Note 11 - Other Financial Data (Detail) - Balance Sheet Information (Parentheticals) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 29, 2012	Sep. 29, 2012
loans of	$ 187	$ 486

Gross amount of loans made to policy and contract holders using their life insurance contracts' cash value or separate accounts as collateral.

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-IssueDate 2006-05-01

-Chapter 11

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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