Note 6 - Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2016

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
	January 2,		December 27,
(In thousands)	2016		2014
Stock options:
Compensation expense	$	83	$	173

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

									Contractual	Aggregate
	Options			Exercise Price Per Share					Term -	Intrinsic
	Outstanding						Weighted		Weighted	Value
	(in thousands)			Range			Average		Average (years)	(in thousands)
Outstanding at October 3, 2015		923		$ 7.55	-	$ 21.96	$	15.14
Exercised		(176	)	7.55	-	20.50		12.32		$	2,016
Outstanding at January 2, 2016		747		7.55	-	21.96		15.80	6.31		3,882
Vested and anticipated to vest in the future at January 2, 2016		741						15.78	6.30		3,872
Exercisable at January 2, 2016		491						13.95	5.05		3,421

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

	Three Months Ended
	January 2,		December 27,
(In thousands)	2016		2014
Compensation expense	$	146	$	269

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, October 3, 2015		157	$	18.96
Granted		-		-
Released		-		-
Balance, January 2, 2016		157		18.96