Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2013

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

Income tax expense (benefit) consists of the following:

(Thousands of Dollars)	2013		2012		2011
Current:
Federal	(7,915	)	(8,244	)	4,604
State	(693	)	(2,210	)	(55	)
Deferred	(54,806	)	(466	)	(25,630	)
	(63,414	)	(10,920	)	(21,081	)
Continuing operations	(62,745	)	(9,161	)	(20,166	)
Discontinued operations	(669	)	(1,759	)	(915	)
	(63,414	)	(10,920	)	(21,081	)

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

The reasons for these differences are as follows:

(Percent of Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes)	2013		2012		2011
Computed “expected” income tax benefit	(35.0	)	(35.0	)	(35.0	)
State income tax benefit, net of federal tax benefit	(2.6	)	(1.9	)	(2.3	)
Net income of associated companies taxed at dividend rates	(0.8	)	(6.4	)	(0.5	)
Domestic production deduction	0.4		2.1		(0.5	)
Resolution of tax matters	0.1		(3.9	)	0.5
Impairment of goodwill and other assets	—		—		23.9
Valuation allowance	(2.1	)	1.8		1.0
Non deductible costs of Chapter 11 Proceedings	—		9.5		—
Changes in tax basis	(4.8	)	(5.7	)	—
Other	(0.3	)	(1.1	)	0.7
	(45.1	)	(40.6	)	(12.2	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Net deferred income tax liabilities consist of the following components:

(Thousands of Dollars)	September 29 2013		September 30 2012
Deferred income tax liabilities:
Property and equipment	(46,242	)	(40,684	)
Investments	—		(11,651	)
Identified intangible assets	(53,461	)	(50,472	)
Other	—		(1,155	)
	(99,703	)	(103,962	)
Deferred income tax assets:
Investments	21,558		—
Long-term debt	45,945		33,682
Accrued compensation	5,056		5,540
Allowance for doubtful accounts and losses on loans	1,224		817
Pension and postretirement benefits	2,106		5,569
State operating loss carryforwards	28,660		24,613
Accrued expenses	1,903		2,508
Other	468		—
	106,920		72,729
Valuation allowance	(26,424	)	(28,118	)
Net deferred income tax liabilities	(19,207	)	(59,351	)

Deferred Tax Asset/Liability Classification [Table Text Block]

Net deferred income tax liabilities are classified as follows:

(Thousands of Dollars)	September 29 2013		September 30 2012
Current assets	2,017		789
Non-current liabilities	(21,224	)	(60,140	)
Net deferred income tax liabilities	(19,207	)	(59,351	)

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

A reconciliation of 2013 changes in gross unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

(Thousands of Dollars)	2013
Balance, beginning of year	4,917
Decreases in tax positions for prior years	(258	)
Increases in tax positions for the current year	450
Lapse in statute of limitations	(714	)
Balance, end of year	4,395