Statement of Cash Flows (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 25, 2012
Net income (loss)	$ 8,832,000	$ (11,919,000)
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(1,247,000)	(141,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	10,079,000	(11,778,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations:
Depreciation and amortization	30,024,000	33,487,000
Amortization (accretion) of debt present value adjustment	2,715,000	1,336,000
Stock compensation expense	732,000	495,000
Distributions greater than earnings of MNI	369,000	421,000
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	(3,515,000)	(16,286,000)
Debt financing costs	73,000	2,753,000
Reorganization costs	0	37,867,000
Gain on Sale of Investments	(7,093,000)	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in receivables	6,180,000	6,470,000
Decrease in inventories and other	1,523,000	1,967,000
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, compensation and other accrued liabilities and unearned revenue	(4,752,000)	965,000
Decrease in pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit obligations	(1,632,000)	(3,928,000)
Change in income taxes receivable or payable	11,822,000	10,280,000
Other, net	(1,237,000)	(1,364,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations	45,288,000	62,685,000
Cash provided by (required for) investing activities of continuing operations:
Purchases of property and equipment	(4,699,000)	(2,962,000)
Decrease in restricted cash	0	4,972,000
Proceeds from sales of assets	7,231,000	1,542,000
Distributions greater (less) than current earnings of TNI	(362,000)	644,000
Other, net	(125,000)	0
Net Ccsh provided by investing activities of continuing operations	2,045,000	4,196,000
Cash provided by (required for) financing activities of continuing operations:
Proceeds from long-term debt	0	1,004,795,000
Payments on long-term debt	(52,850,000)	(1,045,805,000)
Debt financing and reorganization costs paid	(100,000)	(23,563,000)
Common stock transactions net	6,000	0
Net cash required for financing activities of continuing operations	(52,944,000)	(64,573,000)
Net cash provided by (required for) discontinued operations
Operating activities	(552,000)	465,000
Investing activities	14,689,000	3,327,000
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	8,526,000	6,100,000
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	13,920,000	23,555,000
End of period	$ 22,446,000	$ 29,655,000