Statement of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012	Jun. 26, 2011
Cash provided by (required for) operating activities:
Net loss	$ (13,272,000)	$ (137,912,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	50,833,000	53,907,000
Impairment of goodwill and other assets	0	187,325,000
Curtailment gains	0	(16,137,000)
Reduction of investment in TNI Partners	0	12,000,000
Amortization (accretion) of debt present value adjustment	2,557,000	(410,000)
Stock compensation expense	802,000	1,031,000
Distributions greater than current earnings of MNI	347,000	87,000
Deferred income tax benefit	(16,092,000)	(25,444,000)
Debt financing costs	2,805,000	9,913,000
Reorganization costs	37,617,000	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in receivables	1,926,000	5,159,000
Decrease in inventories and other	969,000	2,468,000
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, accrued expenses and unearned revenue	947,000	(4,204,000)
Decrease in pension, postretirement and post employment benefits	(5,164,000)	(547,000)
Change in income taxes receivable or payable	9,663,000	(2,250,000)
Other, net	(2,045,000)	(1,158,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	71,893,000	83,828,000
Cash provided by (required for) investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment	(4,743,000)	(3,641,000)
Decrease in restricted cash	4,972,000	4,651,000
Proceeds from sales of assets	4,933,000	1,790,000
Distributions greater than current earnings of TNI	910,000	27,000
Other, net	(500,000)	(10,000)
Net cash provided by investing activities	5,572,000	2,817,000
Cash provided by (required for) financing activities:
Proceeds from long-term debt	1,004,795,000	36,000,000
Payments on long-term debt	(1,055,305,000)	(113,330,000)
Debt financing and reorganization costs paid	(31,334,000)	(4,608,000)
Common stock transactions net	0	(205,000)
Net cash required for financing activities	(81,844,000)	(82,143,000)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(4,379,000)	4,502,000
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	23,555,000	19,422,000
End of period	$ 19,176,000	$ 23,924,000