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Debt Covenant, Component Of Calculation Of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness, Cash Deductible Amount

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio, Minimum

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Leverage Ratio, Maximum allowed

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Pledged Asset Percentage

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Line Of Credit Facility, Collateral Amount

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Percentage of domestic capital stock pledged as collateral for credit facility.

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Percentage of non domestic capital stock pledged as collateral for credit facility.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The current carrying amount of the liability for the freestanding or embedded guarantor's obligations under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees.

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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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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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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount, after deduction of unamortized premium (discount) and debt issuance cost, of long-term debt. Excludes lease obligation.

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Long-Term Debt (Details) - U.S. Revolver	12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details) - U.S. Revolver	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