Note 5 - Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2012

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

	Three Months Ended
	December 29,			December 31,
(In thousands)	2012			2011
Stock options:
Compensation expense	$	139		$	129
Excess tax benefits		(36	)		(5	)

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

											Contractual	Aggregate
	Options			Exercise Price Per Share							Term -	Intrinsic
	Outstanding								Weighted		Weighted	Value
	(in thousands)			Range					Average		Average	(in thousands)
Outstanding at September 29, 2012		1,160		$	0.36	-	$	20.27	$	11.09
Exercised		(28	)		0.36	-		9.16		2.22		$	276
Outstanding at December 29, 2012		1,132			5.43	-		20.27		11.31	6.50 years		1,658
Vested and anticipated to vest in the future at December 29, 2012		1,119								11.31	6.47 years		1,643
Exercisable at December 29, 2012		773								11.42	5.47 years		1,277

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

	Three Months Ended
	December 29,		December 31,
(In thousands)	2012		2011
Amortization expense	$	174	$	240

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

				Weighted
	Restricted			Average
	Stock Units			Grant Date
(Unit amounts in thousands)	Outstanding			Fair Value
Balance, September 29, 2012		293		$	10.74
Forfeited		(5	)		10.72
Balance, December 29, 2012		288			10.74