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Note 8 - Earnings Per Common Share (Details Textual) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Nov. 24, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jun. 26, 2022 shares	Jun. 27, 2021 shares	Jun. 26, 2022 shares	Jun. 27, 2021 shares
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount (in shares)		0	600,000	74,804	600,000
Dividends Declared, Number of Preferred Share Purchase Right	1
Preferred Share Purchase Rights [Member]
Preferred Share Purchase Right, Terms of Exercisability, Ownership Percentage	10.00%
Preferred Share Purchase Right, Terms of Exercisability, Passive Investors, Ownership Percentage	20.00%
Preferred Share Purchase Right, Discount Rate for Additional Shares	50.00%
Preferred Share Purchase Right, Number of Common Shares Issue in Lieu of Discount (in shares)	1
Dilutive Securities, Effect on Basic Earnings Per Share, Total \| $	$ 0
Series B Participating Convertible Preferred Stock, Nonvoting, No Par Value [Member] \| Preferred Share Purchase Rights [Member]
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right (in shares)	0.001
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 120.00