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Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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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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-SubTopic 470
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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs related to line of credit arrangements. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The effective interest rate at the end of the reporting period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)					3 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details)	Dec. 14, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 22, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2015	Nov. 09, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 24, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Letter of credit
Components of long-term debt
Letters of credit outstanding					$ 1,800,000
Asset-based revolving credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or Base Rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, final maturity April 2021
Components of long-term debt
Maturity date of senior subordinated notes					Apr. 01, 2021
Asset-based revolving credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or Base Rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, final maturity April 2021 \| LIBOR-based borrowings
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility					1.25%
Applicable interest rate on the credit facility					2.80%
Asset-based revolving credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or Base Rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, final maturity April 2021 \| Base rate borrowings
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility					0.25%
Applicable interest rate on the credit facility					4.80%
Asset-based revolving credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or Base Rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, final maturity April 2021 \| Minimum \| LIBOR-based borrowings
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility					1.25%
Asset-based revolving credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or Base Rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, final maturity April 2021 \| Minimum \| Base rate borrowings
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility					0.25%
Asset-based revolving credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or Base Rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, final maturity April 2021 \| Maximum \| LIBOR-based borrowings
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility					1.50%
Asset-based revolving credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or Base Rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, final maturity April 2021 \| Maximum \| Base rate borrowings
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility					0.50%
Asset-based revolving credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or Base Rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, final maturity April 2021 \| Revolving credit facility
Components of long-term debt
Debt issuance cost					$ 1,200,000
Credit facility, maximum principal amount		$ 400,000,000.0
Credit facility, additional borrowings available		$ 200,000,000.0
Line of credit outstanding borrowings					0
Credit facility, available capacity					330,200,000
Debt instrument fixed charge coverage ratio		1
Asset-based revolving credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or Base Rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, final maturity April 2021 \| Revolving credit facility \| Federal funds rate
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility		0.50%
Asset-based revolving credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or Base Rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, final maturity April 2021 \| Revolving credit facility \| One-month LIBOR
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility		1.00%
Asset-based revolving credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or Base Rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, final maturity April 2021 \| Revolving credit facility \| Minimum \| LIBOR-based borrowings
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility		1.25%
Asset-based revolving credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or Base Rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, final maturity April 2021 \| Revolving credit facility \| Minimum \| Base rate borrowings
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility		0.25%
Asset-based revolving credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or Base Rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, final maturity April 2021 \| Revolving credit facility \| Maximum \| LIBOR-based borrowings
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility		1.50%
Asset-based revolving credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or Base Rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, final maturity April 2021 \| Revolving credit facility \| Maximum \| Base rate borrowings
Components of long-term debt
Applicable interest margin rate on the credit facility		0.50%
Senior notes, interest at 5.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due February 2028 \| Redemption period one
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage	105.125%
Senior notes, interest at 5.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due February 2028 \| Redemption period two
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage	102.563%
Senior notes, interest at 5.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due February 2028 \| Redemption period three
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage	101.708%
Senior notes, interest at 5.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due February 2028 \| Redemption period four
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage	100.854%
Senior notes, interest at 5.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due February 2028 \| Redemption period five
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage	100.00%
Senior notes, interest at 5.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due February 2028 \| Upon change of control
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage	101.00%
Senior notes, interest at 5.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due February 2028 \| Senior notes
Components of long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount of debt	$ 300,000,000.0				$ 300,000,000	$ 0	$ 0
Debt instrument interest rate stated, percentage	5.125%				5.125%
Debt issuance cost	$ 4,600,000
Redemption percentage	35.00%
Senior notes, interest at 6.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due November 2023
Components of long-term debt
Redemption percentage				35.00%
Senior notes, interest at 6.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due November 2023 \| Redemption period one
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage				106.125%
Senior notes, interest at 6.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due November 2023 \| Redemption period two
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage				104.594%
Senior notes, interest at 6.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due November 2023 \| Redemption period three
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage				103.063%
Senior notes, interest at 6.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due November 2023 \| Redemption period four
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage				101.531%
Senior notes, interest at 6.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due November 2023 \| Redemption period five
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage				100.00%
Senior notes, interest at 6.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due November 2023 \| Upon change of control
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage				101.00%
Senior notes, interest at 6.125%, payable semi-annually, principal due November 2023 \| Senior notes
Components of long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount of debt				$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000	$ 400,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate stated, percentage				6.125%	6.125%
Debt issuance cost				$ 6,300,000
Maturity date of senior subordinated notes					Nov. 01, 2023
Senior subordinated notes, interest at 8.25%, payable semi-annually, principal due march 2018 \| Senior notes
Components of long-term debt
Aggregate principal amount of debt								$ 400,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate stated, percentage								8.25%
Maturity date of senior subordinated notes					Mar. 01, 2018
Senior subordinated notes, interest at 8.25%, payable semi-annually, principal due march 2018 \| Senior subordinated notes
Components of long-term debt
Debt redemption price percentage			102.063%