Note 4 - Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended
	December 28, 2013			December 29, 2012
(In thousands)
Stock options:
Compensation expense	$	165		$	139
Excess tax benefits		(86	)		(36	)

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

	Options			Exercise Price Per Share					Contractual Term -	Aggregate Intrinsic
	Outstanding						Weighted		Weighted	Value
	(in thousands)			Range			Average		Average (years)	(in thousands)
Outstanding at September 28, 2013		918		$5.43	-	$20.27	$	12.65
Exercised		(72	)	9.16	-	13.06		11.03		$	592
Outstanding at December 28, 2013		846		5.43	-	20.27		12.78	5.87		8,332
Vested and anticipated to vest in the future at December 28, 2013		841						12.78	5.85		8,288
Exercisable at December 28, 2013		554						12.24	4.39		5,754

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

	Three Months Ended
	December 28, 2013		December 29, 2012
(In thousands)
Compensation expense	$	243	$	174

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

	Restricted Stock Units Outstanding		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
(Unit amounts in thousands)
Balance, September 28, 2013		221	$	13.20
Granted		-		-
Released		-		-
Balance, December 28, 2013		221	$	13.20