| Sep 25,
2011 | Sep 30,
2012 | Sep 29,
2013 | Sep 28,
2014 | Sep 27,
2015 | Sep 25,
2016 | Sep 24,
2017 | Sep 30,
2018 | Sep 29,
2019 | Sep 27,
2020 | Sep 26,
2021 | Sep 25,
2022 |
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| Advertising and marketing services | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 266 | 290 | 369 | 366 |
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| Subscription | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 187 | 266 | 358 | 354 |
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| Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 57 | 62 | 68 | 61 |
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| Operating revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 510 | 618 | 795 | 781 |
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| Compensation | 299 | 276 | 255 | 243 | 239 | 230 | 210 | 196 | 183 | 243 | 331 | 318 |
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| Newsprint and ink | 59 | 52 | 43 | 38 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 30 | 30 |
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| Other operating expenses | 231 | 215 | 213 | 219 | 229 | 219 | 200 | 200 | 194 | 259 | 326 | 345 |
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| Depreciation and amortization | 71 | 66 | 56 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 32 | 29 | 36 | 43 | 37 |
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| Assets loss (gain) on sales, impairments and other | - | - | - | 1 | -0 | 3 | 4 | -6 | -2 | 5 | -8 | -10 |
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| Restructuring Charges | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 23 |
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| Total operating expenses | 870 | 615 | 741 | 552 | 547 | 519 | 482 | 465 | 442 | 571 | 745 | 762 |
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| Equity in earnings of associated companies | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
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| Operating income | -103 | 103 | -57 | 113 | 109 | 104 | 93 | 89 | 75 | 50 | 57 | 25 |
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| Interest expense | 53 | 83 | 89 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 58 | 53 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 42 |
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| Debt financing and administrative costs | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 12 | - | - |
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| Curtailment gain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -24 | -1 |
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| Pension withdrawal cost | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 2 |
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| Pension and OPEB related benefit (cost) and other, net | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |
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| Total non-operating expense, net | -64 | -88 | -82 | -99 | -71 | -46 | -52 | -58 | -51 | -47 | -25 | -24 |
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| Income before income taxes | -168 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 3 | 32 | 1 |
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| Income tax expense | -21 | -9 | -63 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 12 | -16,228,000 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
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| Net Income (loss) | -147 | -16 | -78 | 8 | 24 | 36 | 29 | 47 | 16 | -1 | 25 | 0 |
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| Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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| (Loss) income attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated | -147 | -16 | -78 | 8 | 24 | 36 | 29 | 47 | 16 | -1 | 25 | 0 |
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| Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax | - | -7 | 21 | -17 | -6 | -7 | 7 | 4 | -17 | 9 | 62 | -26 |
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| Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Lee Enterprises, Incorporated | -160 | -24 | -57 | -11 | 17 | 28 | 34 | 50 | -3 | 6 | 85 | -28 |
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| Earnings Per Share, Basic | -3.27 | -0.34 | -1.51 | 0.13 | 0.44 | 0.66 | 0.51 | 0.84 | 0.26 | -0.05 | 3.99 | -0.35 |
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| Earnings Per Share, Diluted | -3.27 | -0.34 | -1.51 | 0.13 | 0.43 | 0.64 | 0.5 | 0.82 | 0.25 | -0.05 | 3.91 | -0.35 |
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