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Note 15 - Other Information | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements |
Other Information [Text Block] | 15 OTHER INFORMATION Compensation and other accrued liabilities consist of the following:
|  | September 29 |  |  | September 30 |
(Thousands of Dollars) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Compensation |  |  | 9,170 |  |  |  | 10,363 |
Retirement plans |  |  | 2,637 |  |  |  | 2,673 |
Other |  |  | 5,904 |  |  |  | 6,605 |
|  |  | 17,711 |  |  |  | 19,641 |
Supplemental cash flow information includes the following cash payments:
(Thousands of Dollars) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Interest |  |  | 47,555 |  |  |  | 52,180 |  |  |  | 58,844 |
Debt financing and reorganization costs |  |  | 1,773 |  |  |  | 437 |  |  |  | 373 |
Income tax payments, net |  |  | 8,439 |  |  |  | 464 |  |  |  | 1,214 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of deferred income taxes at September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018 , is related to pension and postretirement benefits.

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