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Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies - Intangible Assets Amortization Period (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2019
Minimum [Member] | Customer Lists [Member]
Intangible Assets, useful life (Year)	15 years
Minimum [Member] | Newspaper Subscriber Lists [Member]
Intangible Assets, useful life (Year)	10 years
Maximum [Member] | Customer Lists [Member]
Intangible Assets, useful life (Year)	23 years
Maximum [Member] | Newspaper Subscriber Lists [Member]
Intangible Assets, useful life (Year)	33 years

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- Definition

Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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