Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2016	Oct. 03, 2015	Sep. 27, 2014
Net sales	$ 418,547,000	$ 447,504,000	$ 408,978,000
Cost of sales	333,359,000	389,171,000	360,205,000
Gross profit	85,188,000	58,333,000	48,773,000
Selling, general and administrative expense	26,069,000	25,824,000	23,371,000
Pension plan settlement loss	2,539,000
Restructuring charges, net	115,000	349,000	1,247,000
Acquisition costs			612,000
Other expense (income), net	183,000	(1,113,000)	(1,907,000)
Interest expense	158,000	320,000	252,000
Interest income	(166,000)	(11,000)	(10,000)
Earnings before income taxes	56,290,000	32,964,000	25,208,000
Pension Plan Settlement, Income Taxes	19,045,000	11,254,000	8,567,000
Net earnings	$ 37,245,000	$ 21,710,000	$ 16,641,000
Net earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.99	$ 1.18	$ 0.91
Diluted (in dollars per share)	1.95	1.15	0.89
Cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 1.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.12
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	18,754	18,418	18,257
Diluted (in shares)	19,055	18,803	18,665