Note 19. Schedule Of Fair Value Assets And Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 24, 2014	Sep. 25, 2013
Other Assets
Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan Investments	$ 1,958us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure	$ 1,633us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure	$ 1,169us-gaap_OtherAssetsFairValueDisclosure
Bonds	7,644	18,008	0
Cash equivalents	11,227	348	0
Total assets at fair value	26,610us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure	26,106us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure	86,648us-gaap_AssetsFairValueDisclosure
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps	175	233	401
Total liabilities at fair value	175us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure	233us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure	401us-gaap_LiabilitiesFairValueDisclosure
Level 1
Other Assets
Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan Investments	1,958	1,633	1,169
Bonds	0	0	0
Cash equivalents	11,227	348	0
Total assets at fair value	18,966	8,098	86,648
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps	0	0	0
Total liabilities at fair value	0	0	0
Level 2
Other Assets
Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan Investments	0	0	0
Bonds	7,644	18,008	0
Cash equivalents	0	0	0
Total assets at fair value	7,644	18,008	0
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps	175	233	401
Total liabilities at fair value	175	233	401
Level 3
Other Assets
Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan Investments	0	0	0
Bonds	0	0	0
Cash equivalents	0	0	0
Total assets at fair value	0	0	0
Liabilities
Interest rate swaps	0	0	0
Total liabilities at fair value	0	0	0
Resturant Retail
Equity Securities
Fair value		0	79,357
Resturant Retail \| Level 1
Equity Securities
Fair value	0	0	79,357
Resturant Retail \| Level 2
Equity Securities
Fair value	0	0	0
Resturant Retail \| Level 3
Equity Securities
Fair value	0	0	0
Insurance
Equity Securities
Fair value	5,781	6,117	6,122
Insurance \| Level 1
Equity Securities
Fair value	5,781	6,117	6,122
Insurance \| Level 2
Equity Securities
Fair value	0	0	0
Insurance \| Level 3
Equity Securities
Fair value	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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