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Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated Useful Lives of Property and Equipment (Details)	Sep. 28, 2025
Buildings and improvements | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life (years)	5 years
Buildings and improvements | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life (years)	40 years
Printing presses and insertion equipment | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life (years)	5 years
Printing presses and insertion equipment | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life (years)	25 years
Leasehold improvements | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life (years)	3 years
Leasehold improvements | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life (years)	10 years
Other | Minimum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life (years)	3 years
Other | Maximum
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, useful life (years)	15 years

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 7A
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147478964/842-20-50-7A

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