CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		4 Months Ended
		Jan. 21, 2024	Jan. 22, 2023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings		$ 38,683	$ 53,254
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		18,473	19,402
Amortization of franchise tenant improvement allowances and incentives		1,418	1,215
Deferred finance cost amortization		1,493	1,616
Excess tax (benefits) deficiency from share-based compensation arrangements		(9)	143
Deferred income taxes		(719)	3,385
Share-based compensation expense		4,820	3,534
Pension and post-retirement expense		2,106	2,144
Gains on cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance		(6,161)	(6,631)
Losses (gains) on the sale of company-operated restaurants		254	(3,825)
Gains on acquisition of restaurants	[1]	(2,357)	0
Losses (gains) on the disposition of property and equipment, net	[2]	1,011	(10,009)
Impairment charges and other		28	483
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding acquisitions:
Accounts and other receivables		40,139	37,813
Inventories		(484)	194
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		9,587	6,953
Operating lease right-of-use assets and lease liabilities		12,208	11,281
Accounts payable		(13,826)	(31,285)
Accrued liabilities		(125,861)	(24,677)
Pension and post-retirement contributions		(1,698)	(1,688)
Franchise tenant improvement allowance and incentive disbursements		(523)	(527)
Other		(1,257)	(303)
Cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities		(22,675)	62,472
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(38,829)	(24,028)
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment		516	22,103
Proceeds from the sale of company-operated restaurants		1,739	17,609
Cash flows (used in) provided by investing activities		(36,574)	15,684
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal repayments on debt		(7,481)	(7,557)
Dividends paid on common stock		(8,652)	(9,154)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		1	0
Repurchases of common stock		(25,000)	(14,999)
Payroll tax payments for equity award issuances		(2,992)	(868)
Cash flows used in financing activities		(44,124)	(32,578)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and restricted cash		(103,373)	45,578
Cash and restricted cash at beginning of period		185,907	136,040
Cash and restricted cash at end of period		$ 82,534	$ 181,618

[1] gains on acquisition of 9 Del Taco restaurants.

[2] In 2024, loss on disposition of property and equipment primarily related to the lease termination and early closures of Del Taco restaurants. In 2023, gains on disposition of property and equipment primarily related to the sale of Jack in the Box restaurant properties to franchisees who were leasing the properties from us prior to the sale