Note 8 - Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment Arrangements, Allocation of Share-based Compensation Costs by Plan [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	September 29, 2012		October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
Stock options:
Compensation expense	$	909	$	1,203		$	958
Excess tax deficiencies (benefits)		-		(8	)		89

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
Expected term (in years)		6.00			5.19			5.74
Risk-free interest rate		1.17	%		1.78	%		2.28	%
Expected volatility		52.97	%		55.15	%		61.12	%
Expected dividend yield		1.06	%		1.05	%		1.31	%

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Stock Options, Activity [Table Text Block]

				Exercise Price Per Share						Contractual Term - Weighted		Aggregate Intrinsic
(Share amounts in thousands)	Options Outstanding			Range				Weighted Average		Average (years)		Value (in thousands)
Outstanding at October 3, 2009		673		$	0.18	-	$20.27	$	10.83
Granted		200			9.16	-	9.39		9.27
Exercised		(26	)		4.19	-	11.15		5.41			$	146
Outstanding at October 2, 2010		847			0.18	-	20.27		10.63
Granted		171			10.72	-	12.43		11.49
Exercised		(13	)		1.06	-	7.55		1.60				143
Forfeited		(11	)		11.15	-	11.15		11.15
Outstanding at October 1, 2011		994			0.18	-	20.27		10.89
Granted		178			10.23	-	13.06		11.44
Exercised		(12	)		0.18	-	0.18		0.18				147
Outstanding at September 29, 2012		1,160			0.36	-	20.27		11.09		6.63		1,919
Vested and anticipated to vest in future at September 29, 2012		1,147							11.09		6.61		1,904
Exercisable at September 29, 2012		802							11.10		5.59		1,540

Schedule of Restricted Stock Awards Compensation Expense [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	October 1, 2011		October 2, 2010
Amortization expense	$	166	$	470

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units Activity [Table Text Block]

(Share amounts in thousands)	Restricted Stock Awards Outstanding			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance, October 3, 2009		115		$	15.50
Granted		-			-
Released		(48	)		18.53
Balance, October 2, 2010		67			13.37
Granted		-			-
Released		(67	)		13.37
Balance, October 1, 2011		-			-

(Unit amounts in thousands)	Restricted Stock Units Outstanding			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Balance, October 3, 2009		136		$	8.71
Granted		140			9.29
Released		(37	)		7.55
Balance, October 2, 2010		239			9.23
Granted		119			12.08
Released		(30	)		9.39
Balance, October 1, 2011		328			10.25
Granted		99			11.77
Released		(134	)		10.30
Balance, September 29, 2012		293			10.74

Schedule of RSU Grants And Amortization Expense

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	September 29, 2012		October 1, 2011		October 2, 2010
Restricted stock unit grants:
Units		99		119		140
Market value	$	1,165	$	1,441	$	1,298
Amortization expense		1,299		1,548		830