CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Treasury Stock	Total
Beginning Balance at Sep. 26, 2012	$ 756	$ 143,035	$ 251,983	$ 43,897	$ (90,546)	$ 349,125
Net earnings (loss)			140,271			140,271
Other comprehensive income (loss), net				(22,440)		(22,440)
Deconsolidation of affiliated partnerships		12,224			25,640	37,864
Adjustment to Treasury stock for holdings in investment partnerships					(11,033)	(11,033)
Issuance of common stock for rights offering	143	119,367	(43,915)			75,595
Exercise of stock options		(6)			23	17
Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interest to maximum redemption value		(4,810)				(4,810)
Ending Balance at Sep. 25, 2013	899	269,810	348,339	21,457	(75,916)	564,589
Net earnings (loss)			28,804			28,804
Other comprehensive income (loss), net				(21,979)		(21,979)
Adjustment to Treasury stock for holdings in investment partnerships					(18,594)	(18,594)
Issuance of common stock for rights offering	172	122,069	(36,368)			85,873
Exercise of stock options		(1)			25	24
Ending Balance at Sep. 24, 2014	1,071	391,878	340,775	(522)	(94,485)	638,717
Net earnings (loss)			91,050			91,050
Other comprehensive income (loss), net				(261)		(261)
Adjustment to Treasury stock for holdings in investment partnerships					(3,958)	(3,958)
Exercise of stock options		(1)			4	3
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	1,071	391,877	431,825	(783)	(98,439)	725,551
Net earnings (loss)			(15,843)			(15,843)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net				(2,896)		(2,896)
Adjustment to Treasury stock for holdings in investment partnerships					(255,662)	(255,662)
Exercise of stock options		(24)			246	222
Ending Balance at Dec. 31, 2015	$ 1,071	$ 391,853	$ 415,982	$ (3,679)	$ (353,855)	$ 451,372