Consolidated Statements of Earnings - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 01, 2023	Oct. 02, 2022	Oct. 03, 2021
Revenues	$ 1,692,306	$ 1,468,083	$ 1,143,670
Operating costs and expenses, net:
Food and packaging	250,836	216,345	113,006
Payroll and employee benefits	274,598	232,250	119,033
Occupancy and other	163,273	135,803	61,743
Franchise occupancy expenses	229,602	215,609	214,913
Franchise support and other costs	12,328	16,490	13,052
Franchise advertising and other services expenses	253,533	218,272	210,328
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	172,872	130,823	81,959
Depreciation and amortization	62,287	56,100	46,500
Pre-opening costs	1,385	1,110	775
Other operating expense (income), net	10,837	889	(3,382)
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants	(17,998)	(3,878)	(4,203)
Total operating costs and expenses	1,413,553	1,219,813	853,724
Earnings from operations	278,753	248,270	289,946
Other pension and post-retirement expenses, net	6,967	303	881
Interest expense, net	82,446	86,075	67,458
Earnings from continuing operations and before income taxes	189,340	161,892	221,607
Income taxes	58,514	46,111	55,852
Net earnings	$ 130,826	$ 115,781	$ 165,755
Net earnings per share — basic:
Net earnings per share, Basic (in usd per share)	$ 6.35	$ 5.46	$ 7.40
Net earnings per share — diluted:
Net earnings per share, Diluted (in usd per share)	6.30	5.45	7.37
Cash dividends declared per common share (in usd per share)	$ 1.76	$ 1.76	$ 1.68
Company restaurant sales
Revenues	$ 846,278	$ 701,070	$ 387,766
Franchise contracts
Revenues	364,591	340,391	346,634
Franchise royalties and other
Revenues	240,515	216,821	204,725
Franchise contributions for advertising and other services
Revenues	$ 240,922	$ 209,801	$ 204,545