Goodwill and other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2012

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

	13 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars)	December 30 2012
Goodwill, gross amount	1,536,000
Accumulated impairment losses	(1,288,729	)
Goodwill, beginning of period, as previously reported	247,271
Goodwill allocated to discontinued operations	(3,042	)
Goodwill, beginning of period, as reclassified	244,229
Goodwill, end of period	244,229

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Identified intangible assets consist of the following:

(Thousands of Dollars)	December 30 2012	September 30 2012
Nonamortized intangible assets:
Mastheads	28,875	28,875
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists	864,184	864,184
Less accumulated amortization	451,475	441,772
	412,709	422,412
Noncompete and consulting agreements	28,524	28,524
Less accumulated amortization	28,520	28,519
	4	5
	441,588	451,292