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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 25, 2022
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
(Thousands of Dollars) | 2022 |  | 2021
Goodwill, gross amount | 1,618,933 |  |  | 1,617,174 |
Accumulated impairment losses | (1,288,729) |  |  | (1,288,729) |
Goodwill, beginning of year | 330,204 |  |  | 328,445 |
Measurement period adjustments | — |  |  | 1,759 |
Disposal | (700) |  |  | — |
Goodwill, end of year | 329,504 |  |  | 330,204 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Identified intangible assets related to continuing operations consist of the following:
(Thousands of Dollars) | September 25 2022 |  | September 26 2021
Non-amortized intangible assets: |  |  |
Mastheads | 26,346 |  |  | 39,672 |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists (1) | 323,568 |  |  | 774,242 |
Less accumulated amortization (1) | (228,541) |  |  | (657,243) |
| 95,027 |  |  | 116,999 |
Non-compete and consulting agreements (1) | — |  |  | 28,656 |
Less accumulated amortization (1) | — |  |  | (28,656) |
| — |  |  | — |
Identified intangible assets | 121,373 |  |  | 156,671 |
(1) Fully amortized balances were removed in 2022.
Asset Impairment Charges | A summary of the pretax impairment charges is included in the table below:
(Thousands of Dollars) | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Non-amortized intangible assets | 14,203 |  |  | 787 |  |  | 972 |
Property, equipment and other assets | — |  |  | 190 |  |  | — |
| 14,203 |  |  | 977 |  |  | 972 |

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