Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 03, 2021	Sep. 27, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019
Revenues		$ 1,143,670	$ 1,021,506	$ 950,107
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Food and packaging		113,006	102,449	97,699
Payroll and employee benefits		119,033	106,540	100,158
Occupancy and other		61,743	54,157	50,613
Franchise occupancy expenses		214,913	210,038	166,584
Franchise support and other costs		13,052	13,059	12,110
Franchise advertising and other services expenses		210,328	180,794	178,093
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		82,734	80,841	76,357
Depreciation and amortization		46,500	52,798	55,181
Impairment and other (gains) charges, net		(3,382)	(6,493)	12,455
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants		(4,203)	(3,261)	(1,366)
Total operating costs and expenses		853,724	790,922	747,884
Earnings from operations		289,946	230,584	202,223
Other pension and post-retirement expenses, net		881	41,720	1,484
Interest expense, net		67,458	66,743	84,967
Earnings from continuing operations and before income taxes		221,607	122,121	115,772
Income taxes		55,852	32,727	24,025
Earnings from continuing operations		165,755	89,394	91,747
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		0	370	2,690
Net earnings		$ 165,755	$ 89,764	$ 94,437
Net earnings per share — basic:
Earnings from continuing operations (in usd per share)		$ 7.40	$ 3.87	$ 3.55
Earnings from discontinued operations (in usd per share)		0	0.02	0.10
Net earnings per share (in usd per share)	[1]	7.40	3.88	3.66
Net earnings per share — diluted:
Earnings from continuing operations (in usd per share)		7.37	3.84	3.52
Earnings from discontinued operations (in usd per share)		0	0.02	0.10
Net earnings per share (in usd per share)	[1]	7.37	3.86	3.62
Cash dividends declared per common share (in usd per share)		$ 1.68	$ 1.20	$ 1.60
Company restaurant sales
Revenues		$ 387,766	$ 348,987	$ 336,807
Franchise
Revenues		346,634	320,647	272,815
Franchise royalties and other
Revenues		204,725	178,319	169,811
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services
Revenues		$ 204,545	$ 173,553	$ 170,674

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