Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Oct. 01, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 94,437	$ 121,371	$ 135,332
Earnings from discontinued operations	2,690	17,032	6,759
Earnings from continuing operations	91,747	104,339	128,573
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	55,181	59,422	67,398
Franchise tenant improvement allowance amortization and other	1,983	862	121
Amortization of debt issuance costs	3,121	2,803	3,487
Loss on debt extinguishment	2,757	0	0
Loss on interest rate swap termination	23,551	0	0
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements	(113)	(2,031)	(4,232)
Deferred income taxes	4,100	25,352	(16,074)
Share-based compensation expense	8,074	9,146	10,637
Pension and postretirement expense	1,484	2,324	4,215
Gains on cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance	(4,475)	(2,280)	(2,424)
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants	(1,366)	(46,164)	(38,034)
(Gains) losses on the disposition of property and equipment	(6,244)	1,627	2,891
Impairment charges and other	5,414	2,505	1,815
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts and other receivables	3,504	24,220	(1,868)
Inventories	82	1,587	1,839
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	8,728	(9,432)	12,718
Accounts payable	4,524	4,890	(3,359)
Accrued liabilities	(7,505)	(38,329)	(16,654)
Pension and postretirement contributions	(6,194)	(5,467)	(5,363)
Franchise tenant improvement allowance disbursements	(10,593)	(14,893)	0
Other	(9,355)	(16,426)	(11,997)
Cash flows provided by operating activities	168,405	104,055	133,689
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(47,649)	(37,842)	(38,970)
Proceeds from the sale and leaseback of assets	4,447	9,336	6,057
Proceeds from the sale of company-operated restaurants	1,280	26,486	99,591
Collections on notes receivable	16,759	54,453	1,500
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	9,714	10,259	2,921
Other	1,630	2,969	(3,729)
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities	(13,819)	65,661	67,370
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facilities	229,798	757,100	747,900
Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facilities	(960,220)	(523,700)	(533,300)
Proceeds from issuance of debt	1,300,000	0	0
Principal repayments on debt	(337,150)	(304,607)	(57,266)
Debt issuance costs	(34,122)	(1,366)	0
Payments related to termination of interest rate swaps	(23,551)	0	0
Dividends paid on common stock	(41,179)	(45,412)	(48,925)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	1,231	7,959	5,165
Repurchases of common stock	(137,654)	(325,634)	(334,361)
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements	0	0	4,232
Payroll tax payments for equity award issuances	(2,883)	(7,719)	(9,240)
Change in book overdraft	0	(2,150)	2,151
Cash flows used in financing activities	(5,730)	(445,529)	(223,644)
Cash flows provided by (used in) continuing operations	148,856	(275,813)	(22,585)
Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations	0	4,823	47,388
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities of discontinued operations	0	266,125	(34,031)
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations	0	(78)	(138)
Net cash provided by discontinued operations	0	270,870	13,219
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	0	6	(22)
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year	2,705	7,642	17,030
Cash and restricted cash at end of year	$ 151,561	$ 2,705	$ 7,642