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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 24, 2017
Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block] | Income tax expense consists of the following:
(Thousands of Dollars) | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | 394 |  |  | 1,241 |  |  | 720 |
State | 819 |  |  | 379 |  |  | (92 | )
Deferred | 10,398 |  |  | 20,556 |  |  | 12,966 |
| 11,611 |  |  | 22,176 |  |  | 13,594 |
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block] | The reasons for these differences are as follows:
(Percent of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes) | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Computed “expected” income tax expense (benefit) | 35.0 |  |  | 35.0 |  |  | 35.0 |
State income tax expense (benefit), net of federal tax impact | 2.3 |  |  | 3.8 |  |  | (7.1 | )
Net income of associated companies taxed at dividend rates | (3.7 | ) |  | (2.6 | ) |  | (5.2 | )
Resolution of tax matters | 2.2 |  |  | 3.2 |  |  | 0.5 |
Non-deductible expenses | 1.5 |  |  | 1.0 |  |  | 2.8 |
Valuation allowance | 2.6 |  |  | (7.7 | ) |  | 15.9 |
Warrant valuation | (10.2 | ) |  | 5.0 |  |  | (6.1 | )
Other | (0.8 | ) |  | 0.4 |  |  | 0.1 |
| 28.9 |  |  | 38.1 |  |  | 35.9 |
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block] | Net deferred income tax liabilities consist of the following components:
(Thousands of Dollars) | September 24 2017 |  |  | September 25 2016 |
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |  |
Property and equipment | (28,422 | ) |  | (33,549 | )
Identified intangible assets | (35,790 | ) |  | (43,745 | )
Long-term debt | (16,993 | ) |  | (16,158 | )
| (81,205 | ) |  | (93,452 | )
Deferred income tax assets: |  |  |  |
Investments | 2,520 |  |  | 12,138 |
Accrued compensation | 4,622 |  |  | 6,391 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts and losses on loans | 1,487 |  |  | 1,273 |
Pension and postretirement benefits | 4,593 |  |  | 6,505 |
Net operating loss carryforwards | 37,997 |  |  | 52,604 |
Accrued expenses | 601 |  |  | 577 |
Other | 5,023 |  |  | 3,634 |
| 56,843 |  |  | 83,122 |
Valuation allowance | (29,035 | ) |  | (27,978 | )
Net deferred income tax liabilities | (53,397 | ) |  | (38,308 | )
Deferred Tax Asset/Liability Classification [Table Text Block] |
Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block] | A reconciliation of 2017 and 2016 changes in gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
(Thousands of Dollars) | 2017 |  |  | 2016 |
Balance, beginning of year | 12,531 |  |  | 11,799 |
Increases (decreases) in tax positions for prior years | 36 |  |  | 46 |
Increases in tax positions for the current year | 2,150 |  |  | 1,600 |
Lapse in statute of limitations | (802 | ) |  | (914 | )
Balance, end of year | 13,915 |  |  | 12,531 |

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