Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net earnings	$ 6,116,000	$ 82,000
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	4,739,000	4,835,000
Amortization of capitalized financing costs	51,000	45,000
Stock-based compensation expense	1,093,000	1,126,000
Gain on early extinguishment of debt		(425,000)
Asset impairment charges		(11,000)
Deferred income taxes	2,913,000	39,000
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	(331,000)	(131,000)
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment	(67,000)	(74,000)
Gain from life insurance proceeds	(45,000)
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies over premiums paid	(291,000)	(737,000)
Net changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	8,552,000	5,447,000
Inventories	(441,000)	7,149,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	3,803,000	(6,819,000)
Other changes	(13,000)	1,058,000
Total adjustments	19,963,000	11,502,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	26,079,000	11,584,000
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(3,724,000)	(4,005,000)
Proceeds from life insurance claims	505,000
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies	(26,000)	(427,000)
Proceeds from surrender of life insurance policies	3,000	16,000
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	100,000	96,000
Net cash used for investing activities	(3,142,000)	(4,320,000)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	4,385,000	51,894,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	(15,860,000)	(57,625,000)
Cash dividends paid	(5,510,000)	(1,059,000)
Cash received from exercise of stock options	2,257,000	2,000
Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation	331,000	131,000
Financing costs		(161,000)
Other	(647,000)	(223,000)
Net cash used for financing activities	(15,044,000)	(7,041,000)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	7,893,000	223,000
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	10,000	10,000
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	7,903,000	233,000
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	20,000	618,000
Income taxes, net	721,000	73,000
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment in accounts payable	276,000	97,000
Restricted stock surrendered for withholding taxes payable	$ 267,000	$ 263,000