Statement of Cash Flows (USD $)	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 24, 2012
Net income (loss)	$ 10,802,000	$ (13,272,000)
Discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(1,247,000)	(553,000)
Income (loss) from continuing operations	12,049,000	(12,719,000)
Adjustments to reconcile net income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations:
Depreciation and amortization	44,781,000	49,737,000
Amortization (accretion) of debt present value adjustment	3,932,000	2,557,000
Stock compensation expense	1,109,000	802,000
Distributions greater than earnings of MNI	1,342,000	347,000
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	2,022,000	(16,092,000)
Debt financing costs	527,000	2,805,000
Reorganization costs	0	37,617,000
Gain on Sale of Investments	(7,093,000)	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease in receivables	4,044,000	1,964,000
Decrease in inventories and other	409,000	644,000
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable, compensation and other accrued liabilities and unearned revenue	(6,946,000)	1,444,000
Decrease in pension, postretirement and postemployment benefit obligations	(8,310,000)	(5,164,000)
Change in income taxes receivable or payable	9,423,000	9,930,000
Other, net	(1,237,000)	(2,006,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations	56,052,000	71,866,000
Cash provided by (required for) investing activities of continuing operations:
Purchases of property and equipment	(6,835,000)	(4,612,000)
Decrease in restricted cash	0	4,972,000
Proceeds from sales of assets	7,615,000	1,546,000
Distributions greater (less) than current earnings of TNI	166,000	910,000
Other, net	(330,000)	(500,000)
Net Ccsh provided by investing activities of continuing operations	616,000	2,316,000
Cash provided by (required for) financing activities of continuing operations:
Proceeds from long-term debt	94,000,000	1,004,795,000
Payments on long-term debt	(166,350,000)	(1,055,305,000)
Debt financing and reorganization costs paid	(766,000)	(31,334,000)
Common stock transactions net	21,000	0
Net cash required for financing activities of continuing operations	(73,095,000)	(81,844,000)
Net cash provided by (required for) discontinued operations
Operating activities	(552,000)	27,000
Investing activities	14,689,000	3,256,000
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(2,290,000)	(4,379,000)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	13,920,000	23,555,000
End of period	$ 11,630,000	$ 19,176,000