Goodwill and other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill related to continuing operations are as follows:

(Thousands of Dollars)	2012		2011
Goodwill, gross amount	1,536,000		1,536,000
Accumulated impairment losses	(1,288,729	)	(1,102,448	)
Goodwill, beginning of year	247,271		433,552
Impairment	—		(186,281	)
Goodwill, end of year	247,271		247,271

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Identified intangible assets related to continuing operations consist of the following:

(Thousands of Dollars)	September 30 2012	September 25 2011
Nonamortized intangible assets:
Mastheads	28,875	28,875
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists	864,184	864,184
Less accumulated amortization	441,772	399,477
	422,412	464,707
Noncompete and consulting agreements	28,524	28,524
Less accumulated amortization	28,519	28,517
	5	7
	451,292	493,589

Asset Impairment Charges [Table Text Block]

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

(Thousands of Dollars)	2012	2011	2010
Continuing operations:
Goodwill	—	186,281	—
Nonamortized intangible assets	—	13,259	—
Amortizable intangible assets	—	4,199	—
Property and equipment	1,388	700	899
	1,388	204,439	899
Reduction in investment in TNI	—	11,900	—
	1,388	216,339	899
Discontinued operations	3,606	700	2,391