Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements Not Practicable (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Jan. 30, 2012
Fair Value, Estimate Not Practicable, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair Value, Estimate Not Practicable, Investments	$ 8,774,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	859,373,000	926,226
1st Lien Agreement [Member]
Fair Value, Estimate Not Practicable, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	674,500,000
2nd Lien Agreement [Member]
Fair Value, Estimate Not Practicable, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	175,000,000
New Pulitzer Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Estimate Not Practicable, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	80,000,000	0
Pulitzer Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Estimate Not Practicable, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	$ 0	$ 109,000	$ 126,355,000