Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Jul. 05, 2020		Jul. 07, 2019		Jul. 05, 2020		Jul. 07, 2019
Revenues	$ 242,275		$ 222,359		$ 766,105		$ 728,872
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Food and packaging	24,077		23,058		77,662		74,350
Payroll and employee benefits	25,085		23,121		81,236		76,163
Occupancy and other	12,334		11,052		40,862		38,165
Total company restaurant costs	61,496		57,231		199,760		188,678
Selling, general and administrative expenses	13,680		24,389		66,131		66,057
Depreciation and amortization	12,141		12,786		41,151		42,645
Impairment and other charges, net	738		(3,256)		(7,837)		5,567
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants	(1,050)		0		(2,625)		(219)
Total operating costs and expenses	180,485		174,098		601,523		575,164
Earnings from operations	61,790		48,261		164,582		153,708
Other pension and post-retirement expenses, net	1,482		342		40,972		1,141
Interest expense, net	15,700		36,494		51,051		67,144
Earnings from continuing operations and before income taxes	44,608		11,425		72,559		85,423
Income tax expense (benefit)	12,432		(2,048)		21,023		15,699
Earnings from continuing operations	32,176		13,473		51,536		69,724
Earnings (losses) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	379		(284)		379		2,652
Net earnings	$ 32,555		$ 13,189		$ 51,915		$ 72,376
Net earnings per share - basic:
Earnings from continuing operations (in USD per share)	$ 1.41		$ 0.52		$ 2.22		$ 2.69
Earnings from discontinued operations (in USD per share)	0.02		(0.01)		0.02		0.10
Net earnings per share (in USD per share)	1.42	[1]	0.51	[1]	2.24	[1]	2.79
Net earnings per share - diluted:
Earnings from coninuing operations (in USD per share)	1.40		0.51		2.21		2.67
Earnings from discontinued operations (in USD per share)	0.02		(0.01)		0.02		0.10
Net earnings per share (in USD per share)	1.42	[1]	0.50		2.23	[1]	2.77
Cash dividends declared per common share (in USD per share)	$ 0		$ 0.40		$ 0.80		$ 1.20
Company Restaurant Sales
Revenues	$ 82,444		$ 78,434		$ 262,188		$ 257,948
Franchise
Revenues	76,021		63,359		241,990		208,895
Franchise rental revenues	76,021		63,359		241,990		208,895
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Occupancy and other	48,612		38,371		161,470		127,702
Total company restaurant costs	2,692		2,695		10,339		8,337
Franchise advertising and other services expenses	42,176		41,882		133,134		136,397
Royalty and Other
Revenues	43,239		40,180		133,469		130,840
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services
Revenues	$ 40,571		$ 40,386		$ 128,458		$ 131,189

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