Earnings per Common Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 24, 2017

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 24 2017		December 25 2016
Income attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated:	35,003		12,173
Weighted average common shares	56,782		55,935
Less weighted average restricted Common Stock	(2,453	)	(2,407	)
Basic average common shares	54,329		53,528
Dilutive stock options and restricted Common Stock	1,483		1,873
Diluted average common shares	55,812		55,401
Earnings per common share:
Basic	0.64		0.23
Diluted	0.63		0.22