Debt Schedule of Long-Term Debt Instruments (Details) (USD $)					12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended							1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013	Dec. 14, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 25, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 1st Lien Agreement [Member]	Jan. 30, 2012 1st Lien Agreement [Member]	Sep. 25, 2011 1st Lien Agreement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]	Jan. 30, 2012 Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]	Jan. 30, 2012 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]	Sep. 25, 2011 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Previous Credit Agreement- Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 25, 2011 Previous Credit Agreement- Term Loan [Member]	Sep. 30, 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]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pulitzer Notes [Member]	Sep. 25, 2011 Pulitzer Notes [Member]	May 01, 2000 Pulitzer Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Federal Funds Rate [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Federal Funds Rate [Member] Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Prime Lending Rate [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Prime Lending Rate [Member] Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 30 Day LIBOR [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 30 Day LIBOR [Member] Revolving Line Of Credit [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 January 30, 2014 to January 29, 2015 [Member] 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Lee Legacy [Member] 1st Lien Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio																															6.7
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					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			926,226,000	995,000	661,850,000		0			175,000,000		0	0	569,000	0	286,000	126,355,000			126,355,000	109,000,000	139,000
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			714,400,000		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			(19,624,000)	0
Long Term Debt, Annual Interest Rate Increase																	0.75%			0.75%
Effective Rate Interest Expense																					871,000
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
Long-term Debt, Current Maturities			17,400,000	995,000
Unamortized Present Value Discount- Current Portion			(5,418,000)	0
Long-term Debt			914,244,000	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			43,862,000
Debt, Principal Amount		919,100,000
Planned Principal Amount Of Debt	$ 939,000,000