Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Sep. 27, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Revenues		$ 1,021,506	$ 950,107	$ 869,690
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Food and packaging		102,449	97,699	128,947
Payroll and employee benefits		106,540	100,158	129,089
Occupancy and other		54,157	50,613	71,803
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		80,841	76,357	104,816
Depreciation and amortization		52,798	55,181	59,422
Impairment and other charges, net		(6,493)	12,455	18,418
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants		(3,261)	(1,366)	(46,164)
Total operating costs and expenses		790,922	747,884	636,243
Earnings from operations		230,584	202,223	233,447
Other pension and post-retirement expenses, net		41,720	1,484	1,833
Interest expense, net		66,743	84,967	45,547
Earnings from continuing operations and before income taxes		122,121	115,772	186,067
Income taxes		32,727	24,025	81,728
Earnings from continuing operations		89,394	91,747	104,339
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		370	2,690	17,032
Net earnings		$ 89,764	$ 94,437	$ 121,371
Net earnings per share — basic:
Earnings from continuing operations (in usd per share)		$ 3.87	$ 3.55	$ 3.66
Earnings from discontinued operations (in usd per share)		0.02	0.10	0.60
Net earnings per share (in usd per share)	[1]	3.88	3.66	4.26
Net earnings per share — diluted:
Earnings from continuing operations (in usd per share)		3.84	3.52	3.62
Earnings from discontinued operations (in usd per share)		0.02	0.10	0.59
Net earnings per share (in usd per share)	[1]	3.86	3.62	4.21
Cash dividends declared per common share (in usd per share)		$ 1.20	$ 1.60	$ 1.60
Company restaurant sales
Revenues		$ 348,987	$ 336,807	$ 448,058
Franchise
Revenues		320,647	272,815	259,047
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Franchise occupancy expenses		210,038	166,584	158,319
Franchise support and other costs		13,059	12,110	11,593
Franchise advertising and other services expenses		180,794	178,093	0
Franchise royalties and other
Revenues		178,319	169,811	162,585
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services
Revenues		$ 173,553	$ 170,674	$ 0

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