Goodwill and other Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2018

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 30 2018
Goodwill, gross amount	1,535,155
Accumulated impairment losses	(1,288,979	)
Goodwill, beginning of period	246,176
Goodwill, end of period	246,176

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Identified intangible assets consist of the following:

(Thousands of Dollars)	December 30 2018	September 30 2018
Nonamortized intangible assets:
Mastheads	21,883	21,883
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists	692,982	692,886
Less accumulated amortization	599,283	594,950
	93,699	97,936
Other intangible assets, net	115,582	119,819