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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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The amount of cash paid for interest during the period.

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Amount of cash outflow in the form of ordinary dividends to common shareholders of the parent entity.

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Note O - Long-term Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)				6 Months Ended
Note O - Long-term Debt (Details Textual) - USD ($)	Sep. 15, 2015	Mar. 10, 2015	Mar. 10, 2015	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014	Mar. 29, 2015
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Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed			35.00%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Option to Redeem Notes at Redemption Price Equal to the Percentage of Principal Amount plus the Applicable Premium [Member] \| Applicable Premium if Percentage of Principal Amount is Greater than Treasury Rate Basis Spread [Member]
Debt Instrument, Applicable Premium, Percentage of Principal Amount		1.00%	1.00%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Option to Redeem Notes at Redemption Price Equal to the Percentage of Principal Amount plus the Applicable Premium [Member] \| Applicable Premium if Treasury Rate Basis Spread is Greater than Percentage of Principal Amount [Member] \| Treasury Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument, Applicable Premium, Treasury Rate Basis Spread		0.50%	0.50%
Secured Debt [Member] \| Option to Redeem Notes at Redemption Price Equal to the Percentage of Principal Amount plus the Applicable Premium [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			100.00%
Secured Debt [Member] \| In the Event of Chang of Control Offer [Member]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			101.00%
Secured Debt [Member] \| In the Event the Company Sells Certain Assets and Fails to Use the Proceeds as Required [Member]
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Secured Debt [Member]
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		10.00%	10.00%
Debt Issuance Cost		$ 5,327,000
Debt Instrument, Term			5 years
Interest Paid	$ 6,937,500
Debt Instrument, Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio		2	2
Debt Instrument, Priority Secured Leverage Ratio		0.4	0.4
Debt Instrument Secured Leverage Ratio		3.75	3.75
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage			110.00%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				10.00%		10.00%
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock		$ 116,100,000
Interest Paid				$ 6,938,000	$ 0