Note 11 - Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2012

Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	3,231		$	4,280		$	4,289
Amendments		-			306			-
Interest cost		146			193			211
Actuarial loss		218			69			182
Settlement		(218	)		(1,423	)		-
Distributions		(196	)		(194	)		(402	)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	3,181		$	3,231		$	4,280
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year	$	1,660		$	3,017		$	3,053
Actual return on plan assets		287			10			366
Employer contributions		206			477			-
Settlement		(218	)		(1,651	)		-
Distributions		(196	)		(193	)		(402	)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year	$	1,739		$	1,660		$	3,017
Reconciliation of funded status to net amount recognized:
Funded status	$	(1,442	)	$	(1,571	)	$	(1,263	)
Net amount recognized	$	(1,442	)	$	(1,571	)	$	(1,263	)
Amounts recognized on the consolidated balance sheet:
Accrued benefit liability	$	(1,442	)	$	(1,571	)	$	(1,263	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (net of tax)		859			909			1,225
Net amount recognized	$	(583	)	$	(662	)	$	(38	)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Unrecognized net loss	$	1,386		$	1,466		$	1,975
Net amount recognized	$	1,386		$	1,466		$	1,975
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income (loss):
Net loss (gain)	$	(31	)	$	(206	)	$	16
Amortization of net loss		(49	)		(304	)		(195	)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(80	)	$	(510	)	$	(179	)

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year	$	6,102		$	5,590		$	5,218
Service cost		217			176			165
Interest cost		301			282			278
Actuarial loss		1,085			297			95
Distributions		(244	)		(243	)		(166	)
Benefit obligation at end of year	$	7,461		$	6,102		$	5,590
Change in plan assets:
Actual employer contributions	$	244		$	244		$	166
Actual distributions		(244	)		(244	)		(166	)
Plan assets at fair value at end of year	$	-		$	-		$	-
Reconciliation of funded status to net amount recognized:
Funded status	$	(7,461	)	$	(6,102	)	$	(5,590	)
Net amount recognized	$	(7,461	)	$	(6,102	)	$	(5,590	)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Unrecognized net loss	$	2,324		$	1,330		$	1,067
Unrecognized prior service cost		227			454			681
Net amount recognized	$	2,551		$	1,784		$	1,748
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income (loss):
Net loss	$	1,085		$	297		$	95
Prior service costs		(227	)		(227	)		(227	)
Amortization of net loss		(91	)		(34	)		(30	)
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss)	$	767		$	36		$	(162	)

Schedule of Net Benefit Costs [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
Interest cost	$	146		$	193		$	211
Expected return on plan assets		(134	)		(211	)		(200	)
Recognized net actuarial loss		49			304			195
Net periodic pension cost	$	61		$	286		$	206

	Year Ended
(In thousands)	September 29, 2012		October 1, 2011		October 2, 2010
Service cost	$	217	$	176	$	165
Interest cost		301		282		278
Prior service cost		227		227		227
Amortization of net loss		91		34		31
Net periodic pension cost	$	836	$	719	$	701

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

Fiscal year(s)	In thousands
2013	$	211
2014		210
2015		206
2016		211
2017		205
2018 - 2022		996

Fiscal year(s)	(In thousands)
2013	$	244
2014		244
2015		244
2016		294
2017		325
2018- 2022		1,536

Delaware Plan [Member]

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)	Total at September 29, 2012		Quoted Prices  in Active Markets  (Level 1)		Observable  Inputs  (Level 2)		Unobservable Inputs  (Level 3)
Large-cap equities	$	684	$	684	$	-	$	-
Mid-cap equities		155		155		-		-
Small-cap equities		98		98		-		-
International equities		103		103		-		-
Fixed income securities		646		646		-		-
Cash and cash equivalents		53		-		53		-
Total	$	1,739	$	1,686	$	53	$	-

(In thousands)	Total at October 1,  2011		Quoted Prices in Active Markets  (Level 1)		Observable  Inputs  (Level 2)		Unobservable  Inputs  (Level 3)
Large-cap equities	$	641	$	641	$	-	$	-
Mid-cap equities		151		151		-		-
Small-cap equities		101		101		-		-
International equities		100		100		-		-
Fixed income securities		652		652		-		-
Cash and cash equivalents		15		-		15		-
Total	$	1,660	$	1,645	$	15	$	-

Delaware Plan [Member]

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

	Measurement Date
	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
Assumptions at year-end:
Discount rate		4.00	%		4.75	%		5.25	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels		N/A			N/A			N/A
Expected long-term rate of return on assets		8.00	%		8.00	%		8.00	%

SERP [Member]

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

	Measurement Date
	September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
Assumptions at year-end:
Discount rate		4.00	%		4.75	%		5.25	%
Rate of increase in compensation levels		3.00	%		3.00	%		3.00	%

Delaware Plan [Member]

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

	Target Allocation			Percentage of Plan Assets at Measurement Date
	September 29, 2012			September 29, 2012			October 1, 2011			October 2, 2010
Large-cap equities		35.0	%		39.3	%		38.6	%		26.1	%
Mid-cap equities		8.0	%		8.9	%		9.1	%		9.0	%
Small-cap equities		9.0	%		5.6	%		6.1	%		8.7	%
International equities		8.0	%		5.9	%		6.0	%		16.8	%
Fixed income securities		40.0	%		37.2	%		39.3	%		38.1	%
Cash and cash equivalents		0.0	%		3.1	%		0.9	%		1.3	%