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Long-Term Debt (Details) - U.S. Revolver | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) | Oct. 04, 2023 USD ($) | Oct. 03, 2023 USD ($)
Credit Agreement Second Amendment |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Revolving credit facility |  |  | $ 125,000,000
Credit Agreement Third Amendment |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Revolving credit facility |  | $ 150,000,000.0 |
Readily available cash deductible from letters of credit outstanding (lesser of) |  | $ 60,000,000.0 |
Readily available cash percentage deductible from letters of credit (lesser of) |  | 60.00% |
Credit Agreement Third Amendment | Bank of America |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Revolving credit facility |  | $ 100,000,000 |
Credit Agreement Third Amendment | Texas Capital Bank |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Revolving credit facility |  | $ 50,000,000 |
Credit Agreement Fourth Amendment |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Pledged asset percentage | 65.00% |  |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Revolving credit facility borrowings, outstanding amount | $ 0 |  |
Amount of credit facility remaining borrowing capacity | $ 72,500,000 |  |
Debt covenant, consolidated leverage ratio (less than) | 3.0 |  |
Debt covenant, consolidated interest coverage ratio (greater than) | 3.0 |  |
Cash collateral pledged balance | $ 60,000,000 |  |
Percentage of voting capital stock pledged as collateral | 100.00% |  |
Non-domestic subsidiaries of voting capital stock | 65.00% |  |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Federal Funds Rate |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 0.50% |  |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 1.00% |  |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Base Rate | Minimum |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 0.00% |  |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Base Rate | Maximum |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |  |
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Financial Standby Letter of Credit |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |
Guarantee liability, letters of credit | $ 77,500,000 |  |

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