Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 07, 2019	Jul. 08, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 72,376	$ 105,102
Earnings from discontinued operations	2,652	19,099
Earnings from continuing operations	69,724	86,003
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	42,645	46,306
Amortization of franchise tenant improvement allowances and other	1,524	497
Deferred finance cost amortization	1,903	2,268
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements	(66)	(2,084)
Deferred income taxes	(1,745)	38,544
Share-based compensation expense	6,589	7,830
Pension and postretirement expense	1,141	1,789
Gains on cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance	(3,117)	(1,335)
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants	(219)	(43,088)
(Gains) losses on the disposition of property and equipment, net	(5,756)	958
Impairment charges and other	1,624	2,205
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding dispositions:
Accounts and other receivables	(3,555)	945
Inventories	(79)	1,330
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,509	(27,448)
Accounts payable	24,321	3,135
Accrued liabilities	9,363	(34,653)
Pension and postretirement contributions	(5,126)	(4,384)
Franchise tenant improvement allowance distributions	(7,875)	(9,099)
Other	(16,012)	(10,351)
Cash flows provided by operating activities	116,793	59,368
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(25,041)	(25,730)
Purchases of assets intended for sale and leaseback	0	(5,491)
Proceeds from the sale and leaseback of assets	3,056	7,571
Proceeds from the sale of company-operated restaurants	133	23,666
Collections on notes receivable	15,239	34,057
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	7,563	3,799
Other	0	2,921
Cash flows provided by investing activities	950	40,793
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facilities	229,798	560,800
Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facilities	(252,800)	(412,100)
Principal repayments on debt	(32,611)	(293,671)
Debt issuance costs	(5,088)	(1,367)
Dividends paid on common stock	(30,929)	(34,609)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	696	2,365
Repurchases of common stock	(14,362)	(200,000)
Change in book overdraft	0	(573)
Payroll tax payments for equity award issuances	(2,705)	(7,250)
Cash flows used in financing activities	(108,001)	(386,405)
Cash flows provided by (used in) continuing operations	9,742	(286,244)
Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations	0	5,159
Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued operations	0	273,653
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations	0	(78)
Net cash provided by discontinued operations	0	278,734
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	6
Cash at beginning of period	2,705	7,642
Cash at end of period	$ 12,447	$ 138