Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

Income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following:

(Thousands of Dollars)	2012		2011		2010
Current:
Federal	(8,244	)	4,604		8,673
State	(2,210	)	(55	)	833
Deferred	(466	)	(25,630	)	19,116
	(10,920	)	(21,081	)	28,622
Continuing operations	(9,371	)	(20,316	)	29,308
Discontinued operations	(1,549	)	(765	)	(686	)
	(10,920	)	(21,081	)	28,622

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The reasons for these differences are as follows:

(Percent of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes)	2012		2011		2010
Computed “expected” income tax expense (benefit)	(35.0	)	(35.0	)	35.0
State income taxes (benefit), net of federal tax expense (benefit)	(1.9	)	(2.3	)	4.3
Net income of associated companies taxed at dividend rates	(6.2	)	(0.5	)	(1.4	)
Domestic production deduction	2.1		(0.5	)	(0.8	)
Resolution of tax matters	(3.9	)	0.5		(3.5	)
Impairment of goodwill and other assets	—		23.9		—
Valuation allowance	1.8		1.0		(0.1	)
Tax law change	—		—		4.1
Non deductible costs of Chapter 11 Proceedings	9.3		—		—
Changes in tax basis	(5.6	)	—		—
Other	(1.1	)	0.6		0.6
	(40.5	)	(12.3	)	38.2

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Net deferred income tax liabilities consist of the following components:

(Thousands of Dollars)	September 30 2012		September 25 2011
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	(40,684	)	(29,170	)
Investments	(11,651	)	(6,576	)
Identified intangible assets	(50,472	)	(45,472	)
Long-term debt and interest rate exchange agreements	—		(997	)
Other	(1,155	)	—
	(103,962	)	(82,215	)
Deferred income tax assets:
Long-term debt	33,682		—
Accrued compensation	5,540		7,067
Allowance for doubtful accounts and losses on loans	817		1,570
Pension and postretirement benefits	5,569		5,305
State operating loss carryforwards	24,613		23,515
Accrued expenses	2,508		5,024
Other	—		2,063
	72,729		44,544
Valuation allowance	(28,118	)	(27,566	)
Net deferred income tax liabilities	(59,351	)	(65,237	)

Deferred Tax Asset/Liability Classification [Table Text Block]

Net deferred income tax liabilities are classified as follows:

(Thousands of Dollars)	September 30 2012		September 25 2011
Current assets	789		967
Non-current liabilities	(60,140	)	(66,204	)
Net deferred income tax liabilities	(59,351	)	(65,237	)

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of 2012 changes in gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

(Thousands of Dollars)	2012
Balance, beginning of year	6,752
Decreases in tax positions for prior years	(163	)
Decreases in tax positions for the current year	(360	)
Lapse in statute of limitations	(1,312	)
Balance, end of year	4,917