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Debt Schedule Of Financing Fees (Details) (USD $)
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 4 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Sep. 28, 2014
Jan. 30, 2012
Feb. 18, 2009
Dec. 30, 2012
Jan. 30, 2012
Dec. 28, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Mar. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2013
Schedule Of Financing Fees [Line Items]                    
Refinancing fee, Prepayment Penalty $ 1,750,000lee_RefinancingfeePrepaymentPenalty $ 1,750,000lee_RefinancingfeePrepaymentPenalty                
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding 6,000,000us-gaap_ClassOfWarrantOrRightOutstanding                  
Amortization of Debt Issue Costs- Refinance 10,549,000lee_AmortizationOfDebtIssueCostsRefinance 10,549,000lee_AmortizationOfDebtIssueCostsRefinance                
Refinancing Costs- Cash Fees Paid   24,181,000lee_RefinancingCostsCashFeesPaid                
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense 34,147,000us-gaap_UnamortizedDebtIssuanceExpense                  
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Current Fiscal Year 3,999,000lee_AmortizationOfPresentValueDiscountCurrentFiscalYear                  
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Next Fiscal Year 4,208,000lee_AmortizationOfPresentValueDiscountNextFiscalYear                  
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Year 3 4,397,000lee_AmortizationOfPresentValueDiscountYear3                  
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Year 4 4,525,000lee_AmortizationOfPresentValueDiscountYear4                  
Amortization Of Present Value Discount- Year 5 4,281,000lee_AmortizationOfPresentValueDiscountYear5                  
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount               5,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount    
Investment Warrants, Exercise Price $ 4.19invest_InvestmentWarrantsExercisePrice                  
Warrant liability fair value 10,029,000lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue 10,808,000lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue         12,110,000lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue 16,930,000lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue 16,930,000lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue 16,930,000lee_Warrantliabilityfairvalue
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt   20,591,000us-gaap_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt                
Deferred Finance Costs, Gross               37,819,000us-gaap_DeferredFinanceCostsGross    
Pulitzer Notes [Member]                    
Schedule Of Financing Fees [Line Items]                    
Long Term Debt, Principal Payments     5,000,000lee_LongTermDebtPrincipalPayments
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120,000,000lee_LongTermDebtPrincipalPayments
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10,145,000lee_LongTermDebtPrincipalPayments
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15,145,000lee_LongTermDebtPrincipalPayments
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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount     3,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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    3,500,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]                    
Schedule Of Financing Fees [Line Items]                    
Debt Financing and Reorganization Costs Paid                 30,931,000lee_DebtFinancingAndReorganizationCostsPaid
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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount               5,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedDiscount
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New Pulitzer Notes [Member]                    
Schedule Of Financing Fees [Line Items]                    
Covenant EBITDA 41,505,000lee_CovenantEBITDA
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Present Value Discount 1,565,000lee_PresentValueDiscount
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Accrued Deferred Interest $ (1,189,000)lee_AccruedDeferredInterest
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