Debt Schedule of Long-Term Debt Instruments (Details) (USD $)			9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended							1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Sep. 25, 2011	Jun. 24, 2012 1st Lien Agreement [Member]	Jan. 30, 2012 1st Lien Agreement [Member]	Sep. 25, 2011 1st Lien Agreement [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]	Jan. 30, 2012 Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]	Jan. 30, 2012 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]	Sep. 25, 2011 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Previous Credit Agreement- Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 25, 2011 Previous Credit Agreement- Term Loan [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Previous Credit Agreement- Revolver [Member]	Sep. 25, 2011 Previous Credit Agreement- Revolver [Member]	Jan. 30, 2012 Pulitzer Notes [Member]	Feb. 18, 2009 Pulitzer Notes [Member]	Dec. 25, 2011 Pulitzer Notes [Member]	Jan. 30, 2012 Pulitzer Notes [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Pulitzer Notes [Member]	Sep. 25, 2011 Pulitzer Notes [Member]	May 01, 2000 Pulitzer Notes [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Federal Funds Rate [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Federal Funds Rate [Member] Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Prime Lending Rate [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Prime Lending Rate [Member] Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 30 Day LIBOR [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 30 Day LIBOR [Member] Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 January 30, 2014 to January 29, 2015 [Member] 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]	Jun. 24, 2012 Lee Legacy [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio																													6.8
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	9.20%
Common Stock, Shares, Issued in Refinancing									6,743,640
Fair Value Of Stock Issued In Refinancing									$ 9,576,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				689,510,000			40,000,000		175,000,000							186,000,000				138,500	306,000,000
Long Term Debt, Principal Payments															5,000,000	120,000,000	10,145,000	15,145,000
Base Interest Rate																						0.50%	0.50%	0.00%		1.00%	1.00%
Base Interest Rate- Minimum 30 Day LIBOR																										1.25%
Interest Rate Margin																						5.25%	4.50%	5.25%	6.25%	6.25%	5.50%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End			7.50%
Description of Collateral, Subsidiary Ownership Percentage			50.00%
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	935,015,000	994,550	668,000,000		0			175,000,000		0	0	569,335	0	286,425	126,355,000			126,355,000	113,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Remainder of Fiscal Year	2,500,000		5,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two	17,400,000		11,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three	19,150,000		12,750,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four	19,900,000		13,500,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five	722,050,000		3,375,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			7.50%					15.00%	15.00%						10.55%			10.55%	10.55%
Unamortized Loan Commitment and Origination Fees and Unamortized Discounts or Premiums	(20,985,000)	290
Long Term Debt, Annual Interest Rate Increase															0.75%			0.75%
Debt Instrument, Payment Terms								0
Long Term Debt, Repayments Of Principal, Redemption Percentage																												101.00%
Common Stock Issued In Refinancing, Percent of Total On A Pro Forma Basis									13.00%
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount									8,750,000						3,500,000			3,500,000
Debt Instrument, Annual Principal Payment															6,400,000			6,400,000
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities	14,900,000	994,550
Unamortized Present Value Discount- Current Portion	(5,430,000)	0
Long-term Debt	925,545,000	0
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal after Year Five	175,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity						29,942,000
Liquidity	$ 49,118,000