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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 28, 2009 | Mar. 29, 2015 | Feb. 18, 2009 | Sep. 28, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Pulitzer Step Up Tax Benefit- Amortization Period | 15 years |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest Redeemed PDLLC, Percent Redeemed | 5.00%lee_NoncontrollingInterestRedeemedPdllcPercentRedeemed |  |  |
Heral Value Liability- Liability Input | 10.00%lee_HeralValueLiabilityLiabilityInput |  |  |
Hearld Value- Increase in Amortizable Tax Basis |  |  | $ 258,000,000 lee_HearldValueIncreaseInAmortizableTaxBasis |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Obligations, Fair Value Disclosure |  |  | 2,300,000 us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisObligations / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member | 300,000 us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisObligations / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
Herald Value Settlement- Shares |  | 100,000 lee_HeraldValueSettlementShares / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member |  |
Herald Value Settlement |  | $ 298,000 lee_HeraldValueSettlement / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member |  |

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- Definition Noncontrolling Interest Redeemed PDLLC, Percent Redeemed- Represents the percentage of noncontrolling interest of PDLLC redeemed during the period. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Pulitzer Step Up Tax Benefit- Amortization Period- The duration over which the tax benefit related to the redemption of the Herald Value will be amortized. + References No definition available. + Details
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