Note 4 - Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value of Financial Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 01, 2017	Oct. 01, 2016
Cash equivalents	$ 39,317	$ 58,846
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies	8,707	7,909
Total	48,024	66,755
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Cash equivalents	39,317	58,846
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies
Total	39,317	58,846
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Cash equivalents
Cash surrender value of life insurance policies	8,707	7,909
Total	$ 8,707	$ 7,909

Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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