Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	4 Months Ended
	Jan. 20, 2019	Jan. 21, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net earnings	$ 34,098	$ 12,190
Earnings (losses) from discontinued operations	2,977	(699)
Earnings from continuing operations	31,121	12,889
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	17,169	19,157
Amortization of franchise tenant improvement allowances	530	147
Deferred finance cost amortization	704	1,031
Excess tax benefits from share-based compensation arrangements	(50)	(802)
Deferred income taxes	(783)	33,542
Share-based compensation expense	1,909	2,937
Pension and postretirement expense	456	715
Losses (gains) on cash surrender value of company-owned life insurance	2,863	(2,163)
Gains on the sale of company-operated restaurants	(219)	(8,940)
Losses on the disposition of property and equipment, net	635	183
Impairment charges and other	387	805
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding dispositions:
Accounts and other receivables	(3,154)	26,539
Inventories	(232)	110
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	6,224	7,419
Accounts payable	6,365	(371)
Accrued liabilities	(16,298)	(32,667)
Pension and postretirement contributions	(2,111)	(1,710)
Franchise tenant improvement allowance distributions	(3,247)	(1,761)
Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow Statement	(4,668)	(3,330)
Cash flows provided by operating activities	37,601	53,730
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(11,183)	(10,793)
Purchases of assets intended for sale and leaseback	0	(1,411)
Proceeds from the sale and leaseback of assets	0	4,949
Proceeds from the sale of company-operated restaurants	133	5,591
Collections on notes receivable	6,517	9,410
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment	270	589
Funding of intercompany operations	0	(13,122)
Other	0	2,969
Cash flows used in investing activities	(4,263)	(1,818)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facilities	114,298	106,200
Repayments of borrowings on revolving credit facilities	(117,300)	(130,800)
Principal repayments on debt	(10,907)	(14,208)
Debt issuance costs	(17)	0
Dividends paid on common stock	(10,305)	(11,736)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	114	0
Repurchases of common stock	(14,362)	0
Change in book overdraft	9,234	(129)
Payroll tax payments for equity award issuances	(2,498)	(4,244)
Cash flows used in financing activities	(31,743)	(54,917)
Cash flows provided by (used in) continuing operations	1,595	(3,005)
Net cash provided by operating activities of discontinued operations	0	16,785
Net cash used in investing activities of discontinued operations	0	(13,648)
Net cash used in financing activities of discontinued operations	0	(43)
Net cash provided by discontinued operations	0	3,094
Cash at beginning of period	2,705	4,467
Cash at end of period	$ 4,300	$ 3,789