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Note 1 - Significant Accounting Policies (Details Textual) |  |  | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Feb. 25, 2021 | Mar. 16, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 10, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 26, 2021 USD ($) | Sep. 26, 2021 USD ($) shares | Sep. 27, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 29, 2019 USD ($) | Nov. 24, 2021 $ / shares | Jan. 29, 2020 USD ($) | [1]
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  | $ 794,649,000 | $ 618,004,000 | $ 509,854,000 |  |
Proceeds from (Payment for) Pension Benefits |  |  |  |  | (965,000) | (6,215,000) | (650,000) |  |
Increase (Decrease) in Obligation, Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits, Total |  |  |  |  | (2,667,000) | (2,950,000) | 1,900,000 |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Total |  |  |  |  | (0) | 443,627,000 | 41,832,000 |  |
Inventory, LIFO Reserve |  |  |  |  | 988,000 | 942,000 |  |  |
Goodwill, Ending Balance |  | $ 79,896,000 |  |  | $ 330,204,000 | 328,445,000 | 250,309,000 |  |
Decrease in Royalty Rates |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |
Increase in Discount Rate |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Forecasted Revenue, Decrease Percentage |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Long Term Growth Rates, Decrease Percentage |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding (in shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 600,000 |  |  |  |
Cash Collateral for Insurance |  |  |  |  | $ 4,711,000 |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset |  |  |  |  | 65,682,000 | 70,933,000 |  |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Current |  |  |  |  | 8,612,000 | 8,577,000 |  |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent |  |  |  |  | $ 57,683,000 | 62,374,000 |  |  |
Accounting Standards Update 2016-02 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset |  |  |  |  |  | 10,709,000 |  |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Current |  |  |  |  |  | 2,281,000 |  |  |
Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent |  |  |  |  |  | 8,353,000 |  |  |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) |  |  |  |  | 1 year |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Measurement Input, Royalty Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets, Measurement Input |  |  |  |  | 0.010 |  |  |  |
Minimum [Member] | Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets, Measurement Input |  |  |  |  | 0.0950 |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period (Year) |  |  |  |  | 4 years |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Measurement Input, Royalty Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets, Measurement Input |  |  |  |  | 0.015 |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Measurement Input, Discount Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible Assets, Measurement Input |  |  |  |  | 0.1150 |  |  |  |
BHMG [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Ending Balance |  |  |  |  | $ 79,896,000 |  |  |  | $ 63,559,000
Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset |  | $ 56,226,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year) |  |  |  |  | 3 years |  |  |  |
Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year) |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Leasehold Improvements [Member] | BHMG [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life (Year) |  | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Forecast [Member] | Credit Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Total |  |  |  | $ 10,430,000 |  |  |  |  |
Estimating Using Royalty Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived |  |  |  |  | $ 9,816,000 |  |  |  |
Estimating Using Discount Rate [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived |  |  |  |  | 1,075,000 |  |  |  |
Estimating Based on Revenue Forecast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived |  |  |  |  | 674,000 |  |  |  |
Estimating Based on Long Term Growth Rates [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived |  |  |  |  | 26,000 |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Sale of Buildings |  |  | $ 14,480,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Rights Agreement [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 120.00 |
Reverse Stock Split [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity Note, Stock Split, Conversion Ratio | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subscription and Circulation [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  | 357,713,000 | 268,285,000 | 187,443,000 |  |
Subscription and Circulation [Member] | Reclassified Other Revenue to Subscription Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  | 828,000 | 2,346,000 | 752,000 |  |
Product and Service, Other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  | 67,653,000 | 60,064,000 | 56,478,000 |  |
Product and Service, Other [Member] | Reclassified Other Revenue to Subscription Revenue [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Including Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  | $ (828,000) | (2,346,000) | $ (752,000) |  |
TNI Partners [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
Goodwill, Ending Balance |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,366,000 |  |  |
MNI [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |
INN Partners, L.C. [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  |  |  |  | 82.50% |  |  |  |
[1] | As previously reported in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 29, 2020.

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