XML 41 R31.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.19.1

Debt Schedule of Payments (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
--- | --- | --- | ---
Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 25, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs |  | $ 1,525,000 |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | $ 476,455,000 | 476,455,000 |  | $ 484,859,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt |  | 8,404,000 | $ 32,064,000 |
Senior Notes [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 385,000,000 | $ 385,000,000 |  | 385,000,000
New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block] |  |  |  |
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount | 0 | $ 0 |  | $ 6,303,000
Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] | 2nd Lien Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Pulitzer Excess Cash Flow | $ 1,377,000 | $ 2,101,000 |  |

X
- Definition Pulitzer Excess Cash Flow - amount of Pulitzer Excess Cash Flow available to be used to repay debt. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | lee_PulitzerExcessCashFlow
Namespace Prefix: | lee_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items] + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | lee_ScheduleOfDebtPaymentsLineItems
Namespace Prefix: | lee_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block] + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | lee_ScheduleOfDebtPaymentsTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | lee_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Amount of amortization expense attributable to debt issuance costs. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03(8)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=116634182&loc=SL114868664-224227 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 30 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=114775744&loc=d3e28555-108399 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Definition Represents the aggregate of total long-term debt, including current maturities and short-term debt. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_DebtLongtermAndShorttermCombinedAmount
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

X
- Definition The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 15 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=118932676&loc=d3e3291-108585 + Details
Name: | us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis=us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis=lee_New1stLienTermLoanMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | lee_TypeOfPaymentAxis=lee_ExcessCashFlowSweepMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |

X
- Details
Name: | us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis=lee_A2NdLienAgreementMember
Namespace Prefix: |
Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
Period Type: |