Debt Schedule of Debt Covenants (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 27, 2015	Sep. 30, 2012
1st Lien Agreement [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Covenants [Line Items]
Debt Covenants, Maximum Capital Expenditures		20,000,000
Lee Legacy [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Covenants [Line Items]
Debt Covenants, Total Debt		836,850,000
1st Lien Agreement [Member] | Lee Legacy [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Covenants [Line Items]
Leverage Ratio		6.7
Covenant Limitation, Leverage Ratio	9.1	10.0
Consolidated Leverage Ratio		5.7
Interest Coverage Ratio		1.93
Covenant Limitation, Interest Coverage Ratio	1.1	1.25
Pulitzer Notes [Member] | Pulitzer [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Covenants [Line Items]
Minimum EBITDA Covenant Limitation		25,600,000
January 30, 2014 to January 29, 2015 [Member] | 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]
Schedule Of Debt Covenants [Line Items]
Long Term Debt, Repayments Of Principal, Redemption Percentage		101.00%