SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Common stock issued to non-employee directors) (Details) - Non Employee Director [Member] - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 28, 2019	Sep. 29, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Deferred Compensation Arrangement with Individual, Share-based Payments [Line Items]
Number of common shares issued	37	33	45
Fair value based upon market price at time of issue	$ 834	$ 780	$ 750