Goodwill and other Intangible Assets Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 28, 2015	Sep. 28, 2014
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Mastheads	$ 25,102,000	$ 25,102,000
Other intangible assets, net	192,383,000	212,657,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months	26,334,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Rolling Year Two	25,166,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	18,685,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	16,321,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	15,249,000
Customer Lists [Member]
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	687,055,000	686,732,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	519,774,000	499,178,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	167,281,000	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