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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Mar. 25, 2018
Mar. 26, 2017
Mar. 25, 2018
Mar. 26, 2017
Operating revenue:        
Advertising and marketing services $ 71,553,000 $ 77,533,000 $ 156,213,000 $ 170,568,000
Subscription 45,972,000 45,009,000 94,241,000 93,896,000
Other 10,280,000 10,845,000 21,136,000 22,912,000
Total operating revenue 127,805,000 133,387,000 271,590,000 287,376,000
Operating expenses:        
Compensation 48,656,000 52,414,000 99,567,000 107,470,000
Newsprint and ink 5,640,000 6,200,000 11,478,000 13,093,000
Other operating expenses 49,315,000 48,756,000 99,671,000 101,533,000
Depreciation 3,685,000 4,008,000 7,441,000 8,079,000
Amortization of intangible assets 4,331,000 6,310,000 8,627,000 12,619,000
Gain on sales of assets and other, net (1,300,000) (3,783,000) (1,297,000) (3,716,000)
Workforce adjustments and other 1,816,000 2,405,000 2,284,000 2,470,000
Total operating expenses 112,143,000 116,310,000 227,771,000 241,548,000
Equity in earnings of associated companies 1,608,000 1,729,000 3,991,000 4,417,000
Operating income 17,270,000 18,806,000 47,810,000 50,245,000
Non-operating income (expense):        
Interest expense (13,274,000) (14,637,000) (26,924,000) (29,588,000)
Debt financing costs and amortization (1,217,000) (1,075,000) (2,313,000) (2,026,000)
Other, net 681,000 4,427,000 524,000 7,597,000
Total non-operating expense, net (13,810,000) (11,285,000) (28,713,000) (24,017,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes 3,460,000 7,521,000 19,097,000 26,228,000
Income tax expense (benefit) 927,000 1,144,000 (18,763,000) 7,410,000
Net income 2,533,000 6,377,000 37,860,000 18,818,000
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests (294,000) (249,000) (618,000) (517,000)
Income (loss) attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated 2,239,000 6,128,000 37,242,000 18,301,000
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income taxes (36,000) 894,000 (9,000) 949,000
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated $ 2,203,000 $ 7,022,000 $ 37,233,000 $ 19,250,000
Basic:        
Earnings Per Share, Basic $ 0.04 $ 0.11 $ 0.68 $ 0.34
Diluted:        
Diluted $ 0.04 $ 0.11 $ 0.67 $ 0.33