Debt Schedule of Payments (Details) - USD ($)

3 Months Ended

Sep. 24, 2017

Jun. 25, 2017

Mar. 26, 2017

Dec. 25, 2016

Sep. 25, 2016

Jun. 26, 2016

Mar. 27, 2016

Dec. 27, 2015

Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]

Amortization of Financing Costs

$ 898,000

Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount

599,417,000

$ 617,167,000

Repayments of Long-term Debt

17,750,000

$ 26,351,000

Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt

0

525,000

Senior Notes [Member]

Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]

Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount

$ 385,000,000

385,000,000

New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]

Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]

Schedule Of Debt Payments [Table Text Block]

2017 payments made, or required to be made for the remainder of the year, under the 1^st Lien Term Loan are summarized as follows:

	13 Weeks Ended			13 Weeks Ending
(Thousands of Dollars)	December 25 2016	March 26 2017	June 25 2017	September 24 2017
Mandatory	6,250	6,250	6,250	6,250
Voluntary	11,000	—	—	—
Excess cash flow payment	70	—	—	—
	17,320	6,250	6,250	6,250

Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount

$ 83,984,000

101,304,000

Repayments of Long-term Debt

$ 6,250,000

$ 6,250,000

$ 6,250,000

17,320,000

Mandatory Payment [Member] | New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]

Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]

Repayments of Long-term Debt

6,250,000

6,250,000

6,250,000

6,250,000

Voluntary Payment [Member] | New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]

Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]

Repayments of Long-term Debt

0

0

0

11,000,000

Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] | 2nd Lien Agreement [Member]

Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]

Repayments of Long-term Debt

930,000.00

0.00

$ 299,000.00

$ 525,000.00

1,867,000.00

Pulitzer Excess Cash Flow

$ 0.00

$ 15.83

$ 27.30

$ 28.64

Excess Cash Flow Sweep [Member] | New 1st Lien Term Loan [Member]

Schedule Of Debt Payments [Line Items]

Repayments of Long-term Debt

$ 0

$ 0

$ 0

$ 70,000