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Debt Schedule of Payments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 6 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Sep. 28, 2014 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 30, 2014 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Dec. 29, 2013 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | 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. 28, 2014 New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 30, 2014 New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 29, 2013 New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 28, 2014 Mandatory Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 Mandatory Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 30, 2014 Mandatory Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Dec. 29, 2013 Mandatory Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [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. 28, 2014 Mandatory Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 Mandatory Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 30, 2014 Mandatory Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 29, 2013 Mandatory Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Mandatory Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Mandatory Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Mandatory Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 Mandatory Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 28, 2014 Voluntary Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 Voluntary Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 30, 2014 Voluntary Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Dec. 29, 2013 Voluntary Payment [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [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. 28, 2014 Voluntary Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 Voluntary Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 30, 2014 Voluntary Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 29, 2013 Voluntary Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Voluntary Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 30, 2013 Voluntary Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Voluntary Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 Voluntary Payment [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 28, 2014 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 30, 2014 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Dec. 29, 2013 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [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. 28, 2014 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 30, 2014 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 29, 2013 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] New 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] | Mar. 31, 2013 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Sep. 28, 2014 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 30, 2014 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Dec. 29, 2013 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Sep. 29, 2013 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Jun. 30, 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. 28, 2014 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Jun. 29, 2014 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 30, 2014 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 29, 2013 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] New 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] | Mar. 31, 2013 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Dec. 30, 2012 Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] New Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Mar. 30, 2014 January 30, 2013 to January 29, 2014 [Member] 2nd Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 30, 2014 January 30, 2014 to January 29, 2015 [Member] 2nd Lien Agreement [Member] | Mar. 30, 2014 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% | 100.00% | 100.00%
Repayments of Long-term Debt | $ 34,500 | $ 52,850 | $ 3,375 | $ 3,375 | $ 10,000 | $ 6,500 | $ 9,000 | $ 5,500 | $ 17,850 | $ 20,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 10,000 | $ 8,000 | $ 17,000 | $ 14,000 | $ 6,000 | $ 9,000 | $ 3,375 | $ 3,375 | $ 3,000 | $ 3,000 | $ 3,000 | $ 3,000 | $ 2,500 | $ 2,500 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 6,400 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 2,600 | $ 3,800 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 5,500 | $ 3,350 | $ 6,000 | $ 2,260 | $ 15,350 | $ 9,750 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 10,000 | $ 1,600 | $ 17,000 | $ 14,000 | $ 1,500 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 150 | $ 0 | $ 240 | $ 0 | $ 7,750 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 1,900 | $ 5,200 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 1,500 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 |  |  |

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- Definition 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 15 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3291-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Financing Activities -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6513228 + Details
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