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Impairment and Other Charges, Net
 6 Months Ended
Apr. 12, 2020
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Impairment and Other Charges, Net IMPAIRMENT AND OTHER CHARGES, NET
Impairment and other charges, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of earnings is comprised of the following (in thousands):
QuarterYear-to-date
April 12,
2020		April 14,
2019		April 12,
2020		April 14,
2019
Restructuring costs$118  $946  $1,163  $6,786  
Costs of closed restaurants and other331  383  432  1,249  
Losses (gains) on disposition of property and equipment, net (1)267  (714) (10,170) (138) 
Accelerated depreciation—  510  —  926  
$716  $1,125  $(8,575) $8,823  
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(1)In 2020, includes a $10.8 million gain related to the sale of one of our corporate office buildings. Refer to Note 4, Leases, for further information.
Restructuring costs — Restructuring charges include costs resulting from the exploration of strategic alternatives (the “Strategic Alternatives Evaluation”) in 2019, which was concluded in the third quarter of 2019, and a plan that management initiated to reduce our general and administrative costs.
The following is a summary of our restructuring costs (in thousands):
QuarterYear-to-date
April 12,
2020		April 14,
2019		April 12,
2020		April 14,
2019
Employee severance and related costs$118  $642  $1,163  $5,148  
Strategic Alternatives Evaluation (1)—  304  —  1,638  
$118  $946  $1,163  $6,786  
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(1) Strategic Alternative Evaluation costs primarily relate to third party advisory services.
We do not expect any significant severance and related costs for the remainder of fiscal 2020 related to these initiatives.
Total accrued severance costs related to our restructuring activities are included in “Accrued liabilities” on our condensed consolidated balance sheets, and changed as follows during 2020 (in thousands):

Balance as of September 29, 2019$2,100  
Costs incurred1,163  
Cash payments(3,010) 
Balance as of April 12, 2020$253