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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Number of Annual Vesting Installments

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Payout, Total Shareholder Return Threshold, Percent

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Amount of increase in additional paid in capital (APIC) resulting from a tax benefit associated with share-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). Includes, but is not limited to, excess tax benefit.

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Amount of contributions made by employer into fund established for purposes of making future disbursement to individual in accordance with deferred compensation arrangement.

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Amount of distribution made to individual in accordance with deferred compensation arrangement.

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Maximum term of the deferred compensation arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The carrying amount of the liability as of the balance sheet date to an individual under a deferred compensation arrangement. This amount may be the result of periodic accruals made over the period of active employment, or reflect termination benefits resulting contractual terms or a death benefit.

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Amount of cost for defined contribution plan.

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Percentage of employees' gross pay for which the employer contributes a matching contribution to a defined contribution plan.

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Amount of cost to be recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details)	Oct. 03, 2020 USD ($) installment shares	Sep. 28, 2019 USD ($) shares	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($) shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 24,300,000	$ 21,300,000	$ 18,000,000.0
Deferred tax benefits recognized related to equity awards	$ 8,200,000	9,200,000	8,200,000
Employer matching contribution, percent of eligible earnings (up to)	4.00%
Amount of contributions	$ 9,800,000	9,300,000	8,100,000
SERP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Deferred compensation liability	12,600,000	12,100,000
Total value of assets held by trust	12,600,000	12,100,000
Amount of contributions made to participants' SERP accounts	$ 700,000	600,000	1,000,000.0
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Term of deferred compensation agreements	15 years
Deferred compensation liability	$ 100,000	200,000
Total value of assets held by trust	10,800,000	10,400,000
Amount of payments made to participants	100,000	$ 100,000	$ 100,000
RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 17,000,000.0
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted average period of recognition	1 year 3 months 18 days
PSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period	3 years
Payout, percent of shares granted	100.00%
Unrecognized compensation expense	$ 8,800,000
Unrecognized compensation expense, weighted average period of recognition	1 year 9 months 18 days
Vested (in shares) \| shares	100,000
Granted (in shares) \| shares	100,000	100,000	100,000
PSUs \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	0.00%
Number of shares that may be issued (in shares) \| shares	0
PSUs \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	200.00%
Number of shares that may be issued (in shares) \| shares	500,000
PSUs \| Vest Based on Market Condition - Relative TSR of Common Stock Compared to Companies in Russell 3000 Index
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payout, percent of shares granted	148.40%
Payout at target, TSR threshold percent of companies in Russell 3000 Index during performance period	50.00%
PSUs \| Vest Based on Performance Condition - Three-Point Annual Average of Absolute Economic Return
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payout at target, average economic return threshold percentage over performance period	2.50%
Options and SARs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options and SARS granted in period \| shares	0	0	0
Fair value vested	$ 0	$ 300,000	$ 1,300,000
Total intrinsic value exercised	$ 10,900,000	$ 2,400,000	$ 10,900,000
2016 Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Maximum number of shares authorized under the plan (in shares) \| shares	3,200,000
2016 Plan \| Cash Incentive Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Long-term cash awards per employee that may be granted annually	$ 4,000,000.0
2016 Plan \| Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of annual vesting installments \| installment	2
Term	10 years
2016 Plan \| SARs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of annual vesting installments \| installment	2
Term	7 years
2016 Plan \| RSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period	3 years
2016 Plan \| PSUs
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Performance period	3 years
2016 Plan \| PSUs \| Vest Based on Market Condition - Relative TSR of Common Stock Compared to Companies in Russell 3000 Index
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%
2016 Plan \| PSUs \| Vest Based on Performance Condition - Three-Point Annual Average of Absolute Economic Return
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting percentage	50.00%