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Note 4 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 28, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

			June 28,
(Thousands of Dollars)		2020
Goodwill, gross amount			1,539,038
Accumulated impairment losses			(1,288,729	)
Goodwill, beginning of period			250,309
Goodwill acquired in business combinations			63,559
Goodwill, end of period			313,868

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

	June 28,	September 29,
(Thousands of Dollars)	2020	2019
Non-amortized intangible assets:
Mastheads	42,722	21,883
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists	790,278	697,145
Less accumulated amortization	626,848	611,786
	163,430	85,359
Non-compete and consulting agreements	28,675	28,675
Less accumulated amortization	28,582	28,524
	93	151
Other intangible assets, net	206,245	107,393

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