Income Taxes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2013

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

Income tax expense related to continuing operations differs from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate to income before income taxes. The reasons for these differences are as follows:

	13 Weeks Ended
(Percent of Income Before Income Taxes)	December 29 2013		December 30 2012
Computed “expected” income tax expense	35.0		35.0
State income taxes, net of federal tax effect	3.4		3.4
Dividends received deductions and credits	(2.6	)	(5.2	)
Valuation allowance	(0.9	)	4.8
Resolution of tax matters	1.9		1.2
Deferred income tax rate adjustments	—		—
Other	1.1		1.7
	37.9		40.9