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Debt Schedule of Payments (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 30, 2018 | Dec. 24, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs | $ 724,000 |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 477,832,000 |  | $ 484,859,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt | 7,027,000 | $ 16,432,000 |
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 385,000,000 |  | 385,000,000
New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member] |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 0 |  | $ 6,303,000
Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] | 2nd Lien Agreement [Member] |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |
Pulitzer Excess Cash Flow |  | $ 724,000 |

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