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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - PP&E, Intangibles (Details) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
Property, plant and equipment    
Acquisition of a new production facility in cash $ 0us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment $ 6,500,000us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment
Accelerated depreciation incurred 0us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAcceleratedDepreciation 13,500,000us-gaap_RestructuringReserveAcceleratedDepreciation
Depreciation expense 11,523,000us-gaap_Depreciation 25,982,000us-gaap_Depreciation
Assets held for sale    
Impairment charge of assets held for sale   900,000us-gaap_ImpairmentOfLongLivedAssetsToBeDisposedOf
Intangible assets subject to amortization, gross    
Balance at the beginning of the period 833,254,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross  
Balance at the end of the period 833,254,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross  
Accumulated amortization    
Balance at the beginning of the period (615,378,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization  
Amortization Expense (12,140,000)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets (14,313,000)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Balance at the end of the period (627,518,000)us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization  
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net    
Balance at the beginning of the period 217,876,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet  
Amortization Expense (12,140,000)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets (14,313,000)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Balance at the end of the period 205,736,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet  
Mastheads    
Balance at the beginning of the period 193,039,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill  
Balance at the end of the period 193,039,000us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill  
Goodwill    
Balance at the beginning of the period 996,115,000us-gaap_Goodwill  
Balance at the end of the period 996,115,000us-gaap_Goodwill  
Total    
Balance at the beginning of the period 1,407,030,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill  
Amortization Expense (12,140,000)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets (14,313,000)us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Balance at the end of the period 1,394,890,000us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetIncludingGoodwill  
Amortization expense 12,140,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets 14,313,000us-gaap_AmortizationOfIntangibleAssets
Estimated amortization expense    
2015 (remainder) 36,236,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseRemainderOfFiscalYear  
2016 47,986,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo  
2017 48,907,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearThree  
2018 47,275,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFour  
2019 23,769,000us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearFive  
2020 $ 418,000mni_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearSix