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Investments in Associated Companies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 27, 2016
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 27 2016 |  | March 29 2015 |  | March 27 2016 |  | March 29 2015 |
Operating revenue | 14,039 |  | 14,373 |  | 28,821 |  | 29,973 |
Operating expenses | 11,102 |  | 11,745 |  | 22,443 |  | 23,847 |
Operating income | 2,937 |  | 2,628 |  | 6,378 |  | 6,126 |
Company's 50% share of operating income | 1,468 |  | 1,314 |  | 3,189 |  | 3,063 |
Less amortization of intangible assets | 104 |  | 105 |  | 209 |  | 209 |
Equity in earnings of TNI | 1,364 |  | 1,209 |  | 2,980 |  | 2,854 |
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 27 2016 |  | March 29 2015 |  | March 27 2016 |  | March 29 2015 |
Operating revenue | 15,550 |  | 16,122 |  | 33,339 |  | 34,678 |
Operating expenses, excluding workforce adjustments, depreciation and amortization | 13,047 |  | 14,278 |  | 26,660 |  | 28,810 |
Workforce adjustments | 19 |  | 47 |  | 19 |  | 57 |
Depreciation and amortization | 483 |  | 463 |  | 893 |  | 927 |
Operating income | 2,001 |  | 1,334 |  | 5,767 |  | 4,884 |
Net income | 1,290 |  | 888 |  | 3,648 |  | 3,112 |
Equity in earnings of MNI | 645 |  | 444 |  | 1,828 |  | 1,556 |

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