Goodwill and other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 24, 2012

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

	39 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars)	June 24 2012
Goodwill, gross amount	1,536,000
Accumulated impairment losses	1,288,729
Goodwill, beginning of period	247,271
Goodwill, end of period	247,271

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Identified intangible assets consist of the following:

(Thousands of Dollars)	June 24 2012	September 25 2011
Nonamortized intangible assets:
Mastheads	30,795	30,795
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists	881,164	881,164
Less accumulated amortization	448,883	416,457
	432,281	464,707
Noncompete and consulting agreements	28,524	28,524
Less accumulated amortization	28,523	28,517
	1	7
	463,077	495,509

Asset Impairment Charges [Table Text Block]

A summary of impairment charges is included in the table below:

	13 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars)	June 26 2011	September 25 2011		Total
Goodwill	174,125	12,156		186,281
Nonamortized intangible assets	13,200	759		13,959
Amortizable intangible assets	—	4,199		4,199
Property and equipment	—	700		700
	187,325	17,814		205,139
Investment in TNI	12,000	(100	)	11,900
	199,325	17,714		217,039