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Goodwill and other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 27, 2015

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill related to continuing operations are as follows:

(Thousands of Dollars)	2015			2014
Goodwill, gross amount	1,532,458			1,532,458
Accumulated impairment losses	(1,288,729	)		(1,288,729	)
Goodwill, end of year	243,729			243,729

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Identified intangible assets related to continuing operations consist of the following:

(Thousands of Dollars)	September 27 2015			September 28 2014
Non-amortized intangible assets:
Mastheads	25,102			25,102
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists	687,182			686,732
Less accumulated amortization	526,322			499,178
	160,860			187,554
Non-compete and consulting agreements	28,524			28,524
Less accumulated amortization	28,524			28,523
	—			1
	185,962			212,657

Asset Impairment Charges [Table Text Block]

A summary of impairment charges is included in the table below:

(Thousands of Dollars)	2015			2014			2013
Continuing operations:
Non-amortized intangible assets	—			1,936			1,567
Amortizable intangible assets	—			—			169,041
Property and equipment	—			1,044			486
	—			2,980			171,094

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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