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Debt Schedule of Payments (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 25, 2016 | Jun. 26, 2016 | Mar. 27, 2016 | Dec. 27, 2015 | Sep. 27, 2015 | Jun. 26, 2016 | Jun. 28, 2015
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of Financing Costs |  | $ 1,132,000 |  |  |  | $ 4,211,000 |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount |  | 640,282,000 |  |  | $ 725,872,000 | 640,282,000 |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  | 89,340,000 | $ 64,750,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  |  |  | 1,250,000 | $ 0
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount |  | 385,000,000 |  |  | 400,000,000 | 385,000,000 |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |
New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block] |  |  |  |  |  | 2016 payments made, or required to be made for the remainder of the year, under the 1 st Lien Term Loan are summarized as follows:
| 13 Weeks Ended |  | 13 Weeks Ending |
(Thousands of Dollars) | December 27 2015 |  | March 27 2016 |  | June 26 2016 |  | September 25 2016 |
Mandatory | 6,250 |  | 6,250 |  | 6,250 |  | 6,250 |
Voluntary | 5,000 |  | 27,000 |  | 3,000 |  | — |
Excess cash flow payment | — |  | 1,135 |  | 6,441 |  | 5,992 |
| 11,250 |  | 34,385 |  | 15,691 |  | 12,242 |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount |  | 119,546,000 |  |  | 180,872,000 | $ 119,546,000 |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | $ 12,242,000 | 15,691,000 | $ 34,385,000 | $ 11,250,000 |  |  |
Mandatory Payment [Member] | New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | 6,250,000 | 6,250,000 | 6,250,000 | 6,250,000 |  |  |
Voluntary Payment [Member] | New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | 0 | 3,000,000 | 27,000,000 | 5,000,000 |  |  |
Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] | 2nd Lien Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  |  | 525,000 | 1,867,000 | 3,326,000 | $ 3,545,952 |
Pulitzer Excess Cash Flow |  | 15.83 | 27.30 | 28.64 | 51.43 |  |
Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] | New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | $ 5,992,000 | $ 6,441,000 | $ 1,135,000 | $ 0 |  |  |
Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] | 2nd Lien Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 |  |
Insurance Settlement [Member] | New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block] |  |  |  |  |  | 20000000 |

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