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Goodwill and other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill related to continuing operations are as follows:

(Thousands of Dollars)	2018			2017
Goodwill, gross amount	1,535,155			1,532,458
Accumulated impairment losses	(1,288,729	)		(1,288,729	)
Goodwill, beginning of year	246,426			243,729
Goodwill acquired in business combinations	—			2,697
Goodwill allocated to disposed businesses	(250	)		—
Goodwill, end of year	246,176			246,426

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Identified intangible assets related to continuing operations consist of the following:

(Thousands of Dollars)	September 30 2018			September 24 2017
Non-amortized intangible assets:
Mastheads	21,883			22,035
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists	692,886			691,994
Less accumulated amortization	594,950			577,727
	97,936			114,267
Non-compete and consulting agreements	28,524			28,524
Less accumulated amortization	28,524			28,524
	—			—
	119,819			136,302

Asset Impairment Charges [Table Text Block]

A summary of the pretax impairment charges is included in the table below:

(Thousands of Dollars)	2018			2017			2016
Continuing operations:
Non-amortized intangible assets	—			2,035			818
Property, equipment and other assets	267			482			1,367
	267			2,517			2,185

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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