Earnings per Common Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2018

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 30 2018		December 24 2017
Income attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated:	10,361		35,003
Weighted average common shares	57,303		56,782
Less weighted average restricted Common Stock	(2,099	)	(2,453	)
Basic average common shares	55,204		54,329
Dilutive stock options and restricted Common Stock	1,497		1,483
Diluted average common shares	56,701		55,812
Earnings per common share:
Basic	0.19		0.64
Diluted	0.18		0.63