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Lessee, Capital Lease, Contract and Renewal Term

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Lessee, Capital Lease, Number of Renewal Options

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Lessee, Capital Lease, Renewal Term

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Lessee, Finance Lease, Assumptions and Judgements, Estimated Loss With No Exercise of Renewal Option

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Lessee, Finance Lease, Assumptions and Judgements, Estimated Loss With One Exercise of Renewal Option

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit

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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal, through the balance sheet date and due to be paid more than one year (or one operating cycle, if longer) after the balance sheet date.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Average amount borrowed under the credit facility during the period.

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Maximum amount borrowed under the credit facility at any time during the period.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Weighted average interest rate of long-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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The value of the noncash (or part noncash) consideration given (for example, liability, equity) in a transaction. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of a transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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The cash inflow from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Debt, Capital Lease Obligations and Other Financing - Narrative (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2018 USD ($) option	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)	May 05, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt outstanding	$ 150,000,000	$ 283,000,000
Amount borrowed	834,341,000	331,076,000	$ 625,000,000
Guadalajara-Azteca \| Assets Held under Capital Leases
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Estimated loss if Company does not exercise both renewal options	4,100,000
Estimated loss if Company exercises first but not second renewal option	800,000
Guadalajara-Azteca \| Failed Sale-Leaseback of Building Shell
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Balance of related non-cash failed sales leaseback financing obligation	$ 8,800,000	8,600,000
Guadalajara-Azteca \| Guadalajara, Mexico
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contract and renewal lease term	20 years
Number of renewal options \| option	2
Base lease agreement term	10 years
Term of renewal options	5 years
Guadalajara-Maya \| Guadalajara, Mexico
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Contract and renewal lease term	25 years
Number of renewal options \| option	2
Base lease agreement term	15 years
Term of renewal options	5 years
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum commitment	$ 300,000,000.0
Amount credit facility may be further increased	500,000,000.0
Highest daily borrowings	208,000,000
Average daily borrowings	$ 59,800,000
Annual commitment fee	0.175%
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt outstanding	$ 150,000,000
Senior Notes \| 4.05% Senior Notes, due June 15, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt outstanding	$ 100,000,000	0
Interest rate	4.05%
Senior Notes \| 4.22% Senior Notes, due June 15, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt outstanding	$ 50,000,000	0
Interest rate	4.22%
Senior Notes \| 5.20% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt outstanding	$ 0	$ 175,000,000
Interest rate		5.20%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount of debt outstanding	0	$ 108,000,000		$ 75,000,000
Amount borrowed	683,500,000
Amount repaid	$ 791,500,000
Capital Lease Obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.87%	4.51%
Value of non-cash transaction	$ 7,200,000	$ 15,700,000