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Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 26, 2017

Schedule of Payments [Line Items]

Pulitzer Excess Cash Flow [Table Text Block]

ulitzer Excess Cash Flow and the related payments on the 2^nd Lien Term Loan for the previous four quarters are as follows:

For the Period Ending (Thousands of Dollars)	Pulitzer Excess Cash Flow		Payment Date	Payment Amount (not rejected)
March 27, 2016	2,730		Q3 2016	525
June 26, 2016	1,583		Q4 2016	299
September 25, 2016	—		Q1 2017	—
December 25, 2016	930		Q2 2017	174

New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]

Schedule of Payments [Line Items]

Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block]

2017 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 25 2016		March 26 2017		June 25 2017		September 24 2017
Mandatory	6,250		6,250		6,250		6,250
Voluntary	11,000		7,500		—		—
Excess cash flow payment	70		—		—		—
	17,320		13,750		6,250		6,250

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