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Debt Schedule of Payments (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 24, 2017 | Jun. 25, 2017 | Mar. 26, 2017 | Dec. 25, 2016 | Sep. 25, 2016 | Jun. 26, 2016 | Jun. 25, 2017 | Jun. 26, 2016
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs |  | $ 1,297,000 |  |  |  | $ 1,132,000 | $ 3,148,000 | $ 4,211,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount |  | 568,480,000 |  |  | $ 617,167,000 |  | 568,480,000 |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,687,000 | 89,340,000
Gains on Extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 1,250,000
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount |  | 385,000,000 |  |  | 385,000,000 |  | $ 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] |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2017 payments made, or required to be made for the remainder of the year, under the 1st 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 |  | 5,000 |  | — |
Excess cash flow payment | 70 |  | — |  | — |  | 1,589 |
| 17,320 |  | 13,750 |  | 11,250 |  | 7,839 |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount |  | 58,984,000 |  |  | 101,304,000 |  | $ 58,984,000 |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | $ 7,839,000 | 11,250,000 | $ 13,750,000 | $ 17,320,000 |  |  |  |
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 | 5,000,000 | 7,500,000 | 11,000,000 |  |  |  |
Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] | 2nd Lien Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  | 5,549,000.00 | 4,488,000.00 | 174,182.00 | 0.00 | 299,000.00 |  |
Pulitzer Excess Cash Flow |  |  | 4,488,000.00 | 930,000.00 | $ 0.00 | $ 15.83 |  |
Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] | New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt | $ 1,589,000 | 0 | $ 0 | $ 70,000 |  |  |  |
Payment Due To Asset Sale [Member] | 2nd Lien Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  | $ 1,705,000.00 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,546,000.00

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