Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 28, 2014	Sep. 28, 2013
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 67,754	$ 97,345
Marketable securities held to maturity		256
Accounts receivable, net	108,685	87,545
Inventories, net	80,161	71,785
Prepaid expenses and other	4,273	3,284
Deferred income taxes	4,713	4,502
Total current assets	265,586	264,717
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	534,598	510,442
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	375,925	363,278
	158,673	147,164
Other assets
Goodwill	86,265	76,899
Other intangible assets, net	52,345	44,012
Marketable securities held to maturity	2,000	2,000
Marketable securities available for sale	129,640	107,664
Other	3,726	3,205
	273,976	233,780
	698,235	645,661
Current Liabilities
Current obligations under capital leases	171	211
Accounts payable	66,753	50,906
Accrued insurance liability	10,852	9,954
Accrued income taxes	1,562	1,740
Accrued liabilities	5,578	3,769
Accrued compensation expense	12,991	13,671
Dividends payable	5,975	2,988
Total current liabilities	103,882	83,239
Long-term obligations under capital leases	402	136
Deferred income taxes	45,807	45,183
Other long-term liabilities	525	538
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued	0	0
Common stock, no par value; authorized, 50,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 18,639,000 and 18,677,000 respectively	31,499	34,516
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,550)	(5,930)
Retained Earnings	519,670	487,979
	547,619	516,565
	698,235	645,661
Land [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	2,496	2,496
Building [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	26,741	26,741
Plant Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	191,043	179,331
Marketing Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	256,324	244,770
Transportation Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	6,890	5,953
Office Equipment [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	18,123	16,282
Improvements [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	26,450	24,917
Construction in Progress [Member]
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	$ 6,531	$ 9,952