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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

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QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

	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

Results of operations for the September quarter of 2017 include pre-tax non-cash impairment charges of $2,517,000.

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The entire disclosure for quarterly financial data. Includes, but is not limited to, tabular presentation of financial information for fiscal quarters, effect of year-end adjustments, and an explanation of matters or transactions that affect comparability of the information.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 270
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2126967

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