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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 24, 2017
Sep. 25, 2016
Operating revenue:      
Advertising and marketing services revenue $ 303,446,000 $ 331,360,000 $ 373,463,000
Subscription 195,108,000 191,922,000 194,002,000
Other 45,401,000 43,661,000 46,899,000
Total operating revenue 543,955,000 566,943,000 614,364,000
Operating expenses:      
Compensation 196,334,000 209,692,000 229,752,000
Newsprint and ink 24,949,000 24,904,000 26,110,000
Other operating expenses 199,653,000 199,754,000 218,726,000
Depreciation and amortization 31,766,000 41,282,000 43,441,000
Assets loss (gain) on sales, impairments and other 6,429,000 (1,150,000) (954,000)
Restructuring costs 5,550,000 7,523,000 1,825,000
Total operating expenses 464,681,000 482,005,000 518,900,000
Equity in earnings of associated companies 9,249,000 7,609,000 8,533,000
Operating income (loss) 88,523,000 92,547,000 103,997,000
Non-operating income (expense):      
Gain on Insurance Settlement 0 0 30,646,000
Interest expense (52,842,000) (57,573,000) (64,233,000)
Debt financing and administrative costs (5,311,000) (4,818,000) (5,947,000)
Other, net 450,000 10,060,000 (6,268,000)
Total non-operating expense, net (57,703,000) (52,331,000) (45,802,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes 30,820,000 40,216,000 58,195,000
Income tax expense (benefit) (16,228,000) 11,611,000 22,176,000
Net income (loss) 47,048,000 28,605,000 36,019,000
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests (1,282,000) (1,124,000) (1,058,000)
Loss attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated 45,766,000 27,481,000 34,961,000
Other comprehensive income (loss), net 4,322,000 6,710,000 (6,503,000)
Comprehensive loss $ 50,088,000 $ 34,191,000 $ 28,458,000
Earnings (loss) per common share:      
Basic $ 0.84 $ 0.51 $ 0.66
Diluted $ 0.82 $ 0.50 $ 0.64