Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 16, 2017 USD ($)	Apr. 16, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 02, 2016 USD ($)
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Earnings from continuing operations and before income taxes	$ 54,709	$ 115,109
Current assets:
Cash	6,358	6,358	$ 17,030
Accounts and other receivables, net	39,657	39,657	73,360
Inventories	7,769	7,769	8,229
Prepaid expenses	20,782	20,782	40,398
Assets Held-for-sale, Not Part of Disposal Group, Current	35,224	35,224	14,259
Other current assets	2,350	2,350	2,129
Total current assets	112,140	112,140	155,405
Property and equipment, at cost	1,537,344	1,537,344	1,605,576
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(883,109)	(883,109)	(886,526)
Property and equipment, net	654,235	654,235	719,050
Intangible assets, net	14,161	14,161	14,042
Goodwill	175,525	175,525	166,046
Other assets, net	274,838	274,838	290,469
Total assets	1,230,899	1,230,899	1,345,012
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	55,762	55,762	55,935
Accounts payable	42,232	42,232	40,736
Accrued liabilities	140,579	140,579	181,250
Total current liabilities	238,573	238,573	277,921
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	1,135,287	1,135,287	935,372
Other long-term liabilities	326,455	326,455	348,925
Stockholders’ (deficit) equity:
Preferred stock $0.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	0	0	0
Common stock $0.01 par value, 175,000,000 shares authorized, 81,828,835 and 81,598,524 issued, respectively	818	818	816
Capital in excess of par value	448,246	448,246	432,564
Retained earnings	1,443,131	1,443,131	1,399,721
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(171,172)	(171,172)	(187,021)
Treasury stock, at cost, 52,411,407 and 49,190,992 shares, respectively	(2,190,439)	(2,190,439)	(1,863,286)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(469,416)	(469,416)	(217,206)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 1,230,899	$ 1,230,899	$ 1,345,012