Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 08, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 10,815	$ 11,424
Accounts and other receivables, net	84,899	86,213
Inventories	36,997	38,931
Prepaid expenses	32,175	18,737
Deferred income taxes	44,166	45,520
Assets held for sale and leaseback	62,400	51,793
Other current assets	517	1,793
Total current assets	271,969	254,411
Property and equipment, at cost	1,532,655	1,518,799
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(707,105)	(663,373)
Property and equipment, net	825,550	855,426
Goodwill	140,470	105,872
Other assets, net	241,099	216,613
Total assets	1,479,088	1,432,322
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	21,400	21,148
Accounts payable	67,541	94,348
Accrued liabilities	176,766	167,487
Total current liabilities	265,707	282,983
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	430,441	447,350
Other long-term liabilities	340,376	290,723
Deferred income taxes	5,310	5,310
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock $0.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	0	0
Common stock $0.01 par value, 175,000,000 shares authorized, 75,600,656 and 74,992,487 issued, respectively	756	750
Capital in excess of par value	215,539	202,684
Retained earnings	1,108,194	1,063,020
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(115,776)	(95,940)
Treasury stock, at cost, 31,072,631 and 30,746,099 shares, respectively	(771,459)	(764,558)
Total stockholders' equity	437,254	405,956
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 1,479,088	$ 1,432,322