Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 05, 2020	Jul. 07, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 51,915	$ 72,376
Earnings from discontinued operations	379	2,652
Earnings from continuing operations	51,536	69,724
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	41,151	42,645
Amortization of franchise tenant improvement allowances and other	2,383	1,524
Deferred finance cost amortization	4,337	1,903
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements	(71)	(66)
Deferred income taxes	12,567	(1,745)
Share-based compensation expense	7,612	6,589
Pension and postretirement expense	40,972	1,141
Gains on cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance	(1,861)	(3,117)
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants	(2,625)	(219)
Gains on the disposition of property and equipment, net	(10,386)	(5,756)
Non-cash operating lease costs	(5,689)
Impairment charges and other	195	1,624
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding acquisitions:
Accounts and other receivables	(39,198)	(3,555)
Inventories	14	(79)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(5,034)	1,509
Accounts payable	(4,620)	24,321
Accrued liabilities	15,755	9,363
Pension and postretirement contributions	(4,921)	(5,126)
Franchise tenant improvement allowance distributions	(7,105)	(7,875)
Other	(4,844)	(16,012)
Cash flows provided by operating activities	90,168	116,793
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(16,736)	(25,041)
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	22,790	7,563
Proceeds from the sale and leaseback of assets	19,828	3,056
Proceeds from the sale of company-operated restaurants	2,625	133
Collections on notes receivable	0	15,239
Other	1,036	0
Cash flows provided by investing activities	29,543	950
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facilities	111,376	229,798
Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facilities	(3,500)	(252,800)
Principal repayments on debt	(7,094)	(32,611)
Debt issuance costs	(216)	(5,088)
Dividends paid on common stock	(18,466)	(30,929)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	3,559	696
Repurchases of common stock	(155,576)	(14,362)
Payroll tax payments for equity award issuances	(4,442)	(2,705)
Cash flows used in financing activities	(74,359)	(108,001)
Cash flows provided by (used in) continuing operations	45,352	9,742
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period	151,561	2,705
Cash and restricted cash at end of period	$ 196,913	$ 12,447