Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Oct. 02, 2022	Oct. 03, 2021	Sep. 27, 2020
Revenues		$ 1,468,083	$ 1,143,670	$ 1,021,506
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Food and packaging		216,345	113,006	102,449
Payroll and employee benefits		232,250	119,033	106,540
Occupancy and other		135,803	61,743	54,157
Franchise occupancy expenses		215,609	214,913	210,038
Franchise support and other costs		16,490	13,052	13,059
Franchise advertising and other services expenses		218,272	210,328	180,794
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		130,823	81,959	80,675
Depreciation and amortization		56,100	46,500	52,798
Pre-opening costs		1,110	775	166
Other operating expense (income), net		889	(3,382)	(6,493)
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants		(3,878)	(4,203)	(3,261)
Total operating costs and expenses		1,219,813	853,724	790,922
Earnings from operations		248,270	289,946	230,584
Other pension and post-retirement expenses, net		303	881	41,720
Interest expense, net		86,075	67,458	66,743
Earnings from continuing operations and before income taxes		161,892	221,607	122,121
Income taxes		46,111	55,852	32,727
Earnings from continuing operations		115,781	165,755	89,394
Earnings from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		0	0	370
Net earnings		$ 115,781	$ 165,755	$ 89,764
Net earnings per share — basic:
Earnings from continuing operations (in usd per share)		$ 5.46	$ 7.40	$ 3.87
Earnings from discontinued operations (in usd per share)		0	0	0.02
Net earnings per share (in usd per share)	[1]	5.46	7.40	3.88
Net earnings per share — diluted:
Earnings from continuing operations (in usd per share)		5.45	7.37	3.84
Earnings from discontinued operations (in usd per share)		0	0	0.02
Net earnings per share (in usd per share)	[1]	5.45	7.37	3.86
Cash dividends declared per common share (in usd per share)		$ 1.76	$ 1.68	$ 1.20
Company restaurant sales
Revenues		$ 701,070	$ 387,766	$ 348,987
Franchise contracts
Revenues		340,391	346,634	320,647
Franchise royalties and other
Revenues		216,821	204,725	178,319
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services
Revenues		$ 209,801	$ 204,545	$ 173,553

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