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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 24, 2017
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block] |
| Quarter Ended |
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Per Common Share Data) | December |  |  | March |  |  | June |  |  | September |
2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue | 153,989 |  |  | 133,387 |  |  | 139,355 |  |  | 140,212 |
Net income | 12,440 |  |  | 6,377 |  |  | 6,287 |  |  | 3,501 |
Income attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated | 12,173 |  |  | 6,128 |  |  | 5,995 |  |  | 3,185 |
Earnings per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic | 0.23 |  |  | 0.11 |  |  | 0.11 |  |  | 0.06 |
Diluted | 0.22 |  |  | 0.11 |  |  | 0.11 |  |  | 0.06 |
2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating revenue | 168,405 |  |  | 146,835 |  |  | 150,946 |  |  | 148,178 |
Net income | 11,508 |  |  | 19,483 |  |  | 4,367 |  |  | 661 |
Income attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated | 11,237 |  |  | 19,228 |  |  | 4,092 |  |  | 404 |
Earnings (loss) per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic | 0.21 |  |  | 0.36 |  |  | 0.08 |  |  | 0.01 |
Diluted | 0.21 |  |  | 0.36 |  |  | 0.08 |  |  | 0.01 |

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