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Goodwill and other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2016

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill related to continuing operations are as follows:

(Thousands of Dollars)	2016			2015
Goodwill, gross amount	1,532,458			1,532,458
Accumulated impairment losses	(1,288,729	)		(1,288,729	)
Goodwill, end of year	243,729			243,729

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Identified intangible assets related to continuing operations consist of the following:

(Thousands of Dollars)	September 25 2016			September 27 2015
Non-amortized intangible assets:
Mastheads	23,644			25,102
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists	687,182			687,182
Less accumulated amortization	552,472			526,322
	134,710			160,860
Non-compete and consulting agreements	28,524			28,524
Less accumulated amortization	28,524			28,524
	—			—
	158,354			185,962

Asset Impairment Charges [Table Text Block]

A summary of the pretax impairment charges is included in the table below:

(Thousands of Dollars)	2016			2015			2014
Continuing operations:
Non-amortized intangible assets	818			—			1,936
Property, equipment and other assets	1,367			—			1,044
	2,185			—			2,980

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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