Goodwill and other Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2015

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

	26 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars)	March 29 2015
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)	March 29 2015	September 28 2014
Nonamortized intangible assets:
Mastheads	25,102	25,102
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists	686,912	686,732
Less accumulated amortization	512,937	499,178
	173,975	187,554
Noncompete and consulting agreements	28,524	28,524
Less accumulated amortization	28,524	28,523
	—	1
	199,077	212,657