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Income Taxes Level 1 (Notes) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 25, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block] |
11 | INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following:
(Thousands of Dollars) | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Current: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | 4,604 |  |  | 8,673 |  |  | (3,573 | )
State | (55 | ) |  | 833 |  |  | 643 |
Deferred | (25,630 | ) |  | 19,116 |  |  | (79,582 | )
| (21,081 | ) |  | 28,622 |  |  | (82,512 | )
Continuing operations | (21,081 | ) |  | 28,622 |  |  | (82,509 | )
Discontinued operations | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3 | )
| (21,081 | ) |  | 28,622 |  |  | (82,512 | )
Income tax expense (benefit) related to continuing operations differs from the amounts computed by applying the U.S. federal income tax rate to income (loss) before income taxes. The reasons for these differences are as follows:
(Percent of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes) | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Computed “expected” income tax expense (benefit) | (35.0 | ) |  | 35.0 |  |  | (35.0 | )
State income taxes (benefit), net of federal tax expense (benefit) | (2.3 | ) |  | 4.3 |  |  | (3.7 | )
Net income of associated companies taxed at dividend rates | (0.5 | ) |  | (1.4 | ) |  | (0.3 | )
Domestic production deduction | (0.5 | ) |  | (0.8 | ) |  | — |
Resolution of tax matters | 0.5 |  |  | (3.5 | ) |  | — |
Impairment of goodwill and other assets | 23.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 12.2 |
Valuation allowance | 1.0 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (6.1 | )
Tax law change | — |  |  | 4.2 |  |  | — |
Other | 0.6 |  |  | 0.6 |  |  | 1.5 |
| (12.6 | ) |  | 38.3 |  |  | (31.4 | )
Net deferred income tax liabilities consist of the following components:
(Thousands of Dollars) | September 25 2011 |  |  | September 26 2010 |
Deferred income tax liabilities: |  |  |
Property and equipment | (29,170 | ) |  | (29,659 | )
Investments | (6,576 | ) |  | (26,443 | )
Identified intangible assets | (45,472 | ) |  | (62,731 | )
Long-term debt and interest rate exchange agreements | (997 | ) |  | (1,450 | )
| (82,215 | ) |  | (120,283 | )
Deferred income tax assets: |  |  |  |  |
Accrued compensation | 7,067 |  |  | 6,462 |
Allowance for doubtful accounts and losses on loans | 1,570 |  |  | 1,745 |
Pension and postretirement benefits | 5,305 |  |  | 5,384 |
State operating loss carryforwards | 23,515 |  |  | 20,897 |
Accrued expenses | 5,024 |  |  | 5,767 |
Other | 2,063 |  |  | 3,124 |
| 44,544 |  |  | 43,379 |
Valuation allowance | (27,566 | ) |  | (23,025 | )
Net deferred income tax liabilities | (65,237 | ) |  | (99,929 | )
Net deferred income tax liabilities are classified as follows:
(Thousands of Dollars) | September 25 2011 |  |  | September 26 2010 |
Current assets | 967 |  |  | 2,687 |
Non-current liabilities | (66,204 | ) |  | (102,616 | )
Net deferred income tax liabilities | (65,237 | ) |  | (99,929 | )
A reconciliation of 2011 changes in gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:
(Thousands of Dollars) | 2011 |
Balance, beginning of year | 9,169 |
Increases in tax positions for prior years | 10 |
Increases in tax positions for the current year | 250 |
Lapse in statute of limitations | (653 | )
Settled items | (2,024 | )
Balance, end of year | 6,752 |
The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate was $4,510,000 at September 25, 2011. We recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. The amount of accrued interest related to unrecognized tax benefits was, net of tax, $1,139,000 at September 25, 2011 and $1,705,000 at September 26, 2010. There were no amounts provided for penalties at September 25, 2011 or September 26, 2010. At September 25, 2011, we had approximately $757,338,000 of net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) for state tax purposes that expire between 2014 and 2031. Such NOLs result in a deferred income tax asset of $23,515,000 at September 25, 2011, which is substantially all offset by a valuation allowance. The valuation allowance not related to NOLs is $4,068,000 at September 25, 2011 and $2,889,000 at September 26, 2010.

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