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Debt Schedule of Payments (Details) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 24, 2018
Mar. 25, 2018
Dec. 24, 2017
Sep. 24, 2017
Mar. 26, 2017
Mar. 25, 2018
Mar. 26, 2017
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]              
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs           $ 2,203,000  
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount   $ 516,321,000   $ 548,385,000   516,321,000  
Repayments of Long-term Debt           32,064,000 $ 32,249,000
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  
2nd Lien Agreement [Member]              
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]              
Pulitzer Excess Cash Flow   6,382,000       $ 11,564,000  
New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]              
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]              
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block]          
2018 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 24
2017

March 25
2018

June 24
2018

September 30
2018

 
 
 
 
 
Mandatory
6,250

6,250

6,250

6,250

Voluntary
5,000

3,000

—

—

 
11,250

9,250

6,250

6,250

  
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount   $ 24,645,000   45,145,000   $ 24,645,000  
Repayments of Long-term Debt $ 6,250,000   $ 11,250,000 6,250,000 $ 9,250,000    
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 0 $ 3,000,000    
Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] | 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]              
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]              
Pulitzer Excess Cash Flow $ 6,259,000            
Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] | New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]              
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]              
Repayments of Long-term Debt       $ 0