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Earnings per Common Share | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Earnings Loss Per Common Share [Abstract] |
Earnings Per Share [Text Block] | EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
(Thousands of Dollars and Shares, Except Per Common Share Data) | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Income (loss) attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated: |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | (14,171 | ) |  | (145,622 | ) |  | 47,224 |
Discontinued operations | (2,527 | ) |  | (1,246 | ) |  | (1,119 | )
| (16,698 | ) |  | (146,868 | ) |  | 46,105 |
Weighted average Common Shares | 49,357 |  |  | 44,912 |  |  | 44,902 |
Less non-vested restricted Common Stock | (96 | ) |  | (65 | ) |  | (347 | )
Basic average Common Shares | 49,261 |  |  | 44,847 |  |  | 44,555 |
Dilutive stock options and restricted Common Stock | — |  |  | — |  |  | 400 |
Diluted average Common Shares | 49,261 |  |  | 44,847 |  |  | 44,955 |
Earnings (loss) per common share: |  |  |  |  |
Basic: |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | (0.29 | ) |  | (3.25 | ) |  | 1.06 |
Discontinued operations | (0.05 | ) |  | (0.03 | ) |  | (0.03 | )
| (0.34 | ) |  | (3.27 | ) |  | 1.03 |
Diluted: |  |  |  |  |
Continuing operations | (0.29 | ) |  | (3.25 | ) |  | 1.05 |
Discontinued operations | (0.05 | ) |  | (0.03 | ) |  | (0.02 | )
| (0.34 | ) |  | (3.27 | ) |  | 1.03 |
For 2012, 2011 and 2010, we had 2,334,000, 1,944,000, and 942,000 weighted average shares, respectively, subject to issuance under our stock option and employee stock purchase plans that have no intrinsic value. No stock options were considered in the computation of loss per common share in 2012 or 2011.

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