Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Jul. 04, 2021	Jul. 05, 2020	Jul. 04, 2021	Jul. 05, 2020
Revenues		$ 269,458	$ 242,275	$ 865,216	$ 766,105
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Food and packaging		27,061	24,077	83,376	77,662
Payroll and employee benefits		27,356	25,085	88,727	81,236
Occupancy and other		14,103	12,334	45,287	40,862
Selling, general and administrative expenses		21,796	13,680	61,156	66,131
Depreciation and amortization		10,389	12,141	35,656	41,151
Impairment and other charges (gains), net		922	738	1,698	(7,837)
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants		(264)	(1,050)	(3,079)	(2,625)
Total operating costs and expenses		202,077	180,485	644,021	601,523
Earnings from operations		67,381	61,790	221,195	164,582
Other pension and post-retirement expenses, net		204	1,482	678	40,972
Interest expense, net		15,158	15,700	51,120	51,051
Earnings before income taxes		52,019	44,608	169,397	72,559
Income taxes		11,991	12,432	42,576	21,023
Earnings from continuing operations		40,028	32,176	126,821	51,536
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		0	379	0	379
Net earnings		$ 40,028	$ 32,555	$ 126,821	$ 51,915
Net earnings per share - basic:
Earnings from continuing operations (in USD per share)		$ 1.80	$ 1.41	$ 5.59	$ 2.22
Earnings from discontinued operations (in usd per share)		0	0.02	0	0.02
Net earnings per share (in USD per share)	[1]	1.80	1.42	5.59	2.24
Net earnings per share - diluted:
Earnings from coninuing operations (in USD per share)		1.79	1.40	5.57	2.21
Earnings per share from discontinued operations (in usd per share)		0	0.02	0	0.02
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	[1]	1.79	1.42	5.57	2.23
Cash dividends declared per common share (in USD per share)		$ 0.44	$ 0	$ 1.24	$ 0.80
Company Restaurant Sales
Revenues		$ 91,892	$ 82,444	$ 292,132	$ 262,188
Franchise
Revenues		80,598	76,021	262,248	241,990
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Occupancy and other		48,824	48,612	162,897	161,470
Franchise support and other costs		2,722	2,692	9,336	10,339
Franchise advertising and other services expenses		49,168	42,176	158,967	133,134
Royalty and Other
Revenues		48,582	43,239	155,461	133,469
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services
Revenues		$ 48,386	$ 40,571	$ 155,375	$ 128,458

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