Earnings per Common Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 25, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share:

	13 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars and Shares, Except Per Share Data)	December 25 2016		December 27 2015
Income attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated:	12,173		11,237
Weighted average common shares	55,935		54,856
Less weighted average restricted Common Stock	(2,407	)	(1,716	)
Basic average common shares	53,528		53,140
Dilutive stock options and restricted Common Stock	1,873		718
Diluted average common shares	55,401		53,858
Earnings per common share:
Basic	0.23		0.21
Diluted	0.22		0.21