Statement of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013
Cash provided by (required for) operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 10,007us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ 12,102us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	11,496	12,024
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Assets	(257)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	10us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1
Amortization (accretion) of debt present value adjustment	0	1,198
Stock compensation expense	443	264
Distributions greater than current earnings of MNI	638	(371)
Deferred income tax benefit	6,289us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(84)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Debt financing costs	1,101lee_DebtFinancingAndOtherCosts	104lee_DebtFinancingAndOtherCosts
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in receivables	(9,616)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	(13,635)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables
Decrease in inventories and other	1,473lee_IncreaseInInventoriesAndOther	618lee_IncreaseInInventoriesAndOther
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and unearned revenue	485	(6,471)
Decrease in pension, postretirement and post employment benefits	(1,115)	(1,602)
Change in income taxes receivable or payable	206	7,453
Other, net	1,140	(359)
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations	22,290	11,993
Cash provided by (required for) investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(3,547)	(2,295)
Decrease in restricted cash	441	0
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities, Continuing Operations	(2,832)	(2,637)
Proceeds from sales of assets	315	132
Distributions greater than current earnings of TNI	(451)	(474)
Other, net	410	0
Cash provided by (required for) financing activities:
Debt financing and reorganization costs paid	(17)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts	(2)us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts
Proceeds from long-term debt	3,000	0
Payments on long-term debt	(23,250)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	(14,500)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities, Continuing Operations	(20,219)	(14,263)
Common stock transactions net	48lee_CommonStockTransactionsNet	239lee_CommonStockTransactionsNet
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(761)	(4,907)
End of period	$ 15,943	$ 12,655

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