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Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding	6,000,000
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price	$ 4.19invest_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice		$ 4.19invest_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice
Warrant liability fair value	12,110,000lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue		10,808,000lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue			10,808,000lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue			16,930,000lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue						16,930,000lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue	16,930,000lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue
Amortization of Financing Costs	1,029,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
Future Liquidity- Warrant Exercise Proceeds	25,140,000
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	400,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End	9.50%
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount			400,000,000			400,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	9.50%
New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	250,000,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	215,500,000		226,750,000			226,750,000
Debt Financing and Reorganization Costs Paid	30,931,000								30,931,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.25%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	5,000,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt				6,250,000	6,250,000	6,250,000	17,000,000
Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	40,000,000
New Second Lien Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	150,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End	12.00%
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	150,000,000		150,000,000			150,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	12.00%
Common Stock Issued In Refinancing, Percent of Total On A Pro Forma Basis	10.00%		10.00%			10.00%
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding			6,000,000			6,000,000
1st Lien Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	593,000,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt	11,250,000	6,500,000						6,250,000	10,000,000
Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	0		5,000,000			5,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.65%
2nd Lien Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	175,000,000
Pulitzer Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount											186,000,000						306,000,000
Long Term Debt, Principal Payments										5,000,000	120,000,000	10,145,000	15,145,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount										126,355,000			126,355,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount										3,500,000			3,500,000
New Pulitzer Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenant EBITDA	41,484,000
Present Value Discount			(1,565,000)			(1,565,000)
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																		94,000,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	19,000,000		23,000,000			23,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	9.00%									9.00%			9.00%
Repayments of Long-term Debt	4,000,000	8,000,000		2,000,000	400,000	9,000,000	13,000,000	0	10,000,000
Accrued Deferred Interest			(1,189,000)			(1,189,000)
Federal Funds Rate [Member] \| New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base Interest Rate	0.50%
Interest Rate Margin	5.25%
Federal Funds Rate [Member] \| Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate Margin	4.50%
Prime Lending Rate [Member] \| New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base Interest Rate	2.00%
30 Day LIBOR [Member] \| New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base Interest Rate	1.00%
Interest Rate Margin	6.25%
30 Day LIBOR [Member] \| Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Base Interest Rate	0.50%
30 Day LIBOR [Member] \| Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate Margin	5.50%
Until March 31, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed														11200.00%
March 16, 2018 through March 15, 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed	10475.00%
Prior to March 15, 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed	109.50%
March 15, 2019 through March 14, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed	10237.50%
After March 15, 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed	10000.00%
March 31, 2017 through March 31, 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed														10600.00%
March 31, 2018 through March 31, 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed														10300.00%
After March 31, 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed														10000.00%
Mandatory Payment [Member] \| New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt				6,250,000	6,250,000	6,250,000	6,250,000
Mandatory Payment [Member] \| 1st Lien Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt	6,250,000	3,000,000						6,250,000	3,000,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal	6,250,000
Mandatory Payment [Member] \| New Pulitzer Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt	4,000,000	6,400,000		2,000,000	400,000	0	0	0	0
Proceeds from Maturities, Prepayments and Calls of Available-for-sale Securities	$ 6,400,000