Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Apr. 16, 2017	Apr. 10, 2016	Apr. 16, 2017	Apr. 10, 2016
Revenues:
Company restaurant sales		$ 279,067	$ 271,792	$ 646,337	$ 625,013
Franchise rental revenues		51,321	52,602	122,790	122,340
Franchise royalties and other		39,001	36,757	88,195	84,621
Revenues		369,389	361,151	857,322	831,974
Company restaurant costs:
Food and packaging		82,912	82,066	191,848	190,977
Payroll and employee benefits		82,759	76,137	189,680	174,044
Occupancy and other		64,570	59,527	147,614	137,226
Total company restaurant costs		230,241	217,730	529,142	502,247
Franchise occupancy expenses		38,417	37,408	89,866	89,627
Franchise support and other costs		2,741	3,907	6,579	8,769
Selling, general and administrative expenses		35,788	46,895	91,496	112,767
Impairment And Other Costs Net		4,331	2,422	9,388	4,079
(Gains) losses on the sale of company-operated restaurants		7,779	(3)	7,916	815
Total operating costs and expenses		303,739	308,365	718,555	716,674
Earnings from operations		65,650	52,786	138,767	115,300
Interest expense, net		10,941	6,911	23,658	15,086
Earnings from continuing operations and before income taxes		54,709	45,875	115,109	100,214
Income taxes		20,889	16,847	44,255	37,289
Earnings from continuing operations		33,820	29,028	70,854	62,925
Losses from discontinued operations, net of income tax benefit		(726)	(346)	(1,831)	(1,022)
Net earnings		$ 33,094	$ 28,682	$ 69,023	$ 61,903
Net earnings per share - basic:
Earnings from continuing operations		$ 1.09	$ 0.86	$ 2.24	$ 1.81
Losses from discontinued operations		(0.02)	(0.01)	(0.06)	(0.03)
Net earnings per share (1)	[1]	1.07	0.85	2.18	1.78
Net earnings per share - diluted:
Earnings from continuing operations		1.09	0.85	2.22	1.78
Losses from discontinued operations		(0.02)	(0.01)	(0.06)	(0.03)
Net earnings per share (1)	[1]	$ 1.06	$ 0.84	$ 2.16	$ 1.76
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		30,895	33,656	31,622	34,686
Diluted (in shares)		31,126	34,177	31,883	35,256
Cash dividends declared per common share		$ 0.40	$ 0.30	$ 0.80	$ 0.60

[1] (1)Earnings per share may not add due to rounding.