Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Apr. 14, 2019	Apr. 15, 2018	Apr. 14, 2019	Apr. 15, 2018
Revenues		$ 215,727	$ 209,772	$ 506,513	$ 504,235
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Food and packaging		21,676	32,638	51,292	81,502
Payroll and employee benefits		22,768	33,096	53,042	82,036
Occupancy and other		11,100	18,143	27,113	45,893
Total company restaurant costs		55,544	83,877	131,447	209,431
Selling, general and administrative expenses		17,585	26,594	41,668	60,655
Depreciation and amortization		12,690	13,955	29,859	33,112
Impairment and other charges, net		1,125	4,927	8,823	7,184
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants		0	(5,472)	(219)	(14,412)
Total operating costs and expenses		168,604	162,529	401,066	383,621
Earnings from operations		47,123	47,243	105,447	120,614
Other pension and post-retirement expenses, net		343	400	799	1,000
Interest expense, net		13,276	10,413	30,650	23,193
Earnings from continuing operations and before income taxes		33,504	36,407	73,998	96,434
Income taxes	[1]	8,374	11,426	17,747	58,564
Earnings from continuing operations		25,130	24,981	56,251	37,870
(Losses) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		(41)	22,624	2,936	21,925
Net earnings		$ 25,089	$ 47,605	$ 59,187	$ 59,795
Net earnings per share - basic:
Earnings from continuing operations		$ 0.97	$ 0.86	$ 2.17	$ 1.29
Earnings (losses) from discontinued operations		0.00	0.78	0.11	0.75
Net earnings per share	[2]	0.97	1.64	2.28	2.04
Net earnings per share - diluted:
Earnings from continuing operations		0.96	0.85	2.15	1.27
Earnings (losses) from discontinued operations		0.00	0.77	0.11	0.74
Net earnings per share	[2]	0.96	1.62	2.26	2.01
Cash dividends declared per common share		$ 0.40	$ 0.40	$ 0.80	$ 0.80
Restaurant Sales [Member]
Revenues		$ 76,682	$ 113,938	$ 179,514	$ 283,575
Franchise [Member]
Franchise rental revenues		61,646	57,843	145,536	135,060
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Occupancy and other		38,618	36,065	89,331	82,586
Total company restaurant costs		2,797	2,583	5,642	5,065
Franchise advertising and other services expenses		40,245	0	94,515	0
Royalty and Other
Revenues		38,410	37,991	90,660	85,600
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services [Domain]
Revenues		$ 38,989	$ 0	$ 90,803	$ 0

[1] Percentages may not add due to rounding.

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