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Note 2 - Acquisitions (Details Textual) |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 8 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 16, 2020 USD ($) | Jan. 29, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 28, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 29, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 29, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Number of Real Estate Properties | 68 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Annual Rent Payable | $ 8,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Percentage of Net Sales Proceeds | 8.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset | $ 56,226,000 |  | $ 70,933,000 |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  | $ 70,933,000 | $ 70,933,000 | $ 70,933,000 | $ 0 |
Operating Lease, Liability, Total |  |  | 70,951,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 70,951,000 | 70,951,000 | 70,951,000 |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax |  |  | 191,766,000 | $ 182,528,000 | $ 121,367,000 | $ 122,343,000 | 123,665,000 | $ 127,284,000 | $ 122,704,000 | $ 136,201,000 |  |  | 618,004,000 | 509,854,000 | $ 543,955,000
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent, Total |  |  | (1,784,000) | $ (1,275,000) | $ (5,367,000) | $ 5,320,000 | $ 819,000 | $ 5,766,000 | $ (2,678,000) | $ 10,361,000 |  |  | (3,106,000) | 14,268,000 | $ 45,766,000
BHMG [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | 140,000,000 | $ 140,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Termination of Contract, Expected Credits | 5,425,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Termination of Contract, Expected Credit, Estimated Pro-rated Fixed Portion | 1,245,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Termination of Contract, Expected Credit, Estimated Pro-rated Variable Portion | 4,180,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contract with Customer, Asset, Increase (Decrease) for Contract Acquired in Business Combination | 3,589,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Total | $ 56,226,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax |  |  | 200,751,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent, Total |  |  | 13,166,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Expense, Net Of Tax |  |  | $ 4,744,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Other Current Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,800,000) |  |  |  |
BHMG [Member] | Acquisition-related Costs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 8,973,000 | $ (7,693,000) |
BHMG [Member] | Advertiser Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,820,000) |  |  |
BHMG [Member] | Advertiser Relationships [Member] | Revision of Prior Period, Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,820,000) |  |  |  |
BHMG [Member] | Subscriber Relationships [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (7,860,000) |  |  |
BHMG [Member] | Subscriber Relationships [Member] | Revision of Prior Period, Adjustment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Combination, Provisional Information, Initial Accounting Incomplete, Adjustment, Intangibles |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (7,860,000) |  |  |  |

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