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Debt Schedule of Debt Covenants (Details) (USD $)			12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013 1st Lien Agreement [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Lee Legacy [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 New Pulitzer Notes [Member]	Dec. 27, 2015 1st Lien Agreement [Member] Lee Legacy [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 1st Lien Agreement [Member] Lee Legacy [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Pulitzer Notes [Member] Pulitzer [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 January 30, 2014 to January 29, 2015 [Member] 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Covenants [Line Items]
Long Term Debt, Repayments Of Principal, Redemption Percentage							101.00%
Minimum EBITDA Covenant Limitation						$ 25,100,000
Debt Covenants, Total Debt		784,500,000
Leverage Ratio					6.2
Covenant Limitation, Leverage Ratio				9.1	10.0
Consolidated Leverage Ratio					5.02
Interest Coverage Ratio					1.71
Covenant Limitation, Interest Coverage Ratio					1.08
Debt Covenants, Maximum Capital Expenditures	20,000,000
Covenant EBITDA			$ 46,470,000

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Consolidated Leverage Ratio- Leverage ratio for the consolidated reporting entity. This calculation is not subject to a maximum ratio under any debt agreement.

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Covenant EBITDA- computation of EBITDA subject to certain lender agreements.

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Covenant Limitation, Interest Coverage Ratio- the covenant limitation as of a specified date under a debt agreement.

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Covenant Limitation, Leverage Ratio- the covenant limitation as of a certain time for the defined leverage under a specified debt agreement.

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Debt Covenants, Maximum Capital Expenditures- The total amount of capital expenditures on a consolidated basis allowed under the debt agreements.

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Debt Covenants, Total Debt- Total debt based on definition in the debt agreement, which includes 1st Lien debt, 2nd Lien debt, letters of credit and certain other factors.

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Interest Coverage Ratio- Actual interest coverage ratio for the period that must be greater than the interest coverage ratio limitation to be in compliance with debt covenants.

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Leverage Ratio- Actual leverage ratio for the period that must be less than Leverage Ratio Limitation to be in compliance with debt covenants.

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Long Term Debt, Repayments Of Principal, Redemption Percentage- The percentage of which long term debt can be redeemed relative to the face value of debt.

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Minimum EBITDA Covenant Limitation- The minimum EBITDA required to be in compliance with the debt agreement.

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