Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jul. 07, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 9,783	$ 8,469
Accounts and other receivables, net	41,972	78,798
Inventories	8,203	7,752
Prepaid expenses	56,816	32,821
Deferred income taxes	26,931	26,932
Assets held for sale and leaseback	31,253	45,443
Assets of discontinued operations held for sale	0	30,591
Other current assets	471	375
Total current assets	175,429	231,181
Property and equipment, at cost	1,489,407	1,529,650
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(726,552)	(708,858)
Property and equipment, net	762,855	820,792
Goodwill	148,632	140,622
Other assets, net	273,502	271,130
Total assets	1,360,418	1,463,725
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	20,931	15,952
Accounts payable	26,594	94,713
Accrued liabilities	169,792	164,637
Total current liabilities	217,317	275,302
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	359,514	405,276
Other long-term liabilities	366,356	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, 77,991,876 and 75,827,894 issued, respectively	780	758
Capital in excess of par value	280,600	221,100
Retained earnings	1,148,995	1,120,671
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(126,421)	(136,013)
Treasury stock, at cost, 34,728,194 and 31,955,606 shares, respectively	(886,723)	(794,571)
Total stockholders’ equity	417,231	411,945
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 1,360,418	$ 1,463,725