Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Intangible Assets And Goodwill Details 1
2018	$ 3,339
2019	3,339
2020	2,562
Total	$ 9,240	$ 12,234

Amount of estimated intangible asset amortization expense year four.

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Amount of estimated intangible asset amortization expense year three.

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Amount of estimated intangible asset amortization expense year two.

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Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66006027&loc=d3e16323-109275

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