Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
		Apr. 15, 2018	Apr. 16, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings		$ 59,795	$ 69,023
Earnings from discontinued operations		21,925	3,084
Income from continuing operations		37,870	65,939
Depreciation and amortization		33,112	37,385
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of franchise tenant improvement allowances		265	48
Deferred finance cost amortization		1,725	1,919
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements		(800)	(4,034)
Deferred income taxes		34,726	2,428
Share-based compensation expense		6,148	6,270
Pension and postretirement expense		1,252	2,269
Gains on cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance		(312)	(73)
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants		(14,412)	(7,916)
Losses on the disposition of property and equipment, net		(481)	(957)
Impairment charges and other		1,502	745
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding dispositions:
Accounts and other receivables		(13,876)	30,666
Inventories		886	528
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(5,458)	18,560
Accounts payable		(3,742)	(1,637)
Accrued liabilities		(35,959)	(30,003)
Pension and postretirement contributions		(3,077)	(2,773)
Franchise tenant improvement allowance distributions		(3,487)	0
Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow Statement		(7,551)	(6,111)
Cash flows provided by operating activities		29,277	115,167
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(18,347)	(15,596)
Purchases of assets intended for sale and leaseback		(5,491)	(1,752)
Proceeds from the sale and leaseback of assets		4,949	2,466
Proceeds from the sale of company-operated restaurants	[1]	16,844	31,389
Collections on notes receivable		9,722	1,121
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment		600	2,082
Other		2,969	(172)
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities		11,246	19,538
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facilities		283,200	534,500
Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facilities		(199,100)	(305,000)
Principal repayments on debt		(282,626)	(28,738)
Debt issuance costs		1,367	0
Dividends paid on common stock		(23,370)	(25,462)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		39	4,840
Repurchases of common stock		(100,000)	(322,687)
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements		0	4,034
Change in book overdraft		1,397	0
Payroll tax payments for equity award issuances		(4,268)	(5,706)
Cash flows used in financing activities		(326,095)	(144,219)
Cash flows used in continuing operations		(285,572)	(9,514)
Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations		5,503	16,692
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of discontinued operations		273,653	(17,788)
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations		(78)	(62)
Net cash provided by discontinued operations		279,078	(1,158)
Cash at beginning of period, including discontinued operations cash		4,467	17,030
Cash at end of period, including discontinued operations cash		1,154	6,358
Effect of Exchange Rate on Cash		$ 6	$ 0

[1] (1)Year-to-date, amounts in 2018 and 2017 include additional proceeds of $1.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively, related to restaurants sold in prior years. There were no additional proceeds and an immaterial amount of additional proceeds recognized during the quarter in 2018 and 2017