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Note 4 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Notes Tables

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

			39 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars)		June 30, 2019
Goodwill, gross amount			1,535,155
Accumulated impairment losses			(1,288,979	)
Goodwill, beginning of period			246,176
Goodwill acquired in business combinations			3,551
Goodwill, end of period			249,727

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

(Thousands of Dollars)		June 30, 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			607,709				594,950
			88,923				97,936
Other intangible assets, net			110,806				119,819

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