Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets -Schedule of Goodwill and Identified Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 30, 2025 |
Sep. 29, 2024 |
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| Goodwill [Roll Forward] | ||
| Goodwill, beginning of period | $ 328,040 | $ 329,504 |
| Allocated to sold operations | (4,182) | (1,464) |
| Goodwill, end of period | 323,858 | 328,040 |
| Amortizable intangible assets: | ||
| Total intangibles, net | 386,989 | 398,115 |
| Customer and newspaper subscriber lists | ||
| Amortizable intangible assets: | ||
| Customer and newspaper subscriber lists | 262,146 | 262,242 |
| Less accumulated amortization | (209,932) | (203,084) |
| Amortizable intangible assets, net | 52,214 | 59,158 |
| Mastheads | ||
| Non-amortized intangible assets: | ||
| Mastheads | $ 10,917 | $ 10,917 |
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- Definition Accumulated amount of amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount before amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount after amortization of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance with a finite life. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, after accumulated impairment loss, of asset representing future economic benefit arising from other asset acquired in business combination or from joint venture formation or both, that is not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of divestiture of asset representing future economic benefit arising from other asset acquired in business combination or from joint venture formation or both, that is not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Amount, after impairment and amortization, of goodwill, indefinite-lived, and finite-lived intangible assets. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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