Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 28, 2025	Sep. 29, 2024
Current assets:
Cash	$ 51,531	$ 24,745
Restricted cash	30,282	29,422
Accounts and other receivables, net	90,311	83,567
Inventories	3,958	3,922
Prepaid expenses	15,826	13,126
Assets held for sale	18,329	16,493
Other current assets	10,135	10,002
Total current assets	220,372	181,277
Property and equipment, at cost:
Land	82,008	93,950
Buildings	967,676	963,699
Restaurant and other equipment	225,102	171,436
Construction in progress	39,444	49,445
Property and equipment, at cost	1,314,230	1,278,530
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(870,622)	(848,491)
Property and equipment, net	443,608	430,039
Other assets:
Operating lease right-of-use assets	1,371,454	1,410,083
Intangible assets, net	9,884	10,515
Trademarks	105,600	283,500
Goodwill	136,026	161,209
Deferred tax assets	41,268	0
Other assets, net	265,209	259,006
Total other assets	1,929,441	2,124,313
Total assets	2,593,421	2,735,629
Current liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term debt	29,489	35,880
Current operating lease liabilities	159,267	162,017
Accounts payable	71,101	69,494
Accrued liabilities	170,766	166,868
Total current liabilities	430,623	434,259
Long-term liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	1,674,487	1,699,433
Long-term operating lease liabilities, net of current portion	1,259,577	1,286,415
Deferred tax liabilities	0	13,612
Other long-term liabilities	167,005	153,708
Total long-term liabilities	3,101,069	3,153,168
Stockholders’ deficit:
Preferred stock $0.01 par value, 15,000,000 shares authorized, none issued	0	0
Common stock $0.01 par value, 175,000,000 shares authorized, 83,012,784 and 82,825,851 issued, respectively	830	828
Capital in excess of par value	542,177	533,818
Retained earnings	1,769,205	1,866,660
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(49,858)	(57,475)
Treasury stock, at cost, 64,120,270 and 63,996,399 shares, respectively	(3,200,625)	(3,195,629)
Total stockholders’ deficit	(938,271)	(851,798)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,593,421	$ 2,735,629

Liabilities, Other than Long-term Debt and Operating Lease Liabilities, Non-current

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).