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Note 8 - Acquisitions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 29, 2020
Notes Tables |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] |
|  | Unaudited |
|  | 13 Weeks Ended |  |  | 26 Weeks Ended |
|  | March 29, |  |  | March 31, |  |  | March 29, |  |  | March 31, |
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Per Share Data) |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
Total revenues | $ | 207,329 |  |  | 230,323 |  |  | 442,025 |  |  | 494,072 |
Income (loss) attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated | $ | 4,053 |  |  | (3,992 | ) |  | 20,608 |  |  | 4,483 |
Earnings per share - diluted | $ | 0.07 |  |  | (0.07 | ) |  | 0.36 |  |  | 0.08 |
BHMG [Member] |
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block] |
(in Thousands) |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 22,293 |
Current assets |  | 52,559 |
Other assets |  | 12,167 |
Property and equipment |  | 42,952 |
Operating lease assets |  | 7,445 |
Advertiser relationships |  | 38,780 |
Subscriber relationships |  | 36,060 |
Commercial print relationships |  | 17,130 |
Mastheads |  | 21,680 |
Goodwill |  | 63,559 |
Total assets |  | 314,625 |
Current liabilities assumed |  | (73,451 | )
Operating lease liabilities |  | (6,625 | )
Other liabilities assumed |  | (2,246 | )
Pension obligations |  | (43,503 | )
Postemployment benefit obligations |  | (36,800 | )
Total liabilities |  | (162,625 | )
Net assets |  | 152,000 |
Less: acquired cash |  | (22,293 | )
Total consideration less acquired cash | $ | 129,707 |

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