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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Mar. 04, 2023 | Mar. 04, 2023 | Feb. 26, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, period increase (decrease) |  | $ 0 |  |
Employee retention credit, CARES act | $ 6,096,000 |  |  |
Liability for funds received but probably threshold not met | $ 5,127,000 | $ 5,127,000 |  |
Deferred payroll tax, CARES act |  |  |  | $ 18,887,000
Effective tax rate |  | 25.00% | 24.30% |

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