Goodwill and other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2015

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

	13 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars)	December 27 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)	December 27 2015	September 27 2015
Nonamortized intangible assets:
Mastheads	25,102	25,102
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists	687,182	687,182
Less accumulated amortization	532,938	526,322
	154,244	160,860
Noncompete and consulting agreements	28,524	28,524
Less accumulated amortization	28,524	28,524
	—	—
Other intangible assets, net	179,346	185,962