Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 15, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Summarized Financial Information Of Reportable Segments

Summarized financial information concerning our reportable segments is shown in the following tables (in thousands):

	Quarter						Year-to-Date
	April 15, 2012			April 17, 2011			April 15, 2012			April 17, 2011
Revenues by segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	299,418		$	335,318		$	682,076		$	797,649
Qdoba restaurant operations segment	67,066			48,455			142,329			104,155
Distribution operations	140,146			121,362			334,940			268,049
Consolidated revenues	$	506,630		$	505,135		$	1,159,345		$	1,169,853
Earnings from operations by segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	33,510		$	12,973		$	55,647		$	67,175
Qdoba restaurant operations segment	3,869			1,795			6,043			2,884
Distribution operations	—			(527		)	—			(1,182		)
FFE operations	(44		)	(172		)	(100		)	(172		)
Consolidated earnings from operations	$	37,335		$	14,069		$	61,590		$	68,705
Total depreciation expense by segment:
Jack in the Box restaurant operations segment	$	18,035		$	19,005		$	42,328		$	44,667
Qdoba restaurant operations segment	3,970			2,932			8,752			6,462
Distribution operations	155			160			398			390
Consolidated depreciation expense	$	22,160		$	22,097		$	51,478		$	51,519

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Schedule of Goodwill

	April 15, 2012		October 2, 2011
Goodwill by segment:
Jack in the Box	$	48,529	$	49,181
Qdoba	85,974		56,691
Consolidated goodwill	$	134,503	$	105,872

Refer to Note 2, Summary of Refranchisings, Franchise Development and Acquisitions, for information regarding the segment changes in goodwill during 2012.