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Note 6 - Pension Plans - Fair Value Hierarchy of Benefit Plan Assets (Details) - Pension Plan [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 29, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
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Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |
Debt securities |  |
Hedge fund investments | 15,733 | 15,767
Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] | Domestic Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Equity Securities, FV-NI | 9,524 | 10,045
Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] | Foreign Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Equity Securities, FV-NI |  |
Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |
Equity Securities, FV-NI |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 2,970 | 5,537
Debt securities | 26,392 | 25,673
Hedge fund investments |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Domestic Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Equity Securities, FV-NI | 8,971 | 12,573
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | Foreign Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Equity Securities, FV-NI | 6,525 | 7,070
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |
Equity Securities, FV-NI | 6,918 | 6,535
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |
Debt securities | 24,190 | 22,523
Hedge fund investments |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Domestic Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Equity Securities, FV-NI | 40,593 | 40,083
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | Foreign Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Equity Securities, FV-NI | 7,283 | 7,560
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |
Equity Securities, FV-NI |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |
Debt securities |  |
Hedge fund investments |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Domestic Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Equity Securities, FV-NI |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Foreign Equity Securities [Member] |  |
Equity Securities, FV-NI |  |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | US Treasury Securities [Member] |  |
Equity Securities, FV-NI |  |

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- Definition Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99377092&loc=SL75136599-209740 + Details
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- Definition Fair value of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity). + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 320 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Subparagraph (aa) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118939692&loc=d3e27232-111563 + Details
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