Related-Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands						8 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 06, 2015	Jun. 04, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013	Nov. 26, 2013	Aug. 27, 2013	Feb. 13, 2014	Dec. 25, 2016	Dec. 27, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Commercial printing revenue for a related party							$ 636	$ 508	$ 404
Management fee							9,756	9,438	5,618
Incentive compensation							9,621	30,306	112
Paid management fee							7,169	9,903	4,358
Paid incentive fee							25,262	8,862	0
Reimbursement for expenses							1,763	1,041	0
Management incentive fee liability							$ 10,080	23,393
Percentage of GateHouse's gross equity used to calculate the annual management fee				1.50%
Annual management fee					$ 1,100
Maximum annual management fee					$ 1,200
Minimum percentage of common stock outstanding required to exercise							3.00%
New Castle Investment Group, Inc. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percent of the company owned			84.60%			84.60%
Fortress and its affiliates [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percent of the company owned							1.30%
Percentage of the Company's outstanding warrants							39.50%
Stock options held							2,307,562
Dividends paid							$ 913	$ 879	$ 368
Management Agreement [Member] | Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Initial term of management and advisory agreement	3 years
Renewal term of management and advisory agreement	1 year
Gatehouse Management and Advisory Agreement [Member] | Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Initial term of management and advisory agreement				3 years
Renewal term of management and advisory agreement				1 year
Holdings I Management Agreement [Member] | Affiliated Entity [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Initial term of management and advisory agreement		3 years
Renewal term of management and advisory agreement		1 year