Pension Benefits - Schedule of Multiemployer Plans (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 25, 2011		Sep. 25, 2011		Jun. 26, 2011		Mar. 27, 2011		Dec. 30, 2012		Dec. 25, 2011		Dec. 26, 2010
Pension Benefits
Pension withdrawal expense	$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 4,228,000	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 0		$ 4,228,000	[1]	$ 6,268,000
Multiemployer plan, withdrawal obligation	100,000,000								109,000,000		100,000,000
Multiemployer plan, period contributions									5,522,000		5,752,000		5,835,000
CWA/ITU Negotiated Pension Plan [Member]
Pension Benefits
Multiemployer plan, period contributions									646,000	[2]	776,000	[2]	862,000	[2]
Number of collective bargaining arrangements									2
Collective bargaining agreement, number of employees covered									210		220
Collective bargaining agreement, percentage of employer's participants									90.00%
Newspaper and Mail Deliverers'-Publishers' Pension Fund [Member]
Pension Benefits
Multiemployer plan, period contributions									1,101,000	[3]	1,298,000	[3]	1,242,000	[3]
GCIU-Employer Retirement Benefit Plan [Member]
Pension Benefits
Multiemployer plan, period contributions									114,000	[4]	116,000	[4]	116,000	[4]
Number of collective bargaining arrangements									2
Collective bargaining agreement, number of employees covered									40
Collective bargaining agreement, percentage of employer's participants									80.00%
Collective bargaining arrangement, percentage of employer's contributions									60.00%
Pressmen's Publishers' Pension Fund [Member]
Pension Benefits
Multiemployer plan, period contributions									1,037,000	[3]	1,113,000	[3]	1,132,000	[3]
New England Teamsters & Trucking Industry Pension [Member]
Pension Benefits
Multiemployer plan, period contributions									58,000		46,000		205,000
Paper-Handlers' - Publishers' Pension Fund [Member]
Pension Benefits
Multiemployer plan, period contributions									121,000	[3]	153,000	[3]	151,000	[3]
Total of Individually Significant Multiemployer Plans [Member]
Pension Benefits
Multiemployer plan, period contributions									3,077,000		3,502,000		3,708,000
Total of Other Multiemployer Plans [Member]
Pension Benefits
Multiemployer plan, period contributions									$ 2,445,000		$ 2,250,000		$ 2,127,000

[1] In the second quarter of 2011, we recorded a $4.2 million estimated charge for our pension withdrawal obligation under a multiemployer pension plan at the Globe.

[2] There are two collective bargaining agreements requiring contributions to this plan. These agreements cover approximately 210 employees in 2012, down from approximately 220 employees in 2011. Approximately 90% of employees and contributions in 2012 are covered by the renegotiated agreement that previously expired on March 30, 2011.

[3] Board of Trustees elected funding relief as allowed under the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010.

[4] There are two collective bargaining agreements requiring contributions to this plan. These agreements cover approximately 40 employees, with approximately 80% of employees and 60% of contributions being covered by the agreement that expires on March 30, 2017.