Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2013		Sep. 23, 2012		Sep. 29, 2013		Sep. 23, 2012		Sep. 25, 2012 About Group [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 About Group [Member]		Sep. 23, 2012 About Group [Member]		Sep. 29, 2013 About Group [Member]		Sep. 23, 2012 About Group [Member]		Jan. 06, 2012 Regional Media Group [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 Regional Media Group [Member]		Sep. 23, 2012 Regional Media Group [Member]		Sep. 29, 2013 Regional Media Group [Member]		Sep. 23, 2012 Regional Media Group [Member]		Dec. 30, 2012 Regional Media Group [Member]	Sep. 29, 2013 New England Media Group [Member]		Sep. 23, 2012 New England Media Group [Member]		Sep. 29, 2013 New England Media Group [Member]		Sep. 23, 2012 New England Media Group [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Pension withdrawal expense	$ 7,997,000	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 7,997,000		$ 0			$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 0		$ 0			$ 0	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 0		$ 0			$ 7,997,000	[1]	$ 0	[1]	$ 7,997,000		$ 0
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operations					0		140,044,000		300,000,000									140,000,000
Net working capital adjustment									17,000,000
Number of newspapers, print publications and related businesses sold																		16
Net after-tax proceeds from the sale, including a tax benefit																		150,000,000
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(18,987,000)		5,703,000		(18,995,000)		(88,007,000)																				(6,600,000)
Property, plant and equipment, net, impairment losses					34,300,000																											34,300,000	[2]
Discontinued Operation Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract]
Revenues	89,073,000		119,307,000		268,737,000		368,120,000			0		25,616,000		0		74,970,000			0		0		0		6,115,000			89,073,000		93,691,000		268,737,000		287,035,000
Total operating costs	85,157,000		109,920,000		262,079,000		347,517,000			0		16,687,000		0		51,140,000			0		0		0		8,017,000			85,157,000		93,233,000		262,079,000		288,360,000
Impairment of assets	34,300,000		0		34,300,000	[3]	194,732,000	[3]		0		0		0	[3]	194,732,000	[3]		0		0		0	[3]	0	[3]		34,300,000		0		34,300,000	[3]	0	[3]
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	(82,000)		17,000		(205,000)		(12,000)			0		0		0		0			0		0		0		0			(82,000)		17,000		(205,000)		(12,000)
Interest Income (Expense), Net	3,000		7,000		9,000		7,000			0		0		0		0			0		0		0		0			3,000		7,000		9,000		7,000
Pre-tax (loss)/income	(38,466,000)		9,397,000		(35,853,000)		(174,148,000)			0		8,929,000		0		(170,902,000)			0		0		0		(1,902,000)			(38,466,000)		468,000		(35,853,000)		(1,344,000)
Income tax (benefit)/expense	(19,479,000)		3,694,000		(16,858,000)		(60,410,000)			0		2,903,000		0		(60,065,000)			0		0		0		(736,000)			(19,479,000)		791,000		(16,858,000)		391,000
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(18,987,000)		5,703,000		(18,995,000)		(113,738,000)			0		6,026,000		0		(110,837,000)			0		0		0		(1,166,000)			(18,987,000)		(323,000)		(18,995,000)		(1,735,000)
(Loss)/gain on sale					0		(4,717,000)		96,700,000					0		0							0		(4,717,000)							0		0
Income tax benefit					0	[4]	(30,448,000)	[4]						0	[4]	0	[4]						0	[4]	(30,448,000)	[4]						0	[4]	0	[4]
Gain on sale, net of income taxes					0		25,731,000		61,900,000					0		0							0		25,731,000		23,600,000					0		0
(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes					$ (18,995,000)		$ (88,007,000)							$ 0		$ (110,837,000)							$ 0		$ 24,565,000							$ (18,995,000)		$ (1,735,000)

[1] The pension withdrawal expense related to estimated charges for complete or partial withdrawal obligations under multiemployer pension plans triggered by the sale of the New England Media Group.

[2] mpairment losses related to the New England Media Group are included within “(Loss)/income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2013. See Note 11 for additional information.

[3] Included in the impairment of assets in 2012 is the impairment of goodwill that related to the About Group for the nine months ended September 23, 2012.

[4] 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.