles to rail and cable joints. The newly added business is operated in the Company's Engineered Materials reporting segment. To finance the purchase, the Company used cash on hand and existing credit facilities. The Stopaq acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the preliminary purchase price has been allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The Company has not finalized the purchase price allocation to the fair value on fixed assets, deferred income taxes and intangibles. The Company has recognized goodwill on this transaction as a result of expected synergies. A portion of the goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes.

Prime Label

In October 2012, the Company acquired 100% of the shares of Prime Label and Screen Incorporated ("Prime Label") for a purchase price of $20 million. Prime Label is a leader in specialty re-sealable labels, including a patented rigid lens closure system. The newly added business is operated in the Company's Flexible Packaging reporting segment. To finance the purchase, the Company used cash on hand and existing credit facilities. The Prime Label acquisition has been accounted for under the purchase method of accounting, and accordingly, the preliminary purchase price has been allocated to the identifiable assets and liabilities based on estimated fair values at the acquisition date. The Company has not finalized the purchase price allocation to the fair value on deferred income taxes and intangibles. The Company has recognized goodwill on this transaction as a result of expected synergies. A portion of the goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes.

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Operating Segments (Summary Of Selected Information By Reportable Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 1,150	$ 1,183	$ 2,222	$ 2,320
Operating income (loss)	111	91	179	120
Depreciation and amortization	85	87	172	176
Rigid Open Top [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	257	296	516	583
Operating income (loss)	33	41	60	72
Depreciation and amortization	22	23	45	45
Rigid Closed Top [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	353	364	666	711
Operating income (loss)	36	26	54	29
Depreciation and amortization	33	33	66	68
Rigid Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	610	660	1,182	1,294
Operating income (loss)	69	67	114	101
Depreciation and amortization	55	56	111	113
Engineered Materials [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	354	337	679	665
Operating income (loss)	33	21	57	23
Depreciation and amortization	17	17	35	34
Flexible Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	186	186	361	361
Operating income (loss)	9	3	8	(4)
Depreciation and amortization	$ 13	$ 14	$ 26	$ 29

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Restructuring And Impairment Charges (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Restructuring And Impairment Charges [Abstract]
Restructuring costs related to severance, asset impairment, and exit costs	$ 1	$ 3	$ 6	$ 26

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Acquisitions (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 STOPAQ [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Prime Label [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Percentage of capital stock acquired	100.00%	100.00%
Aggregate purchase price	$ 65	$ 20
Purchase price, net of cash acquired	$ 62

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Operating Segments (Summary Of Assets And Goodwill By Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 5,082	$ 5,106
Goodwill	1,633	1,626
Rigid Open Top [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	1,801	1,773
Goodwill	681	681
Rigid Closed Top [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	1,945	1,959
Goodwill	831	832
Rigid Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	3,746	3,732
Goodwill	1,512	1,513
Engineered Materials [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	818	873
Goodwill	82	73
Flexible Packaging [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	518	501
Goodwill	$ 39	$ 40

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Restructuring And Impairment Charges (Components Of Restructuring Charges) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance and termination benefits	$ 1	$ 1	$ 4	$ 4
Facility exit costs and other		1	2	2
Asset impairment		1		20
Total	1	3	6	26
Rigid Open Top [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance and termination benefits			1
Total			1
Rigid Closed Top [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance and termination benefits	1		2	2
Facility exit costs and other		1	1	1
Asset impairment		1		4
Total	1	2	3	7
Engineered Materials [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Severance and termination benefits		1	1	2
Facility exit costs and other				1
Asset impairment				16
Total		1	1	19
Flexible Packaging [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Facility exit costs and other			1
Total			$ 1

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Restructuring And Impairment Charges (Schedule Of Restructuring Accrual Costs) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 7	$ 7
Charges	6	31
Non-cash asset impairment		(20)
Cash payments	(7)	(11)
Ending balance	6	7
Severance And Termination Benefits [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning balance	4	4
Charges	4	7
Cash payments	(4)	(7)
Ending balance	4	4
Facilities Exit Costs And Other [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning balance	3	3
Charges	2	4
Cash payments	(3)	(4)
Ending balance	2	3
Non-Cash [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Charges		20
Non-cash asset impairment		$ (20)

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Basis Of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]

Basis Of Presentation

2. Basis of Presentation

As of March 30, 2013, Berry was majority owned by affiliates of Apollo Management, L.P. ("Apollo") and Graham Partners ("Graham"). Berry, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries operates in four primary segments: Rigid Open Top, Rigid Closed Top, Engineered Materials, and Flexible Packaging. The Company's customers are located principally throughout the United States, without significant concentration in any one region or with any one customer. The accompanying unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal year end September 29, 2012. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated. The Company issued financial statements by filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and has evaluated subsequent events up to the time of the filing.

Reclassification Adjustments

Certain amounts in the prior year financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. The Company historically presented Other operating expenses in its Consolidated Statements of Operations, which consisted predominately of business optimization costs and management fees to affiliates of Apollo and Graham. The Company has eliminated separate presentation of Other operating expenses from its Consolidated Statements of Operations to better align with the way the Company is reviewing its operating results. For the quarterly periods and two quarterly periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 business optimization costs were $2 million and $7 million and $11 million and $20 million, respectively and are included in Cost of goods sold. The Company recorded management fees of $3 million and $5 million for the quarterly period and two quarterly periods ended March 31, 2012, respectively and are included in Selling, general and administrative expense. The Company's management fee agreement with Apollo and other investors terminated upon completion of the initial public offering.

Initial Public Offering

In October 2012, the Company filed an initial public offering and sold 29,411,764 shares of common stock at $16.00 per share. In conjunction with the initial public offering the Company executed a 12.25 for one stock split of the Company's common stock. The effect of the stock split on outstanding shares and earnings per share has been retroactively applied to all periods presented. Transaction fees totaling $33 million were included in Paid-in capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Proceeds, net of transaction fees, of $438 million and cash from operations were used to repurchase $455 million of 11% Senior Subordinated Notes due September 2016. As part of the repurchase the Company paid premiums of $13 million and wrote-off $3 million of deferred financing fees.

Tax Receivable Agreement

In connection with the initial public offering, the Company entered into an income tax receivable agreement ("TRA") that provides for the payment to pre-initial public offering stockholders, option holders and holders of our stock appreciation rights, 85% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, foreign, state and local income tax that are actually realized (or are deemed to be realized in the case of a change of control) as a result of the utilization of our and our subsidiaries' net operating losses attributable to periods prior to the initial public offering. The Company expects to pay between $300 million and $350 million in cash related to this agreement. This range is based on the Company's assumptions using various items, including valuation analysis and current tax law. Upon the effective date of the TRA, the Company recorded an initial obligation of $300 million which is recognized as a reduction of Paid-in capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 30, 2013. Changes in the recorded net deferred income tax assets will result in changes in the TRA obligation, and such changes will be recorded as Other expense (income) in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Payments under the TRA are not conditioned upon the parties' continued ownership of the Company.

Redeemable Common Stock

As of September 29, 2012, the Company had entered into agreements with former employees that required the Company to redeem this common stock at pre-determined dates. Historical redemption of this stock was based on the fair value of the stock on the fixed redemption date. This redeemable common stock was recorded at its fair value in temporary equity and changes in the fair value were recorded in additional paid in capital each period. Upon completion of the initial public offering, the redemption requirement terminated resulting in the Company reclassifying the shares into equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Other Related Party Transactions

The Company recorded management fees of $3 million and $5 million for the quarterly period and two quarterly periods ended March 31, 2012, respectively, charged by Apollo and other investors to the Company. The Company's management fee agreement with Apollo and other investors terminated upon completion of the initial public offering.

BP Parallel LLC, a non-guarantor subsidiary of the Company, invested $21 million to purchase assignments of $21 million of unsecured term loan during the quarter ended December 29, 2012. Of the $21 million assignments purchased, $14 million were purchased from third parties affiliated with Apollo.

In connection with our initial public offering in October 2012, the Company paid a $1 million underwriting fee to Apollo Global Securities, LLC, an affiliate of Apollo that served as a manager of the offering.

In connection with the incremental term loan Berry Plastics Corporation entered into in February 2013, the Company paid a $1 million underwriting fee to Apollo Global Securities, LLC, an affiliate of Apollo that served as a manager of the offering.

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Accrued Expenses, Other Current Liabilities And Other Long-Term Liabilities (Summary Of Accrued Expenses And Other Current Liabilities) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Accrued Expenses, Other Current Liabilities And Other Long-Term Liabilities [Abstract]
Employee compensation, payroll and other taxes	$ 79	$ 95
Interest	42	60
Rebates	59	68
TRA obligation	63
Other	55	77
Total accrued liabilities, current	$ 300	$ 300

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Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements (Valuation Of Property, Plant and Equipment And Definite Lived Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived trademarks	$ 207	$ 220	$ 207	$ 220
Goodwill	1,633	1,587	1,633	1,587
Definite lived intangible assets	739	814	739	814
Property, plant, and equipment	1,242	1,213	1,242	1,213
Total	3,821	3,834	3,821	3,834
Definite lived intangible assets, Impairment Loss				17
Property, plant, and equipment, Impairment loss		1		3
Impairment Loss, Total		1		20
Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived trademarks
Goodwill
Definite lived intangible assets
Property, plant, and equipment
Total
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived trademarks
Goodwill
Definite lived intangible assets
Property, plant, and equipment
Total
Level 3 [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Indefinite-lived trademarks	207	220	207	220
Goodwill	1,633	1,587	1,633	1,587
Definite lived intangible assets	739	814	739	814
Property, plant, and equipment	1,242	1,213	1,242	1,213
Total	$ 3,821	$ 3,834	$ 3,821	$ 3,834

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 16	$ 87
Accounts receivable (less allowance of $3 at March 30, 2013 and September 29, 2012)	458	455
Inventories:
Finished goods	357	306
Raw materials and supplies	253	229
Inventory, total	610	535
Deferred income taxes	130	114
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	35	42
Total current assets	1,249	1,233
Property, plant, and equipment, net	1,242	1,216
Goodwill, intangible assets and deferred costs	2,579	2,636
Other assets	12	21
Total assets	5,082	5,106
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	375	306
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	300	300
Current portion of long-term debt	57	40
Total current liabilities	732	646
Long-term debt, less current portion	3,942	4,431
Deferred income taxes	330	315
Other long-term liabilities	393	166
Total liabilities	5,397	5,558
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable shares		23
Stockholders' equity (deficit):
Common stock; ($0.01 par value; 400,000,000 shares authorized; 113,164,457 shares issued and 113,093,973 shares outstanding as of March 30, 2013; 84,696,218 issued and 83,209,232 outstanding as of September 29, 2012)	1	1
Paid-in capital	301	131
Notes receivable-common stock	(1)	(2)
Non-controlling interest	3	3
Accumulated deficit	(570)	(561)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(49)	(47)
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)	(315)	(475)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	$ 5,082	$ 5,106

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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information (Consolidating Balance Sheet) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Current assets	$ 1,249	$ 1,233
Property, plant, and equipment, net	1,242	1,216
Other noncurrent assets	2,591	2,657
Total assets	5,082	5,106
Current liabilities	732	646
Noncurrent liabilities	4,665	4,912
Equity (deficit)	(315)	(452)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	5,082	5,106
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Current assets	130	120
Intercompany receivable	257	243
Other noncurrent assets	682	262
Total assets	1,069	625
Current liabilities	74	18
Noncurrent liabilities	1,310	1,059
Equity (deficit)	(315)	(452)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	1,069	625
Issuer [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Current assets	160	226
Intercompany receivable	3,595	3,800
Property, plant, and equipment, net	121	113
Other noncurrent assets	932	809
Total assets	4,808	4,948
Current liabilities	277	278
Noncurrent liabilities	3,961	4,579
Equity (deficit)	570	91
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	4,808	4,948
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Current assets	825	759
Intercompany receivable		74
Property, plant, and equipment, net	1,045	1,023
Other noncurrent assets	2,328	2,353
Total assets	4,198	4,209
Current liabilities	339	315
Intercompany payable	3,872	3,966
Noncurrent liabilities	118	119
Equity (deficit)	(131)	(191)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	4,198	4,209
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Current assets	144	139
Intercompany receivable	20
Property, plant, and equipment, net	76	80
Other noncurrent assets	684	749
Total assets	924	968
Current liabilities	53	48
Intercompany payable		151
Noncurrent liabilities	8	8
Equity (deficit)	863	761
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	924	968
Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Line Items]
Current assets	(10)	(11)
Intercompany receivable	(3,872)	(4,117)
Other noncurrent assets	(2,035)	(1,516)
Total assets	(5,917)	(5,644)
Current liabilities	(11)	(13)
Intercompany payable	(3,872)	(4,117)
Noncurrent liabilities	(732)	(853)
Equity (deficit)	(1,302)	(661)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)	$ (5,917)	$ (5,644)

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Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss	$ (9)	$ (29)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	118	122
Amortization of intangibles	54	54
Non-cash interest expense	8	12
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	(3)	(17)
Loss on disposal and impairment of assets		20
Debt extinguishment	64
Other non-cash expense (income)	2	4
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(1)	54
Inventories	(73)	(4)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	13	(3)
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(8)	(58)
Net cash from operating activities	165	155
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(107)	(106)
Proceeds from sale of assets	2	8
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(20)	7
Net cash from investing activities	(125)	(91)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term borrowings	1,392
Repayments on long-term borrowings	(1,902)	(68)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	4
Repayment of notes receivable	1
Purchase of common stock		(6)
Payment of tax receivable agreement	(5)
Deferred financing costs	(39)
Proceeds from initial public offering	438
Net cash from financing activities	(111)	(74)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash
Net change in cash	(71)	(10)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	87	42
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 16	$ 32

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Long-Term Debt (Summary Of Long-Term Debt) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013 Term Loan Due April 2015 [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Term Loan Due April 2015 [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Term Loan Due February 2020 [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 9 1/2% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 9 1/2% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 9 3/4% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 9 3/4% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Senior Unsecured Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 29, 2012 Senior Unsecured Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 1,128	$ 1,134	$ 1,400	$ 51	$ 73	$ 500	$ 500	$ 800	$ 800	$ 18	$ 39
Retired debt	1,845
Debt discount, net	(11)	(8)
Capital leases and other	91	110
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations, Total	4,471	3,999
Less current portion of long-term debt	(40)	(57)
Long-term debt, less current portion	$ 4,431	$ 3,942
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage								9.50%		9.75%
Maturity date			Apr. 01, 2015		Feb. 01, 2020	Jun. 01, 2016		May 01, 2018		Jan. 01, 2021		Jun. 01, 2014

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Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Schedule Of Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging, By Balance Sheet Location

	Liability Derivatives
			March 30,		September 29,
Derivatives instruments	Balance Sheet Location		2013		2012
Interest rate swaps — 2010 Swaps	Other long-term liabilities	$	4	$	7
Interest rate swaps — 2013 Swaps	Other long-term liabilities	$	3		-

Schedule Of Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging, By Statement Of Operations Location

			Quarterly Period Ended					Two Quarterly Period Ended
Derivatives not designated as hedging	Statement of		March 30,			March 31,		March 30,			March 31,
instruments under FASB guidance	Operations Location		2013			2012		2013			2012
Interest rate swaps — 2010 Swaps	Other expense (income)	$	(2	)	$	2	$	(3	)	$	(1	)
	Interest expense	$	1		$	1	$	2		$	2

Summary Of Long-Term Indebtedness In Excess Of Fair Value

		March 30,		September 29,
		2013		2012
Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes	$	—	$	1
Senior Unsecured Term Loan		—		6

Valuation Of Property, Plant and Equipment And Intangible Assets

As of March 30, 2013
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
										Quarterly		Two Quarterly
		Quoted Prices in		Significant						Period Ended		Periods Ended
		Active Markets for		Other		Significant				March 30, 2013		March 30, 2013
		Identical Assets or		Observable		Unobservable				Impairment		Impairment
		Liabilities		Inputs		Inputs		Total		Loss		Loss
Indefinite-lived trademarks	$	—	$	—	$	207	$	207	$	—	$	—
Goodwill		—		—		1,633		1,633		—		—
Definite lived intangible assets		—		—		739		739		—		—
Property, plant, and equipment		—		—		1,242		1,242		—		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	3,821	$	3,821	$	—	$	—

		As of March 31, 2012
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
										Quarterly		Two Quarterly
		Quoted Prices in		Significant						Period Ended		Periods Ended
		Active Markets for		Other		Significant				March 31, 2012		March 31, 2012
		Identical Assets or		Observable		Unobservable				Impairment		Impairment
		Liabilities		Inputs		Inputs		Total		Loss		Loss
Indefinite-lived trademarks	$	—	$	—	$	220	$	220	$	—	$	—
Goodwill		—		—		1,587		1,587		—		—
Definite lived intangible assets		—		—		814		814		—		17
Property, plant, and equipment		—		—		1,213		1,213		1		3
Total	$	—	$	—	$	3,834	$	3,834	$	1	$	20

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Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013
2010 Swaps [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of interest rate swaps	2
Variable rate term loan, amount outstanding	$ 1,000,000,000
2010 Swaps Part One [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Notional amount of swap agreement	500,000,000
Term of fixed interest rate	3 years
Derivative instrument fixed interest rate	0.8925%
Derivative maturity date	Nov. 01, 2013
2010 Swaps Part Two [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Notional amount of swap agreement	500,000,000
Term of fixed interest rate	3 years
Derivative instrument fixed interest rate	1.0235%
Derivative maturity date	Nov. 01, 2013
2013 Swaps [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Variable rate term loan, amount outstanding	$ 1,000,000,000
Derivative variable interest rate	1.00%
Term of fixed interest rate	3 years
Derivative instrument fixed interest rate	2.355%
Derivative maturity date	May 01, 2019

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Operating Segments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Operating Segments [Abstract]

Summary Of Selected Information By Reportable Segment

		Quarterly Period Ended				Quarterly Period Ended
		March 30,	March 31,			March 30,	March 31,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
Net sales:
Rigid Open Top	$	257	$	296	$	516	$	583
Rigid Closed Top		353		364		666		711
Rigid Packaging	$	610	$	660	$	1,182	$	1,294
Engineered Materials		354		337		679		665
Flexible Packaging		186		186		361		361
Total net sales	$	1,150	$	1,183	$	2,222	$	2,320
Operating income (loss):
Rigid Open Top	$	33	$	41	$	60	$	72
Rigid Closed Top		36		26		54		29
Rigid Packaging	$	69	$	67	$	114	$	101
Engineered Materials		33		21		57		23
Flexible Packaging		9		3		8		(4	)
Total operating income	$	111	$	91	$	179	$	120
Depreciation and amortization:
Rigid Open Top	$	22	$	23	$	45	$	45
Rigid Closed Top		33		33		66		68
Rigid Packaging	$	55	$	56	$	111	$	113
Engineered Materials		17		17		35		34
Flexible Packaging		13		14		26		29
Total depreciation and amortization	$	85	$	87	$	172	$	176

Summary Of Assets And Goodwill By Segment

		March 30,		September 29,
		2013		2012
Total assets:
Rigid Open Top	$	1,801	$	1,773
Rigid Closed Top		1,945		1,959
Rigid Packaging	$	3,746	$	3,732
Engineered Materials		818		873
Flexible Packaging		518		501
Total assets	$	5,082	$	5,106
Goodwill:
Rigid Open Top	$	681	$	681
Rigid Closed Top		831		832
Rigid Packaging	$	1,512	$	1,513
Engineered Materials		82		73
Flexible Packaging		39		40
Total goodwill	$	1,633	$	1,626

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Background

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Background [Abstract]

Background

1. Background

Berry Plastics Group, Inc. ("Berry" or the "Company") is a leading provider of value-added plastic consumer packaging and engineered materials with a track record of delivering high-quality customized solutions to our customers. Representative examples of our products include thermoform drink cups, thin-wall containers, blow-molded bottles, specialty closures, prescription vials, specialty plastic films, adhesives and corrosion protection materials. We sell our solutions predominantly into consumer-oriented end-markets, such as food and beverage, healthcare and personal care.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 30, 2013	Sep. 29, 2012
Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 3	$ 3
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	400,000,000	400,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	113,164,457	84,696,218
Common stock, shares outstanding	113,093,973	83,209,232

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Contingencies And Commitments

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Contingencies And Commitments [Abstract]

Contingencies And Commitments

11. Contingencies and Commitments

The Company is party to various legal proceedings involving routine claims which are incidental to the business. Although the legal and financial liability with respect to such proceedings cannot be estimated with certainty, the Company believes that any ultimate liability would not be material to the business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows of the Company.

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Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	May 07, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Mar. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Entity Registrant Name	BERRY PLASTICS GROUP INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001378992
Trading Symbol	bery
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--09-28
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		113,790,000

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Basic And Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Basic And Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]

Basic And Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share

12. Basic and Diluted Net Income (Loss) per Share

Basic net income or loss per share is calculated by dividing the net income or loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period, without consideration for common stock equivalents. Diluted net income or loss per share is computed by dividing the net income or loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common share equivalents outstanding for the period determined using the treasury-stock method and the if-converted method. For purposes of this calculation, stock options are considered to be common stock equivalents and are only included in the calculation of diluted net income or loss per share when their effect is dilutive. The Company's redeemable common stock is included in the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for calculating basic and diluted net income or loss per share.

The following tables and discussion provide a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted net loss per share computations. The calculation below provides net income or loss on both basic and diluted basis for the quarterly period ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012.

						Two Quarterly Periods
		Quarterly Period Ended				Ended
		March 30,	March 31,			March 30,		March 31,
		2013	2012			2013		2012
Net income (loss)	$	1	$	2	$	(9	)	$	(29	)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding--
basic (in thousands)		113,034		83,508		112,193			83,680
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		113,034		83,508		112,193			83,680
Other common stock equivalents (in thousands)		5,450		1,066		—			—
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding--
diluted (in thousands)		118,197		84,574		112,193		83,680
Basic net loss per share
Basic net loss per share available to common shareholders	$	0.01	$	0.02	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.35	)
Diluted net loss per share
Diluted net loss per share available to common shareholders	$	0.01	$	0.02	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.35	)

The conversion of stock options is not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per common share for the two quarterly periods ended March 30, 2013 or March 31, 2012 as the effect of these conversions would be antidilutive to the net loss available to common shareholders. Thus, the weighted average common equivalent shares used for purposes of computing diluted EPS are the same as those used to compute basic EPS for these periods. Shares excluded from the calculation as the effect of their conversion into shares of our common stock would be antidilutive were 12,958,355 and 11,029,790 as of March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively.

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Consolidated Statements Of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Consolidated Statements Of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 1,150	$ 1,183	$ 2,222	$ 2,320
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold	936	979	1,831	1,964
Selling, general and administrative	75	84	152	156
Amortization of intangibles	27	26	54	54
Restructuring and impairment charges	1	3	6	26
Operating income	111	91	179	120
Debt extinguishment	48		64
Other expense (income), net	(1)	2	(4)	(2)
Interest expense	61	83	131	166
Income (loss) before income taxes	3	6	(12)	(44)
Income tax expense (benefit)	2	4	(3)	(15)
Net income (loss)	1	2	(9)	(29)
Net loss per share:
Basic	$ 0.01	$ 0.02	$ (0.08)	$ (0.35)
Diluted	$ 0.01	$ 0.02	$ (0.08)	$ (0.35)
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding: (thousands)
Basic	113,034	83,508	112,193	83,680
Diluted	118,197	84,574	112,193	83,680
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ (4)	$ 10	$ (11)	$ (20)

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Long-Term Debt

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Long-Term Debt [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt

6. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:

			March 30,			September 29,
	Maturity Date		2013			2012
Term loan	April 2015	$	1,128		$	1,134
Term loan	February 2020		1,400			—
Revolving line of credit	June 2016		51			73
9 ½% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes	May 2018		500			500
9 ¾% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes	January 2021		800			800
Senior Unsecured Term Loan	June 2014		18			39
Retired debt			—			1,845
Debt discount, net			(8	)		(11	)
Capital leases and other	Various		110			91
			3,999			4,471
Less current portion of long-term debt			(57	)		(40	)
		$	3,942		$	4,431

The Company's senior secured credit facilities consist of $2.5 billion term loan and $650 million asset based revolving line of credit. The availability under the revolving line of credit is the lesser of $650 million or based on a defined borrowing base which is calculated based on available accounts receivable and inventory. The revolving line of credit allows up to $130 million of letters of credit to be issued instead of borrowings under the revolving line of credit. At March 30, 2013, the Company had $51 million outstanding on the revolving credit facility, $43 million outstanding letters of credit and a $38 million borrowing base reserve providing unused borrowing capacity of $518 million under the revolving line of credit. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of March 30, 2013.

In October 2012, the Company filed an initial public offering and sold 29,411,764 shares of common stock at $16.00 per share. Proceeds, net of transaction fees, of $438 million and cash from operations were used to repurchase $455 million of 11% Senior Subordinated Notes.

In December 2012, BP Parallel LLC, invested $21 million to purchase assignments at then-prevailing market prices of $21 million of principal of the Senior Unsecured Term Loan.

In February 2013, the Company entered into an incremental assumption agreement to increase the commitments under Berry Plastics Corporation's existing term loan credit agreement by $1.4 billion. Berry Plastics Corporation borrowed loans in an aggregate principal amount equal to the full amount of the commitments on such date. The incremental term loans bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.50% per annum with a LIBOR floor of 1.00%, mature in February 2020 and are subject to customary amortization. The proceeds from the incremental term loan, in addition to borrowings under the revolving credit facility, were used to (a) satisfy and discharge all of Berry Plastics Corporation's outstanding (i) Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2014, (ii) First Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes due 2015, (iii) 10 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 and (iv) 8 1/4% First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2015, which, in each case, were called for redemption in February 2013 and the related indentures and (b) pay related fees and expenses. The Company recognized a $48 million loss on extinguishment of debt related to this debt refinancing.

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Accrued Expenses, Other Current Liabilities And Other Long-Term Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Accrued Expenses, Other Current Liabilities And Other Long-Term Liabilities [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses, Other Current Liabilities And Other Long-Term Liabilities

5. Accrued Expenses, Other Current Liabilities and Other Long-Term Liabilities

The following table sets forth the totals included in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

				September 29,
		March 30, 2013		2012
Employee compensation, payroll and other taxes	$	79	$	95
Interest		42		60
Rebates		59		68
TRA obligation		63		—
Other		55		77
	$	300	$	300

The following table sets forth the totals included in Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

				September 29,
		March 30, 2013		2012
Lease retirement obligation	$	21	$	20
Sale-lease back deferred gain		33		34
Pension liability		82		84
TRA obligation		232		—
Other		25		28
	$	393	$	166

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Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Reconciliation Of Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

		Quarterly Period Ended				Two Quarterly Periods Ended
		March 30,		March 31,		March 30,			March 31,
		2013		2012		2013			2012
Income tax benefit computed at statutory rate	$	1	$	3	$	(4	)	$	(15	)
State income tax benefit, net of federal taxes		—		1		—			(1	)
Change in valuation allowance		1		—		1			1
Other		—		—		—			—
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	2	$	4	$	(3	)	$	(15	)

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Restructuring And Impairment Charges (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Restructuring And Impairment Charges [Abstract]

Components Of Restructuring Charges By Segment

		Quarterly Period Ended				Two Quarterly Periods Ended
		March 30,		March 31,		March 30,		March 31,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
Rigid Open Top
Severance and termination benefits	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—
Rigid Closed Top
Severance and termination benefits	$	1	$	—	$	2	$	2
Facility exit costs and other		—		1		1		1
Asset impairment		—		1		—		4
Total	$	1	$	2	$	3	$	7
Engineered Materials
Severance and termination benefits	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	2
Facility exit costs and other		—		—		—		1
Asset impairment		—		—		—		16
Total	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	19
Flexible Packaging
Severance and termination benefits	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Facility exit costs and other		—		—		1		—
Asset impairment		—		—		—		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—
Consolidated
Severance and termination benefits	$	1	$	1	$	4	$	4
Facility exit costs and other		—		1		2		2
Asset impairment		—		1		—		20
Total	$	1	$	3	$	6	$	26

Summary Of Activity In Restructuring Accrual

		Severance and			Facilities
		termination			exit costs
		benefits			and other			Non-cash			Total
Balance at October 1, 2011	$	4		$	3		$	—		$	7
Charges		7			4			20			31
Non-cash asset impairment		—			—			(20	)		(20	)
Cash payments		(7	)		(4	)		—			(11	)
Balance at September 29, 2012		4			3			—			7
Charges		4			2			—			6
Cash payments		(4	)		(3	)		—			(7	)
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	4		$	2		$	—		$	6

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Operating Segments

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Operating Segments [Abstract]

Operating Segments

9. Operating Segments

Berry's operations are organized into four reportable segments: Rigid Open Top, Rigid Closed Top, Engineered Materials, and Flexible Packaging. The Company has manufacturing and distribution centers in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Belgium, Australia, Germany, Brazil, Malaysia, and India. The North American operation represents 96% of the Company's net sales, 98% of total long-lived assets, and 98% of the total assets. Selected information by reportable segment is presented in the following table:

		Quarterly Period Ended				Quarterly Period Ended
		March 30,	March 31,			March 30,	March 31,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
Net sales:
Rigid Open Top	$	257	$	296	$	516	$	583
Rigid Closed Top		353		364		666		711
Rigid Packaging	$	610	$	660	$	1,182	$	1,294
Engineered Materials		354		337		679		665
Flexible Packaging		186		186		361		361
Total net sales	$	1,150	$	1,183	$	2,222	$	2,320
Operating income (loss):
Rigid Open Top	$	33	$	41	$	60	$	72
Rigid Closed Top		36		26		54		29
Rigid Packaging	$	69	$	67	$	114	$	101
Engineered Materials		33		21		57		23
Flexible Packaging		9		3		8		(4	)
Total operating income	$	111	$	91	$	179	$	120
Depreciation and amortization:
Rigid Open Top	$	22	$	23	$	45	$	45
Rigid Closed Top		33		33		66		68
Rigid Packaging	$	55	$	56	$	111	$	113
Engineered Materials		17		17		35		34
Flexible Packaging		13		14		26		29
Total depreciation and amortization	$	85	$	87	$	172	$	176

		March 30,		September 29,
		2013		2012
Total assets:
Rigid Open Top	$	1,801	$	1,773
Rigid Closed Top		1,945		1,959
Rigid Packaging	$	3,746	$	3,732
Engineered Materials		818		873
Flexible Packaging		518		501
Total assets	$	5,082	$	5,106
Goodwill:
Rigid Open Top	$	681	$	681
Rigid Closed Top		831		832
Rigid Packaging	$	1,512	$	1,513
Engineered Materials		82		73
Flexible Packaging		39		40
Total goodwill	$	1,633	$	1,626

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Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements

7. Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

As part of the overall risk management, the Company uses derivative instruments to reduce exposure to changes in interest rates attributed to the Company's floating-rate borrowings. For those derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, the Company must designate the hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as a fair value hedge, cash flow hedge, or a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation. To the extent hedging relationships are found to be effective, as determined by FASB guidance, changes in fair value of the derivatives are offset by changes in the fair value of the related hedged item are recorded to Accumulated other comprehensive loss. Management believes hedge effectiveness is evaluated properly in preparation of the financial statements.

Cash Flow Hedging Strategy

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified into earnings in the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction and in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings.

In November 2010, the Company entered into two separate interest rate swap transactions to manage cash flow variability associated with $1 billion of the outstanding variable rate term loan debt (the "2010 Swaps"). The first agreement had a notional amount of $500 million and became effective in November 2010. The agreement swaps three month variable LIBOR contracts for a fixed three year rate of 0.8925% and expires in November 2013. The second agreement had a notional amount of $500 million and became effective in December 2010. The agreement swaps three month variable LIBOR contracts for a fixed three year rate of 1.0235% and expires in November 2013. In August 2011, the Company began utilizing 1-month LIBOR contracts for the underlying senior secured credit facility. The Company's change in interest rate selection caused the Company to lose hedge accounting on both of the interest rate swaps. The Company recorded subsequent changes in fair value in the Consolidated Statement of Operations and will amortize the unrealized losses to Interest expense through the end of the respective swap agreements.

In February 2013, the Company entered into an interest rate swap transaction to manage cash flow variability associated with $1 billion of outstanding variable rate term loan debt (the "2013 Swaps"). The agreement swaps the greater of a three-month variable LIBOR contract or 1.00% for a fixed three-year rate of 2.355%, with an effective date in May 2016 and expiration in May 2019. The counterparty to the agreement is a financial institution. The company will record changes in fair value in Accumulated other comprehensive income. A 0.25% change in LIBOR would not have a material impact on the fair value of the interest rate swaps.

	Liability Derivatives
			March 30,		September 29,
Derivatives instruments	Balance Sheet Location		2013		2012
Interest rate swaps — 2010 Swaps	Other long-term liabilities	$	4	$	7
Interest rate swaps — 2013 Swaps	Other long-term liabilities	$	3		-

The effect of the derivative instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Operations is as follows:

			Quarterly Period Ended					Two Quarterly Period Ended
Derivatives not designated as hedging	Statement of		March 30,			March 31,		March 30,			March 31,
instruments under FASB guidance	Operations Location		2013			2012		2013			2012
Interest rate swaps — 2010 Swaps	Other expense (income)	$	(2	)	$	2	$	(3	)	$	(1	)
	Interest expense	$	1		$	1	$	2		$	2

The Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures section of the Accounting Standards Codification ("Codification" or "ASC") defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, and establishes a framework for measuring fair value. This section also establishes a three-level hierarchy (Level 1, 2 or 3) for fair value measurements based upon the observability of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. This section also requires the consideration of the counterparty's or the Company's nonperformance risk when assessing fair value.

The Company's interest rate swap fair values were determined using Level 2 inputs as other significant observable inputs were not available.

The Company's financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, long-term debt, interest rate swap agreements and capital lease obligations. The fair value of the Company's long-term debt was determined using Level 2 inputs, which include using quoted prices in inactive markets or significant other observable inputs for identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The following table summarizes our long-term indebtedness for which the book value was in excess of the fair value:

		March 30,		September 29,
		2013		2012
Second Priority Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes	$	—	$	1
Senior Unsecured Term Loan		—		6

Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements

The Company has certain assets that are measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis when impairment indicators are present. The assets are adjusted to fair value only when the carrying values exceed the fair values. The categorization of the framework used to price the assets is considered a Level 3, due to the subjective nature of the unobservable inputs used to determine the fair value. These assets include primarily our definite lived and indefinite lived intangible assets, including Goodwill and our property plant and equipment. The Company conducted our annual step one evaluation of goodwill and other intangibles as of the first date of the fourth quarter and preliminarily determined no impairment existed for any of our reporting units. The Company has experienced volume declines in certain of our reporting units, however our cost reduction initiatives and profitability in these reporting units have been consistent with our estimated operating plan and previous cash flow estimates and we believe that our long term forecasts are still appropriate. We have utilized a consistent methodology with prior years, which leverages a six year discounted cash flow analysis with a terminal year in combination with a comparable company market approach to determine the fair value of our reporting units.

Included in the following table are the major categories of assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, along with the impairment loss recognized on the fair value measurement during the period:

		As of March 30, 2013
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
										Quarterly		Two Quarterly
		Quoted Prices in		Significant						Period Ended		Periods Ended
		Active Markets for		Other		Significant				March 30, 2013		March 30, 2013
		Identical Assets or		Observable		Unobservable				Impairment		Impairment
		Liabilities		Inputs		Inputs		Total		Loss		Loss
Indefinite-lived trademarks	$	—	$	—	$	207	$	207	$	—	$	—
Goodwill		—		—		1,633		1,633		—		—
Definite lived intangible assets		—		—		739		739		—		—
Property, plant, and equipment		—		—		1,242		1,242		—		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	3,821	$	3,821	$	—	$	—

		As of March 31, 2012
		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3
										Quarterly		Two Quarterly
		Quoted Prices in		Significant						Period Ended		Periods Ended
		Active Markets for		Other		Significant				March 31, 2012		March 31, 2012
		Identical Assets or		Observable		Unobservable				Impairment		Impairment
		Liabilities		Inputs		Inputs		Total		Loss		Loss
Indefinite-lived trademarks	$	—	$	—	$	220	$	220	$	—	$	—
Goodwill		—		—		1,587		1,587		—		—
Definite lived intangible assets		—		—		814		814		—		17
Property, plant, and equipment		—		—		1,213		1,213		1		3
Total	$	—	$	—	$	3,834	$	3,834	$	1	$	20

Valuation of Property, Plant and Equipment and Definite Lived Intangible Assets

The Company periodically realigns their manufacturing operations which results in facilities being closed and shut down and equipment transferred to other facilities or equipment being scrapped. The Company utilizes appraised values to corroborate the fair value of the facilities and has utilized a scrap value based on prior facility shut downs to estimate the fair value of the equipment, which has approximated the actual value that was received. When impairment indicators exist, the Company will also perform an undiscounted cash flow analysis to determine the recoverability of the Company's long lived assets.

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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

8. Income Taxes

The effective tax rate was 27% and 34% for the two quarterly periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively. A reconciliation of income tax benefit, computed at the federal statutory rate, to income tax benefit, as provided for in the financial statements, is as follows:

		Quarterly Period Ended				Two Quarterly Periods Ended
		March 30,		March 31,		March 30,			March 31,
		2013		2012		2013			2012
Income tax benefit computed at statutory rate	$	1	$	3	$	(4	)	$	(15	)
State income tax benefit, net of federal taxes		—		1		—			(1	)
Change in valuation allowance		1		—		1			1
Other		—		—		—			—
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	2	$	4	$	(3	)	$	(15	)

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Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information [Abstract]

Condensed Consolidating Financial Information

10. Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Information

Berry Plastics Corporation ("Issuer") has notes outstanding which are fully, jointly, severally, and unconditionally guaranteed by the parent company and substantially all of Berry's domestic subsidiaries. Separate narrative information or financial statements of the guarantor subsidiaries have not been included because they are 100% owned by the parent company and the guarantor subsidiaries unconditionally guarantee such debt on a joint and several basis. A guarantee of a guarantor of the securities will terminate upon the following customary circumstances: the sale of the capital stock of such guarantor if such sale complies with the indenture, the designation of such guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary, the defeasance or discharge of the indenture, as a result of the holders of certain other indebtedness foreclosing on a pledge of the shares of a guarantor subsidiary or if such guarantor no longer guarantees certain other indebtedness of the issuer. The guarantees are also limited as necessary to prevent them from constituting a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law and guarantees guaranteeing subordinated debt are subordinated to certain other of the Company's debts. Presented below is condensed consolidating financial information for the parent, issuer, guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries. Our issuer and guarantor financial information includes all of our domestic operating subsidiaries, our non-guarantor subsidiaries include our foreign subsidiaries and BP Parallel, LLC. BP Parallel, LLC is the entity that we established to buyback debt securities of Berry Plastics Group, Inc. and Berry Plastics Corporation. Berry Plastics Group, Inc. uses the equity method to account for its ownership in Berry Plastics Corporation in the Condensed Consolidating Supplemental Financial Statements. Berry Plastics Corporation uses the equity method to account for its ownership in the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries. All consolidating entries are included in the eliminations column along with the elimination of intercompany balances.

Condensed Supplemental Consolidated Balance Sheet

	March 30, 2013
									Non—
							Guarantor		Guarantor
		Parent			Issuer		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Current assets		130			160		825			144		(10	)		1,249
Intercompany receivable		257			3,595		—			20		(3,872	)		—
Property, plant and equipment, net		—			121		1,045			76		—			1,242
Other noncurrent assets		682			932		2,328			684		(2,035	)		2,591
Total assets	$	1,069		$	4,808	$	4,198		$	924	$	(5,917	)	$	5,082
Current liabilities		74			277		339			53		(11	)		732
Intercompany payable		—			—		3,872			—		(3,872	)		—
Noncurrent liabilities		1,310			3,961		118			8		(732	)		4,665
Equity (deficit)		(315	)		570		(131	)		863		(1,302	)		(315	)
Total liabilities and equity (deficit)	$	1,069		$	4,808	$	4,198		$	924	$	(5,917	)	$	5,082

	September 29, 2012
										Non—
							Guarantor		Guarantor
		Parent			Issuer		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
Current assets		120			226		759			139		(11	)		1,233
Intercompany receivable		243			3,800		74			—		(4,117	)		—
Property, plant and equipment, net		—			113		1,023			80		—			1,216
Other noncurrent assets		262			809		2,353			749		(1,516	)		2,657
Total assets	$	625		$	4,948	$	4,209		$	968	$	(5,644	)	$	5,106
Current liabilities		18			278		315			48		(13	)		646
Intercompany payable		—			—		3,966			151		(4,117	)		—
Noncurrent liabilities		1,059			4,579		119			8		(853	)		4,912
Equity (deficit)		(452	)		91		(191	)		761		(661	)		(452	)
Total liabilities and equity (deficit)	$	625		$	4,948	$	4,209		$	968	$	(5,644	)	$	5,106

Condensed Supplemental Consolidated Statements of Operations

	Quarterly Period Ended March 30, 2013
										Non-
								Guarantor	Guarantor
		Parent			Issuer			Subsidiaries	Subsidiaries				Eliminations			Total
Net sales	$	—		$	137		$	919	$	94		$	—		$	1,150
Cost of sales		—			118			743		75			—			936
Selling, general and administrative expenses		—			7			60		8			—			75
Amortization of intangibles		—			3			22		2			—			27
Restructuring and impairment charges, net		—			—			1		—			—			1
Operating income (loss)		—			9			93		9			—			111
Debt extinguishment		—			48			-		—			—			48
Other income		—			(1	)		-		—			—			(1	)
Interest expense, net		11			8			49		(29	)		22			61
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		(14	)		(81	)		—		—			95			—
Net income (loss) before income taxes		3			35			44		38			(117	)		3
Income tax expense (benefit)		2			14			—		1			(15	)		2
Net income (loss)	$	1		$	21		$	44	$	37		$	(102	)	$	1
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	1		$	20		$	44	$	33		$	(102	)	$	(4	)

	Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2012
										Non-
								Guarantor	Guarantor
		Parent			Issuer			Subsidiaries	Subsidiaries				Eliminations			Total
Net sales	$	—		$	140		$	955	$	88		$	—		$	1,183
Cost of sales		—			126			779		74			—			979
Selling, general and administrative expenses		—			15			61		8			—			84
Amortization of intangibles		—			3			22		1			—			26
Restructuring and impairment charges, net		—			—			2		1			—			3
Operating income (loss)		—			(4	)		91		4			—			91
Other expense		—			2			-		—			—			2
Interest expense, net		14			10			66		(28	)		21			83
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		(20	)		(55	)		—		—			75			—
Net income (loss) before income taxes		6			39			25		32			(96	)		6
Income tax expense (benefit)		4			14			1		1			(16	)		4
Net income (loss)	$	2		$	25		$	24	$	31		$	(80	)	$	2
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	2		$	25		$	24	$	39		$	(80	)	$	10

	Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 30, 2013
										Non-
								Guarantor		Guarantor
		Parent			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries			Eliminations				Total
Net sales	$	—		$	270		$	1,768		$	184		$	—		$	2,222
Cost of sales		—			255			1,437			139			—			1,831
Selling, general and administrative expenses		—			17			118			17			—			152
Amortization of intangibles		—			6			45			3			—			54
Restructuring and impairment charges, net		—			—			6			—			—			6
Operating income (loss)		—			(8	)		162			25			—			179
Debt extinguishment		—			64			—			—			—			64
Other income		—			(4	)		—			—			—			(4	)
Interest expense, net		22			17			104			(60	)		48			131
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		(10	)		(143	)		—			—			153			—
Net income (loss) before income taxes		(12	)		58			58			85			(201	)		(12	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(3	)		24			(1	)		1			(24	)		(3	)
Net income (loss)	$	(9	)	$	34		$	59		$	84		$	(177	)	$	(9	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(9	)	$	34		$	59		$	82		$	(177	)	$	(11	)
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Cash Flow from Operating Activities	$	—		$	(6	)	$	159		$	12		$	—		$	165
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Additions to property, plant, and equipment		—			(10	)		(94	)		(3	)		—			(107	)
Proceeds from disposal of assets		—			—			2			—			—			2
Investment in Parent		—			—			—			(21	)		21			—
(Contributions) distributions to/from subsidiaries		(438	)		417			—			—			21			—
Intercompany advances (repayments)		—			62			—			—			(62	)		—
Investment in Issuer debt securities		—			—			—			—			—			—
Acquisition of business net of cash acquired		—			—			(20	)		—			—			(20	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(438	)		469			(112	)		(24	)		(20	)		(125	)
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term debt		—			1,392			—			—			—			1,392
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		4			—			—			—			—			4
Proceeds from initial public stock offering		438			—			—			—			—			438
Repayment of notes receivable		1			1			—			—			(1	)		1
Payment of tax receivable agreement		(5	)		(5	)		—			—			5			(5	)
Debt financing costs		—			(39	)		—			—			—			(39	)
Repayment of long-term debt		—			(1,881	)		—			—			(21	)		(1,902	)
Changes in intercompany balances		—			—			(47	)		(11	)		58			—
Contribution from Issuer		—			—			—			21			(21	)		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		438			(532	)		(47	)		10			20			(111	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		—			(69	)		—			(2	)		—			(71	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			66			—			21			—			87
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	(3	)	$	—		$	19		$	—		$	16

	Two Quarterly Periods Ended March 31, 2012
										Non—
								Guarantor		Guarantor
		Parent			Issuer			Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries			Eliminations				Total
Net sales	$	—		$	285		$	1,863		$	172		$	—		$	2,320
Cost of sales		—			275			1,555			134			—			1,964
Selling, general and administrative expenses		—			25			115			16			—			156
Amortization of intangibles		—			5			48			1			—			54
Restructuring and impairment charges, net		—			—			25			1			—			26
Operating income (loss)		—			(20	)		120			20			—			120
Other income		—			(2	)		—			—			—			(2	)
Interest expense, net		26			21			131			(52	)		40			166
Equity in net income of subsidiaries		18			(58	)		—			—			40			—
Net income (loss) before income taxes		(44	)		19			(11	)		72			(80	)		(44	)
Income tax expense (benefit)		(15	)		6			1			2			(9	)		(15	)
Net income (loss)	$	(29	)	$	13		$	(12	)	$	70		$	(71	)	$	(29	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(29	)	$	14		$	(12	)	$	78		$	(71	)	$	(20	)
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Cash Flow from Operating Activities	$	—		$	(36	)	$	189		$	2		$	—		$	155
Cash Flow from Investing Activities
Additions to property, plant, and equipment		—			(11	)		(91	)		(4	)		—			(106	)
Proceeds from disposal of assets		—			—			8			—			—			8
Investment in Parent		—			—			—			(4	)		4			—
(Contributions) distributions to/from subsidiaries		—			(4	)		—			—			4			—
Intercompany advances (repayments)		—			119			—			—			(119	)		—
Investment in Issuer debt securities		—			—			—			—			—			—
Acquisition of business net of cash acquired		—			—			7			—			—			7
Net cash used in investing activities		—			104			(76	)		(8	)		(111	)		(91	)
Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Proceeds from long-term debt		—			—			—			—			—			—
Repayment of long-term debt		—			(64	)		—			—			(4	)		(68	)
Changes in intercompany balances		—			—			(118	)		(1	)		119			—
Contribution from Issuer		—			—			—			4			(4	)		—
Purchases of common stock		—			(6	)		—			—			—			(6	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		—			(70	)		(118	)		3			111			(74	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		—			(2	)		(5	)		(3	)		—			(10	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		—			20			5			17			—			42
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	18		$	—		$	14		$	—		$	32

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended							3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 30, 2013 Term Loans [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Revolving Line Of Credit [Member] Letter of Credit [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 11% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 10 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 8 1/4% First Priority Senior Secured Notes [Member]	Dec. 29, 2012 BP Parallel LLC [Member] Senior Unsecured Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 2,500,000,000		$ 130,000,000
Credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					650,000,000
Line of credit amount outstanding		51,000,000	51,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding		43,000,000	43,000,000
Borrowing base reserve		38,000,000	38,000,000
Credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity		518,000,000	518,000,000
Stock sold in initial public offering	29,411,764
Stock sold, price per share	$ 16.00
Proceeds from sale of stock	438,000,000
Amount of debt extinguished	455,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage							11.00%	10.25%	8.25%
Investment from BP Parallel LLC to purchase assignments of term loan										21,000,000
Increase in additional borrowings			1,400,000,000
Debt instrument, percent added to reference rate		2.50%	2.50%
Loss on extinguishment of debt		$ 48,000,000	$ 64,000,000

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Long-Term Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Long-Term Debt [Abstract]

Summary Of Long-Term Debt

			March 30,			September 29,
	Maturity Date		2013			2012
Term loan	April 2015	$	1,128		$	1,134
Term loan	February 2020		1,400			—
Revolving line of credit	June 2016		51			73
9 ½% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes	May 2018		500			500
9 ¾% Second Priority Senior Secured Notes	January 2021		800			800
Senior Unsecured Term Loan	June 2014		18			39
Retired debt			—			1,845
Debt discount, net			(8	)		(11	)
Capital leases and other	Various		110			91
			3,999			4,471
Less current portion of long-term debt			(57	)		(40	)
		$	3,942		$	4,431

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Basic And Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Basic And Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule Of Net Income (Loss) Per Share

						Two Quarterly Periods
		Quarterly Period Ended				Ended
		March 30,	March 31,			March 30,		March 31,
		2013	2012			2013		2012
Net income (loss)	$	1	$	2	$	(9	)	$	(29	)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding--
basic (in thousands)		113,034		83,508		112,193			83,680
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding		113,034		83,508		112,193			83,680
Other common stock equivalents (in thousands)		5,450		1,066		—			—
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding--
diluted (in thousands)		118,197		84,574		112,193		83,680
Basic net loss per share
Basic net loss per share available to common shareholders	$	0.01	$	0.02	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.35	)
Diluted net loss per share
Diluted net loss per share available to common shareholders	$	0.01	$	0.02	$	(0.08	)	$	(0.35	)

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Basic And Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Schedule Of Net Income (Loss) Per Share) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Basic And Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Share [Abstract]
Net loss	$ 1	$ 2	$ (9)	$ (29)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding--basic	113,034	83,508	112,193	83,680
Other common stock equivalents	5,450	1,066
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding--diluted	118,197	84,574	112,193	83,680
Basic net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders	$ 0.01	$ 0.02	$ (0.08)	$ (0.35)
Diluted net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders	$ 0.01	$ 0.02	$ (0.08)	$ (0.35)

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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Effective tax rate from continuing operations			27.00%	34.00%
Income tax benefit computed at statutory rate	$ 1	$ 3	$ (4)	$ (15)
State income tax benefit, net of federal taxes		1		(1)
Change in valuation allowance	1		1	1
Income tax benefit	$ 2	$ 4	$ (3)	$ (15)

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Consolidated Statement Of Changes In Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) (USD $) In Millions	Common Stock [Member]	Paid-in Capital [Member]	Notes Receivable - Common Stock [Member]	Non-Controlling Interest [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Total
Balance at Oct. 01, 2011		$ 143	$ (2)	$ 3	$ (48)	$ (563)	$ (467)
Redeemable shares		(2)					(2)
Stock compensation expense		2					2
Derivative amortization					1		1
Net loss						(29)	(29)
Currency translation					8		8
Balance at Mar. 31, 2012		143	(2)	3	(39)	(592)	(487)
Balance at Sep. 29, 2012	1	131	(2)	3	(47)	(561)	(475)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		4					4
Stock compensation expense		5					5
Repayment of note receivable			1				1
Termination of redeemable shares redemption requirement		23					23
Proceeds from initial public offering		438					438
Initial obligation under tax receivable agreement		(300)					(300)
Derivative amortization					2		2
Interest rate hedge, net of tax					(2)		(2)
Net loss						(9)	(9)
Currency translation					(2)		(2)
Balance at Mar. 30, 2013	$ 1	$ 301	$ (1)	$ 3	$ (49)	$ (570)	$ (315)

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Restructuring And Impairment Charges

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Restructuring And Impairment Charges [Abstract]

Restructuring And Impairment Charges

4. Restructuring and Impairment Charges

The Company incurred restructuring costs related to severance, asset impairment and facility exit costs of $1 million and $3 million for the quarterly period ended and $6 million and $26 million for the two quarterly periods ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, respectively. The tables below set forth the significant components of the restructuring charges recognized for the quarterly period ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012, by segment:

		Quarterly Period Ended				Two Quarterly Periods Ended
		March 30,		March 31,		March 30,		March 31,
		2013		2012		2013		2012
Rigid Open Top
Severance and termination benefits	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—
Rigid Closed Top
Severance and termination benefits	$	1	$	—	$	2	$	2
Facility exit costs and other		—		1		1		1
Asset impairment		—		1		—		4
Total	$	1	$	2	$	3	$	7
Engineered Materials
Severance and termination benefits	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	2
Facility exit costs and other		—		—		—		1
Asset impairment		—		—		—		16
Total	$	—	$	1	$	1	$	19
Flexible Packaging
Severance and termination benefits	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Facility exit costs and other		—		—		1		—
Asset impairment		—		—		—		—
Total	$	—	$	—	$	1	$	—
Consolidated
Severance and termination benefits	$	1	$	1	$	4	$	4
Facility exit costs and other		—		1		2		2
Asset impairment		—		1		—		20
Total	$	1	$	3	$	6	$	26

The table below sets forth the activity with respect to the restructuring accrual at September 29, 2012 and March 30, 2013:

		Severance and			Facilities
		termination			exit costs
		benefits			and other			Non-cash			Total
Balance at October 1, 2011	$	4		$	3		$	—		$	7
Charges		7			4			20			31
Non-cash asset impairment		—			—			(20	)		(20	)
Cash payments		(7	)		(4	)		—			(11	)
Balance at September 29, 2012		4			3			—			7
Charges		4			2			—			6
Cash payments		(4	)		(3	)		—			(7	)
Balance at March 30, 2013	$	4		$	2		$	—		$	6

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Basis Of Presentation (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013 segment	Mar. 31, 2012	Feb. 28, 2013 Apollo [Member]	Oct. 31, 2012 Apollo [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 11% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Dec. 29, 2012 Senior Unsecured Term Loan [Member] BP Parallel LLC [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Maximum [Member]	Mar. 30, 2013 Minimum [Member]
Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of reporting segments				4
Business optimization costs		$ 2	$ 11	$ 7	$ 20
Management fees				3	5
Stock sold in initial public offering	29,411,764
Stock sold, price per share	$ 16.00
Stock split ratio	12.25
Transaction fee	33
Proceeds from sale of stock	438
Amount of debt extinguished	455
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage								11.00%
Debt premiums paid	13
Write-off of deferred financing fees	3
Liability related to TRA		300		300						350	300
Investment from BP Parallel LLC to purchase assignments of term loan									21
Debt issued to related party									21
Investment from subsidiary		14		14
Underwriting fees						$ 1	$ 1

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Financial Instruments And Fair Value Measurements (Schedule Of Derivatives Not Designated As Hedging, By Statement Of Operations Location) (Details) (Interest Rate Swap [Member], Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Other Expense (Income) [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
2010 Swaps	$ (2)	$ 2	$ (3)	$ (1)
Interest Expense [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
2010 Swaps	$ 1	$ 1	$ 2	$ 2

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Accrued Expenses, Other Current Liabilities And Other Long-Term Liabilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2013

Accrued Expenses, Other Current Liabilities And Other Long-Term Liabilities [Abstract]

Summary Of Accrued Expenses And Other Current Liabilities

				September 29,
		March 30, 2013		2012
Employee compensation, payroll and other taxes	$	79	$	95
Interest		42		60
Rebates		59		68
TRA obligation		63		—
Other		55		77
	$	300	$	300

Summary Of Other Long-Term Liabilities

				September 29,
		March 30, 2013		2012
Lease retirement obligation	$	21	$	20
Sale-lease back deferred gain		33		34
Pension liability		82		84
TRA obligation		232		—
Other		25		28
	$	393	$	166