Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
		Apr. 12, 2020		Apr. 14, 2019	Apr. 12, 2020		Apr. 14, 2019
Revenues		$ 216,157		$ 215,727	$ 523,830		$ 506,513
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Food and packaging		22,237		21,676	53,585		51,292
Payroll and employee benefits		24,261		22,768	56,151		53,042
Occupancy and other		12,570		11,100	28,528		27,113
Total company restaurant costs		59,068		55,544	138,264		131,447
Selling, general and administrative expenses		24,203		17,585	52,451		41,668
Depreciation and amortization		12,282		12,690	29,010		29,859
Impairment and other charges, net		716		1,125	(8,575)		8,823
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants		0		0	(1,575)		(219)
Total operating costs and expenses		183,315		168,604	421,038		401,066
Earnings from operations		32,842		47,123	102,792		105,447
Other pension and post-retirement expenses, net		512		343	39,490		799
Interest expense, net		15,409		13,276	35,351		30,650
Earnings from continuing operations and before income taxes		16,921		33,504	27,951		73,998
Income tax expense		5,458		8,374	8,591		17,747
Earnings from continuing operations		11,463		25,130	19,360		56,251
(Losses) earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		0		(41)	0		2,936
Net earnings		$ 11,463		$ 25,089	$ 19,360		$ 59,187
Net earnings per share - basic:
Earnings from continuing operations (in USD per share)		$ 0.50		$ 0.97	$ 0.83		$ 2.17
Earnings from discontinued operations (in USD per share)		0		0	0		0.11
Net earnings per share (in USD per share)	[1]	0.50		0.97	0.83		2.28
Net earnings per share - diluted:
Earnings from coninuing operations (in USD per share)		0.50		0.96	0.82		2.15
Earnings from discontinued operations (in USD per share)		0		0	0		0.11
Net earnings per share (in USD per share)		0.50	[1]	0.96	0.82	[1]	2.26
Cash dividends declared per common share (in USD per share)		$ 0.40		$ 0.40	$ 0.80		$ 0.80
Company Restaurant Sales
Revenues		$ 74,380		$ 76,682	$ 179,744		$ 179,514
Franchise
Revenues		69,885		61,646	165,969		145,536
Franchise rental revenues		69,885		61,646	165,969		145,536
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Occupancy and other		48,341		38,618	112,858		89,331
Total company restaurant costs		2,971		2,797	7,647		5,642
Franchise advertising and other services expenses		35,734		40,245	90,958		94,515
Royalty and Other
Revenues		37,764		38,410	90,230		90,660
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services
Revenues		$ 34,128		$ 38,989	$ 87,887		$ 90,803

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