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Indebtedness (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2013
Sep. 28, 2012
Sep. 30, 2011
Nov. 29, 2013
Indebtedness [Line Items]        
Interest Paid $ 915 $ 1,150 $ 1,919  
Weighted Average Borrowing Rate for Short-Term Debt 2.50% 2.60% 3.40%  
Johnson Family Voting Power from Common Stock Owned       77.00%
Revolvers [Member]
        
Indebtedness [Line Items]        
Initiation Date Sep. 16, 2013      
Expiration Date Sep. 16, 2018      
Annual Seasonal Pay Down Duration June 30th through October 31st of each year under the agreement      
Interest Rate at Period End 1.42%      
Line of Credit Facility, Dividend Restrictions The Revolving Credit Agreement limits the amount of restricted payments (primarily dividends and repurchases of common stock) made during each fiscal year. The Company may declare, and pay, dividends in accordance with historical practices, but in no event may the aggregate amount of all dividends or repurchases of common stock exceed $10,000 in any fiscal year      
Line of Credit Facility, Asset Restrictions Under the terms of the Revolver, the Company is required to comply with certain financial and non-financial covenants. The Revolving Credit Agreement limits asset or stock acquisitions to no more than $20,000 in the event that the Company's consolidated leverage ratio is greater than 2.5 times. No limits are imposed if the Company's consolidated leverage ratio is less than 2.5 times and the remaining borrowing availability under the Revolver is greater than $10,000 at the time of the acquisition      
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms The Revolving Credit Agreement restricts the Company's ability to incur additional debt and includes maximum leverage ratio and minimum interest coverage ratio covenants      
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description The interest rate on the Revolver resets each quarter and is based on LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin ranges from 1.25 percent to 2.00 percent and is dependent on the Company's leverage ratio for the trailing twelve month period      
Line of Credit Facility, Collateral The Revolver is secured with a first priority lien on working capital assets and certain patents and trademarks of the Company and its subsidiaries and a second priority lien on land, buildings, machinery and equipment of the Company's domestic subsidiaries      
Revolvers Borrowing Capacity Standard [Member]
        
Indebtedness [Line Items]        
Maximum Borrowing Capacity 90,000      
Revolvers Borrowing Capacity Seasonal [Member]
        
Indebtedness [Line Items]        
Maximum Borrowing Capacity 60,000      
Term Loans [Member]
        
Indebtedness [Line Items]        
Pre-Payment Penalty 7.00%      
Annual Decrease of Pre-Payment Penalty 1.00%      
Interest Rate at Period End 5.25%      
Financial Standby Letter of Credit [Member]
        
Indebtedness [Line Items]        
Letters of Credit Outstanding $ 846 $ 1,401    
Class A [Member]
        
Indebtedness [Line Items]        
Common Stock Owned by Johnson Family, Shares       3,801,334
Common Stock Owned by Johnson Family, Percent       44.00%
Class B [Member]
        
Indebtedness [Line Items]        
Common Stock Owned by Johnson Family, Shares       1,211,196
Common Stock Owned by Johnson Family, Percent       100.00%