Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

The components of newsprint inventory by cost method are as follows:

(Thousands of Dollars)	September 30 2012	September 25 2011
First-in, first-out	2,848	2,595
Last-in, first-out	2,723	2,719
	5,571	5,314

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

The estimated useful lives are as follows:

	Years
Buildings and improvements	5 - 54
Printing presses and insertion equipment	3 - 28
Other	3 - 20

Intangible Asset Useful Life Table [Table Text Block]

Intangible assets subject to amortization are being amortized using the straight-line method as follows:

	Years
Customer lists	7 - 23
Newspaper subscriber lists	7 - 33
Noncompete and consulting agreements	15