Debt Schedule Of Debt Payments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 28, 2014

Sep. 29, 2013

Schedule of Payments [Line Items]

Reorganization Costs [Table Text Block]

The components of reorganization costs are summarized as follows:

(Thousands of Dollars)
Unamortized loan fees from previous credit agreements	1,740
Fees paid in cash to lenders, attorneys and others	38,628
Non-cash fees paid in the form of additional debt	12,250
Fair value of stock granted to 2nd Lien Lenders	9,576
Present value adjustment	(23,709	)
	38,485
Charged to expense in 2012	37,765
Charged to expense in 2011 as other non-operating expense	720

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

Debt is summarized as follows:

				Interest Rates(%)
(Thousands of Dollars)	September 28 2014	September 29 2013		September 28 2014
Revolving Facility	5,000	—		5.65
1st Lien Term Loan	226,750	—		7.25
Notes	400,000	—		9.50
2nd Lien Term Loan	150,000	—		12.00
New Pulitzer Notes	23,000	63,000		9.00
Previous credit agreements	—	784,500
Unamortized present value adjustment	—	(12,942	)
	804,750	834,558
Less current maturities of long-term debt	31,400	19,150
Current amount of present value adjustment	—	(4,779	)
Total long-term debt	773,350	820,187

We may redeem some, or all, of the principal amount of the Notes at any time on or after March 15, 2018 as follows:

Period Beginning	Percentage of Principal Amount
March 15, 2018	104.75
March 15, 2019	102.375
March 15, 2020	100

Voluntary payments under the 2^nd Lien Term Loan are otherwise subject to call premiums as follows:

Period Beginning	Percentage of Principal Amount
March 31, 2014	112
March 31, 2017	106
March 31, 2018	103
March 31, 2019	100

1st Lien Agreement [Member]

Schedule of Payments [Line Items]

Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block]

2014 payments made under the 1^st Lien Term Loan or previous 1st lien agreement, are summarized as follows:

				13 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars)	December 29 2013	March 30 2014	June 29 2014	September 28 2014
Mandatory	3,000	3,000	6,250	6,250
Voluntary	3,350	5,500	10,750	—
Asset sales	150	1,500	—	—
Excess cash flow	—	—	—	—
	6,500	10,000	17,000	6,250

2013 payments made under the previous 1^st lien agreement are summarized as follows:

				13 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars)	December 30 2012	March 31 2013	June 30 2013	September 29 2013
Mandatory	2,500	2,500	3,000	3,000
Voluntary	9,750	15,350	2,260	6,000
Asset sales	7,750	—	240	—
Excess cash flow	—	—	—	—
	20,000	17,850	5,500	9,000

New Pulitzer Notes [Member]

Schedule of Payments [Line Items]

Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block]

2014 payments made under the New Pulitzer Notes are summarized below.

				13 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars)	December 29 2013	March 30 2014	June 29 2014	September 28 2014
Mandatory	6,400	—	—	—
Voluntary	1,600	10,000	13,000	9,000
Asset sales	—	—	—	—
Excess cash flow	—	—	—	—
	8,000	10,000	13,000	9,000

Pulitzer Notes [Member]

Schedule of Payments [Line Items]

Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block]

2013 payments made under the New Pulitzer Notes or Pulitzer Notes are summarized as follows:

				13 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars)	December 30 2012	March 31 2013	June 30 2013	September 29 2013
Mandatory	3,800	2,600	—	—
Voluntary	—	1,500	14,000	17,000
Asset sales	5,200	1,900	—	—
Excess cash flow	—	—	—	—
	9,000	6,000	14,000	17,000