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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 25, 2016
Sep. 27, 2015
Sep. 28, 2014
Operating revenue:      
Advertising $ 373,463,000 $ 412,099,000 $ 443,247,000
Subscription 194,002,000 194,474,000 176,826,000
Other 46,899,000 41,970,000 40,804,000
Total operating revenue 614,364,000 648,543,000 660,877,000
Operating expenses:      
Compensation 229,752,000 239,028,000 243,054,000
Newsprint and ink 26,110,000 30,263,000 37,994,000
Other operating expenses 218,726,000 229,165,000 223,509,000
Depreciation 17,291,000 18,418,000 20,920,000
Amortization of intangible assets 26,150,000 27,145,000 27,591,000
Impairment of intangible and other assets 2,185,000 0 2,980,000
Net (gain) loss on sale of assets (3,139,000) 106,000 (1,338,000)
Workforce adjustments 1,825,000 3,304,000 1,265,000
Total operating expenses 518,900,000 547,429,000 555,975,000
Equity in earnings of associated companies 8,533,000 8,254,000 8,297,000
Operating income (loss) 103,997,000 109,368,000 113,199,000
Non-operating income (expense):      
Financial income 400,000 337,000 385,000
Interest expense (64,233,000) (72,409,000) (79,724,000)
Debt financing and administrative costs (5,947,000) (5,433,000) (22,927,000)
Insurance Settlement 30,646,000 0 0
Other, net (6,668,000) 6,049,000 3,028,000
Total non-operating expense, net (45,802,000) (71,456,000) (99,238,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes 58,195,000 37,912,000 13,961,000
Income tax expense (benefit) 22,176,000 13,594,000 6,290,000
Net income (loss) 36,019,000 24,318,000 7,671,000
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests (1,058,000) (1,002,000) (876,000)
Loss attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated 34,961,000 23,316,000 6,795,000
Other comprehensive income (loss), net (6,503,000) (6,445,000) (17,497,000)
Comprehensive loss $ 28,458,000 $ 16,871,000 $ (10,702,000)
Earnings (loss) per common share:      
Basic $ 0.66 $ 0.44 $ 0.13
Diluted $ 0.64 $ 0.43 $ 0.13