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Debt Schedule Of Financing Fees (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 4 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Jan. 30, 2012 | Feb. 18, 2009 | Dec. 30, 2012 | Jan. 30, 2012 | Jun. 28, 2015 | Sep. 28, 2014 | Mar. 29, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Financing Fees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refinancing fee, Prepayment Penalty |  |  |  |  | $ 1,750,000 | $ 1,750,000 |  |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding |  |  |  |  | 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of Debt Issue Costs- Refinance |  |  |  |  | $ 10,549,000 | 10,549,000 |  |  |  |
Refinancing Costs- Cash Fees Paid |  |  |  |  |  | 24,181,000 |  |  |  |
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense |  |  |  |  | 32,907,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Current Fiscal Year |  |  |  |  | 4,009,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Next Fiscal Year |  |  |  |  | 4,205,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Year 3 |  |  |  |  | 4,393,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Year 4 |  |  |  |  | 4,518,000 |  |  |  |  |
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Year 5 |  |  |  |  | $ 4,277,000 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price |  |  |  |  | $ 4.19 |  |  |  |  |
Warrant liability fair value |  |  |  |  | $ 11,119,800 | 10,808,000 | $ 10,029,000 | 16,930,000 | $ 16,930,000 | $ 16,930,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 20,591,000 |  |  |  |
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 37,819,000 |  |
Pulitzer Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Financing Fees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long Term Debt, Principal Payments | $ 5,000,000 | $ 120,000,000 | $ 10,145,000 | $ 15,145,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount | $ 3,500,000 |  |  | $ 3,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Financing Fees [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Financing and Reorganization Costs Paid |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 30,931,000 |
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |

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