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Stock Ownership Plans | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2018
Stock Ownership Plans [Abstract] |
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Text Block] | STOCK OWNERSHIP PLANS A summary of stock option activity during the 13 weeks ended December 30, 2018 follows:
(Thousands of Dollars and Shares, Except Per Share Data) | Shares |  | Weighted Average Exercise Price |  | Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
Outstanding, September 30, 2018 | 1,100 |  | 1.88 |  |  |
Exercised | (8 | ) | 1.48 |  |  |
Cancelled | (69 | ) | 2.32 |  |  |
Outstanding, December 30, 2018 | 1,023 |  | 1.86 |  | 2.3 | 443 |
Exercisable, December 30, 2018 | 1,023 |  | 1.86 |  | 2.3 | 443 |
Restricted Common Stock The table below summarizes restricted Common Stock activity during the 13 weeks ended December 30, 2018:
(Thousands of Shares, Except Per Share Data) | Shares |  | Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Outstanding, September 30, 2018 | 2,059 |  | 2.31 |
Vested | (728 | ) | 1.53 |
Granted | 788 |  | 2.18 |
Cancelled | (24 | ) | 2.01 |
Outstanding, December 30, 2018 | 2,095 |  | 2.53 |
Total unrecognized compensation expense for unvested restricted Common Stock at December 30, 2018 is $3,224,000, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.9 years.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2228938 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2208855 + Details
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