Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Apr. 15, 2018	Apr. 16, 2017	Apr. 15, 2018	Apr. 16, 2017
Revenues:
Company restaurant sales		$ 113,938	$ 180,275	$ 283,575	$ 418,846
Franchise rental revenues		57,843	51,295	135,060	122,731
Franchise royalties and other		37,991	34,314	85,600	77,488
Revenues		209,772	265,884	504,235	619,065
Company restaurant costs (excluding depreciation and amortization):
Food and packaging		32,638	52,042	81,502	120,031
Payroll and employee benefits		33,096	54,529	82,036	124,712
Occupancy and other		18,143	30,704	45,893	69,645
Total company restaurant costs		83,877	137,275	209,431	314,388
Franchise occupancy expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)		36,065	31,543	82,586	73,733
Franchise support and other costs		2,583	1,734	5,065	4,271
Selling, general and administrative expenses		27,017	25,862	61,642	66,634
Depreciation and amortization		13,955	16,122	33,112	37,385
Impairment and other charges, net		4,927	1,367	7,184	4,021
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants		(5,472)	(7,779)	(14,412)	(7,916)
Total operating costs and expenses		162,952	206,124	384,608	492,516
Earnings from operations		46,820	59,760	119,627	126,549
Interest expense, net		10,413	9,037	23,193	19,446
Earnings from continuing operations and before income taxes		36,407	50,723	96,434	107,103
Income taxes		11,426	19,333	58,564	41,164
Earnings from continuing operations		24,981	31,390	37,870	65,939
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes		22,624	1,704	21,925	3,084
Net earnings		$ 47,605	$ 33,094	$ 59,795	$ 69,023
Net earnings per share - basic:
Earnings from continuing operations		$ 0.86	$ 1.02	$ 1.29	$ 2.09
Earnings from discontinued operations		0.78	0.06	0.75	0.10
Net earnings per share	[1]	1.64	1.07	2.04	2.18
Net earnings per share - diluted:
Earnings from continuing operations		0.85	1.01	1.27	2.07
Earnings from discontinued operations		0.77	0.05	0.74	0.10
Net earnings per share	[1]	$ 1.62	$ 1.06	$ 2.01	$ 2.16
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		29,040	30,895	29,332	31,622
Diluted (in shares)		29,356	31,126	29,705	31,883
Cash dividends declared per common share		$ 0.4	$ 0.40	$ 0.80	$ 0.80

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