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Debt Schedule of Payments (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	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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Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs.

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