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Debt Schedule Of Debt Payments (Tables) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2014

Schedule of Payments [Line Items]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

Debt is summarized as follows:

					Interest Rates (%)
(Thousands of Dollars)	December 28 2014		September 28 2014		December 28 2014
Revolving Facility	—		5,000		5.65
1st Lien Term Loan	215,500		226,750		7.25
Notes	400,000		400,000		9.50
2nd Lien Term Loan	150,000		150,000		12.00
New Pulitzer Notes	19,000		23,000		9.00
	784,500		804,750
Less current maturities of long-term debt	28,200		31,400
Total long-term debt	756,300		773,350

Voluntary payments under the 2^nd Lien Term Loan are otherwise subject to call premiums as follows:

Period Beginning	Percentage of Principal Amount
March 31, 2014	112
March 31, 2017	106
March 31, 2018	103
March 31, 2019	100

1st Lien Agreement [Member]

Schedule of Payments [Line Items]

Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block]

2015 payments made, or required to be made for the remainder of the year, under the 1^st Lien Term Loan are summarized as follows:

	13 Weeks Ended		13 Weeks Ending
(Thousands of Dollars)	December 28 2014		March 29 2015		June 28 2015		September 27 2015
Mandatory	6,250		6,250		6,250		6,250
Voluntary	5,000		—		—		—
Asset sales	—		—		—		—
Excess cash flow	—		—		—		—
	11,250		6,250		6,250		6,250

2014 payments made under the 1^st Lien Term Loan or previous 1^st lien agreement are summarized as follows:

							13 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars)	December 29 2013		March 30 2014		June 29 2014		September 28 2014
Mandatory	3,000		3,000		6,250		6,250
Voluntary	3,350		5,500		10,750		—
Asset sales	150		1,500		—		—
Excess cash flow	—		—		—		—
	6,500		10,000		17,000		6,250

New Pulitzer Notes [Member]

Schedule of Payments [Line Items]

Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block]

2014 payments made under the New Pulitzer Notes or Pulitzer Notes are summarized as follows:

							13 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars)	December 29 2013		March 30 2014		June 29 2014		September 28 2014
Mandatory	6,400		—		—		—
Voluntary	1,600		10,000		13,000		9,000
Asset sales	—		—		—		—
Excess cash flow	—		—		—		—
	8,000		10,000		13,000		9,000

2015 payments made, or required to be made for the remainder of the year, under the New Pulitzer Notes are summarized below.

	13 Weeks Ended		13 Weeks Ending
(Thousands of Dollars)	December 28 2014		March 29 2015		June 28 2015		September 27 2015
Mandatory	4,000		—		400		2,000
Voluntary	—		—		—		—
Asset sales	—		—		—		—
Excess cash flow	—		—		—		—
	4,000		—		400		2,000

Mandatory Payment [Member] | 1st Lien Agreement [Member]

Schedule of Payments [Line Items]

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