Note 4 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Dec. 29, 2019

Notes to Financial Statements

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

4 GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill are as follows:

		13 Weeks Ended
		December 29,
(Thousands of Dollars)	2019
Goodwill, gross amount		1,539,038
Accumulated impairment losses		(1,288,729	)
Goodwill, end of period		250,309

Identified intangible assets consist of the following:

		December 29,		September 29,
(Thousands of Dollars)	2019		2019
Nonamortized intangible assets:
Mastheads		21,883		21,883
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists		698,267		697,145
Less accumulated amortization		615,906		611,786
		82,361		85,359
Non-compete and consulting agreements		28,675		28,675
Less accumulated amortization		28,524		28,524
		151		151
Other intangible assets, net		104,395		107,393

Annual amortization of intangible assets for the years ending

December 

2021

 to

December 

2025

 is estimated to be $

16,128,000

, $

14,225,000

, $

12,683,000

 $

12,033,000

 and $

9,599,000

, respectively.