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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 26, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and identified intangible assets consist of the following:

(Thousands of Dollars)			March 26, 2023			September 25, 2022
Goodwill, beginning of period			329,504			330,204
Impairment			—			(700)
Goodwill, end of period			329,504			329,504
Non-amortized intangible assets:
Mastheads			26,346			26,346
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists			322,310			323,568
Less accumulated amortization			(236,913)			(228,541)
			85,397			95,027
Total intangibles, net			441,247			450,877

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The tabular disclosure of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with both finite and infinite lives by major class.

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