Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements Not Practicable (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2012	Jan. 30, 2012	Sep. 25, 2011
Fair Value, Estimate Not Practicable, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value, Estimate Not Practicable, Investments	$ 8,640,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	926,226,000		995,000
Pulitzer Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Estimate Not Practicable, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	$ 109,000,000	$ 126,355,000	$ 139,000