Goodwill and other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2016

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 25 2016
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 25 2016	September 25 2016
Nonamortized intangible assets:
Mastheads	23,644	23,644
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists	687,212	687,182
Less accumulated amortization	558,781	552,472
	128,431	134,710
Noncompete and consulting agreements	28,524	28,524
Less accumulated amortization	28,524	28,524
	—	—
Other intangible assets, net	152,075	158,354