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Note 5 - Debt (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 29, 2019
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block] |
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Interest Rates (%) |
|  | September 29 |  |  | September 30 |  |  | September 29 |
(Thousands of Dollars) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2019 |
Revolving Facility |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6.13 |
1st Lien Term Loan |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,303 |  |  |  | 8.54 |
Notes |  |  | 363,420 |  |  |  | 385,000 |  |  |  | 9.50 |
2nd Lien Term Loan |  |  | 80,207 |  |  |  | 93,556 |  |  |  | 12.00 |
|  |  | 443,627 |  |  |  | 484,859 |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized debt issue costs |  |  | (11,282 | ) |  |  | (17,055 | ) |  |  |  |
Less current maturities of long-term debt |  |  | 2,954 |  |  |  | 7,027 |  |  |  |  |
Total long-term debt |  |  | 429,391 |  |  |  | 460,777 |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument Redemption [Table Text Block] |
Period Beginning |  | Percentage of Principal Amount |
March 15, 2019 |  |  | 102.38 |
March 15, 2020 |  |  | 100.00 |
Schedule of Debt Payments [Table Text Block] |
For the Period Ending |  |  |  |  |
(Thousands of Dollars) |  | Pulitzer Excess Cash Flow Payment |  | Payment Date
September 30, 2018 |  |  | 724 |  | Q1 2019
December 30, 2018 |  |  | 1,377 |  | Q2 2019
March 31, 2019 |  |  | 7,317 |  | Q3 2019
June 30, 2019 |  |  | 3,931 |  | Q4 2019

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