Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		4 Months Ended
		Jan. 20, 2019	Jan. 21, 2018
Revenues		$ 290,786	$ 294,463
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Food and packaging		29,616	48,864
Payroll and employee benefits		30,274	48,940
Occupancy and other		16,013	27,750
Total company restaurant costs		75,903	125,554
Franchise advertising and other services expenses		54,270
Selling, general and administrative expenses		24,083	34,061
Depreciation and amortization		17,169	19,157
Impairment and other charges, net		7,698	2,257
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants		(219)	(8,940)
Total operating costs and expenses		232,462	221,092
Earnings from operations		58,324	73,371
Other pension and post-retirement expenses, net		456	564
Interest expense, net		17,374	12,780
Earnings from continuing operations and before income taxes		40,494	60,027
Income taxes	[1]	9,373	47,138
Earnings from continuing operations		31,121	12,889
Earnings (losses) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		2,977	(699)
Net earnings		$ 34,098	$ 12,190
Net earnings per share - basic:
Earnings from continuing operations		$ 1.20	$ 0.44
Earnings (losses) from discontinued operations		0.11	(0.02)
Net earnings per share	[2]	1.32	0.41
Net earnings per share - diluted:
Earnings from continuing operations		1.19	0.43
Earnings (losses) from discontinued operations		0.11	(0.02)
Net earnings per share	[2]	1.31	0.41
Cash dividends declared per common share		$ 0.40	$ 0.40
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic		25,907	29,551
Weighted-average shares outstanding - diluted		26,128	29,853
Restaurant Sales [Member]
Revenues		$ 102,832	$ 169,637
Franchise [Member]
Franchise rental revenues		83,890	77,217
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Occupancy and other		50,713	46,521
Total company restaurant costs		2,845	2,482
Franchise advertising and other services expenses		54,270	0
Royalty and Other
Revenues		52,250	47,609
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services [Domain]
Revenues		$ 51,814	$ 0

[1] Percentages may not add due to rounding.

[2] Earnings per share may not add due to rounding.