Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Business Segments (Details)

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Business Segments (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Dec. 27, 2014
segment
Dec. 28, 2013
Sep. 27, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Number of business segments 2us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments    
Net sales $ 93,381us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet $ 100,012us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet  
Segment operating loss (3,217)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (674)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss  
Segment assets 352,329us-gaap_Assets 345,395us-gaap_Assets 354,578us-gaap_Assets
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract]      
Segment operating loss (3,217)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (674)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss  
Unallocated interest expense 1,528us-gaap_InterestExpense 1,458us-gaap_InterestExpense  
Loss before benefit from income taxes (4,745)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest (2,132)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest  
Basics [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 57,681us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BasicsMember
62,518us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BasicsMember
 
Segment operating loss (1,226)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BasicsMember
2,711us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BasicsMember
 
Segment assets 181,445us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BasicsMember
169,764us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BasicsMember
 
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract]      
Segment operating loss (1,226)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BasicsMember
2,711us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BasicsMember
 
Branded [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Net sales 35,700us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BrandedMember
37,494us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BrandedMember
 
Segment operating loss (1,991)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BrandedMember
(3,385)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BrandedMember
 
Segment assets 170,884us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BrandedMember
175,631us-gaap_Assets
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BrandedMember
 
Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Abstract]      
Segment operating loss $ (1,991)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BrandedMember
$ (3,385)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dla_BrandedMember