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Debt Schedule Of Financing Fees (Details) (USD $) | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Mar. 29, 2015 | Sep. 28, 2014 | Jan. 30, 2012 | Feb. 18, 2009 | Dec. 30, 2012 | Jan. 30, 2012 | Dec. 28, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Financing Fees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refinancing fee, Prepayment Penalty | $ 1,750,000 lee_RefinancingfeePrepaymentPenalty | $ 1,750,000 lee_RefinancingfeePrepaymentPenalty |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding | 6,000,000 us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of Debt Issue Costs- Refinance | 10,549,000 lee_AmortizationOfDebtIssueCostsRefinance | 10,549,000 lee_AmortizationOfDebtIssueCostsRefinance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refinancing Costs- Cash Fees Paid |  | 24,181,000 lee_RefinancingCostsCashFeesPaid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense | 34,147,000 us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Current Fiscal Year | 3,999,000 lee_AmortizationOfPresentValueDiscountCurrentFiscalYear |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Next Fiscal Year | 4,208,000 lee_AmortizationOfPresentValueDiscountNextFiscalYear |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Year 3 | 4,397,000 lee_AmortizationOfPresentValueDiscountYear3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Year 4 | 4,525,000 lee_AmortizationOfPresentValueDiscountYear4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Year 5 | 4,281,000 lee_AmortizationOfPresentValueDiscountYear5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount |  |
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price | $ 4.19 invest_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Warrant liability fair value | 10,029,000 lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue | 10,808,000 lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue |  |  |  |  | 12,110,000 lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue | 16,930,000 lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue | 16,930,000 lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue | 16,930,000 lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt |  | 20,591,000 us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,819,000 us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross |  |
Pulitzer Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Financing Fees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Term Debt, Principal Payments |  |  | 5,000,000 lee_LongTermDebtPrincipalPayments / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lee_PulitzerNotesMember | 120,000,000 lee_LongTermDebtPrincipalPayments / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lee_PulitzerNotesMember | 10,145,000 lee_LongTermDebtPrincipalPayments / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lee_PulitzerNotesMember | 15,145,000 lee_LongTermDebtPrincipalPayments / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lee_PulitzerNotesMember |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount |  |  | 3,500,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lee_PulitzerNotesMember |  |  | 3,500,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lee_PulitzerNotesMember |  |  |  |
New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Financing Fees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Financing and Reorganization Costs Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30,931,000 lee_DebtFinancingAndReorganizationCostsPaid / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lee_New1stLienTermLoanMember |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lee_New1stLienTermLoanMember |  |
New Pulitzer Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Financing Fees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Covenant EBITDA | 41,505,000 lee_CovenantEBITDA / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lee_NewPulitzerNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Present Value Discount | 1,565,000 lee_PresentValueDiscount / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lee_NewPulitzerNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued Deferred Interest | $ (1,189,000)lee_AccruedDeferredInterest / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = lee_NewPulitzerNotesMember |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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