Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 25, 2012		Sep. 25, 2012 About Group [Member]	Mar. 25, 2012 About Group [Member]	Jan. 06, 2012 Regional Media Group [Member]	Mar. 25, 2012 Regional Media Group [Member]		Dec. 30, 2012 Regional Media Group [Member]
Discontinued operations
Number of newspapers, print publications and related businesses sold						16
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations	$ 0	$ 140,044,000		$ 300,000,000		$ 140,044,000
Net working capital adjustment				17,000,000
Net after-tax proceeds from the sale, including a tax benefit						150,000,000
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	0	33,391,000							(6,600,000)
Discontinued Operation Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Revenues		30,059,000			23,944,000		6,115,000
Total operating costs		24,965,000			16,948,000		8,017,000
Pre-tax income/(loss)		5,094,000			6,996,000		(1,902,000)
Income tax expense/(benefit)		1,939,000			2,675,000		(736,000)
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		3,155,000			4,321,000		(1,166,000)
Gain on sale	0	2,309,000		96,700,000	0		2,309,000
Income tax benefit		(27,927,000)	[1]		0		(27,927,000)	[1]
Gain on sale, net of income taxes		30,236,000		61,900,000	0		30,236,000		23,600,000
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes		$ 33,391,000			$ 4,321,000		$ 29,070,000

[1] The income tax benefit for the Regional Media Group included a tax deduction for goodwill, which was previously non-deductible, triggered upon the sale of the Regional Media Group.