Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 25, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Feb. 18, 2009 Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 New Pulitzer Notes [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 New Pulitzer Notes [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value, Estimate Not Practicable, Investments	$ 8,774,000
Obligations, Fair Value Disclosure				300,000	2,300,000
Tangible Asset Impairment Charges	486,000	1,388,000	700,000
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount	$ 834,558,000	$ 926,226,000				$ 175,000,000	$ 63,000,000	$ 0