Goodwill and other Intangible Assets Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Mastheads	$ 28,875,000	$ 28,875,000
Other intangible assets, net	441,588,000	451,292,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months	38,666,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Rolling Year Two	38,527,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	37,851,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	36,646,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	35,807,000
Customer Lists [Member]
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	864,184,000	864,184,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	451,475,000	441,772,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	412,709,000	422,412,000
Noncompete Agreements [Member]
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	28,524,000	28,524,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	28,520,000	28,519,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 4,000	$ 5,000