Goodwill and other Intangible Assets Schedule of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2015	Sep. 27, 2015
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Mastheads	$ 25,102,000	$ 25,102,000
Other intangible assets, net	179,346,000	185,962,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Next Twelve Months	25,745,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Rolling Year Two	22,908,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Three	16,653,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Four	15,624,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Year Five	15,163,000
Customer Lists [Member]
Schedule of Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Gross	687,182,000	687,182,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization	532,938,000	526,322,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	154,244,000	160,860,000
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	28,524,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 0	$ 0