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Note 5 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 27, 2020
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Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
(Thousands of Dollars) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Goodwill, gross amount |  |  | 1,539,038 |  |  |  | 1,534,905 |
Accumulated impairment losses |  |  | (1,288,729 | ) |  |  | (1,288,729 | )
Goodwill, beginning of year |  |  | 250,309 |  |  |  | 246,176 |
Goodwill acquired in business combinations |  |  | 78,136 |  |  |  | 4,133 |
Goodwill, end of year |  |  | 328,445 |  |  |  | 250,309 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] |
|  | September 27 |  |  | September 29 |
(Thousands of Dollars) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Non-amortized intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mastheads |  | 40,459 |  |  | 21,883 |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists |  | 774,604 |  |  | 697,145 |
Less accumulated amortization |  | 632,457 |  |  | 611,786 |
|  |  | 142,147 |  |  |  | 85,359 |
Non-compete and consulting agreements |  | 28,656 |  |  | 28,675 |
Less accumulated amortization |  | 28,582 |  |  | 28,524 |
|  |  | 74 |  |  |  | 151 |
|  |  | 182,680 |  |  |  | 107,393 |
Asset Impairment Charges [Table Text Block] |
(Thousands of Dollars) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-amortized intangible assets |  |  | 972 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Property, equipment and other assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 267 |
|  |  | 972 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 267 |

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