Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 24, 2023	Sep. 25, 2022	Sep. 26, 2021
Cash (required for) provided by operating activities:
Net income	$ (2,733)	$ 97	$ 24,792
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (required for) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	30,621	36,544	42,841
Bad debt expense	6,942	5,190	1,505
Curtailment gain	0	(1,027)	(23,830)
Pension withdrawal cost	1,200	2,335	12,862
Stock compensation expense	1,806	1,337	854
Asset loss (gain) on sales, impairments and other, net	1,882	9,716	8,214
Gain on sale of investment	(1,736)	0	0
Deferred income taxes	(4,542)	(4,377)	5,160
Pension contributions	0	(112)	(965)
Other, net	(2,290)	(2,015)	(1,253)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in receivables	(6,739)	(7,804)	(13,977)
Decrease (increase) in inventories and other	977	(3,088)	1,237
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable, unearned revenue, other accrued liabilities and operating lease obligations	(26,155)	(14,645)	4,731
Decrease in pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit obligations	(83)	(21,449)	(2,667)
Change in income taxes payable	345	(236)	(8,418)
Other	(2,019)	2,963	(1,008)
Net cash (required for) provided by operating activities	(2,524)	3,429	50,078
Cash provided by (required for) investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(5,107)	(7,536)	(7,479)
Proceeds from sales of assets	11,952	14,835	4,616
Distributions greater (less) than earnings of TNI and MNI	(657)	(576)	1,038
Other, net	1,791	(386)	(453)
Net cash provided by (required for) investing activities	7,979	6,337	(2,278)
Cash required for financing activities:
Principal payments on long-term borrowings	(6,813)	(20,062)	(55,674)
Sale (purchases) of common stock transactions	(279)	369	253
Net cash required for financing activities	(7,092)	(19,693)	(55,421)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(1,637)	(9,927)	(7,621)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of year	16,185	26,112	33,733
End of year	$ 14,548	$ 16,185	$ 26,112