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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) | 3 Months Ended
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Jun. 28, 2009
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Pulitzer Step Up Tax Benefit- Amortization Period | 15 years

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- Definition Pulitzer Step Up Tax Benefit- Amortization Period- The duration over which the tax benefit related to the redemption of the Herald Value will be amortized. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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