Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 25, 2017	Sep. 24, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 86,275	$ 140,652
Marketable securities held to maturity	37,176	13,539
Accounts receivable, net	110,349	98,325
Inventories	105,744	88,684
Prepaid expenses and other	8,776	13,904
Total current assets	348,320	355,104
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, gross	614,396	605,045
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	411,916	420,832
Property, plant and equipment, net	202,480	184,213
Other assets
Goodwill	99,975	86,442
Other intangible assets, net	56,510	41,819
Marketable securities held to maturity	85,112	90,732
Marketable securities available for sale	29,960	29,465
Other	2,680	2,712
Total other assets	274,237	251,170
Total Assets	825,037	790,487
Current Liabilities
Current obligations under capital leases	352	365
Accounts payable	67,471	62,026
Accrued insurance liability	9,564	10,119
Accrued liabilities	8,932	6,161
Accrued compensation expense	12,081	16,340
Dividends payable	7,859	7,280
Total current liabilities	106,259	102,291
Long-term obligations under capital leases	1,067	1,235
Deferred income taxes	59,076	48,186
Other long-term liabilities	2,552	801
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued
Common stock, no par value; authorized, 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,716,000 and 18,668,000 respectively	28,341	25,332
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(12,130)	(13,415)
Retained Earnings	639,872	626,057
Total stockholders' equity	656,083	637,974
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	825,037	790,487
Land [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, gross	2,482	2,512
Building [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, gross	26,741	26,741
Plant Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, gross	235,477	227,614
Marketing Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, gross	267,644	278,299
Transportation Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, gross	7,829	7,637
Office Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, gross	23,929	22,136
Improvements [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, gross	35,392	34,750
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 14,902	$ 5,356