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Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block] | The components of newsprint inventory by cost method are as follows:
(Thousands of Dollars) | September 30 2012 |  |  | September 25 2011 |
First-in, first-out | 2,848 |  |  | 2,595 |
Last-in, first-out | 2,723 |  |  | 2,719 |
| 5,571 |  |  | 5,314 |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] | The estimated useful lives are as follows:
| Years
Buildings and improvements | 5 - 54
Printing presses and insertion equipment | 3 - 28
Other | 3 - 20
Intangible Asset Useful Life Table [Table Text Block] | Intangible assets subject to amortization are being amortized using the straight-line method as follows:
| Years |
Customer lists | 7 - 23 |
Newspaper subscriber lists | 7 - 33 |
Noncompete and consulting agreements | 15 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph b -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 12 -Paragraph 5 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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