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The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Note 13 Additional Information (Details) - shares	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Note 13 Additional Information (Details) - shares	Jan. 02, 2021	Oct. 03, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	824,000
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted	373,000	304,500
Performance Shares \| Q1 FY20 Grants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Potential adjustment to PSUs	15.00%
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting Period	1 year
Minimum [Member] \| Performance Shares \| Q1 FY20 Grants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Potential Payout Percentage	80.00%
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Vesting Period	4 years
Maximum [Member] \| Performance Shares \| Q1 FY20 Grants [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Potential Payout Percentage	120.00%