Note 6 - Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 27, 2015

Notes Tables

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 27,			June 28,			June 27,			June 28,
(In thousands)	2015			2014			2015			2014
Stock options:
Compensation expense	$	78		$	221		$	633		$	744
Excess tax benefits		(3	)		(31	)		(150	)		(222	)

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

	Nine Months Ended
	June 27,			June 28,
	2015			2014
Risk-free interest rate		1.77	%		1.56	%
Dividend yield		0.55	%		0.62	%
Expected volatility		37.39	%		41.46	%
Expected term (in years)		5.67			4.94

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

											Contractual
											Term -		Aggregate
	Options			Exercise Price Per Share							Weighted		Intrinsic
	Outstanding								Weighted		Average		Value
	(in thousands)			Range					Average		(years)		(in thousands)
Outstanding at September 27, 2014		871		$	6.89	-	$	20.50	$	14.23
Granted		63			21.96	-		21.96		21.96
Exercised		(27	)		6.89	-		11.15		9.17			$	328
Outstanding at June 27, 2015		907			7.55	-		21.96		14.92		6.02		4,499
Vested and anticipated to vest in the future at June 27, 2015		903								14.91		6.01		4,491
Exercisable at June 27, 2015		633								13.35		4.87		4,005

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

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	June 27,		June 28,		June 27,		June 28,
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Restricted stock unit grants:
Units		-		-		36		40
Market value	$	-	$	-	$	790	$	763
Compensation expense		151		328		869		1,033

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 27, 2014		197		$	15.68
Granted		36			21.96
Released		(50	)		14.99
Balance, June 27, 2015		183			17.09