SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013 item	Dec. 30, 2012	Dec. 25, 2011
Depreciation
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 1,206,128,000	$ 1,206,128,000	$ 1,476,321,000
Less accumulated depreciation	(747,423,000)	(747,423,000)	(742,592,000)
Property, plant and equipment, net	458,705,000	458,705,000	733,729,000
Depreciation expense		65,200,000	67,100,000	63,200,000
Accelerated depreciation incurred	11,400,000	11,400,000	8,300,000
Non-cash Impairment charges related to existing production facilities and equipment	11,900,000	11,900,000
Impairment charge of assets held for sale		1,900,000
Segment reporting
Number of operating segments		2
Goodwill and intangible impairment
Goodwill impairment charge		0	0	0
Impairment charge of newspaper masthead	5,300,000	5,345,000	0	2,800,000
Impairment of long-lived assets subject to amortization		0	0	0
Stock-based compensation
Number of stock-based compensation plans		5
Long-term debt fair value disclosure
Estimated fair value of long-term debt	1,600,000,000	1,600,000,000
Carrying value of long-term debt	1,521,871,000	1,521,871,000	1,670,346,000
Land
Depreciation
Property, plant and equipment, gross	97,631,000	97,631,000	311,959,000
Buildings and improvements
Depreciation
Property, plant and equipment, gross	356,320,000	356,320,000	364,951,000
Buildings and improvements | Minimum
Depreciation
Estimated Useful Lives		5 years
Buildings and improvements | Maximum
Depreciation
Estimated Useful Lives		60 years
Equipment
Depreciation
Property, plant and equipment, gross	741,648,000	741,648,000	775,397,000
Equipment | Minimum
Depreciation
Estimated Useful Lives		2 years
Equipment | Maximum
Depreciation
Estimated Useful Lives		25 years
Construction in process
Depreciation
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 10,529,000	$ 10,529,000	$ 24,014,000
Presses | Minimum
Depreciation
Estimated Useful Lives		9 years
Presses | Maximum
Depreciation
Estimated Useful Lives		25 years
Other equipment | Minimum
Depreciation
Estimated Useful Lives		2 years
Other equipment | Maximum
Depreciation
Estimated Useful Lives		15 years