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Note 7 - Pension, Postretirement and Postemployment Defined Benefit Plans (Details Textual) |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Mar. 29, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 29, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 29, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Mar. 16, 2020 USD ($)
Pension Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Total |  | $ (8,000) | $ (109,000) | $ 70,000 | $ (218,000) |
Defined Benefit Plan, Plan Assets, Contributions by Employer |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Expected Future Employer Contributions, Remainder of Fiscal Year | $ 6,720,000 | $ 6,720,000 |  | $ 6,720,000 |  |
BHMG [Member] | Pension Plan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Ending Balance |  |  |  |  |  | $ 43,503,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Total | (86,000) |  |  |  |  |
BHMG [Member] | Postemployment Retirement Benefits [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Benefit Obligation, Ending Balance |  |  |  |  |  | $ 36,800,000
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Credit), Total | $ (79,000) |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan, Collective Bargaining Units |  |  |  |  |  | 8
Defined Benefit Plan, Collective Bargaining Units, Capped Premiums |  |  |  |  |  | 5
Defined Benefit Plan, Collective Bargaining Units, Uncapped Premiums |  |  |  |  |  | 3

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- Definition Amount of actuarial present value of benefits attributed to service rendered by employee for defined benefit plan. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118255775&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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