Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Apr. 14, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 10,202	$ 8,469
Accounts and other receivables, net	52,185	78,798
Inventories	8,713	7,752
Prepaid expenses	31,992	32,821
Deferred income taxes	26,931	26,932
Assets held for sale and leaseback	39,569	45,443
Assets of discontinued operations held for sale	0	30,591
Other current assets	452	375
Total current assets	170,044	231,181
Property and equipment, at cost	1,543,068	1,529,650
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(736,854)	(708,858)
Property and equipment, net	806,214	820,792
Goodwill	148,935	140,622
Other assets, net	276,544	271,130
Total assets	1,401,737	1,463,725
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	20,960	15,952
Accounts payable	24,123	94,713
Accrued liabilities	160,581	164,637
Total current liabilities	205,664	275,302
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	369,728	405,276
Other long-term liabilities	369,667	371,202
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, 77,559,191 and 75,827,894 issued, respectively	776	758
Capital in excess of par value	266,500	221,100
Retained earnings	1,154,650	1,120,671
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(129,344)	(136,013)
Treasury stock, at cost, 33,362,162 and 31,955,606 shares, respectively	(835,904)	(794,571)
Total stockholders’ equity	456,678	411,945
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 1,401,737	$ 1,463,725