CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 25, 2011
Sales	$ 3,859,800	$ 3,873,203	$ 3,693,306
Cost of goods sold	2,840,034	2,833,595	2,702,414
Gross profit	1,019,766	1,039,608	990,892
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative expenses	879,231	882,738	841,526
Gain on sale of property and equipment	(2,546)	(976)	(81)
Depreciation and amortization	45,943	46,503	48,413
Total operating expenses	922,628	928,265	889,858
Operating profit	97,138	111,343	101,034
Interest income	80	116	708
Interest expense	(46,301)	(47,882)	(55,521)
Interest expense related to purchase of debt	0	0	(1,775)
Income before income taxes	50,917	63,577	44,446
Income taxes	20,542	25,868	18,156
Net income	30,375	37,709	26,290
Actuarial gain (loss) on post retirement benefits (net of tax (benefit) of ($2,833), ($4,869) and $9,781) in 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively)	14,223	(7,081)	(4,119)
Comprehensive income	$ 44,598	$ 30,628	$ 22,171
Earnings per average common shares outstanding (in usd per share)	$ 921.26	$ 1,126.18	$ 770.79
Average common shares outstanding (in shares)	32,971	33,484	34,108