Goodwill and other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2013

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

	13 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars)	December 29 2013
Goodwill, gross amount	1,532,458
Accumulated impairment losses	(1,288,729	)
Goodwill, beginning of period	243,729
Goodwill, end of period	243,729

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Identified intangible assets consist of the following:

(Thousands of Dollars)	December 29 2013	September 29 2013
Nonamortized intangible assets:
Mastheads	27,038	27,038
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists	686,732	686,732
Less accumulated amortization	478,480	471,589
	208,252	215,143
Noncompete and consulting agreements	28,524	28,524
Less accumulated amortization	28,522	28,521
	2	3
	235,292	242,184