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Acquisitions - Preliminary Determination of Fair Values of Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended			18 Months Ended	24 Months Ended
	Mar. 29, 2020	Sep. 25, 2022	Sep. 26, 2021	Sep. 27, 2020	Sep. 26, 2021	Sep. 26, 2021	Mar. 16, 2020
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Goodwill		$ 329,504	$ 330,204	$ 328,445	$ 330,204	$ 330,204	$ 79,896
Goodwill, measurement period adjustments		0	1,759
Total consideration less acquired cash		0	0	$ 130,985
BHMG
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 22,293		22,293		22,293	22,293
Current assets	52,559		51,704		51,704	51,704
Measurement period adjustments, current assets					(855)
Other assets	12,167		16,510		16,510	16,510
Measurement period adjustments, other assets					4,343
Property and equipment	42,952		42,985		42,985	42,985
Measurement period adjustments, property and equipment					33
Operating lease assets	7,445		7,546		7,546	7,546
Measurement period adjustments, lease assets					101
Goodwill	63,559		79,896		79,896	79,896
Goodwill, measurement period adjustments					16,337
Total assets	314,625		316,354		316,354	316,354
Measurement period adjustments, assets					1,729
Current liabilities assumed	(73,451)		(72,377)		(72,377)	(72,377)
Measurement period adjustments, current liabilities assumed					1,074
Operating lease liabilities	(6,625)		(7,546)		(7,546)	(7,546)
Measurement period adjustments, operating lease liabilities					(921)
Other liabilities assumed	(2,246)		(4,128)		(4,128)	(4,128)
Measurement period adjustments, other liabilities assumed					(1,882)
Pension obligations	(43,503)		(43,503)		(43,503)	(43,503)
Postemployment benefit obligations	(36,800)		(36,800)		(36,800)	(36,800)
Total liabilities	(162,625)		(164,354)		(164,354)	(164,354)
Measurement period adjustments, total liabilities					(1,729)
Net assets	152,000		152,000		152,000	152,000
Less: acquired cash	(22,293)					(22,293)
Total consideration less acquired cash	129,707					129,707
BHMG \| Mastheads
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Measurement period adjustments, intangibles					(1,290)
Mastheads	21,680	20,390	20,390		20,390	20,390
BHMG \| Advertiser relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangibles	38,780	27,620	27,620		27,620	27,620
Measurement period adjustments, intangibles					(11,160)
BHMG \| Subscriber relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangibles	36,060	27,850	27,850		27,850	27,850
Measurement period adjustments, intangibles					(8,210)
BHMG \| Commercial print relationships
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangibles	$ 17,130	$ 19,560	$ 19,560		19,560	$ 19,560
Measurement period adjustments, intangibles					$ 2,430