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Note 2 - Acquisitions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 26, 2021
Notes Tables |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] |
|  | Unaudited Unaudited |
|  | September 27, |  |  |  |  |  |  | September 29, |
(Thousands of Dollars, Except Per Share Data) |  | 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2019 |
Total revenues |  |  | 821,793 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 973,143 |
Income attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated |  |  | 17,632 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,715 |
Earnings per share - diluted |  |  | 3.10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.60 |
BHMG [Member] |
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block] |
(Thousands of Dollars) |  | Estimated fair value as previously reported (a) |  |  | Measurement period adjustments |  |  | Fair value as adjusted |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 22,293 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22,293 |
Current assets |  |  | 52,559 |  |  |  | (855 | ) |  |  | 51,704 |
Other assets |  |  | 12,167 |  |  |  | 4,343 |  |  |  | 16,510 |
Property and equipment |  |  | 42,952 |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 42,985 |
Operating lease assets |  |  | 7,445 |  |  |  | 101 |  |  |  | 7,546 |
Advertiser relationships |  |  | 38,780 |  |  |  | (11,160 | ) |  |  | 27,620 |
Subscriber relationships |  |  | 36,060 |  |  |  | (8,210 | ) |  |  | 27,850 |
Commercial print relationships |  |  | 17,130 |  |  |  | 2,430 |  |  |  | 19,560 |
Mastheads |  |  | 21,680 |  |  |  | (1,290 | ) |  |  | 20,390 |
Goodwill |  |  | 63,559 |  |  |  | 16,337 |  |  |  | 79,896 |
Total assets |  |  | 314,625 |  |  |  | 1,729 |  |  |  | 316,354 |
Current liabilities assumed |  |  | (73,451 | ) |  |  | 1,074 |  |  |  | (72,377 | )
Operating lease liabilities |  |  | (6.625 | ) |  |  | (921 | ) |  |  | (7,546 | )
Other liabilities assumed |  |  | (2,246 | ) |  |  | (1,882 | ) |  |  | (4,128 | )
Pension obligations |  |  | (43,503 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (43,503 | )
Postemployment benefit obligations |  |  | (36,800 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (36,800 | )
Total liabilities |  |  | (162,625 | ) |  |  | (1,729 | ) |  |  | (164,354 | )
Net assets |  |  | 152,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 152,000 |
Less: acquired cash |  |  | (22,293 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (22,293 | )
Total consideration less acquired cash |  |  | 129,707 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 129,707 |

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