Note 4 - Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2014

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						Nine Months Ended
	June 28,			June 29,			June 28,			June 29,
(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
Stock options:
Compensation expense	$	221		$	148		$	744		$	634
Excess tax benefits		(31	)		(114	)		(222	)		(445	)

Schedule of Share-based Payment Award, Stock Options, Valuation Assumptions [Table Text Block]

	Nine Months Ended
	June 28,			June 29,
	2014			2013
Risk-free interest rate		1.56	%		1.25	%
Dividend yield		0.62	%		0.74	%
Expected volatility		41.46	%		48.15	%
Expected term (in years)		4.94			6.47

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

	Options			Exercise Price Per Share						Contractual Term - Weighted	Aggregate Intrinsic
	Outstanding							Weighted		Average	Value
	(in thousands)		Range					Average		(in years)	(in thousands)
Outstanding at September 28, 2013	918		$	5.43	-	$	20.27	$	12.65
Granted	67			19.08	-		19.08		19.08
Exercised	(113	)		5.43	-		13.06		10.10		$	1,074
Outstanding at June 28, 2014	872			5.43	-		20.27		13.47	5.92		5,589
Vested and anticipated to vest in the future at June 28, 2014	870								13.47	5.91		5,580
Exercisable at June 28, 2014	581								12.70	4.55		4,180

Schedule of RSU Grants and Compensation Expense [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 28,		June 29,		June 28,		June 29,
(In thousands)	2014		2013		2014		2013
Restricted stock unit grants:
Units		-		-		40		43
Market value	$	-	$	-	$	763	$	703
Compensation expense		328		213		1,033		820

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

				Weighted
	Restricted			Average
	Stock Units			Grant Date
(Unit amounts in thousands)	Outstanding			Fair Value
Balance, September 28, 2013		221		$	13.20
Granted		40			19.08
Released		(49	)		13.63
Balance, June 28, 2014		212		$	14.21