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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 24, 2023
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:
(Thousands of Dollars) | 2023 |  | 2022
Goodwill, gross amount | 1,618,233 |  |  | 1,618,933 |
Accumulated impairment losses | (1,288,729) |  |  | (1,288,729) |
Goodwill, beginning of year | 329,504 |  |  | 330,204 |
Disposal | — |  |  | (700) |
Goodwill, end of year | 329,504 |  |  | 329,504 |
Schedule of Intangible Assets | Identified intangible assets related to continuing operations consist of the following:
(Thousands of Dollars) | September 24 2023 |  | September 25 2022
Non-amortized intangible assets: |  |  |
Mastheads | 18,675 |  |  | 26,346 |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists | 306,766 |  |  | 323,568 |
Less accumulated amortization | (230,453) |  |  | (228,541) |
| 76,313 |  |  | 95,027 |
Identified intangible assets | 94,988 |  |  | 121,373 |
Asset Impairment Charges | A summary of the pretax impairment charges is included in the table below:
(Thousands of Dollars) | 2023 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Non-amortized intangible assets | 7,671 |  |  | 14,203 |  |  | 787 |
Property, equipment and other assets | — |  |  | — |  |  | 190 |
| 7,671 |  |  | 14,203 |  |  | 977 |

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