Goodwill and other Intangible Assets Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 29, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Mastheads	$ 25,102,000	$ 25,102,000
Other intangible assets, net	199,077,000	212,657,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months	26,625,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Rolling Year Two	25,428,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	20,788,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	16,546,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	15,382,000
Customer Lists [Member]
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	686,912,000	686,732,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	512,937,000	499,178,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	173,975,000	187,554,000
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	28,524,000	28,523,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 0	$ 1,000