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Long-Term Debt - Interest Rates (Detail)
Dec. 28, 2014
Sep. 28, 2014
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 8.75% due November 2014    
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]    
Interest rate stated percentage 8.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes8.75PercentDueNovember2014Member
 
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 10% due June 2015    
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]    
Interest rate stated percentage 10.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes10PercentDueJune2015Member
 
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 6.375% due September 2015    
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]    
Interest rate stated percentage 6.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes6.375PercentDueSeptember2015Member
 
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 10% due April 2016    
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]    
Interest rate stated percentage 10.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes10PercentDueApril2016Member
 
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 9.375% due November 2017    
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]    
Interest rate stated percentage 9.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes9.375PercentDueNovember2017Member
 
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 7.125% due September 2018    
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]    
Interest rate stated percentage 7.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes7.125PercentDueSeptember2018Member
 
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 5.125% due October 2019    
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]    
Interest rate stated percentage 5.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes5.125PercentDueOctober2019Member
 
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 5.125% due July 2020    
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]    
Interest rate stated percentage 5.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes5.125PercentDueJuly2020Member
 
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 4.875% due September 2021    
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]    
Interest rate stated percentage 4.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes4.875PercentDueSeptember2021Member
4.875%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes4.875PercentDueSeptember2021Member
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 6.375% due October 2023    
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]    
Interest rate stated percentage 6.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes6.375PercentDue2023Member
 
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 5.50% due September 2024    
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]    
Interest rate stated percentage 5.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes5.500PercentDueSeptember2024Member
5.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes5.500PercentDueSeptember2024Member
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 7.75% due June 2027    
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]    
Interest rate stated percentage 7.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes7.75PercentDueJune2027Member
 
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 7.25% due September 2027    
Debt Disclosure [Line Items]    
Interest rate stated percentage 7.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= gci_UnsecuredFixedRateNotes7.25PercentDueSeptember2027Member