Note 4 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 29, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

		26 Weeks Ended
		March 29,
(Thousands of Dollars)	2020
Goodwill, gross amount		1,539,038
Accumulated impairment losses		(1,288,729	)
Goodwill, beginning of period		250,309
Goodwill acquired in business combinations		63,559
Goodwill, end of period		313,868

Schedule of Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

	March 29,	September 29,
(Thousands of Dollars)	2020	2019
Non-amortized intangible assets:
Mastheads	42,722	21,883
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer and newspaper subscriber lists	790,586	697,145
Less accumulated amortization	620,443	611,786
	170,143	85,359
Non-compete and consulting agreements	28,675	28,675
Less accumulated amortization	28,562	28,524
	113	151
Other intangible assets, net	212,978	107,393