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BUSINESS SEGMENTS
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2024
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
BUSINESS SEGMENTS BUSINESS SEGMENTS:
The Company manages and evaluates its business activities based on geography and, as a result, determined that its United States and Canada businesses are its operating segments. The United States and Canada operating segments both provide a full range of uniform programs, restroom supply services and first-aid and safety products, as well as ancillary items such as floor mats, towels and linens. The Company’s operating segments are also its reportable segments. Corporate includes administrative expenses not specifically allocated to an individual segment. The Company evaluates the performance of each operating segment based on several factors of which the primary financial measure is operating income. The accounting policies of the operating segments are the same as those described in Note 1 "Nature of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies".
Financial information by segment is as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
RevenueSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
United States$2,555,922 $2,575,352 $2,447,027 
Canada249,898 249,934 239,978 
$2,805,820 $2,825,286 $2,687,005 
Fiscal Year Ended
Operating Income (Loss)September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
United States$264,709 $303,762 $242,971 
Canada8,162 13,707 18,008 
Total Segment Operating Income272,871 317,469 260,979 
Corporate(114,920)(99,560)(68,736)
Total Operating Income$157,951 $217,909 $192,243 
Fiscal Year Ended
Reconciliation to Income Before Income TaxesSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Total Operating Income$157,951 $217,909 $192,243 
Gain on Sale of Equity Investment, net— (51,831)— 
Interest Expense, net126,563 2,109 4,548 
Other (Income) Expense, net(642)(2,099)(2,264)
Income Before Income Taxes$32,030 $269,730 $189,959 
Fiscal Year Ended
Depreciation and AmortizationSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
United States$129,201 $125,167 $122,347 
Canada11,331 10,819 11,484 
Corporate249 518 521 
$140,781 $136,504 $134,352 
Fiscal Year Ended
Capital ExpendituresSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
United States$75,112 $72,353 $72,197 
Canada3,793 5,517 4,252 
$78,905 $77,870 $76,449 
Property and Equipment, netSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023
United States$580,060 $578,997 
Canada68,138 72,907 
Corporate22,660 12,627 
$670,858 $664,531 
Total AssetsSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023
United States$2,629,457 $2,863,616 
Canada268,800 266,804 
Corporate34,130 26,704 
$2,932,387 $3,157,124