Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Jul. 08, 2018	Jul. 09, 2017	Jul. 08, 2018	Jul. 09, 2017
Revenues:
Company restaurant sales		$ 87,574	$ 157,772	$ 371,149	$ 576,618
Franchise rental revenues		61,622	52,824	196,682	175,555
Franchise royalties and other		38,787	35,505	124,387	112,993
Revenues		187,983	246,101	692,218	865,166
Company restaurant costs (excluding depreciation and amortization):
Food and packaging		24,946	46,182	106,448	166,213
Payroll and employee benefits		24,875	46,486	106,911	171,198
Occupancy and other		13,715	28,426	59,608	98,071
Total company restaurant costs		63,536	121,094	272,967	435,482
Franchise occupancy expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization)		37,401	32,548	119,987	106,281
Franchise support and other costs		2,829	1,952	7,894	6,223
Selling, general and administrative expenses		20,094	28,110	81,736	94,744
Depreciation and amortization		13,194	15,336	46,306	52,721
Impairment and other charges, net		3,265	4,873	10,449	8,894
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants		(28,676)	(13,250)	(43,088)	(21,166)
Total operating costs and expenses		111,643	190,663	496,251	683,179
Earnings from operations		76,340	55,438	195,967	181,987
Interest expense, net		10,873	9,382	34,066	28,828
Earnings from continuing operations and before income taxes		65,467	46,056	161,901	153,159
Income taxes		17,334	14,764	75,898	55,928
Earnings from continuing operations		48,133	31,292	86,003	97,231
(Losses) earnings from discontinued operations, net of taxes		(2,826)	5,059	19,099	8,143
Net earnings		$ 45,307	$ 36,351	$ 105,102	$ 105,374
Net earnings per share - basic:
Earnings from continuing operations		$ 1.72	$ 1.06	$ 2.97	$ 3.14
(Losses) earnings from discontinued operations		(0.10)	0.17	0.66	0.26
Net earnings per share	[1]	1.62	1.23	3.63	3.40
Net earnings per share - diluted:
Earnings from continuing operations		1.70	1.05	2.94	3.11
(Losses) earnings from discontinued operations		(0.10)	0.17	0.65	0.26
Net earnings per share	[1]	$ 1.60	$ 1.22	$ 3.59	$ 3.37
Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		28,042	29,474	28,989	30,976
Diluted (in shares)		28,296	29,718	29,284	31,234
Cash dividends declared per common share		$ 0.4	$ 0.40	$ 1.20	$ 1.20

[1] (1)Earnings per share may not add due to rounding.