Goodwill and other Intangible Assets Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 29, 2013	Sep. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Mastheads	$ 27,038,000		$ 27,038,000
Other intangible assets, net	235,292,000	242,184,000	242,184,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months	27,581,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Rolling Year Two	26,904,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	25,745,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	22,908,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	16,653,000
Customer Lists [Member]
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	686,732,000		686,732,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	478,480,000		471,589,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	208,252,000		215,143,000
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	28,522,000		28,521,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 2,000		$ 3,000