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Discontinued Operations | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 30, 2012
Discontinued Operations [Abstract] |
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block] | DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS In October 2012, we sold the North County Times in Escondido, CA for $11,950,000 in cash. The transaction resulted in a gain of $1,167,000, after income taxes, and is recorded in discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) in the 13 weeks ended December 30, 2012. Operating results of the North County Times have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented. Assets and liabilities of the North County Times at September 30, 2012 are summarized as follows:
| (Thousands of Dollars) | September 30 2012 |
| Current assets | 2,093 |
| Property and equipment, net | 5,158 |
| Goodwill | 3,042 |
| Other intangible assets, net | 1,920 |
| Current liabilities | (1,714 | )
| Assets, net | 10,499 |
Results of discontinued operations consist of the following:
|  | 13 Weeks Ended |
| (Thousands of Dollars) | December 30 2012 |  | December 25 2011 |
| Operating revenue | — |  | 7,519 |
| Costs and expenses | — |  | 6,973 |
| Gain on sale of the North County Times | 1,800 |  | — |
| Income from discontinued operations, before income taxes | 1,800 |  | 351 |
| Income tax expense | 633 |  | 133 |
| Net income | 1,167 |  | 218 |
In January 2013, we entered into an agreement to sell The Garden Island newspaper and digital operations in Lihue, HI for $2,000,000, before income taxes. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, is expected to be completed in the 13 weeks ending March 31, 2013. We expect to record a loss on the sale of The Garden Island of approximately $2,500,000 after income taxes. At December 30, 2012, we had not committed to a plan to sell The Garden Island and did not meet the criteria in FASB Accounting Standards Codification 360-10-45-9 in order to consider the assets held for sale. Accordingly, we have not reclassified its assets, liabilities and results of operations as discontinued operations at December 30, 2012.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the facts and circumstances leading to the completed or expected disposal, manner and timing of disposal, the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the segment in which the disposal group was reported, and the classification (whether sold or classified as held for sale) and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group. Includes all disposal groups, including those classified as components of the entity (discontinued operations). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1474-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 144 -Paragraph 43-48 -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 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e957-107759 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1436-107760 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2941-110230 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8077374&loc=d3e2443-110228 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1012-107759 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1510-107760 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e1020-107759 + Details
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