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Goodwill and other Intangible Assets | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019
Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets [Abstract] |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block] | GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
| 26 Weeks Ended |
(Thousands of Dollars) | March 31 2019 |
Goodwill, gross amount | 1,535,155 |
Accumulated impairment losses | (1,288,979 | )
Goodwill, beginning of period | 246,176 |
Goodwill acquired in business combinations | 3,986 |
Goodwill, end of period | 250,162 |
Identified intangible assets consist of the following:
(Thousands of Dollars) | March 31 2019 |  | September 30 2018 |
Nonamortized intangible assets: |  |
Mastheads | 21,883 |  | 21,883 |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists | 696,632 |  | 692,886 |
Less accumulated amortization | 603,510 |  | 594,950 |
| 93,122 |  | 97,936 |
Other intangible assets, net | 115,005 |  | 119,819 |
In January 2019, we purchased the businesses of Kenosha News and Lake Geneva Regional News. In February 2019, TownNews purchased the content management system ("CMS") business from GTxcel. Both transactions were funded with cash on the balance sheet. As part of initial estimates,$3,986,000 was recorded in goodwill and $3,650,000 was recorded in other intangible assets, net. The $3,650,000 of other intangible assets, net relate to acquired customer lists, which will be amortized over a 10 year period. These initial estimates will be reviewed in subsequent quarters as more information becomes available. Annual amortization of intangible assets for the years ending March 2020 to March 2024 is estimated to be $16,192,000, $15,929,000, $13,289,000, $12,384,000 and $11,704,000, respectively.

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