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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 24, 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)			December 24, 2023			September 24, 2023
Goodwill, beginning of period			329,504			329,504
Allocated to sold operations			(1,261)			—
Goodwill, end of period			328,243			329,504
Non-amortized intangible assets:
Mastheads			18,675			18,675
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists			305,100			306,766
Less accumulated amortization			(233,391)			(230,453)
			71,709			76,313
Total intangibles, net			418,627			424,492

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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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