Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 03, 2021	Sep. 27, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 165,755	$ 89,764	$ 94,437
Earnings from discontinued operations	0	370	2,690
Earnings from continuing operations	165,755	89,394	91,747
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	46,500	52,798	55,181
Amortization of franchise tenant improvement allowances and incentives	3,450	3,028	1,983
Amortization of debt issuance costs	5,595	5,628	3,121
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	2,757
Loss on interest rate swap termination	0	0	23,551
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements	(1,160)	(449)	(113)
Deferred income taxes	8,008	5,162	4,100
Share-based compensation expense	4,048	4,394	8,074
Pension and postretirement expense	881	41,720	1,484
Gains on cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance	(12,753)	(4,262)	(4,475)
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants	(4,203)	(3,261)	(1,366)
Gains on the disposition of property and equipment	(6,888)	(9,768)	(6,244)
Impairment charges and other	2,889	322	5,414
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding acquisitions and dispositions:
Accounts and other receivables	5,072	(27,865)	4,131
Inventories	(269)	41	82
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(2,766)	(2,780)	8,728
Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities	(24,784)	490
Accounts payable	(3,091)	2,018	6,537
Accrued liabilities	28,990	4,222	(7,505)
Pension and postretirement contributions	(6,084)	(6,243)	(6,194)
Franchise tenant improvement allowance and incentive disbursements	(8,568)	(10,239)	(13,233)
Other	500	(825)	(9,355)
Cash flows provided by operating activities	201,122	143,525	168,405
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(41,008)	(19,528)	(47,649)
Proceeds from the sale and leaseback of assets	3,884	19,828	4,447
Proceeds from the sale of company-operated restaurants	1,827	3,395	1,280
Collections on notes receivable	0	0	16,759
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	11,742	22,774	9,714
Other	2,626	2,654	1,630
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities	(20,929)	29,123	(13,819)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facilities	0	114,376	229,798
Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facilities	(107,875)	(6,500)	(960,220)
Proceeds from issuance of debt	0	0	1,300,000
Principal repayments on debt	(829)	(10,536)	(337,150)
Debt issuance costs	0	(216)	(34,122)
Payments related to termination of interest rate swaps	0	0	(23,551)
Dividends paid on common stock	(37,322)	(27,538)	(41,179)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	6,647	4,647	1,231
Repurchases of common stock	(200,000)	(155,576)	(137,654)
Payroll tax payments for equity award issuances	(4,166)	(5,946)	(2,883)
Cash flows used in financing activities	(343,545)	(87,289)	(5,730)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash	(163,352)	85,359	148,856
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of year	236,920	151,561	2,705
Cash and restricted cash at end of year	$ 73,568	$ 236,920	$ 151,561