Note 5. Long-Term Debt and Other Financial Instruments (Detail) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				5 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Newspapers (except Tampa group) [Member]	May 24, 2012 Warrant Agreement with Berkshire Hathaway [Member]	May 24, 2012 BH Finance LLC [Member] Step Down Percentage if Total Leverage Reaches Threshold [Member] Term Loan [Member]	May 31, 2012 BH Finance LLC [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 BH Finance LLC [Member] Term Loan [Member]	May 24, 2012 BH Finance LLC [Member] Term Loan [Member]	May 31, 2012 BH Finance LLC [Member] Term Loan and Initial Draw on Revolving Credit Line [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 BH Finance LLC [Member]	May 24, 2012 BH Finance LLC [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Senior Notes [Member]	May 24, 2012 Senior Notes [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 11.75% Senior Notes [Member]	May 31, 2012 Previous Bank Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term Debt, Gross											$ 400,000,000				$ 400,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity														45,000,000
Proceeds from Other Debt												382,500,000
Loan Discount, Percent											11.50%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								9.00%			10.50%					11.75%	11.75%
Leverage Multiple Triggering Step Down In Interest Rate											3.50
Debt Instrument, Description									The term loan may be voluntarily repaid prior to maturity, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount repaid plus accrued and unpaid interest, plus a premium as set forth in the agreement.Other factors, such as the sale of assets may result in a mandatory prepayment or an offer to prepay a portion of the term loan without premium or penalty.In addition, the Company may apply up to a maximum of $80 million of the proceeds from the sale of newspapers to World Media to its term loan at par without premium or penalty.
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End													10.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage													2.00%						2.50%
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Warrants or Rights (in Shares)							4.6
Percentage of Outstanding Shares Represented by Number of Shares Warrants Entitle Holder to Purchase							19.90%
Class of Warrant or Right, Exercise Price of Warrants or Rights (in Dollars per Item)							0.01
Debt Modifications And Extinguishment Costs Related To Secured Financing		10,400,000	7,689,000	18,097,000
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross			11,000,000	11,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum																			1.50%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate																			7.00%
Payment-in-kind (PIK) Interest, Percentage																			1.50%
PIK Interest Paid																			1,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding			18,500,000	18,500,000									18,500,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity			26,500,000	26,500,000									26,500,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount															400,000,000	300,000,000
Notes Payable																295,000,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date										Mar. 31, 2020
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses, Net of Cash Divested						142,000,000
Repayments of Long-term Debt															54,000,000
Repayments of Lines of Credit													18,500,000
Subsequent Event, Description	On June 29, 2012, the Company commenced a cash tender offer to purchase up to $45 million of its 11.75% senior notes due 2017.The tender offer expired on July 30, 2012, with only $200,000 of acceptances received.
Cash Flow Hedge Loss Reclassified to Interest Expense					5,400,000
Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Gross					$ 5,000,000
Description of Method Used to Determine Fair Value of Debt Instrument																		The fair value of the 11.75% senior notes was valued by reference to the most recent trade prior to the end of the applicable period.