Pension Benefits - Schedule of Multiemployer Plans (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) collective_bargaining_agreement	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 26, 2021 USD ($)
Pension Benefits
Total Contributions	$ 5,248	$ 4,871
Pension Plan
Pension Benefits
Multiemployer plan, withdrawal obligation	68,000	74,000
Multiemployer plans, withdrawal (gain) charges	(2,300)	22,100
Gain (loss) on liability adjustment	(1,700)	7,100
Contributions for individually significant plans	1,156	2,731	$ 2,764
Contributions for a plan not individually significant	29	36	33
Total Contributions	1,185	2,767	2,797
Pension Plan \| CWA/ITU Negotiated Pension Plan
Pension Benefits
Contributions for individually significant plans	263	328	364
Pension Plan \| Newspaper and Mail Deliverers'-Publishers' Pension Fund
Pension Benefits
Contributions for individually significant plans	$ 703	804	912
Number of collective bargaining arrangements \| collective_bargaining_agreement	2
Pension Plan \| GCIU-Employer Retirement Benefit Plan
Pension Benefits
Contributions for individually significant plans	$ 54	56	48
Pension Plan \| Pressmen's Publishers' Pension Fund
Pension Benefits
Contributions for individually significant plans	41	1,447	1,337
Pension Plan \| Paper Handlers’-Publishers’ Pension Fund
Pension Benefits
Contributions for individually significant plans	$ 95	$ 96	$ 103

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