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Debt Schedule of Payments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2013 | Jun. 24, 2012 | Sep. 29, 2013 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 24, 2012 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 25, 2012 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 24, 2012 Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 25, 2012 Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 25, 2011 Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Previous Pulitzer Notes [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 24, 2012 Previous Pulitzer Notes [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 25, 2012 Previous Pulitzer Notes [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 25, 2011 Previous Pulitzer Notes [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Debt Payments Under Reorganization Plan [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 24, 2012 Debt Payments Under Reorganization Plan [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 25, 2012 Debt Payments Under Reorganization Plan [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 25, 2011 Debt Payments Under Reorganization Plan [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Mandatory Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Mandatory Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Mandatory Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 Mandatory Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Mandatory Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 24, 2012 Mandatory Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 25, 2012 Mandatory Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Mandatory Payment [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 Mandatory Payment [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Mandatory Payment [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 24, 2012 Mandatory Payment [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 25, 2012 Mandatory Payment [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 25, 2011 Mandatory Payment [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Mandatory Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Mandatory Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Mandatory Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Voluntary Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Voluntary Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Voluntary Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 Voluntary Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Voluntary Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 24, 2012 Voluntary Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 25, 2012 Voluntary Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Voluntary Payment [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 Voluntary Payment [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Voluntary Payment [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 24, 2012 Voluntary Payment [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 25, 2012 Voluntary Payment [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 25, 2011 Voluntary Payment [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Voluntary Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Voluntary Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 24, 2012 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 25, 2012 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 24, 2012 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 25, 2012 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 25, 2011 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 24, 2012 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 25, 2012 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 24, 2012 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 25, 2012 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 25, 2011 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 January 30, 2013 to January 29, 2014 [Member] 2nd Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 January 30, 2014 to January 29, 2015 [Member] 2nd Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 January 30, 2015 to April 2017 [Member] 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Term Debt, Repayments Of Principal, Redemption Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 102.00% | 101.00% | 100.00%
Repayments of Long-term Debt | $ 166,350 | $ 1,055,305 | $ 3,000 | $ 5,500 | $ 17,850 | $ 20,000 | $ 6,150 | $ 6,500 | $ 15,010 | $ 6,000 | $ 9,000 | $ 4,000 | $ 3,000 | $ 11,855 | $ 10,645 | $ 0 | $ 14,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 500 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 1,500 | $ 10,145 | $ 3,000 | $ 3,000 | $ 2,500 | $ 2,500 | $ 2,500 | $ 2,500 | $ 0 | $ 2,600 | $ 3,800 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 1,400 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 6,400 | $ 0 | $ 2,260 | $ 15,350 | $ 9,750 | $ 3,000 | $ 3,850 | $ 12,600 | $ 1,500 | $ 0 | $ 4,000 | $ 3,000 | $ 8,955 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 14,000 | $ 0 | $ 240 | $ 0 | $ 7,750 | $ 650 | $ 150 | $ 2,410 | $ 1,900 | $ 5,200 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |

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