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Investments in Associated Companies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2015
Equity Method Investee- TNI [Member] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block] | Summarized results of TNI are as follows:
|  | 13 Weeks Ended |  | 26 Weeks Ended |
| (Thousands of Dollars) | March 29 2015 |  | March 30 2014 |  | March 29 2015 |  | March 30 2014 |
| Operating revenue | 14,373 |  | 15,065 |  | 29,973 |  | 31,137 |
| Operating expenses, excluding workforce adjustments, depreciation and amortization | 11,745 |  | 12,297 |  | 23,847 |  | 24,667 |
| Workforce adjustments | — |  | — |  | — |  | (87 | )
| Operating income | 2,628 |  | 2,768 |  | 6,126 |  | 6,557 |
| Company's 50% share of operating income | 1,314 |  | 1,384 |  | 3,063 |  | 3,279 |
| Less amortization of intangible assets | 105 |  | 104 |  | 209 |  | 209 |
| Equity in earnings of TNI | 1,209 |  | 1,280 |  | 2,854 |  | 3,070 |
Equity Method Investee- MNI [Member] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Table Text Block] | Summarized results of MNI are as follows:
|  | 13 Weeks Ended |  | 26 Weeks Ended |
| (Thousands of Dollars) | March 29 2015 |  | March 30 2014 |  | March 29 2015 |  | March 30 2014 |
| Operating revenue | 16,022 |  | 16,119 |  | 34,678 |  | 33,432 |
| Operating expenses, excluding workforce adjustments, depreciation and amortization | 14,178 |  | 14,597 |  | 28,810 |  | 27,856 |
| Workforce adjustments | 47 |  | 229 |  | 57 |  | 229 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 463 |  | 398 |  | 927 |  | 794 |
| Operating income | 1,334 |  | 895 |  | 4,884 |  | 4,553 |
| Net income | 888 |  | 625 |  | 3,112 |  | 2,885 |
| Equity in earnings of MNI | 444 |  | 313 |  | 1,556 |  | 1,442 |

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