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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $) | Mar. 29, 2015 | Dec. 28, 2014 | Sep. 28, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Feb. 18, 2009
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | $ 764,250,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount |  | $ 804,750,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount |  |  |  |
Warrant liability fair value | 10,029,000 lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue | 12,110,000 lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue | 10,808,000 lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue | 16,930,000 lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue | 16,930,000 lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue | 16,930,000 lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue |
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Obligations, Fair Value Disclosure |  |  | 300,000 us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisObligations / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member |  |  |  | 2,300,000 us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisObligations / us-gaap_FairValueByFairValueHierarchyLevelAxis = us-gaap_FairValueInputsLevel3Member
1st Lien Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | 206,661,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lee_A1StLienAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | 412,250,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lee_SeniorNotesMemberMember |  |  |  |  |  |
2nd Lien Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | 160,500,000 us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lee_A2NdLienAgreementMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | $ 400,000,000 us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lee_SeniorNotesMemberMember |  |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Fair value of obligations measured on a recurring basis. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a),(b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. + References No definition available. + Details
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