Goodwill and other Intangible Assets Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Mastheads	$ 27,038,000	$ 28,605,000
Other intangible assets, net	242,184,000	447,017,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months	22,318,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Rolling Year Two	21,885,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	20,759,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	19,730,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	19,480,000
Customer Lists [Member]
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	686,732,000	855,773,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	471,589,000	437,366,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	215,143,000	418,407,000
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	28,521,000	28,519,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 3,000	$ 5,000