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Debt Schedule Of Debt Payments (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2013
Sep. 30, 2012
Schedule of Payments [Line Items]    
Reorganization Costs [Table Text Block]
As a result of the Plan, we recognized $37,765,000 of reorganization costs in the 2012 Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss). The components of reorganization costs are summarized as follows:
(Thousands of Dollars)
 
 
 
 
 
Fees paid in cash to lenders, attorneys and others
 
38,628

Unamortized loan fees from previous debt agreements
 
1,740

Fair value of stock granted to 2nd Lien Lenders
 
9,576

Noncash fees paid in the form of additional debt
 
12,250

Present value adjustment
 
(23,709
)
 

38,485

 
 
 
Charged to expense in 2012
 
37,765

Charged to expense in 2011 as other non-operating expense
 
720

  
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]
Debt is summarized as follows:
 
 
 
Interest Rates (%)
(Thousands of Dollars)
September 29 2013

September 30
2012

September 29
2013
 
 
 
 
Revolving credit facility
—

—

6.75
1st Lien Agreement
609,500

661,850

7.50
2nd Lien Agreement
175,000

175,000

15.00
New Pulitzer Notes
63,000

—

9.00
Pulitzer Notes
—

109,000

 
Unamortized present value adjustment
(12,942
)
(19,624
)
 
 
834,558

926,226

 
Less current maturities of long-term debt
19,150

17,400

 
Current amount of present value adjustment
(4,779
)
(5,418
)
 
Total long-term debt
820,187

914,244

 
  
1st Lien Agreement [Member]
    
Schedule of Payments [Line Items]    
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block]
2013 payments made under the 1st Lien Agreement, are summarized as follows:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended

(Thousands of Dollars)
December 30
2012

March 31
2013

June 30
2013

September 29
2013

 
 
 
 
 
Mandatory
2,500

2,500

3,000

3,000

Voluntary
9,750

15,350

2,260

6,000

Asset sales
7,750

—

240

—

Excess cash flow
—

—

—

—

 
20,000

17,850

5,500

9,000
2012 payments made under the 1st Lien Agreement are summarized as follows:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
 
14 Weeks Ended

(Thousands of Dollars)
 
March 25
2012

June 24
2012

September 30
2012

 
 
 
 
 
Mandatory
 
—

2,500

2,500

Voluntary
 
12,600

3,850

3,000

Asset sales
 
2,410

150

650

Excess cash flow
 
—

—

—

 

15,010

6,500

6,150
Pulitzer Notes [Member]
    
Schedule of Payments [Line Items]    
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block]  
2012 payments made under the Pulitzer Notes are summarized as follows:
 
 
13 Weeks Ended
 
14 Weeks Ended

(Thousands of Dollars)
December 25
2011

March 25
2012

June 24
2012

September 30
2012

 
 
 
 
 
Prior to 2012 refinancing
500

—

—

—

Pursuant to the Plan, net
10,145

1,500

—

—

Mandatory
—

1,400

—

—

Voluntary
—

8,955

3,000

4,000

Asset sales
—

—

—

—

Excess cash flow
—

—

—

—

 
10,645

11,855

3,000

4,000
New Pulitzer Notes [Member]
    
Schedule of Payments [Line Items]    
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block]

2013 payments made under the New Pulitzer Notes and Pulitzer Notes are summarized below.
 
 
13 Weeks Ended

(Thousands of Dollars)
December 30
2012

March 31
2013

June 30
2013

September 29
2013

 
 
 
 
 
Mandatory
3,800

2,600

—

—

Voluntary
—

1,500

14,000

17,000

Asset sales
5,200

1,900

—

—

Excess cash flow
—

—

—

—

 
9,000

6,000

14,000

17,000