Goodwill and other Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Goodwill [Line Items]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

	26 Weeks Ended
(Thousands of Dollars)	March 31 2019
Goodwill, gross amount	1,535,155
Accumulated impairment losses	(1,288,979	)
Goodwill, beginning of period	246,176
Goodwill acquired in business combinations	3,986
Goodwill, end of period	250,162

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Identified intangible assets consist of the following:

(Thousands of Dollars)	March 31 2019	September 30 2018
Nonamortized intangible assets:
Mastheads	21,883	21,883
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists	696,632	692,886
Less accumulated amortization	603,510	594,950
	93,122	97,936
Other intangible assets, net	115,005	119,819