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Graham Holdings Company
(NYSE:GHC) 

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Graham Holdings Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified education and media company worldwide. It provides test preparation services and materials; data science education, and training and healthcare simulation services; professional training and exam preparation for professiona...

Founded: 1947
Full Time Employees: 12,053
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Education & Training Services

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      operating revenues
                         525,527,500 716,982,000 652,871,000 732,257,000 763,478,000 738,820,000 737,602,000 692,199,000 689,087,000 674,766,000 672,677,000 659,436,000                                                              
      sales of services
    673,799,000 648,318,000 700,356,000 668,627,000 647,507,000 693,771,000 700,009,000 657,124,000 646,410,000 638,710,000 633,535,000 625,219,000 586,863,000 620,021,000 588,166,000 563,113,000 557,569,000 579,814,000 515,280,000 511,037,000 483,669,000                                                                          
      sales of goods
    562,193,000 602,699,000 578,503,000 547,145,000 518,408,000 552,029,000 507,153,000 528,156,000 506,252,000 528,103,000 477,984,000 479,780,000 444,683,000 444,011,000 424,272,000 370,189,000 357,152,000 283,117,000 294,156,000 290,115,000 228,786,000                                                                          
      operating revenues - sum
    1,235,992,000 1,251,017,000 1,278,859,000 1,215,772,000 1,165,915,000 1,245,800,000 1,207,162,000 1,185,280,000 1,152,662,000 1,166,813,000 1,111,519,000 1,104,999,000 1,031,546,000 1,064,032,000 1,012,438,000 933,302,000 914,721,000 862,931,000 809,436,000 801,152,000 712,455,000                                             832,824,750 1,148,711,000                         647,703,000  586,976,000 
      operating costs and expenses
                                                                                                  
      cost of services sold
    394,993,000 370,044,000 425,051,000 389,316,000 386,136,000 386,936,000 399,667,000 384,293,000 387,743,000 374,358,000 373,784,000 363,030,000 356,942,000 349,698,000 342,138,000 329,702,000 324,981,000 336,829,000 307,138,000 306,983,000 292,434,000                                                                          
      cost of goods sold
    462,207,000 508,442,000 479,344,000 450,122,000 433,222,000 458,994,000 427,114,000 447,571,000 432,220,000 451,921,000 407,803,000 404,824,000 370,272,000 365,934,000 352,619,000 302,126,000 290,520,000 223,919,000 241,539,000 226,892,000 178,787,000                                                                          
      selling, general and administrative
    277,481,000 286,699,000 276,103,000 276,690,000 270,706,000 274,893,000 269,016,000 268,987,000 263,979,000 265,979,000 254,757,000 244,683,000 241,962,000 245,176,000 223,857,000 227,844,000 224,862,000 244,672,000 215,891,000 195,429,000 175,861,000 216,332,000 164,231,000 164,476,000 179,475,000 170,576,000 175,322,000 148,419,000 148,383,000 152,624,000 131,081,000 141,378,000 225,045,000 231,453,000 232,782,000 213,848,000 231,509,000 195,173,000 237,694,000 236,437,000 235,213,000 239,783,000 285,563,000 334,218,000 353,202,000 319,854,000 358,189,000 322,714,000 325,637,000 335,028,000 331,247,000 392,294,000 414,556,000 396,545,000 382,961,000 408,497,000 417,370,000 403,058,000 393,508,000 420,956,000 458,681,000 470,279,000 487,183,000 496,106,000 518,565,000 519,542,000 493,773,000 517,581,000 494,005,000 440,133,000 434,150,000 525,655,000 440,048,000 395,804,000 409,654,000 393,247,000 321,483,000 267,563,000 325,012,000 266,469,000 241,733,000 225,760,000 237,531,000 245,881,000 319,384,000 210,488,000 203,334,000 244,299,000 187,493,000 169,170,000 162,642,000 160,387,000 144,954,000 147,915,000 
      depreciation of property, plant and equipment
    18,394,000 20,862,000 19,298,000 19,652,000 20,554,000 21,014,000 21,332,000 22,173,000 22,527,000 22,729,000 22,207,000 21,103,000 20,025,000 14,752,000 19,657,000 19,413,000 19,475,000 19,529,000 18,741,000 16,600,000 16,545,000 16,159,000 18,481,000 22,913,000 16,704,000 16,495,000 15,351,000 13,884,000 13,523,000 14,813,000 13,648,000 13,619,000 14,642,000 15,984,000 16,002,000 15,871,000 14,652,000 15,717,000 16,097,000 16,045,000 16,761,000 15,640,000 14,460,000 61,014,000 58,545,000 45,366,000 53,074,000 52,017,000 53,245,000 59,874,000 55,633,000 63,875,000 65,791,000 79,880,000 63,739,000 62,978,000 62,501,000 64,018,000 62,644,000 63,908,000 63,914,000 64,005,000 61,049,000 61,133,000 62,796,000 64,220,000 70,094,000 83,577,000 77,980,000 70,143,000 73,524,000 61,479,000 60,460,000 55,722,000 54,060,000 53,449,000 56,829,000 49,929,000 49,512,000 49,025,000 49,539,000 47,531,000 47,905,000 45,568,000 56,895,000 45,020,000 44,769,000 42,420,000 43,212,000 43,395,000 45,808,000 41,286,000  34,632,000 
      amortization of intangible assets
    6,055,000 7,283,000 9,692,000 7,241,000 7,824,000 7,925,000 8,385,000 10,058,000 10,751,000 11,032,000 11,759,000 13,304,000 13,944,000 14,415,000 14,635,000 14,889,000 14,912,000 14,063,000 15,981,000 13,889,000 13,937,000 14,138,000 14,150,000 14,327,000 14,165,000 13,731,000 13,572,000 12,880,000 13,060,000 13,362,000 12,269,000 11,399,000 10,384,000 12,897,000 10,923,000 10,531,000 6,836,000 7,511,000 6,620,000 6,278,000 6,262,000 5,120,000 4,512,000 4,677,000 4,769,000 5,251,000 7,405,000 3,360,000 3,081,000 3,731,000 2,837,000 3,313,000 3,717,000 7,610,000 5,091,000 4,443,000 3,937,000 6,813,000 8,603,000 6,836,000 6,808,000 6,550,000 6,521,000 7,604,000 6,516,000 6,036,000 6,767,000 7,191,000 6,648,000   6,282,000 4,610,000  4,314,000 2,732,000   1,378,000 1,389,000 1,165,000 1,587,000 1,465,000 1,608,000 1,898,250 1,332,000 3,881,000 398,000 363,000 149,000     
      impairment of goodwill and asset group held for sale
    19,029,000                                                                                              
      operating costs and expenses - sum
    1,178,159,000 1,203,430,000 1,211,723,000 1,143,021,000 1,118,442,000 1,173,297,000 1,125,514,000 1,159,369,000 1,117,220,000 1,126,019,000 1,168,631,000 1,046,944,000 1,003,890,000 1,118,965,000 952,906,000 893,974,000 874,750,000 840,384,000 826,043,000 763,561,000 678,611,000     513,596,750 722,552,000   459,075,000 614,027,000                                   820,872,750 1,087,478,000                         537,275,000  543,732,000 
      income from operations
    57,833,000 47,587,000 67,136,000 72,751,000 47,473,000 72,503,000 81,648,000 25,911,000 35,442,000 40,794,000 -57,112,000 58,055,000 27,656,000 -54,933,000 59,532,000 39,328,000 39,971,000 22,547,000 -16,607,000 37,591,000 33,844,000 46,201,000 40,244,000 5,877,000 8,085,000 30,312,000 16,268,000 57,963,000 40,003,000 75,582,000 60,739,000 65,626,000 44,214,000 67,116,000 44,571,000 68,361,000 29,054,000 109,489,000 68,033,000 74,140,000 51,872,000 67,811,000 -213,723,000 88,895,000 46,555,000 146,222,000 81,281,000 94,484,000 79,529,000 105,524,000 81,873,000 93,050,000 23,060,000 -14,425,000 75,921,000 60,353,000 17,469,000        92,511,000 146,184,000 61,233,000 6,181,000 -19,606,000 62,256,000 40,267,000 4,816,000 66,869,000 110,466,000 125,260,000 91,995,000 116,194,000 108,646,000 97,205,000 137,759,000 156,846,000 112,384,000 137,695,000 107,989,000 123,699,000 140,298,000 146,000,000 40,098,000 106,898,000 79,092,000 89,260,000 110,428,000 46,953,000 43,244,000 
      yoy
    21.82% -34.37% -17.77% 180.77% 33.95% 77.73% -242.96% -55.37% 28.15% -174.26% -195.93% 47.62% -30.81% -343.64% -458.48% 4.62% 18.10% -51.20% -141.27% 539.63% 318.60% 52.42% 147.38% -89.86% -79.79% -59.90% -73.22% -11.68% -9.52% 12.61% 36.27% -4.00% 52.18% -38.70% -34.49% -7.79% -43.99% 61.46% -131.83% -16.60% 11.42% -53.62% -362.94% -5.92% -41.46% 38.57% -0.72% 1.54% 244.88% -831.54% 7.84% 54.18% 32.01%            -571.85% 134.81% 52.07% 28.34% -129.32% -43.64% -67.85% -94.76% -42.45% 1.68% 28.86% -33.22% -25.92% -3.33% -29.41% 27.57% 26.80% -19.90% -5.69% 169.31% 15.72% 77.39% 63.57% -63.69% 127.67% 82.90%     
      qoq
    21.53% -29.12% -7.72% 53.25% -34.52% -11.20% 215.11% -26.89% -13.12% -171.43% -198.38% 109.92% -150.34% -192.27% 51.37% -1.61% 77.28% -235.77% -144.18% 11.07% -26.75% 14.80% 584.77% -27.31% -73.33% 86.33% -71.93% 44.90% -47.07% 24.44% -7.45% 48.43% -34.12% 50.58% -34.80% 135.29% -73.46% 60.94% -8.24% 42.93% -23.51% -131.73% -340.42% 90.95% -68.16% 79.90% -13.97% 18.80% -24.63% 28.89% -12.01% 303.51% -259.86% -119.00% 25.79% 245.49%         -36.72% 138.73% 890.66% -131.53% -131.49% 54.61% 736.11% -92.80% -39.47% -11.81% 36.16% -20.83% 6.95% 11.77% -29.44% -12.17% 39.56% -18.38% 27.51% -12.70% -11.83% -3.91% 264.11% -62.49% 35.16% -11.39% -19.17% 135.19% 8.58%  
      equity in earnings of affiliates
    34,850,000 5,928,000 15,780,000 3,114,000 -8,428,000   2,560,000 2,331,000 -2,938,000 -791,000 -6,115,000 4,661,000 -5,757,000 -1,111,000 1,427,000 2,604,000 -10,254,000 12,964,000 1,776,000 13,428,000 2,937,000 4,092,000   1,957,250 4,683,000 1,467,000 1,679,000 3,261,750 9,537,000 931,000 2,579,000    649,000         202,000 4,613,000 91,503,000 4,052,000 37,000 5,892,000 3,868,000 3,418,000   3,314,000 3,888,000                                      
      interest income
    2,475,000 2,032,000 1,464,000 2,261,000 2,500,000 3,302,000 2,277,000 2,111,000 2,178,000 2,384,000 1,986,000 1,548,000 1,204,000 1,012,000 803,000 696,000 715,000 722,000 -79,000 1,876,000 890,000 876,000 890,000 954,000 1,151,000 1,398,000 1,474,000 1,579,000 1,700,000 1,469,000 611,000 1,901,000 1,372,000 3,184,000 861,000 1,173,000 1,363,000 1,041,000 740,000 721,000 591,000 546,000 481,000 338,000 559,000 367,000 529,000 641,000 599,000 590,000 642,000 522,000 510,000 901,000 648,000 775,000 1,069,000 1,174,000 994,000 997,000 982,000 1,051,000 600,000 599,000 326,000 759,000 555,000 475,000 808,000 1,117,000 1,173,000 1,286,000 2,096,000 3,011,000 2,705,000 3,276,000 3,322,000 2,967,000 2,539,000 1,603,000 1,624,000 611,000 576,000 574,000 2,232,000 351,000 458,000 189,000 458,000 114,000 69,000 59,000 226,000 325,000 
      interest expense
    -16,229,000 -1,240,000 -17,164,000 -18,106,000 -82,277,000 -49,542,000 -25,896,000 -91,383,000 -19,328,000 -25,423,000 -11,810,000 -11,774,000 -14,294,000 -15,434,000 -11,579,000 -15,973,000 -11,417,000 -8,799,000 -9,343,000 -7,353,000 -8,448,000 -16,008,000 -7,247,000 -7,377,000 -7,678,000 -7,192,000 -6,776,000 -8,386,000 -7,425,000 -6,531,000 -6,135,000 -17,165,000 -8,071,000 -8,103,000 -8,619,000 -9,035,000 -8,129,000 -10,857,000 -8,614,000 -7,971,000 -7,948,000 -7,975,000 -7,830,000 -9,631,000 -8,521,000 -9,879,000 -9,330,000 -8,557,000 -8,820,000 -8,838,000 -9,221,000 -9,048,000 -8,960,000 -9,064,000 -8,738,000 -8,979,000 -9,163,000 -8,638,000 -8,667,000 -7,960,000 -7,961,000 -7,693,000 -7,633,000 -7,598,000 -7,579,000 -8,451,000 -7,533,000 -7,701,000 -7,880,000 -5,144,000 -6,882,000 -6,098,000 -6,534,000 -6,014,000 -6,159,000 -5,925,000 -6,245,000 -6,400,000 -6,439,000 -6,259,000 -6,245,000 -7,554,000 -6,436,000 -6,519,000 -6,189,000 -6,874,000 -6,830,000 -7,037,000 -6,658,000 -7,237,000 -8,717,000   -14,624,000 
      non-operating pension and postretirement benefit income
    31,073,000 33,273,000 31,047,000 28,602,000 34,617,000 689,570,000 38,307,000 24,655,000 42,417,000 36,499,000 35,653,000 29,815,000 31,845,000 45,876,000 50,687,000 50,871,000 50,505,000 27,666,000 27,561,000 25,216,000 28,787,000 18,287,000 10,489,000 12,136,000 18,403,000 111,061,000 19,556,000 12,253,000 19,928,000 53,900,000 22,214,000 23,041,000 21,386,000                                                              
      gain on marketable equity securities
    -68,923,000 83,144,000 84,768,000 -11,543,000 43,801,000 27,019,000 30,496,000 19,628,000 104,152,000 24,638,000 16,759,000 78,648,000 18,022,000 33,289,000 -54,250,000 -165,540,000 46,912,000 66,107,000 14,069,000 83,698,000 79,214,000 61,926,000 59,364,000 39,890,000 -100,393,000 49,407,000 17,404,000 7,791,000 24,066,000 7,076,500 44,962,000                                                                
      other expense
    -428,000                                                                                              
      income before income taxes
    40,651,000 172,385,000 183,038,000 60,623,000 33,621,000 757,592,000 113,006,000 -14,727,000 168,839,000 72,590,000 -11,734,000 165,971,000 72,177,000 31,143,000 46,440,000 -88,015,000 132,166,000 102,883,000 33,783,000 158,926,000 154,035,000 317,743,000 108,054,000 60,762,000 -79,291,000 185,117,000 58,165,000 73,895,000 109,302,000 69,138,000 135,070,000 62,735,000 56,565,000 31,982,250 38,244,000 65,899,000 23,786,000                            73,828,000 134,649,000 27,166,000 18,468,000 -31,483,000 18,323,750 12,829,000 -2,801,000 63,267,000        151,140,000 111,358,000 128,555,000 108,591,000 127,842,000 135,172,000 139,204,000      4,418,000 325,253,000 
      provision for income taxes
    9,900,000 61,500,000 56,800,000 20,200,000 7,900,000 206,000,000 38,500,000 4,100,000 43,500,000 16,900,000 9,400,000 41,800,000 19,200,000 24,500,000 12,600,000 -21,400,000 35,600,000 17,800,000 -5,900,000 43,000,000 41,400,000     14,875,000 15,200,000   9,925,000 10,000,000                                   1,300,000 10,100,000                         35,400,000  126,200,000 
      net income
    30,751,000 110,885,000 126,238,000 40,423,000 25,721,000 551,592,000 74,506,000 -18,827,000 125,339,000 55,690,000 -21,134,000 124,171,000 52,977,000 6,643,000 33,840,000 -66,615,000 96,566,000 85,083,000 39,683,000 115,926,000 112,635,000 236,943,000 78,054,000 18,862,000 -33,891,000 146,017,000 42,965,000 57,195,000 81,702,000 56,738,000 125,070,000 46,635,000 42,965,000 214,560,000 24,844,000 41,999,000 21,086,000 36,918,000 33,126,000 61,199,000 38,215,000 51,109,000 -230,556,000 58,427,000 21,800,000 334,666,000 76,439,000 749,850,000 132,305,000 156,528,000 30,424,000 45,134,000 5,259,000 -45,375,000 93,947,000 52,047,000 31,568,000 61,731,000 -5,966,000 45,763,000 15,629,000 78,989,000 61,076,000 92,127,000 45,828,000 82,249,000 17,066,000 11,368,000 -19,483,000 18,827,000 10,329,000 -2,701,000 39,267,000 72,462,000 68,816,000 64,430,000 95,545,000 73,296,000 78,744,000 76,874,000 102,440,000 66,558,000 78,755,000 66,591,000 87,542,000 82,472,000 84,904,000 19,899,000 60,648,000 73,062,000 47,773,000 51,144,000 1,568,000 199,053,000 
      yoy
    19.56% -79.90% 69.43% -314.71% -79.48% 890.47% -452.54% -115.16% 136.59% 738.33% -162.45% -286.40% -45.14% -92.19% -14.72% -157.46% -14.27% -64.09% -49.16% 514.60% -432.34% 62.27% 81.67% -67.02% -141.48% 157.35% -65.65% 22.64% 90.16% -73.56% 403.42% 11.04% 103.76% 481.18% -25.00% -31.37% -44.82% -27.77% -114.37% 4.74% 75.30% -84.73% -401.62% -92.21% -83.52% 113.81% 151.25% 1561.39% 2415.78% -444.97% -67.62% -13.28% -83.34% -173.50% -1674.71% 13.73% 101.98% -21.85% -109.77% -50.33% -65.90% -3.96% 257.88% 710.41% -335.22% 336.87% 65.22% -520.88% -149.62% -74.02% -84.99% -104.19% -58.90% -1.14% -12.61% -16.19% -6.73% 10.12% -0.01% 15.44% 17.02% -19.30% -7.24% 234.64% 44.34% 12.88% 77.72% -61.09% 3767.86% -63.30%     
      qoq
    -72.27% -12.16% 212.29% 57.16% -95.34% 640.33% -495.74% -115.02% 125.07% -363.51% -117.02% 134.39% 697.49% -80.37% -150.80% -168.98% 13.50% 114.41% -65.77% 2.92% -52.46% 203.56% 313.82% -155.65% -123.21% 239.85% -24.88% -30.00% 44.00% -54.64% 168.19% 8.54% -79.98% 763.63% -40.85% 99.18% -42.88% 11.45% -45.87% 60.14% -25.23% -122.17% -494.61% 168.01% -93.49% 337.82% -89.81% 466.76% -15.48% 414.49% -32.59% 758.22% -111.59% -148.30% 80.50% 64.87% -48.86% -1134.71% -113.04% 192.81% -80.21% 29.33% -33.70% 101.03% -44.28% 381.95% 50.12% -158.35% -203.48% 82.27% -482.41% -106.88% -45.81% 5.30% 6.81% -32.57% 30.35% -6.92% 2.43% -24.96% 53.91% -15.49% 18.27% -23.93% 6.15% -2.86% 326.67% -67.19% -16.99% 52.94% -6.59% 3161.73% -99.21%  
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    -1,645,000 -2,162,000 -3,313,000 -3,674,000 -1,827,000 -2,801,000 -2,003,000 -2,213,000 -959,000 -2,431,000 -1,897,000 -1,383,000 -705,000 -718,000 -1,060,000 -870,000 -942,000        646,000   -114,000  -53,000 -6,000 -69,000 -74,000 -382,000 -60,000 -3,000  -217,000  -433,000 -435,000           -253,000 -97,000    -70,000   40,000  24,000 76,000 8,000 12,000                              
      net income attributable to graham holdings company common stockholders
    29,106,000 108,723,000 122,925,000 36,749,000 23,894,000 548,791,000 72,503,000 -21,040,000 124,380,000 53,259,000 -23,031,000 122,788,000 52,272,000 6,160,000 32,780,000 -67,485,000 95,624,000 84,681,000 39,586,000 115,358,000 112,450,000 237,141,000 77,615,000 18,854,000 -33,245,000 145,881,000 43,145,000 57,081,000 81,748,000 56,685,000 125,064,000 46,566,000 42,891,000 214,178,000 24,784,000 41,996,000 21,086,000 36,918,000 33,126,000 60,766,000 37,780,000 51,169,000 -230,843,000 57,782,000 20,606,000 334,410,000 76,351,000 750,137,000 132,098,000                                              
      per share information attributable to graham holdings company common stockholders
                                                                                                  
      basic net income per common share
    6.68 24.96 28.19 8.43 5.5 124.88 16.54 -4.79 27.87 11.73 -5.02 25.96 10.91 1.32 6.78 -13.95 19.5 17.16 7.93 23.07 22.49 46.15 15.25 3.61 -6.32 27.46 8.12 10.74 15.38 10.74 23.43 8.69 7.84 38.5 4.45 7.51 3.77 6.62 5.9 10.82 6.63 8.32 -40.25 9.92 3.51 56.51 13.18 100.8 17.85 21.38 4.07 6.02 0.64 -6 12.64 6.84 4.07 7.89 -0.82 5.74 1.87 9.29 6.85 10                               
      basic average number of common shares outstanding
    4,331 4,334 4,333 4,320 -23 4,352 4,401 4,432 -47 4,602 4,700 4,759 -18 4,808 4,842 4,871 -15 4,961 4,968 4,967 -52 5,060 5,196 5,274  5,285 5,285 5,284 -21 5,302 5,325 5,436 -14 5,518 5,539 5,535 -11 5,544 5,544 5,623 5,738 5,720 5,704 -267 5,671 7,284 7,275 7,231 7,229 7,227 -45 7,272 7,431 7,514 -74 7,802 7,852 8,046 -178 8,839 9,126 9,175,000 2,335,000 9,340,000 9,340,000 9,339,000 2,358,250 9,334,000 9,480,000 9,484,000 9,473 9,502 9,513 2,393.75 9,581 9,575 9,570 2,398 9,596 9,594 9,589 2,390 9,568 9,563   9,526 9,506  9,489,000 9,479,000 
      diluted net income per common share
    6.62 24.72 27.91 8.35 5.45 123.91 16.42  27.72 11.68 -5.02 25.89 10.88 1.31 6.76 -13.95 19.45 17.12 7.9 22.99 22.44 46.02 15.22 3.6 -6.32 27.25 8.05 10.65 15.26 10.66 23.28 8.63 7.78 38.25 4.42 7.46 3.75 6.59 5.87 10.76 6.59 8.32 -40.25 9.87 3.48 56.24 13.12 100.48 17.79 21.35 4.05 6.02 0.64 -6 12.64 6.84 4.07 7.89 -0.82 5.74 1.87 9.29 6.84 10                               
      diluted average number of common shares outstanding
    4,375 4,378 4,373 4,358 -18 4,384 4,401 4,457 -46 4,602 4,713 4,776 -17 4,820 4,842 4,885 -15 4,977 4,985 4,977 -53 5,072 5,201 5,274 -1 5,329 5,329 5,326 -20 5,337 5,362 5,473 -15 5,554 5,577 5,569 -11 5,574 5,574 5,652 -84 5,837 5,805 5,791 -264 5,757 7,363 7,352 17 7,337 7,283 7,266 -104 7,376 7,545 7,615 -74 7,802 7,933 8,119 -182 8,904 9,193 9,241,000 2,350,000 9,401,000 9,400,000 9,339,000 2,364,500 9,358,000 9,480,000 9,513,000 9,509 9,536 9,547 2,403 9,617 9,613 9,606 2,404 9,618 9,618 9,617 2,397.75 9,598 9,596   9,553 9,523  9,502,000 9,499,000 
      impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets
     10,100,000 2,235,000   23,535,000  26,287,000   98,321,000       1,372,000 26,753,000 3,768,000 1,047,000 342,000 1,916,000 11,511,000       8,109,000   78,000 312,000 9,224,000      4,233,000 248,591,000                    27,477,000    25,387,000                            
      other income
     1,661,000 7,000 -16,456,000 -4,065,000 9,573,000 -465,000 1,791,000 1,647,000 -3,364,000 3,581,000 15,794,000 3,083,000 27,090,000 2,358,000 1,176,000 2,876,000 4,894,000 5,218,000 16,122,000 6,320,000 203,524,000 222,000 8,100,000 2,688,000 -3,704,000 5,556,000 1,228,000 29,351,000 -12,559,000 3,142,000 2,333,000 9,187,000 -2,640,000 1,963,000 4,069,000 849,000 -28,513,000 -18,225,000 19,000,000 15,096,000 21,262,000 -40,458,000 11,678,000 -1,105,000 387,346,000 64,526,000 268,114,000 133,273,000 -14,920,000 8,110,000 -12,858,000 -4,083,000 -17,572,000 4,163,000 -1,160,000 8,588,000         -2,582,000 103,000   11,930,000 -21,120,000                        
      equity in losses of affiliates
         5,167,000 -13,361,000                                                          -8,109,000 -7,040,000 -27,192,000 -206,000 -762,000        -341,500 -625,000  -179,000    -525,000   -353,000 -1,116,000 -5,524,000 -2,642,000 -1,254,000   -12,461,000 
      diluted net (loss) income per common share
           -4.79                                                                                       
      impairment of long-lived assets
                745,000             266,250 372,000 693,000                6,876,000                                                   
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                     -402,000 -97,000 -568,000 -185,000     28,000 180,000                                       527,000 214,000                            
      operating
                         354,566,750 477,960,000 433,767,000 497,427,000 524,277,000 517,935,000 503,763,000 477,230,000 432,706,000 448,920,000 440,655,000 365,151,000 348,289,000 352,635,000 358,252,000 300,666,000 300,086,000 293,194,000 296,033,000 291,632,000 283,780,000 302,029,000 383,891,000 383,077,000 391,348,000 398,922,000 398,279,000 379,069,000 351,542,000 430,889,000 469,319,000 451,981,000 468,893,000 483,622,000 470,648,000 471,199,000 481,805,000 504,001,000 500,204,000 482,206,000 499,508,000 476,918,000 473,480,000 490,770,000 502,450,000 491,457,000 513,938,000 495,093,000 508,563,000 516,115,000 507,985,000 491,153,000 456,725,000 453,485,000 444,185,000 543,591,000 509,231,000 495,934,000 493,638,000 497,782,000 486,400,000 472,981,000 432,884,000 656,632,000 422,894,000 420,407,000 378,864,000 368,974,000 348,634,000 342,411,000 335,443,000 348,776,000 343,993,000 
      benefit from income taxes
                         6,625,000 30,000,000 41,900,000    16,700,000 27,600,000   16,100,000 13,600,000 10,000,000 13,400,000 23,900,000 2,700,000   23,800,000 22,400,000   32,500,000 14,500,000 191,900,000 58,200,000 76,800,000 77,400,000 26,700,000 31,000,000 30,400,000 7,300,000 8,000,000 31,200,000 20,100,000 10,500,000 41,800,000 16,600,000 27,500,000 9,100,000 68,500,000 56,800,000 58,900,000      53,000,000 2,500,000  24,000,000 44,500,000 57,200,000 34,800,000 55,100,000 36,000,000 47,700,000 50,800,000 48,700,000 44,800,000 49,800,000 42,000,000 40,300,000 52,700,000 54,300,000 13,800,000 36,800,000 44,400,000 32,700,000  2,850,000  
      net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                         49,750 -439,000 -8,000                  60,000 -287,000 -434,000 -774,000     -106,250 -75,000     -11,000  2,500 -16,000  -14,000                                  
      equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates
                           1,182,000            1,331,000     1,004,000 -165,500 95,000           2,785,000 4,099,000     3,138,000 3,737,000 -985,500 2,140,000 2,027,000            9,083,000       342,000  -382,500 539,000         
      impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
                            16,401,000                                                                      
      equity in (losses) earnings of affiliates
                            -1,547,000         362,000 -532,000   -7,042,000 -1,008,000 -891,000    -353,000 -404,000             1,345,250 -1,494,000           1,668,000 -609,000 -5,653,000 -3,243,000 -622,000 -135,000    -562,000  -283,750 -952,000             
      (benefit from) benefit from income taxes
                            -45,400,000                                                                      
      debt extinguishment costs
                                   -11,378,000                                                               
      net income (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                46,000                 -256,000 121,000 499,000 219,000     -2,500 71,000             1,106,000 788,000                          
      loss on marketable equity securities
                                   -2,554,000 -14,102,000                                                              
      education
                                     380,953,000 377,033,000 386,698,000 372,975,000 391,261,000 386,936,000 419,144,000 401,006,000 421,491,000 481,687,000 523,625,000 500,602,000 551,381,000 543,918,000 547,181,000 526,174,000 555,011,000 546,452,000 548,230,000 527,815,000 544,429,000 552,585,000 558,404,000 553,401,000 597,689,000 615,884,000 628,701,000 640,629,000 699,787,000 743,319,000 747,323,000 711,382,000 709,269,000 684,516,000 649,323,000 593,530,000 609,121,000 602,739,000 576,464,000 543,256,000 514,595,000 503,487,000 475,781,000 445,359,000 420,604,000 409,244,000 408,934,000 378,409,000 362,822,000 345,780,000 325,383,000 583,806,000 293,621,000 276,696,000 224,663,000 195,560,000 177,778,000 160,454,000 149,695,000 127,159,000 121,341,000 
      advertising
                                     98,230,000 69,495,000 73,532,000 64,116,000 85,488,000 86,531,000 70,901,000 68,158,000 74,435,000 68,898,000 77,457,000 74,027,000 101,271,000 81,583,000 82,475,000 78,247,000 102,208,000 84,444,000 186,702,000 163,148,000 229,837,000 195,158,000 190,086,000 170,750,000 213,255,000 170,553,000 193,352,000 177,384,000 241,650,000 200,532,000 207,241,000 195,088,000 253,986,000 195,320,000 211,493,000 197,310,000 285,184,000 261,475,000 268,699,000 267,726,000 282,251,000 318,310,000 292,791,000 372,946,000 312,238,000 346,390,000 327,165,000 363,790,000 311,581,000 336,563,000 305,550,000 357,277,000 317,056,000 340,985,000 287,984,000 318,927,000 279,796,000 292,523,000 316,102,000 277,425,000 297,974,000 
      other
                                     196,634,000 210,697,000 215,857,000 145,626,000 152,830,000 148,171,000 138,888,000 132,576,000 120,441,000 90,847,000 90,467,000 83,922,000 88,656,000 90,209,000 61,249,000 45,012,000 15,433,000 81,281,000 59,166,000 46,433,000 53,511,000 42,923,000 39,143,000 33,095,000 39,312,000 34,059,000 34,337,000 31,076,000 33,083,000 33,496,000 31,275,000 35,468,000 38,349,000 36,435,000 36,400,000 31,398,000 36,370,000 38,258,000 36,840,000 33,550,000 17,668,000 19,010,000 17,051,000 20,085,000 18,809,000 17,764,000 22,862,000 19,961,000 16,582,000 23,612,000 16,775,000 19,842,000 23,834,000 14,982,000 17,837,000 16,105,000 10,830,000 15,781,000 13,292,000 13,007,000 19,125,000 
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                         64,118,000 40,926,000 84,999,000 60,615,000 81,609,000 -261,435,000 90,927,000 37,084,000 524,258,000 141,619,000 446,185,000 208,633,000 82,393,000 87,296,000 75,534,000 13,945,000 -37,375,000 76,093,000 54,303,000 21,851,000 101,922,000 13,144,000 74,677,000 24,729,000 147,489,000 138,168,000 153,347,000                               
      benefit for income taxes
                                         13,500,000 7,800,000   -2,500,000 -30,500,000                      28,000,000   7,100,000 -12,000,000   -100,000                       
      income from continuing operations
                                         36,918,000 33,126,000 61,199,000 38,215,000 51,109,000 -230,935,000 58,427,000 22,584,000 332,358,000 83,419,000 369,385,000 131,233,000 55,693,000 56,296,000 45,134,000 6,645,000 -45,375,000 44,893,000 34,203,000 11,351,000 60,122,000 -3,456,000 47,177,000 15,629,000 78,989,000 81,368,000 94,447,000                               
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                              379,000  -784,000 2,308,000 -6,980,000 380,465,000 1,072,000 100,835,000 -25,872,000  -1,386,000  49,054,000 17,844,000 20,217,000 1,609,000 -2,510,000 -1,414,000   -20,292,000 -2,320,000                               
      net income attributable to graham holdings company
                                         36,918,000 33,126,000 60,766,000 37,780,000 51,169,000 -230,843,000 57,993,000 21,026,000 334,410,000 76,560,000 750,349,000 132,524,000                                              
      redeemable preferred stock dividends
                                               -211,000 -420,000  -209,000 -212,000 -426,000  -205,000 -206,000 -444,000  -222,000 -222,000 -451,000  -226,000 -230,000 -461,000  -230,000 -231,000 -461,000  -230,000 -225,000 -473,000  -236,000 -237,000 -473,000 -237,000 -230,000 -485,000  -245,000 -245,000 -491,000  -245,000 -245,000 -491,000 11,000 -245,000 -245,000 -252,000 -258,000 -517,000 -249,000   -526,000 
      amounts attributable to graham holdings company common stockholders
                                                                                                  
      basic income per common share from continuing operations
                                         6.62 5.9 10.82 6.63 8.95 -40.32 9.92 3.64 53.89 14.38 49.68 17.71 7.74 7.55 6.02 0.82 -6.29 6.03 4.48 1.37 7.69 -0.5 5.92 1.87 9.34 9.14 10.25                               
      basic income per common share from discontinued operations
                                             -0.63 0.07  -0.13 2.62 -1.2 51.12 0.14 13.64 -3.48  -0.18 0.29 6.61  2.7                                      
      diluted income per common share from continuing operations
                                         6.59 5.87 10.76 6.59 8.95 -40.32 9.87 3.62 53.64 14.32 49.52 17.65 7.71 7.53 6.02 0.82 -6.29 6.03 4.48 1.37 7.69 -0.5 5.92 1.87 9.35 9.12 10.25                               
      diluted income per common share from discontinued operations
                                             -0.63 0.07  -0.14 2.6 -1.2 50.96 0.14 13.64 -3.48  -0.18 0.29 6.61  2.7                                      
      subscriber
                                               188,022,000 187,597,000 184,035,000 183,161,000 187,723,000 191,128,000                                              
      impairment of intangible assets
                                                   7,774,000                                               
      subscriber and circulation
                                                     142,341,250 190,302,000                                            
      net income attributable to the washington post company
                                                     20,098,000 30,349,000 44,881,000 5,162,000 -45,439,000 94,018,000 52,036,000 31,498,000 61,714,000 -5,982,000 45,803,000 15,615,000 78,987,000 61,152,000 92,135,000 45,840,000 81,715,000 17,280,000 12,474,000 -18,695,000                          
      net income attributable to the washington post
                                                                                                  
      company common stockholders
                                                     19,884,250 30,144,000 44,675,000  44,164,250 93,796,000                                        
      amounts attributable to the washington post company
                                                                                                  
      common stockholders
                                                     19,884,250 30,144,000 44,675,000  44,164,250 93,796,000 51,814,000                                       
      per share information attributable to the washington
                                                                                                  
      post company common stockholders
                                                                                                  
      see accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                                  
      circulation and subscriber
                                                       227,753,000 221,709,000 222,319,000 220,668,000 219,286,000 215,230,000 213,183,000 212,144,000 216,607,000 214,523,000 215,487,000 212,376,000 215,973,000 229,220,000 236,828,000 232,440,000 231,252,000 231,882,000 232,890,000 226,186,000 224,214,000 218,608,000 207,990,000 205,966,000 199,985,000 202,322,000 195,243,000 195,643,000 189,319,000 186,558,000 182,677,000 191,622,000 186,222,000 195,570,000 185,521,000 185,728,000 175,595,000 176,348,000 172,036,000 171,535,000 168,614,000 177,925,000 148,536,000 
      net income attributable to the washington post company common stockholders
                                                        4,718,000    31,047,000 61,714,000 -6,208,000 45,573,000 15,154,000                                  
      amounts attributable to the washington post company common stockholders
                                                                                                  
      per share information attributable to the washington post company
                                                                                                  
      basic income per common share from discontinued
                                                                                                  
      operations
                                                           2.36                                       
      diluted income per common share from discontinued
                                                                                                  
      impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
                                                              11,923,000                                    
      operating income
                                                             47,053,250 51,961,000 81,093,000 52,003,000 99,291,750 130,575,000 163,489,000                               
      amounts attributable to the washington post company common stockholders:
                                                                                                  
      per share information attributable to the washington post company common stockholders:
                                                                                                  
      basic loss per common share from discontinued operations
                                                             0.2 -0.32 -0.18  -0.05 -2.29 -0.25                               
      diluted loss per common share from discontinued operations
                                                             0.2 -0.32 -0.18  -0.06 -2.28 -0.25                               
      amount attributable to the washington post company common stockholders:
                                                                                                  
      net income available for the washington post company common stockholders
                                                                 78,987,000 60,922,000 91,904,000                               
      discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                   -2,320,000                               
      net income available for common shares
                                                                    45,379,000 81,715,000 17,050,000 12,249,000 -19,168,000 18,827,000 10,093,000 -2,938,000 38,794,000 72,225,000 68,586,000 63,945,000 95,545,000 73,051,000 78,499,000 76,383,000 102,440,000 66,313,000 78,510,000 66,100,000 87,553,000 82,227,000 84,659,000 19,647,000 60,390,000 72,545,000 47,524,000 50,885,000 1,305,000 198,527,000 
      basic earnings per common share
                                                                    4,910 8,700 1,810 1,300 -2,040 1,217.5 1,080 -310 4,090           6,890         140 20,940 
      diluted earnings per common share
                                                                    4,910 8,700 1,810 1,300 -2,040 1,215 1,080 -310 4,080                    140 20,900 
      dividends declared per common share
                                                                    4,500 2,150 2,150 2,150 4,300 2,150 2,150 2,150 4,300 2.05 2.05 4.1 1.95 1.95 1.95 3.9 1.85 1.85 1.85 3.7 1.75 1.75 1.75   2.9 1.4  1,400 2,800 
      amortization of intangible assets and goodwill impairment charge
                                                                         18,873,500 64,602,000   3,787,000   3,573,000 11,525,000                 
      income before income taxes and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                             116,962,000 126,016,000 99,230,000 150,645,000 109,296,000 126,444,000 132,749,000        33,699,000 97,448,000 117,462,000 80,473,000    
      income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                             72,462,000 68,816,000 64,430,000 95,545,000 73,296,000 78,744,000 81,949,000        19,899,000 60,648,000 73,062,000 47,773,000 51,144,000   
      cumulative effect of change in method of accounting for share-based payments, net of taxes
                                                                                   -5,075,000               
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                                                  
      before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                             7.62 7.22 6.72 34,315.66 7.62 8.2 8.51        2.06 6.34 7,620 5,030 5.38   
      cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                -529.47   -0.53               
      net income available for common stock
                                                                             7.62 7.22 6.72 5.953 7.62 8.2 7.98        2.06 6.34 7,620 5,000 5.35   
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                                  
      basic earnings per share
                                                                                    5.498 6.91 8.18  5.905 8.59 8.85        
      diluted earnings per share
                                                                                    5.483 6.89 8.16 6.87 5.885 8.57 8.82        
      cumulative effect of change in method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets, net of taxes
                                                                                                  
      basic earnings per common share:
                                                                                                  
      net income available for common stock.
                                                                                             7.59     
      amortization of goodwill and other intangibles
                                                                                              172,000 159,000  17,192,000 
      cumulative effect in method of accounting for goodwill and other intangible assets, net of taxes
                                                                                                  
      income before income taxes and cumulative
                                                                                                  
      effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                               86,544,000   
      cumulative effect of change in method of accounting for goodwill and
                                                                                                  
      other intangible assets, net of taxes
                                                                                                  
      depreciation of property, plant
                                                                                                  
      and equipment
                                                                                                34,765,000  
      amortization of goodwill and
                                                                                                  
      other intangibles
                                                                                                20,068,000  
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        assets
                                                                                                  
        current assets
                                                                                                  
        cash and cash equivalents
      135,676,000 266,988,000 190,822,000 176,223,000 156,700,000 260,852,000 244,361,000 140,717,000 130,860,000 169,897,000 159,981,000 111,738,000 123,469,000 169,319,000 149,773,000 126,368,000 132,224,000 145,886,000 133,882,000 114,802,000 350,135,000 413,991,000 295,672,000 260,247,000 178,646,000 200,165,000 142,264,000 171,969,000 170,882,000 253,256,000 265,159,000 288,593,000 315,789,000 390,014,000 395,009,000 432,147,000 632,787,000 648,885,000 593,183,000 600,340,000 530,587,000 754,207,000 977,991,000 1,219,334,000 619,367,000 772,751,000 441,786,000 325,023,000 642,833,000  440,810,000 386,567,000 300,652,000 512,431,000 305,654,000 264,119,000 294,991,000 381,099,000 311,159,000 299,362,000 329,170,000 437,740,000 577,875,000 659,027,000 575,314,000 477,673,000 500,635,000 349,288,000 258,421,000 390,509,000 247,932,000 196,273,000 228,128,000 330,550,000 236,124,000 292,344,000 348,148,000 321,513,000 264,890,000 249,965,000 215,861,000 170,310,000 105,724,000 140,031,000 74,322,000 44,565,000 47,097,000 30,796,000 36,311,000 35,280,000 22,717,000 42,919,000 
        restricted cash
      63,439,000 44,417,000 46,281,000 53,125,000 48,915,000 37,001,000 37,863,000 46,898,000 48,123,000 31,994,000 40,657,000 40,468,000 30,777,000 20,467,000 20,436,000 18,849,000 25,818,000 12,175,000 14,272,000 9,982,000 22,484,000 9,063,000 11,072,000 16,043,000 22,993,000 13,879,000 15,143,000 15,665,000 20,243,000 10,859,000 11,576,000 14,148,000 12,396,000 17,552,000 21,403,000 22,999,000 24,555,000 21,931,000 28,011,000 31,878,000 34,633,000 20,745,000 25,347,000 25,848,000 31,559,000 24,898,000 38,595,000 36,083,000 52,035,000 83,769,000 47,205,000 30,351,000 37,457,000 28,538,000 21,485,000 19,997,000 23,401,000 25,287,000 21,213,000 20,452,000 26,231,000 31,138,000                               
        investments in marketable equity securities and other investments
      972,701,000 1,088,970,000 1,005,792,000 898,148,000 909,039,000 858,743,000 831,760,000 822,034,000 802,943,000 697,028,000 672,346,000 661,306,000 616,379,000 622,408,000 610,756,000 662,831,000 816,966,000 824,445,000 779,073,000 765,740,000 715,580,000 587,582,000 506,246,000 444,742,000 451,380,000 599,967,000 554,211,000 536,875,000 527,942,000 514,581,000 517,927,000 474,110,000 491,449,000 557,153,000 519,586,000 469,993,000 456,558,000 448,241,000 408,670,000 367,584,000 384,175,000 379,445,000 343,076,000 200,850,000 214,980,000 226,752,000 206,838,000 248,952,000 645,594,000 522,318,000         320,914,000 366,140,000 382,088,000 373,750,000 399,468,000 392,515,000 471,201,000 385,001,000 403,143,000 364,904,000 400,133,000 357,337,000 168,404,000 130,200,000                     
        accounts receivable
      520,482,000 576,754,000 543,995,000 461,554,000 499,668,000 514,426,000 518,251,000 466,019,000 500,326,000 525,087,000 541,670,000 468,363,000 507,514,000 560,779,000 537,561,000 475,333,000 517,551,000 607,471,000 578,592,000 516,483,000 515,220,000 537,156,000 474,256,000 452,231,000 514,564,000 624,216,000 612,141,000 535,108,000 551,617,000 582,280,000 589,645,000 563,580,000 540,593,000 620,319,000 525,779,000 509,380,000 493,804,000 615,101,000 567,348,000 522,759,000 535,574,000 572,435,000 498,710,000 533,144,000 495,631,000 571,357,000 460,600,000 404,989,000 406,293,000 428,653,000 375,223,000 364,963,000 372,466,000 399,204,000 391,003,000 355,753,000 359,099,000 392,725,000 382,418,000 388,106,000 356,361,000 397,024,000 402,060,000 374,901,000 402,985,000 430,669,000 415,516,000 386,545,000 419,902,000 479,361,000 480,934,000 459,536,000 453,334,000 440,866,000 400,511,000 404,623,000 423,403,000 404,891,000 405,335,000 395,999,000 398,552,000 387,849,000 363,198,000 349,442,000 356,290,000 343,286,000 318,410,000 300,982,000 278,511,000 291,098,000 272,845,000 279,890,000 
        inventories and contracts in progress
      306,892,000 303,370,000 306,257,000 267,199,000 262,489,000 295,808,000 306,501,000 323,542,000 326,658,000 297,211,000 279,211,000 259,224,000 246,220,000 226,811,000 209,804,000 178,280,000 156,678,000 141,471,000 100,258,000 126,395,000 132,136,000 120,622,000 124,258,000 121,490,000 117,440,000 108,928,000 113,196,000 120,415,000 107,344,000 69,477,000 73,696,000 76,005,000 66,949,000 60,612,000 62,531,000 58,760,000 35,736,000 34,818,000 35,283,000 32,281,000 31,729,000 32,068,000 12,206,000 12,019,000 11,634,000 11,309,000 10,774,000 8,922,000 3,234,000 2,924,000                                           
        prepaid expenses
      135,826,000 124,875,000 135,165,000 127,475,000 135,178,000 116,472,000 140,001,000 131,688,000 137,395,000 119,933,000 100,746,000 119,100,000 112,982,000 97,450,000 87,166,000 97,566,000 101,154,000 81,741,000 78,212,000 82,633,000 85,119,000 75,523,000 73,426,000 75,857,000 96,407,000                                                                    
        income taxes receivable
      14,788,000 15,447,000 6,402,000 14,342,000 5,168,000 7,714,000 1,334,000 3,869,000 2,803,000 6,848,000 1,592,000 2,048,000 3,335,000 9,313,000 21,934,000 39,789,000 15,381,000 32,744,000 15,654,000 16,947,000 15,339,000 29,313,000 33,115,000 36,848,000 55,812,000 10,735,000 9,440,000 16,490,000 2,591,000 19,166,000   5,304,000 23,901,000 28,108,000 36,131,000 47,734,000 41,635,000 19,920,000 8,429,000 29,826,000 48,383,000 41,035,000       17,991,000     51,160,000 12,343,000 4,815,000 16,990,000 23,695,000 26,245,000 29,528,000 33,307,000         13,211,000   11,328,000 16,545,000   28,017,000 18,893,000    4,262,000    17,746,000 1,004,000     
        other current assets
      10,011,000 10,274,000 7,861,000 11,640,000 9,553,000 7,608,000 4,563,000 4,499,000 1,758,000 1,298,000 1,893,000 3,683,000 1,914,000 1,547,000 1,943,000 2,411,000 1,237,000 1,241,000 1,641,000 7,631,000 1,427,000 942,000 976,000 939,000 11,783,000 105,595,000 87,863,000 88,748,000 96,916,000 82,723,000 77,864,000 78,721,000 88,956,000 66,253,000 65,443,000 68,015,000 68,717,000 60,735,000 63,162,000 64,142,000 58,965,000 53,439,000 53,171,000 94,424,000 91,202,000 81,462,000 78,277,000 79,928,000 80,431,000 77,013,000 76,936,000 84,227,000 91,454,000 82,692,000 77,181,000 78,716,000 75,578,000 70,936,000 73,366,000 80,429,000 78,531,000 68,637,000 63,905,000 65,622,000 71,367,000 64,069,000 66,979,000 69,906,000 78,109,000 73,153,000 67,161,000 75,796,000 77,521,000 69,315,000 69,637,000 74,066,000 65,442,000 58,733,000 58,801,000 60,006,000 57,267,000 55,000,000 55,575,000 57,868,000 42,114,000 41,639,000 40,854,000 35,695,000 41,771,000 39,744,000 34,579,000 47,590,000 
        current assets held for sale
      49,140,000                                           18,999,000 17,498,000  1,473,000  397,000                                            
        total current assets
      2,208,955,000 2,431,095,000 2,242,575,000 2,009,706,000 2,026,710,000 2,098,624,000 2,084,634,000 1,939,266,000 1,950,866,000 1,849,296,000 1,798,096,000 1,665,930,000 1,642,590,000 1,708,094,000 1,639,373,000 1,601,427,000 1,767,009,000 1,847,174,000 1,701,584,000 1,640,613,000 1,837,440,000 1,774,192,000 1,519,021,000 1,408,397,000 1,449,025,000 1,663,485,000 1,534,258,000 1,485,270,000 1,477,535,000 1,532,342,000 1,535,867,000 1,495,157,000 1,521,436,000 1,735,804,000 1,617,859,000 1,597,425,000 1,759,891,000 1,871,346,000 1,715,577,000 1,627,413,000 1,605,489,000 1,860,722,000 1,956,131,000 2,113,034,000 1,486,086,000 1,690,703,000 1,264,117,000 1,135,586,000 1,830,817,000 1,702,387,000         1,181,906,000 1,205,248,000 1,217,605,000 1,361,898,000 1,459,725,000 1,544,228,000 1,531,997,000 1,388,064,000 1,411,333,000 1,219,708,000 1,209,057,000                        
        property, plant and equipment
      576,348,000 587,434,000 559,913,000 551,795,000 543,706,000 549,364,000 556,157,000 544,398,000 548,279,000 560,314,000 539,924,000 511,182,000 506,995,000 503,000,000 468,173,000 442,409,000 456,430,000 468,126,000 461,107,000 373,471,000 375,862,000 378,286,000 379,010,000 376,681,000 382,408,000 384,670,000 370,882,000 327,084,000 319,408,000 293,085,000 271,560,000 265,502,000 258,694,000 259,358,000 259,809,000 263,100,000 243,330,000 233,664,000 225,673,000 222,408,000 224,986,000 231,123,000 203,113,000 819,343,000 823,376,000 860,829,000 870,182,000 847,970,000 845,868,000 927,542,000 910,636,000 1,031,754,000 1,045,670,000 1,081,237,000 1,100,885,000 1,117,421,000 1,129,131,000 1,152,390,000 1,149,054,000 1,168,596,000 1,178,907,000 1,200,726,000 1,184,615,000 1,175,493,000 1,198,291,000 1,239,692,000                           
        lease right-of-use assets
      387,163,000 404,818,000 404,029,000 399,993,000 392,668,000 388,419,000 415,007,000 405,354,000 395,969,000 409,183,000 406,527,000 420,357,000 424,938,000 429,403,000 421,303,000 434,843,000 438,226,000 437,969,000 427,225,000 444,082,000 453,193,000 462,560,000 486,691,000 481,589,000 486,820,000 526,417,000 503,830,000 361,603,000 382,050,000                                                                
        investments in affiliates
      237,053,000 229,565,000 201,144,000 158,059,000 156,935,000 169,125,000 168,161,000 185,500,000 186,674,000 186,480,000 191,408,000 198,261,000 194,960,000 186,419,000 169,422,000 172,612,000 172,584,000 155,444,000 171,249,000 164,203,000 169,203,000 155,777,000 157,529,000 156,677,000 167,628,000 162,249,000 163,986,000 159,660,000 140,127,000 143,813,000 142,756,000 133,550,000 131,887,000 128,590,000 122,166,000 67,812,000 60,287,000 58,806,000 64,815,000 63,834,000 60,582,000 59,229,000 53,198,000 50,898,000 36,120,000 19,811,000 21,976,000 21,006,000 20,953,000 15,754,000 32,997,000 27,386,000 22,068,000 15,535,000 25,219,000 21,721,000 19,329,000 17,101,000 25,450,000 32,687,000 29,223,000 31,637,000 44,994,000 42,308,000 42,136,000 54,722,000 55,261,000 77,937,000 72,008,000 76,437,000 99,398,000 99,468,000 104,353,000 99,204,000 96,142,000 72,017,000 53,510,000 67,874,000 68,498,000 66,533,000 66,775,000 67,593,000 65,530,000 61,085,000 60,865,000 57,498,000 60,378,000 61,295,000 63,142,000 74,124,000 77,284,000 121,139,000 
        goodwill
      1,599,489,000 1,585,666,000 1,571,968,000 1,535,561,000 1,509,399,000 1,500,036,000 1,534,508,000 1,512,447,000 1,513,316,000 1,525,194,000 1,499,707,000 1,568,020,000 1,567,594,000 1,560,953,000 1,631,440,000 1,617,648,000 1,649,646,000 1,649,582,000 1,612,343,000 1,653,607,000 1,485,137,000 1,484,750,000 1,458,194,000 1,440,379,000 1,362,191,000 1,388,279,000 1,345,393,000 1,335,961,000 1,339,822,000 1,297,712,000 1,310,075,000 1,280,357,000 1,301,484,000 1,299,710,000 1,299,226,000 1,279,894,000 1,179,431,000 1,122,954,000 1,150,446,000 1,153,975,000 1,180,924,000 1,017,513,000 947,356,000 1,325,761,000 1,314,351,000 1,348,710,000 1,353,089,000 1,348,708,000 1,241,949,000 1,288,622,000 1,293,482,000 1,288,419,000 1,309,663,000 1,317,915,000 1,406,930,000 1,398,503,000 1,404,783,000 1,414,997,000 1,415,180,000 1,463,191,000 1,390,282,000 1,376,357,000 1,371,920,000 1,368,605,000 1,422,548,000 1,423,462,000 1,415,314,000 1,419,757,000 1,379,089,000 1,390,157,000 1,468,234,000 1,553,827,000 1,542,424,000 1,414,401,000 1,358,425,000 1,351,835,000 1,240,251,000 1,198,973,000 1,199,260,000 1,137,449,000 1,125,570,000 1,120,566,000 1,088,615,000 1,037,855,000 1,017,109,000 1,014,458,000 917,747,000 874,948,000 856,274,000 771,053,000 771,391,000  
        indefinite-lived intangible assets
      170,321,000 170,805,000 165,300,000 166,374,000 164,998,000 164,323,000 190,020,000 187,379,000 187,319,000 187,862,000 185,711,000 181,026,000 180,038,000 178,934,000 174,915,000 137,545,000 141,077,000 142,180,000 120,093,000 121,417,000 121,050,000 120,437,000 117,841,000 115,913,000 116,172,000 140,197,000 144,477,000 126,986,000 128,557,000 99,052,000 114,752,000 100,444,000 103,916,000 102,195,000 109,901,000 110,060,000 93,203,000 66,026,000 68,780,000 70,189,000 73,779,000 21,885,000 14,645,000 510,966,000 510,966,000 516,753,000 572,209,000 535,378,000 519,128,000 541,278,000 541,478,000 539,728,000 539,728,000 539,728,000 525,833,000 530,502,000 530,753,000 530,641,000 530,741,000 536,802,000 530,864,000 530,816,000 530,662,000 530,406,000 531,390,000 540,012,000 531,318,000 531,129,000 531,354,000 526,982,000 526,840,000 526,840,000 530,304,000 520,971,000 520,971,000 521,042,000 517,742,000 494,692,000 494,692,000 494,692,000 494,692,000 493,192,000 493,192,000 493,192,000 488,006,000 487,872,000 484,556,000 483,919,000 482,419,000  453,306,000  
        amortized intangible assets
      55,115,000 61,631,000 68,910,000 37,031,000 47,634,000 56,696,000 64,740,000 73,008,000 101,626,000 112,194,000 122,847,000 134,363,000 147,553,000 161,422,000 202,260,000 216,612,000 231,091,000 247,120,000 248,246,000 264,408,000 190,041,000 204,646,000 218,125,000 231,887,000 235,008,000 233,481,000 245,393,000 237,675,000 250,256,000 263,261,000 260,055,000 236,597,000 230,674,000 237,976,000 239,152,000 248,337,000 153,924,000 107,939,000 114,636,000 100,658,000 106,921,000 107,191,000 81,814,000 86,820,000 90,854,000 96,947,000 78,231,000 61,732,000 36,494,000 39,588,000 43,542,000 38,535,000 42,053,000 45,577,000 46,794,000 50,787,000 52,737,000 54,622,000 56,404,000 59,024,000 61,197,000 61,242,000 63,055,000 71,546,000 73,606,000 71,314,000 76,635,000 84,690,000 87,214,000 98,601,000 63,679,000 69,631,000 65,584,000 42,258,000 45,494,000 29,261,000 31,799,000 19,793,000 20,822,000 21,450,000 22,814,000 23,560,000 19,362,000 14,059,000 11,477,000 6,675,000 4,302,000 6,032,000 2,004,000    
        prepaid pension cost
      2,792,300,000 2,772,394,000 2,462,685,000 2,550,465,000 2,533,255,000 2,510,520,000 2,141,036,000 2,129,196,000 2,129,682,000 2,113,638,000 1,703,216,000 1,684,914,000 1,671,477,000 1,658,046,000 2,392,746,000 2,364,135,000 2,334,773,000 2,306,514,000 1,772,859,000 1,750,588,000 1,730,625,000 1,708,305,000 1,322,151,000 1,315,174,000 1,306,843,000 1,292,350,000 1,038,676,000 1,024,555,000 1,017,584,000 1,003,558,000 1,106,162,000 1,090,509,000 1,073,873,000 1,056,777,000 863,098,000 850,262,000 836,430,000 881,593,000 1,016,908,000 1,004,445,000 992,103,000 979,970,000 1,189,181,000 1,175,521,000 1,164,001,000 1,152,488,000 1,267,415,000 1,261,294,000 1,250,658,000 1,245,505,000 529,165,000 579,303,000 589,230,000 604,823,000 528,438,000 537,467,000 536,521,000 537,262,000 544,366,000 541,974,000 539,484,000 538,753,000 407,194,000 412,838,000 410,976,000 409,445,000 290,021,000 287,367,000 341,751,000 346,325,000 947,900,000 942,074,000 1,018,367,000 992,320,000 986,305,000 980,427,000 975,292,000 560,135,000 555,180,000 599,302,000 593,469,000 583,778,000 575,080,000 565,898,000 545,737,000 534,735,000 532,277,000 518,313,000 507,126,000 476,679,000 466,683,000 394,282,000 
        deferred income taxes
      9,913,000 9,690,000 9,519,000 9,483,000 8,972,000 8,908,000 12,002,000 10,750,000 10,682,000 10,578,000 6,810,000 6,850,000 6,870,000 6,812,000 6,896,000 7,042,000 6,720,000 7,900,000 7,854,000 7,124,000 7,651,000 8,396,000 5,362,000 4,666,000 11,062,000 11,629,000 11,400,000 12,010,000 12,605,000 13,388,000 15,367,000 15,367,000 15,367,000 15,367,000 15,820,000 15,817,000 15,818,000 17,246,000 377,564,000 403,890,000 416,116,000  4,595,000 8,416,000 4,215,000 934,000 25,774,000 31,689,000 70,447,000  29,669,000 27,944,000 15,597,000 3,974,000 2,935,000 3,212,000 1,143,000 13,343,000 35,027,000 16,372,000 11,316,000 15,318,000 10,779,000 15,376,000  14,633,000  11,165,000  10,967,000 47,900,000 45,502,000 46,397,000 37,146,000 44,651,000 46,637,000 48,936,000 39,720,000 39,246,000 38,292,000 37,320,000 31,614,000 31,366,000 31,119,000 325,381,000 321,756,000 279,409,000 267,420,000 256,347,000 231,179,000 211,458,000 212,675,000 
        deferred charges and other assets
      129,683,000 142,615,000 165,926,000 200,565,000 231,623,000 231,190,000 254,551,000 246,755,000 230,715,000 232,991,000 234,943,000 233,055,000 199,184,000 189,132,000 170,603,000 167,032,000 162,580,000 163,516,000 156,912,000 157,029,000 148,218,000 146,770,000 147,589,000 140,954,000 128,668,000 128,479,000 129,451,000 142,146,000 129,290,000 117,830,000 117,149,000 113,450,000 123,627,000 102,046,000 92,884,000 75,732,000 73,791,000 73,096,000 81,810,000 85,717,000 67,741,000 75,318,000 78,891,000 72,539,000 65,691,000 65,258,000 53,066,000 47,742,000 61,383,000 50,370,000 49,161,000 53,027,000 52,113,000 46,492,000 54,232,000 56,443,000 59,004,000 64,348,000 63,022,000 72,257,000 57,569,000 56,938,000 60,042,000 57,430,000 59,579,000 59,495,000 56,133,000 60,337,000 58,041,000 66,058,000 80,469,000 88,127,000 87,339,000 65,137,000 64,781,000 73,732,000 83,839,000 77,619,000 69,063,000 58,925,000 58,170,000 67,909,000 67,987,000 57,044,000 74,413,000 72,960,000 78,150,000 83,442,000 79,843,000 76,504,000 78,228,000 142,367,000 
        noncurrent assets held for sale
      14,149,000                                           27,058,000 33,945,000  8,151,000 30,290,000 113,312,000                                            
        total assets
      8,180,489,000 8,395,713,000 7,851,969,000 7,619,032,000 7,615,900,000 7,677,205,000 7,420,816,000 7,234,053,000 7,255,128,000 7,187,730,000 6,689,189,000 6,603,958,000 6,542,199,000 6,582,215,000 7,277,131,000 7,161,305,000 7,360,136,000 7,425,525,000 6,679,472,000 6,576,542,000 6,518,420,000 6,444,119,000 5,811,513,000 5,672,317,000 5,645,825,000 5,931,236,000 5,487,746,000 5,212,950,000 5,197,234,000 4,764,041,000 4,873,743,000 4,730,933,000 4,760,958,000 4,937,823,000 4,619,915,000 4,508,439,000 4,416,105,000 4,432,670,000 4,438,645,000 4,328,639,000 4,312,525,000 4,352,951,000 4,524,329,000 6,181,940,000 5,525,390,000 5,752,319,000 5,488,436,000 5,289,706,000 5,920,562,000 5,811,046,000         4,986,152,000 5,092,494,000 5,005,131,000 5,158,367,000 5,122,207,000 5,230,055,000 5,270,523,000 5,186,206,000                           
        liabilities and equity
                                                                                                  
        current liabilities
                                                                                                  
        accounts payable, vehicle floor plan payable and accrued liabilities
      627,428,000 721,626,000 747,486,000 639,183,000 611,913,000 712,505,000 754,037,000 696,699,000 679,154,000 694,521,000 629,725,000                                                                                  
        deferred revenue
      361,621,000 411,651,000 425,621,000 356,310,000 402,047,000 390,976,000 438,502,000 326,225,000 387,076,000 396,754,000 414,525,000 319,549,000 373,173,000 381,416,000 362,351,000 283,701,000 346,091,000 358,720,000 371,208,000 284,013,000 331,678,000 331,021,000 309,142,000 280,321,000 327,830,000 355,156,000 337,573,000 241,473,000 295,966,000 308,728,000 335,086,000 248,437,000 294,519,000 339,454,000 353,367,000 290,175,000 321,058,000 312,107,000 334,577,000 286,502,000 329,885,000 297,135,000 334,328,000 348,856,000 376,124,000 410,146,000 434,764,000 364,892,000 393,289,000 366,831,000 402,074,000 369,631,000 403,098,000 395,837,000 390,650,000 360,492,000 380,811,000 387,532,000 396,597,000 379,487,000 393,731,000 379,089,000 452,953,000 375,534,000 483,353,000 422,998,000 467,891,000 402,254,000 435,889,000 388,007,000 413,073,000 362,671,000 408,883,000 378,101,000 311,757,000 346,273,000  273,198,000 247,886,000 260,598,000  246,137,000 214,314,000 220,967,000 197,424,000 189,811,000 177,322,000 160,372,000 156,417,000 138,827,000 142,420,000  
        income taxes payable
      7,368,000 8,995,000 16,128,000 4,692,000 9,164,000 11,502,000 36,185,000 15,376,000 30,291,000 7,406,000 12,572,000 10,305,000 15,026,000 3,766,000 2,551,000 3,440,000 5,610,000 4,585,000 6,869,000 8,236,000 6,891,000 5,140,000 4,401,000 3,029,000 615,000 4,121,000 6,668,000 14,673,000 12,025,000 10,496,000 7,235,000 10,463,000 8,593,000 6,109,000          8,230,000 11,235,000 128,895,000 50,176,000 52,591,000 55,278,000  22,341,000 15,061,000 2,992,000 726,000         7,886,000 24,214,000 34,600,000 8,048,000 278,000   7,499,000      20,680,000    43,023,000  7,531,000           
        mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interest
      6,033,000 6,874,000 8,661,000 8,414,000 8,371,000 159,548,000 125,476,000 115,895,000 42,549,000 40,764,000 32,043,000 31,136,000 32,309,000 30,845,000 27,142,000 25,149,000 17,031,000 13,661,000 11,921,000 9,332,000 10,272,000 9,240,000 768,000 829,000 829,000 829,000      16,500,000 10,331,000 10,331,000 12,584,000 12,584,000 12,584,000 12,584,000 9,847,000 9,897,000                                                     
        current portion of lease liabilities
      58,581,000 64,290,000 62,614,000 60,897,000 61,156,000 58,239,000 61,558,000 60,291,000 60,709,000 64,247,000 65,591,000 70,431,000 72,210,000 70,007,000 70,100,000 70,896,000 74,825,000 77,655,000 84,144,000 86,143,000 84,749,000 86,797,000 88,218,000 87,652,000 89,107,000 92,714,000 78,114,000 80,628,000 82,429,000                                                                
        current portion of long-term debt
      107,098,000 175,138,000 424,870,000 502,124,000 149,178,000 26,577,000 34,137,000 101,874,000 76,844,000 66,751,000 21,880,000 141,161,000 123,018,000 155,813,000 141,802,000 94,578,000 104,824,000 141,749,000 44,254,000 4,248,000 4,238,000 6,452,000 6,104,000 5,858,000 78,575,000 82,179,000 81,697,000 9,351,000 9,568,000 6,360,000 6,568,000 6,553,000 406,654,000 6,726,000 6,713,000 6,492,000 6,158,000 6,128,000 6,498,000                                                      
        dividends declared
      8,198,000  7,851,000 7,848,000 7,849,000  7,444,000 7,574,000 7,674,000  7,555,000 7,788,000 7,902,000  7,606,000 7,688,000 7,748,000  7,496,000 7,553,000 7,553,000  7,259,000 7,572,000 7,586,000  7,387,000 7,388,000 7,388,000  7,071,000 7,134,000 7,319,000  7,025,000 7,081,000 7,100,000  6,797,000 6,797,000 6,820,000  6,715,000 15,669,000 15,645,000  14,983,000 14,983,000 19,051,000          18,392,000 18,866,000 18,923,000  21,002,000 20,930,000 21,067,000  20,440,000 20,440,000 20,452,000  20,380,000 20,730,000 20,706,000 19,720,000 19,780,000 19,830,000  19,000,000 19,000,000 18,980,000  18,010,000 18,010,000 18,040,000 16,991,000 16,743,000 14,100,000 14,000,000 13,912,000   13,500,000 
        current liabilities held for sale
      56,002,000                                           21,140,000 25,850,000  1,306,000                                              
        total current liabilities
      1,232,329,000 1,388,574,000 1,693,231,000 1,579,468,000 1,249,678,000 1,199,799,000 1,331,863,000 1,208,039,000 1,241,748,000 1,229,679,000 1,151,848,000 1,108,387,000 1,128,288,000 1,174,007,000 1,141,056,000 1,020,425,000 1,042,892,000 1,166,338,000 1,020,609,000 902,602,000 927,734,000 949,646,000 915,459,000 818,104,000 937,379,000 1,041,871,000 988,961,000 814,564,000 829,756,000 812,162,000 804,200,000 746,387,000 1,152,583,000 878,612,000 813,181,000 755,224,000 778,993,000 818,961,000 754,057,000 744,343,000 735,832,000 725,149,000 764,745,000 903,744,000 848,180,000 1,050,792,000 1,014,549,000 915,766,000 981,416,000 934,109,000         998,018,000 1,044,529,000 995,906,000 1,008,277,000 1,108,012,000 1,026,717,000 1,048,717,000 989,583,000 1,047,206,000 952,325,000 960,386,000                        
        accrued compensation and related benefits
      131,641,000 135,323,000 131,238,000 132,324,000 130,534,000 136,101,000 137,066,000 128,511,000 128,829,000 137,275,000 133,057,000 137,588,000 134,541,000 134,921,000 155,966,000 164,239,000 163,208,000 175,391,000 205,514,000 203,296,000 196,558,000 201,918,000 202,647,000 189,084,000 179,574,000 193,836,000 177,116,000 178,460,000 176,319,000 179,652,000 179,887,000 178,571,000 176,697,000 193,024,000 198,907,000 192,837,000 193,060,000 195,910,000 194,693,000 191,660,000 189,808,000 203,280,000 215,077,000 239,804,000 240,089,000 244,082,000 223,213,000 210,667,000 207,346,000 211,526,000 215,649,000 216,222,000 214,745,000 216,280,000 225,625,000 224,086,000 222,416,000 228,304,000 198,406,000 213,912,000 204,024,000 231,034,000 220,161,000 210,448,000 216,326,000 210,640,000 242,229,000 229,545,000 223,549,000 242,508,000 243,755,000 243,439,000 237,178,000                    
        other liabilities
      28,122,000 28,639,000 29,280,000 27,069,000 27,329,000 27,361,000 30,456,000 35,092,000 32,254,000 32,076,000 35,971,000 32,974,000 37,373,000 37,506,000 33,741,000 28,686,000 34,629,000 36,497,000 33,282,000 32,511,000 36,591,000 48,768,000 62,471,000 75,552,000 31,430,000 27,223,000 27,398,000 22,907,000 22,747,000 57,901,000 59,264,000 60,716,000 63,714,000 65,977,000 67,589,000 64,956,000 67,850,000 65,554,000 67,458,000 71,510,000 70,522,000 70,678,000 73,182,000 74,958,000 82,539,000 91,789,000 88,840,000 86,893,000 84,420,000 86,000,000 86,021,000 102,837,000 107,210,000 109,774,000 115,421,000 112,108,000 112,655,000 107,741,000 111,714,000 114,764,000 112,235,000 119,036,000 120,172,000 123,696,000 138,277,000 134,783,000 102,990,000 103,446,000 101,873,000 120,958,000 87,484,000 86,468,000 82,667,000 319,195,000 317,680,000 320,288,000  300,285,000 281,061,000 276,335,000  243,470,000 244,495,000 238,666,000 229,551,000 220,411,000 209,788,000 198,538,000 197,466,000 198,536,000 192,093,000 201,188,000 
        lease liabilities
      365,847,000 377,897,000 379,092,000 375,894,000 371,331,000 362,885,000 386,254,000 377,428,000 367,213,000 376,677,000 372,021,000 383,318,000 387,866,000 393,626,000 387,142,000 401,977,000 405,119,000 405,200,000 392,438,000 407,740,000 419,131,000 428,849,000 454,902,000 451,874,000 440,732,000 477,004,000 462,868,000 323,466,000 337,648,000                                                                
        long-term debt
      714,884,000 705,618,000 307,026,000 314,251,000 715,457,000 721,615,000 731,054,000 732,898,000 738,708,000 745,082,000 739,806,000 565,564,000 568,101,000 570,547,000 568,534,000 511,574,000 523,102,000 525,752,000 511,635,000 506,079,000 506,091,000 506,103,000 509,282,000 505,672,000 430,317,000 430,650,000 420,535,000 497,094,000 500,238,000 470,777,000 473,060,000 478,774,000 91,079,000 486,561,000 486,242,000 489,717,000 487,186,000 485,719,000 490,910,000 400,028,000 399,914,000 399,926,000 399,822,000 947,219,000 399,645,000 399,545,000 398,298,000 398,202,000 403,160,000 447,608,000 448,067,000 446,904,000 453,726,000 453,384,000 453,471,000 452,569,000 453,128,000 452,229,000 450,071,000 402,328,000 396,760,000 396,650,000 396,547,000 396,443,000 396,339,000 396,236,000 396,157,000 396,065,000 395,961,000 400,003,000 7,000 16,000 103,000 400,972,000 400,907,000 400,379,000  400,428,000 401,723,000 401,781,000  406,624,000 422,411,000 422,990,000 425,295,000 429,401,000 421,769,000 427,793,000 431,029,000 405,267,000 405,779,000 926,643,000 
        noncurrent liabilities held for sale
      12,347,000                                           7,849,000 8,085,000                                                
        total liabilities
      3,383,765,000 3,528,562,000 3,311,291,000 3,184,609,000 3,246,549,000 3,346,569,000 3,349,714,000 3,200,527,000 3,160,421,000 3,161,677,000 2,947,166,000 2,744,434,000 2,750,587,000 2,807,727,000 2,982,545,000 2,822,562,000 2,872,864,000 2,999,545,000 2,698,322,000 2,592,910,000 2,645,795,000 2,665,798,000 2,552,958,000 2,447,070,000 2,427,204,000 2,598,785,000 2,424,932,000 2,170,220,000 2,193,832,000 1,842,913,000 1,893,680,000 1,848,793,000 1,871,365,000 2,018,071,000 2,055,459,000 1,968,349,000 1,935,477,000 1,979,679,000 1,929,796,000 1,856,159,000 1,846,000,000 1,836,296,000 1,938,491,000 2,969,441,000 2,370,821,000 2,579,130,000 2,554,519,000 2,442,051,000 2,491,854,000 2,494,197,000         2,363,989,000 2,365,651,000 2,288,872,000 2,325,744,000 2,312,992,000 2,250,677,000 2,288,625,000 2,227,752,000 2,199,932,000 2,100,734,000 2,113,949,000                        
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                                  
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
      29,920,000 39,824,000 52,018,000 49,869,000 43,586,000 43,821,000 38,672,000 38,006,000 24,225,000 24,185,000 27,882,000 26,999,000 21,882,000 21,827,000 17,625,000 16,500,000 14,331,000 14,311,000 7,412,000 7,720,000 7,786,000 11,928,000    5,655,000    4,346,000    4,607,000    50,000    25,957,000                                                   
        preferred stock
                                                                                                  
        common stockholders’ equity
                                                                                                  
        common stock
      20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000  20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 20,000,000 
        capital in excess of par value
      346,943,000 379,896,000 365,595,000 364,793,000 368,074,000 356,919,000 363,224,000 361,637,000 373,367,000 372,040,000 387,039,000 385,399,000 388,173,000 390,438,000 394,609,000 392,973,000 391,133,000 389,456,000 388,386,000 386,882,000 385,257,000 388,159,000 386,506,000 384,804,000 383,237,000 381,669,000 379,923,000 378,255,000 376,639,000 378,837,000 376,412,000 374,502,000 372,836,000 370,700,000 368,505,000 365,942,000 363,361,000 364,363,000 360,515,000 357,178,000 360,229,000 356,887,000 345,074,000 311,901,000 302,205,000 303,789,000 296,108,000 291,464,000 289,402,000 288,129,000 261,751,000 252,767,000 244,176,000 240,746,000 248,937,000 245,393,000 250,469,000 252,767,000 249,948,000 247,118,000 244,466,000 249,719,000 247,853,000 243,987,000 243,358,000 241,435,000 241,368,000 239,084,000 237,381,000 232,201,000 229,692,000 227,187,000 223,369,000 213,076,000 208,915,000 206,116,000  201,701,000 198,822,000 194,620,000  201,694,000 200,774,000 199,029,000 176,942,000 176,018,000 160,121,000 158,754,000 157,976,000 146,080,000 145,124,000 137,172,000 
        retained earnings
      8,305,389,000 8,292,681,000 8,183,958,000 8,068,885,000 8,039,982,000 8,031,750,000 7,482,936,000 7,417,877,000 7,446,491,000 7,337,463,000 7,284,165,000 7,314,654,000 7,199,588,000 7,163,128,000 7,156,952,000 7,131,747,000 7,206,888,000 7,126,761,000 7,042,061,000 7,009,971,000 6,902,166,000 6,804,822,000 6,567,676,000 6,497,166,000 6,485,893,000 6,534,427,000 6,388,546,000 6,352,787,000 6,303,094,000 6,236,125,000 6,179,948,000 6,061,932,000 6,022,315,000 5,791,724,000 5,648,479,000 5,630,743,000 5,595,826,000 5,588,942,000 5,552,019,000 5,525,689,000 5,471,698,000 5,447,677,000 5,396,508,000 6,040,539,000 5,998,241,000 6,008,506,000 5,674,096,000 5,612,518,000 4,877,200,000 4,782,777,000 4,626,311,000 4,596,167,000 4,551,493,000 4,546,775,000 4,665,007,000 4,589,287,000 4,555,716,000 4,561,989,000 4,500,249,000 4,524,621,000 4,497,633,000 4,520,332,000 4,439,577,000 4,399,356,000 4,328,014,000 4,324,289,000 4,242,592,000 4,245,753,000 4,253,645,000 4,313,287,000 4,294,453,000 4,304,145,000 4,327,589,000 4,246,832,000 4,194,020,000 4,144,928,000  4,024,583,000 3,970,267,000 3,910,512,000  3,769,139,000 3,720,582,000 3,659,788,000 3,523,293,000 3,458,057,000 3,276,900,000 3,271,174,000 3,224,798,000 3,085,882,000 3,051,672,000 3,026,146,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
                                                                                                  
        cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment
      -18,510,000 -12,262,000 -19,075,000 -10,848,000 -43,777,000 -58,044,000 -11,774,000 -42,478,000 -45,995,000 -32,711,000 -62,734,000 -43,260,000 -45,644,000 -54,638,000 -93,224,000 -48,964,000 -8,036,000 -6,298,000 -5,598,000 10,435,000 9,268,000 9,754,000 -22,429,000 -42,859,000 -59,264,000 -21,888,000 -47,025,000 -30,341,000 -19,237,000 -29,270,000 -16,133,000 -13,289,000 17,878,000 6,314,000 7,778,000 -3,692,000 -13,330,000 -26,998,000 -6,478,000 -6,125,000 -1,004,000 -4,849,000 -3,338,000 1,184,000 -3,581,000 8,548,000 17,902,000 27,679,000 25,759,000 25,013,000         22,802,000 50,157,000 45,131,000 37,606,000 32,695,000 13,570,000 24,265,000 27,010,000 24,859,000 14,516,000 -15,849,000 -3,412,000 32,918,000 57,514,000 51,230,000 40,189,000 29,486,000 24,597,000  18,720,000  7,638,000  6,432,000 5,261,000 11,012,000  2,169,000 -379,000 -951,000 -6,039,000   -10,843,000 
        unrealized gain on pensions and other postretirement plans
      600,507,000 601,064,000 391,942,000 392,611,000 393,281,000 393,949,000 620,509,000 630,068,000 639,155,000 649,185,000 365,979,000 373,453,000 380,898,000 388,591,000 940,714,000 953,605,000 966,496,000 979,157,000 593,773,000 593,996,000 594,093,000 595,287,000 328,056,000 327,344,000 326,571,000 325,921,000 229,373,000 230,426,000 231,452,000 232,836,000 328,885,000 331,238,000 333,593,000 334,536,000 168,070,000 168,939,000 169,808,000 170,830,000 261,739,000 261,502,000 261,266,000 261,029,000 391,256,000 393,748,000 393,329,000 392,910,000 488,044,000 492,559,000 497,075,000 501,446,000         74,847,000 68,501,000 68,857,000 73,826,000        -79,914,000                       
        cash flow hedges
      -1,259,000 -1,722,000 -1,833,000 -1,880,000 -1,611,000 -1,108,000 -2,520,000 -1,060,000 -1,315,000 -2,137,000 -548,000 2,397,000 1,482,000 2,198,000 2,329,000   -1,471,000 -1,110,000 -1,240,000 -1,250,000 -1,727,000 -1,944,000 -2,065,000 -1,955,000 -738,000 -410,000 -61,000 -96,000                                                                
        cost of class b common stock held in treasury
      -4,520,318,000  -4,483,861,000 -4,481,658,000 -4,481,534,000  -4,468,073,000 -4,417,957,000 -4,388,213,000  -4,305,400,000 -4,243,166,000 -4,197,279,000  -4,161,672,000 -4,141,303,000 -4,116,112,000  -4,073,677,000 -4,051,958,000 -4,051,909,000  -4,038,052,000 -3,977,722,000 -3,948,427,000  -3,918,397,000 -3,918,254,000 -3,918,254,000  -3,914,058,000 -3,897,301,000 -3,881,716,000  -3,787,459,000 -3,752,220,000 -3,753,377,000  -3,738,085,000 -3,737,532,000 -3,729,709,000  -3,629,309,000 -3,628,443,000 -3,635,633,000  -3,648,032,000 -3,648,308,000 -2,487,492,000  -2,476,613,000 -2,477,248,000 -2,477,245,000  -2,481,703,000 -2,458,622,000 -2,393,119,000  -2,329,565,000 -2,281,617,000 -2,271,552,000  -2,030,039,000 -1,794,034,000 -1,778,409,000  -1,692,467,000 -1,692,409,000 -1,692,481,000  -1,697,089,000 -1,662,485,000 -1,600,863,000 -1,602,378,000 -1,576,945,000 -1,577,338,000  -1,507,701,000 -1,508,118,000 -1,509,105,000  -1,509,776,000 -1,510,181,000 -1,510,679,000 -1,513,999,000 -1,514,274,000 -1,518,743,000 -1,519,252,000 -1,519,506,000 -1,522,295,000  -1,525,020,000 
        total common stockholders’ equity
      4,732,752,000 4,794,025,000 4,456,726,000 4,351,903,000 4,294,415,000 4,256,661,000 4,004,302,000 3,968,087,000 4,043,490,000 3,975,737,000 3,688,501,000 3,809,477,000 3,747,218,000 3,731,383,000 4,259,708,000 4,308,691,000 4,460,162,000 4,399,583,000 3,963,835,000 3,968,086,000 3,857,625,000 3,759,302,000 3,239,813,000 3,206,668,000 3,206,055,000 3,319,239,000 3,052,010,000 3,032,812,000 2,993,598,000             2,490,698,000 2,562,423,000 3,178,860,000 3,121,365,000 3,140,299,000 2,890,057,000 2,831,873,000 3,412,195,000 3,300,067,000         2,604,146,000                                  
        noncontrolling interests
      34,052,000 33,302,000 31,934,000 32,651,000 31,350,000 30,154,000 28,128,000 27,433,000 26,992,000 26,131,000 25,640,000 23,048,000 22,512,000 21,278,000 17,253,000 13,552,000 12,779,000 12,086,000 9,903,000 7,826,000 7,214,000 7,091,000    7,557,000                    476,000 9,937,000 326,000 269,000 221,000 293,000 338,000 278,000 190,000          515,000                             
        total equity
      4,766,804,000 4,827,327,000 4,488,660,000 4,384,554,000 4,325,765,000 4,286,815,000 4,032,430,000 3,995,520,000 4,070,482,000 4,001,868,000 3,714,141,000 3,832,525,000 3,769,730,000 3,752,661,000 4,276,961,000 4,322,243,000 4,472,941,000 4,411,669,000 3,973,738,000 3,975,912,000 3,864,839,000 3,766,393,000 3,246,658,000 3,213,416,000 3,212,840,000 3,326,796,000 3,058,911,000 3,038,854,000 2,999,536,000 2,916,782,000 2,975,357,000 2,877,390,000 2,884,913,000 2,915,145,000 2,560,677,000 2,536,372,000 2,480,578,000 2,452,941,000 2,508,799,000 2,472,480,000 2,440,133,000 2,490,698,000 2,562,423,000 3,178,860,000 3,121,365,000 3,140,775,000 2,899,994,000 2,832,199,000 3,412,464,000 3,300,288,000         2,604,146,000 2,708,841,000 2,697,986,000 2,814,364,000 2,790,922,000 2,961,009,000   2,854,115,000 2,819,706,000 2,814,782,000                        
        total liabilities and equity
      8,180,489,000 8,395,713,000 7,851,969,000 7,619,032,000 7,615,900,000 7,677,205,000 7,420,816,000 7,234,053,000 7,255,128,000 7,187,730,000 6,689,189,000 6,603,958,000 6,542,199,000 6,582,215,000 7,277,131,000 7,161,305,000 7,360,136,000 7,425,525,000 6,679,472,000 6,576,542,000 6,518,420,000 6,444,119,000 5,811,513,000 5,672,317,000 5,645,825,000 5,931,236,000 5,487,746,000 5,212,950,000 5,197,234,000 4,764,041,000 4,873,743,000 4,730,933,000 4,760,958,000 4,937,823,000 4,619,915,000 4,508,439,000 4,416,105,000 4,432,670,000 4,438,645,000 4,328,639,000 4,312,525,000 4,352,951,000 4,524,329,000 6,181,940,000 5,525,390,000 5,752,319,000 5,488,436,000 5,289,706,000 5,920,562,000 5,811,046,000         4,986,152,000 5,092,494,000 5,005,131,000 5,158,367,000 5,122,207,000 5,230,055,000                             
        preferred stock, 1 par value; 977,000 shares authorized, none issued
                                                                                                  
        class a common stock
       964,000    964,000    964,000    964,000    964,000    964,000    964,000    964,000    964,000    964,000    964,000    975,000    1,169,000            1,241,000    1,292,000    1,292,000                       
        class b common stock
       19,036,000    19,036,000    19,036,000    19,036,000    19,036,000    19,036,000    19,036,000    19,036,000    19,036,000    19,036,000    19,036,000    19,025,000    18,831,000            18,759,000    18,708,000    18,708,000                       
        cost of 15,639,057 and 15,667,693 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
       -4,485,632,000                                                                                           
        cost of 15,667,693 and 15,521,190 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
           -4,486,805,000                                                                                       
        cost of 15,521,190 and 15,213,398 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
               -4,368,103,000                                                                                   
        accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                 559,153,000 536,959,000 563,005,000 556,646,000 560,122,000 503,794,000 583,629,000 506,638,000 512,409,000 492,625,000 520,236,000 500,335,000 433,672,000 433,666,000 507,701,000 477,522,000 461,051,000 422,380,000 486,578,000 448,240,000 457,300,000 435,498,000 526,323,000 446,076,000 451,476,000 444,677,000 500,726,000 406,185,000 451,044,000 399,127,000 428,014,000 410,192,000 502,312,000 414,155,000 464,342,000 462,860,000 429,560,000 393,962,000 505,699,000 478,827,000 447,538,000 444,972,000 486,396,000 493,040,000 492,244,000 492,880,000 495,041,000 575,416,000 642,957,000 580,228,000 626,188,000 623,171,000 552,321,000 488,720,000 555,478,000 546,327,000 526,550,000 500,536,000 544,920,000 540,862,000 551,363,000 502,713,000 562,547,000 471,217,000 478,728,000  437,987,000 424,732,000 383,626,000  420,404,000 403,896,000 390,907,000 393,456,000 363,244,000 429,996,000 351,674,000 315,411,000 330,840,000 303,928,000 259,434,000 
        cost of 15,213,398 and 15,093,934 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                   -4,178,334,000                                                                               
        cash flow hedge
                     633,000 -207,000             263,000 303,000 308,000 7,000 -184,000 -449,000 -391,000 -376,000 -277,000 29,000       -108,000 -243,000 -381,000 -525,000 -628,000         287,000                                  
        cost of 15,093,934 and 15,017,167 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                       -4,108,022,000                                                                           
        cost of 15,017,167 and 14,687,763 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                           -4,056,993,000                                                                       
        redeemable noncontrolling interest
                            11,897,000 11,831,000 5,781,000  3,903,000 3,876,000 3,866,000  4,706,000 4,750,000 4,680,000  3,779,000 3,718,000 50,000  50,000  26,392,000  23,415,000 23,129,000 22,694,000 21,904,000 23,413,000 4,946,000 5,579,000 5,896,000 5,982,000 6,012,000 12,664,000 12,655,000 6,750,000 6,821,000 6,810,000 6,740,000 6,722,000 6,707,000 6,747,000 6,733,000 6,767,000 6,843,000 6,878,000 6,907,000 6,902,000 7,055,000 7,273,000                        
        accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
                                                                                                  
        noncontrolling interest
                            6,845,000 6,748,000 6,785,000  6,901,000 6,042,000 5,938,000                                    489,000 471,000 478,000 477,000 797,000                        
        cost of 14,687,763 and 14,699,041 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                               -3,920,152,000                                                                   
        unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities
                                       194,889,000 135,753,000 107,051,000 98,666,000 92,931,000 59,060,000 51,768,000 57,653,000 58,500,000 42,232,000 39,931,000 46,804,000 52,130,000 42,182,000 36,342,000 190,776,000 173,663,000         65,578,000 80,061,000 93,451,000 70,707,000 85,148,000 81,709,000 130,159,000 78,492,000 96,730,000 71,698,000 90,295,000 72,646,000 171,492,000 123,120,000 121,630,000 109,163,000 92,058,000 85,062,000  56,151,000 51,454,000 64,473,000  45,002,000 56,412,000 63,019,000 53,766,000 48,504,000 22,734,000 19,051,000 4,796,000   5,767,000 
        cost of 14,699,041 and 14,495,506 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                                   -3,922,009,000                                                               
        postretirement benefits other than pensions
                                    21,607,000 21,359,000 20,943,000 20,865,000 22,929,000 22,625,000 22,270,000 21,859,000 35,267,000 34,831,000 33,808,000 33,947,000 38,507,000 38,325,000 37,269,000 37,962,000 34,614,000 35,184,000 35,709,000 36,219,000 36,301,000 61,369,000 60,804,000 59,949,000 69,749,000 69,440,000 68,749,000 67,864,000 67,072,000 66,374,000 65,674,000 64,342,000 66,807,000 74,817,000 74,245,000 73,672,000 73,247,000 72,391,000 72,227,000 70,992,000 83,665,000 82,739,000 81,907,000 85,255,000 83,030,000 82,184,000  154,867,000 153,881,000 152,395,000  150,026,000 148,689,000 146,841,000 144,736,000 143,564,000 140,018,000 138,730,000 137,440,000 134,867,000 133,580,000 127,919,000 
        cost of 14,495,506 and 14,423,564 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                                       -3,802,834,000                                                           
        cost of 14,423,564 and 14,196,146 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                                           -3,756,850,000                                                       
        current assets of discontinued operations
                                                   1,240,000     70,360,000      7,171,000  6,862,000     27,723,000                             
        noncurrent assets of discontinued operations
                                                   820,000     184,740,000      34,006,000  20,029,000 12,715,000    27,201,000                             
        short-term borrowings
                                                3,000,000 7,537,000 5,171,000 46,375,000 50,460,000 53,740,000 49,389,000 3,168,000 3,022,000 3,129,000 3,169,000 243,327,000 3,043,000 3,173,000 3,250,000 112,983,000 3,107,000 3,219,000 3,024,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,037,000 3,048,000 3,059,000 3,062,000 3,081,000 3,184,000 153,822,000 509,099,000 499,038,000 466,974,000 4,825,000 4,748,000 4,901,000  6,759,000 23,517,000 21,769,000  22,527,000 23,590,000 8,667,000 73,953,000 75,519,000 168,966,000 195,141,000 217,436,000 362,714,000 400,457,000 50,000,000 
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                   1,034,000     57,823,000      16,348,000  4,506,000     50,681,000                             
        redeemable preferred stock, series a, 1 par value, with a redemption and liquidation value of 1,000 per share; 23,000 shares authorized; none and 10,510 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                                  
        cost of 14,196,146 and 14,201,211 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                                               -3,648,546,000                                                   
        redeemable preferred stock
                                                10,510,000 10,510,000 10,510,000  10,510,000 10,510,000 10,665,000  10,665,000 10,665,000 11,096,000  11,096,000 11,096,000 11,096,000  11,295,000 11,295,000 11,526,000  11,526,000 11,526,000 11,526,000  11,526,000 11,526,000 11,826,000  11,826,000 11,826,000 11,826,000 11,826,000 11,826,000 11,826,000  12,120,000 12,120,000 12,267,000  12,267,000 12,267,000 12,267,000 12,267,000 12,267,000 12,540,000 12,622,000 12,916,000 12,916,000 12,916,000 13,148,000 
        redeemable preferred stock, series a, 1 par value, with a redemption and liquidation value of 1,000 per share; 23,000 shares authorized; 10,510 and 10,665 shares issued and outstanding
                                                   10,510,000                                               
        cost of 14,201,211 and 12,612,876 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                                                   -3,645,476,000                                               
        cash
                                                       569,719,000                                           
        redeemable preferred stock, series a, 1 par value, with a redemption and liquidation value of 1,000 per share; 23,000 shares authorized; 10,665 and 11,096 shares issued and outstanding
                                                       10,665,000                                           
        cost of 12,612,876 and 12,572,499 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                                                       -2,490,333,000                                           
        inventories
                                                        2,484,000 4,541,000 3,929,000 7,985,000 4,424,000 6,673,000 4,555,000 6,571,000 7,252,000 8,142,000 4,380,000 4,984,000 5,638,000 9,064,000 11,130,000 16,019,000 25,060,000 28,047,000 32,387,000 40,213,000 36,928,000 36,629,000 33,177,000 19,744,000 14,816,000 18,379,000 19,973,000 30,427,000 26,863,000 22,972,000 15,079,000 24,720,000 29,041,000 27,043,000 32,148,000 29,193,000 32,582,000 31,476,000 29,972,000 36,208,000 29,288,000 28,256,000 
        noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                        45,732,000      470,000  200,000 1,715,000    14,174,000                             
        see accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                                  
        redeemable preferred stock, series a, 1 par value, with a redemption and liquidation value of
                                                                                                  
        1,000 per share; 23,000 shares authorized; 11,096 and 11,295 shares issued and outstanding
                                                           11,096,000                                       
        cost of 12,572,499 and 12,409,000 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                                                           -2,474,347,000                                       
        see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                                  
        1,000 per share; 23,000 shares authorized; 11,295 and 11,526 shares issued and outstanding
                                                               11,295,000                                   
        cost of 12,409,000 and 11,806,144 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                                                               -2,398,189,000                                   
        common shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                  
        total common shareholders’ equity
                                                                 2,708,841,000 2,697,986,000 2,814,364,000                               
        redeemable preferred stock, series a, 1 par value, with a redemption and liquidation value of 1,000 per share; 23,000 shares authorized; 11,526 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                   11,526,000                               
        cost of 11,806,144 and 10,733,187 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                                                                   -2,157,826,000                               
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                                                  
        unrealized loss on pensions and other postretirement plans
                                                                    -4,312,000 -4,094,000 -4,382,000 -990,000  -79,413,000 -79,006,000                        
        total the washington post company common shareholders’ equity
                                                                    2,790,922,000 2,960,494,000 2,963,005,000 2,939,550,000 2,853,637,000 2,819,229,000 2,813,985,000                        
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                  
        total shareholders’ equity
                                                                      2,963,494,000 2,940,021,000                           
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                      5,270,523,000 5,186,206,000                           
        redeemable preferred stock, series a, 1 par value, with a redemption and liquidation value of 1,000 per share; 23,000 shares authorized; 11,526 and 11,826 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                       11,526,000                           
        cost of 10,733,187 and 10,634,768 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                                                                       -1,750,686,000                           
        buildings
                                                                        378,879,000 382,227,000 351,043,000 349,785,000 347,270,000 346,681,000 348,432,000 342,455,000 345,601,000 343,752,000 331,682,000 332,108,000 329,720,000 327,047,000 327,569,000 313,642,000 314,057,000 306,818,000 298,920,000 295,676,000 285,844,000 284,252,000 283,318,000 270,511,000 269,205,000 263,992,000 
        machinery, equipment and fixtures
                                                                        2,391,294,000 2,403,693,000 2,367,006,000 2,337,149,000 2,310,238,000 2,276,903,000 2,230,685,000 2,100,381,000 2,056,898,000 2,012,424,000 1,939,110,000 1,943,025,000 1,912,759,000 1,872,744,000 1,839,983,000 1,837,123,000 1,796,470,000 1,773,395,000 1,747,101,000 1,712,558,000 1,641,283,000 1,612,931,000 1,596,044,000 1,539,683,000 1,518,447,000 1,245,035,000 
        leasehold improvements
                                                                        271,855,000 277,789,000 258,854,000 256,866,000 257,610,000 254,005,000 246,875,000 234,615,000 213,177,000 209,603,000 204,797,000 189,161,000 182,624,000 177,424,000 167,116,000 163,465,000 149,765,000 138,766,000 124,393,000 112,108,000 96,904,000 94,671,000 92,597,000 82,214,000 81,246,000 74,371,000 
        property, plant and equipment - sum
                                                                        3,042,028,000                        1,868,898,000 1,583,398,000 
        less accumulated depreciation
                                                                        -1,929,558,000 -1,922,941,000 -1,876,198,000 -1,805,619,000 -1,774,687,000 -1,709,882,000 -1,652,617,000 -1,573,396,000 -1,525,398,000 -1,477,723,000 -1,433,060,000 -1,446,190,000 -1,399,325,000 -1,354,935,000 -1,325,676,000 -1,326,210,000 -1,291,425,000 -1,242,316,000 -1,208,699,000 -1,164,473,000 -1,059,085,000 -1,018,458,000 -973,288,000 -915,389,000  -699,549,000 
        land
                                                                        49,381,000 49,365,000 49,443,000 49,859,000 49,484,000 49,474,000 49,333,000 48,065,000 48,333,000 48,263,000 42,030,000 41,727,000 42,243,000 42,257,000 42,257,000 42,195,000 42,190,000 37,470,000 37,485,000 37,267,000 34,550,000 34,550,000 34,530,000 34,733,000 34,733,000 38,296,000 
        construction in progress
                                                                        74,609,000 67,963,000 119,168,000 114,294,000 105,885,000 83,263,000 63,986,000 123,980,000 116,547,000 103,069,000 133,750,000 134,012,000 107,965,000 86,750,000 91,383,000 77,619,000 86,587,000 81,183,000 69,123,000 70,518,000 56,717,000 61,033,000 47,779,000 85,413,000 83,002,000 111,792,000 
        total property, plant and equipment
                                                                        1,236,460,000 1,258,096,000 1,269,316,000                        
        unrealized loss on pension and other postretirement plans
                                                                        -79,445,000                          
        income taxes
                                                                         9,853,000 20,105,000   5,503,000 15,105,000                    
        investments in marketable equity securities
                                                                            399,154,000 357,203,000 85,523,000 44,580,000 43,286,000 32,560,000 325,805,000 38,072,000 47,909,000 115,272,000 262,325,000 68,105,000 125,499,000 132,970,000 69,843,000 11,488,000 2,061,000 1,920,000 1,431,000 218,921,000 197,945,000 11,744,000 
        redeemable preferred stock, series a, 1 par value, with a redemption and liquidation value of 1,000 per share; 23,000 shares authorized; 11,826 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                           11,826,000                       
        cost of 10,634,768 and 10,483,953 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                                                                           -1,697,268,000                       
        unrealized gain on pension and other postretirement plans
                                                                            295,334,000 295,890,000 297,020,000 268,218,000 268,892,000 269,571,000                 
        redeemable preferred stock, series a, 1 par value, with a redemption and liquidation value of 1,000 per share; 23,000 shares authorized; 12,120 and 12,267 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                                  
        cost of 10,463,810 and 10,398,469 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                                                                                                  
        accumulated other comprehensive income cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment
                                                                                    13,457,000      5,396,000        
        federal and state income taxes
                                                                                      26,651,000            
        the information on pages 48 through 63 is an integral part of the financial statements.
                                                                                                  
        redeemable preferred stock, series a, 1 par value, with a redemption and liquidation value of 1,000 per share; 23,000 shares authorized; 12,267 shares issued and outstanding
                                                                                                  
        unearned stock compensation
                                                                                                  
        cost of 10,398,469 and 10,423,928 shares of class b common stock held in treasury
                                                                                                  
        federal and state income taxes payable
                                                                                         15,587,000 12,926,000 4,368,000   32,769,000 5,126,000 3,267,000 8,672,000 
        federal and state income taxes receivable
                                                                                                  
        indefinite lived intangible assets
                                                                                               453,306,000   
        other intangible assets
                                                                                               2,095,000 2,267,000  
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                                                  
        common shareholders' equity
                                                                                                  
        current assets - sum
                                                                                                 410,399,000 
        goodwill and other intangibles,
                                                                                                  
        less accumulated amortization
                                                                                                 1,253,951,000 
        deferred subscription revenue
                                                                                                 83,492,000 
        current liabilities - sum
                                                                                                 415,098,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-10-02 2011-07-03 2011-04-03 2011-01-02 2010-10-03 2010-07-04 2010-04-04 2010-01-03 2009-09-27 2009-06-28 2009-03-29 2008-12-28 2008-09-28 2008-06-29 2008-03-30 2007-09-30 2007-07-01 2007-04-01 2006-12-31 2006-10-01 2006-07-02 2006-04-02 2006-01-01 2005-10-02 2005-07-03 2005-04-03 2004-09-26 2003-09-28 2003-06-29 2003-03-30 2002-09-29 2002-06-30 2001-04-01 
                                                                                                   
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                                                                   
          net income
        30,751,000 110,885,000 126,238,000 40,423,000 25,721,000 551,592,000 74,506,000 -18,827,000 125,339,000 55,690,000 -21,134,000 124,171,000 52,977,000 6,643,000 33,840,000 -66,615,000 96,566,000 85,083,000 39,683,000 115,926,000 112,635,000 236,943,000 78,054,000 18,862,000 -33,891,000 146,017,000 42,965,000 57,195,000 81,702,000 56,738,000 125,070,000 46,635,000 42,965,000 214,560,000 24,844,000 41,999,000 21,086,000 36,918,000 33,126,000 61,199,000 38,215,000 51,109,000 -230,556,000 58,427,000 21,800,000 334,666,000 76,439,000 749,850,000 132,305,000 156,528,000 30,424,000 45,134,000 5,259,000 -45,375,000 93,947,000 52,047,000 31,568,000 61,731,000 -5,966,000 45,763,000 15,629,000 78,989,000 61,076,000 92,127,000 45,828,000 82,249,000 17,066,000 11,368,000 -19,483,000 18,827,000 10,329,000 -2,701,000 39,267,000 72,462,000 68,816,000 64,430,000 95,545,000 73,296,000 78,744,000 76,874,000 102,440,000 66,558,000 78,755,000 66,591,000 82,472,000 19,899,000 60,648,000 73,062,000 47,773,000 -136,303,000 199,053,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          depreciation, amortization and goodwill and asset group held for sale impairment
        43,478,000                                                                                           
          amortization of lease right-of-use asset
        14,814,000 15,520,000 15,500,000 14,626,000 14,103,000 15,507,000 15,132,000 15,748,000 16,866,000 17,553,000 16,936,000 16,753,000 16,492,000 16,224,000 17,871,000 15,904,000 17,569,000 18,506,000 18,472,000 18,180,000 18,594,000 19,742,000 19,260,000 27,205,000 23,749,000 22,388,000 20,926,000 20,518,000 20,353,000                                                               
          net pension benefit and special separation benefit expense
        -20,401,000    -23,253,000    -29,056,000 -27,546,000 -27,778,000 -22,912,000 -23,162,000 -30,200,000         -6,260,000    -13,298,000                                                                 
          loss on marketable equity securities
        68,923,000                               2,554,000 14,102,000                                                           
          loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment and investments
        -518,000    276,000                                                                                       
          credit loss expense
        1,540,000 962,000 796,000 985,000 1,140,000      2,403,000                                                                                 
          stock-based compensation expense, net of forfeitures
        1,496,000 921,000 1,686,000 1,565,000 1,546,000 1,608,000 1,626,000 1,648,000 1,444,000 1,686,000    1,569,000 1,450,000                                                                             
          foreign exchange loss
        1,224,000 2,344,000 -1,147,000 4,475,000 4,379,000 -11,057,000 4,559,000 1,700,000 -617,000 2,961,000 -1,720,000 -1,604,000 1,504,000 50,000 448,000 478,000 1,047,000                     6,566,000 3,797,000 24,084,000 5,443,000 -627,000                                                  
          equity in losses of affiliates, net of distributions
        -8,466,000 -1,318,000 -13,781,000 -1,022,000 12,241,000 -552,000 17,845,000   5,235,000 7,130,000        -6,311,000 6,188,000 -11,241,000                                           -2,027,000 8,109,000   206,000 762,000         625,000 562,000 179,000  952,000 -342,000 525,000 -539,000 1,116,000 5,524,000 2,642,000    
          provision for deferred income taxes
        2,743,000 63,911,000 25,499,000 2,138,000 941,000 211,896,000 6,978,000 -3,729,000 12,255,000 18,069,000 -528,000 28,005,000 -1,781,000 -13,033,000 3,394,000 -10,387,000 16,182,000 21,466,000 -9,276,000 23,545,000 29,311,000                                                                      99,785,000 
          change in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                   
          accounts receivable
        48,469,000 -24,281,000 -47,656,000 44,189,000 16,550,000 -5,000 -49,386,000 39,185,000 21,523,000 -7,398,000 -77,867,000 39,251,000 54,245,000 -17,305,000 -67,066,000 36,778,000 89,228,000 -31,942,000 -65,891,000 13,345,000 25,196,000 -77,978,000 -25,008,000 63,582,000 100,732,000 -6,294,000 -74,489,000 -3,375,000 30,556,000 4,647,000 -23,807,000 -8,304,000 87,311,000 -95,144,000 -15,892,000 -483,000 122,605,000 -53,872,000 -43,806,000 8,037,000 41,749,000                                                   
          inventories
        -2,155,000 12,605,000 -10,562,000 -2,564,000 35,808,000 16,402,000 17,275,000 3,374,000 -28,754,000 -15,709,000 -14,888,000 -12,958,000 -19,318,000 -16,838,000 -11,126,000 -21,062,000 -15,298,000 -16,566,000 26,088,000 6,522,000 -11,493,000 3,735,000 -2,789,000 11,352,000 -8,512,000 6,652,000 9,909,000 -13,071,000 -8,807,000                                                               
          accounts payable and accrued liabilities
        -74,385,000 -25,966,000 86,513,000 17,515,000 -72,779,000 -19,709,000 62,129,000 15,252,000 -43,762,000 31,573,000 43,786,000 -2,400,000 -48,264,000 -10,876,000 3,461,000 41,364,000 -78,819,000 40,376,000 7,613,000 14,373,000 -29,965,000 32,994,000 33,788,000 -2,020,000 -97,476,000 13,639,000 -4,583,000 28,538,000 -84,663,000 50,208,000 -23,083,000 13,938,000 -85,955,000 82,635,000 399,000 -8,070,000 -55,584,000 96,246,000 -42,711,000 50,542,000 -45,930,000                                                   
          deferred revenue
        -13,640,000 -16,093,000 73,574,000 -62,635,000 3,443,000 -24,542,000 99,321,000 -67,214,000 -1,130,000 -6,325,000 103,327,000 -56,118,000 -2,387,000 -3,292,000 96,234,000 -50,521,000 -9,037,000 -14,475,000 95,152,000 -54,936,000 -6,655,000 366,000 43,011,000 -56,315,000 -12,790,000 5,567,000 91,462,000 -50,083,000 -16,459,000 -23,347,000 84,341,000 -37,410,000 -8,783,000 -13,351,000 56,960,000 -34,309,000 4,603,000 -11,462,000 47,765,000 -37,446,000 17,695,000                                                   
          income taxes receivable/payable
        -1,148,000 -16,188,000 19,091,000 -13,472,000 -164,000 -31,493,000 23,585,000 -16,036,000 27,161,000 -10,215,000 2,459,000 -3,366,000 17,274,000 14,261,000 789,000 -26,676,000 18,392,000                                          2,636,000                                 
          lease liabilities
        -14,945,000 -15,923,000 -16,107,000 -18,278,000 -7,337,000 -15,360,000 -15,306,000 -15,426,000 -16,424,000 -17,547,000 -19,046,000 -18,696,000 -16,182,000 -18,859,000 -18,740,000 -20,625,000 -20,247,000 -23,372,000 -20,120,000 -20,536,000 -21,119,000                                                                       
          other assets and other liabilities
        -10,647,000 -6,753,000 -10,380,000 33,142,000 48,946,000 67,557,000 8,827,000 69,255,000 -14,958,000 1,472,000 12,371,000 -7,209,000 -18,800,000 -1,577,000 -3,864,000 2,715,000 -18,549,000 -17,336,000 12,535,000 11,538,000 -20,881,000 -29,235,000 -4,427,000 1,402,000 -47,483,000 -25,339,000 -22,662,000 -28,924,000 -45,327,000 -3,216,000 10,223,000 7,206,000 -41,186,000 -15,674,000 -2,370,000 2,064,000 -9,489,000 4,227,000 -1,033,000 -6,272,000 -9,187,000                                                   
          other
        599,000 -535,000 450,000 117,000 -124,000 1,773,000 -1,142,000 585,000 570,000 -1,188,000 -2,519,000 1,041,000 -1,072,000 109,000 2,435,000 681,000 1,558,000 -505,000 349,000 96,000 1,298,000 284,000 504,000 137,000 -496,000 -354,000 -90,000 297,000 380,000 249,000 170,000 1,331,000 404,000 618,000 159,000 257,000 103,000 -66,000 169,000 333,000 169,000 169,000 612,000 217,000 272,000 3,681,000 -1,699,000 -34,000 145,000 2,757,000 350,000 1,377,000 -387,000 -522,000 627,000 685,000 165,000 -1,264,000 510,000 465,000 132,000 -63,000 -1,108,000 1,340,000 -46,000 -2,822,000 -548,000 -3,181,000 5,501,000 -1,589,000 258,000 2,456,000 -64,000 -2,068,000 496,000 -149,000 -4,540,000 -781,000 1,149,000 -95,000  244,000 -105,000 64,000 834,000 1,427,000 -1,600,000 -37,000   208,000 
          net cash from operating activities
        67,732,000 28,289,000 178,086,000 94,796,000 46,014,000 116,312,000 237,568,000 52,041,000 1,067,000 57,349,000 140,287,000 39,428,000 22,811,000 31,939,000 104,257,000 54,516,000 44,892,000 5,155,000 124,426,000 48,846,000 23,999,000 -30,227,000 119,539,000 108,948,000 12,403,000 92,880,000 88,959,000 21,247,000 -37,922,000 95,161,000 121,320,000 51,587,000 18,951,000 47,198,000 89,289,000 39,667,000 91,901,000 117,067,000 8,721,000 88,474,000 46,994,000 -41,303,000 38,817,000 123,161,000 -45,871,000 35,493,000 148,426,000 111,396,000 77,055,000          83,550,000 130,655,000 49,359,000 150,249,000 226,149,000 132,252,000 185,066,000 149,356,000 221,208,000 168,464,000 113,965,000 124,030,000 194,605,000 93,657,000 123,475,000 232,255,000 78,417,000 146,689,000  166,385,000 84,099,000 160,159,000  169,460,000 95,241,000 122,763,000 150,452,000 127,426,000 88,255,000 90,176,000  174,101,000 68,983,000 
          capital expenditures
        -19,171,000 -23,263,000 -16,333,000 -16,803,000 -15,482,000 -25,232,000 -18,120,000 -18,302,000 -21,258,000 -32,291,000 -20,247,000 -18,355,000 -22,554,000 -25,587,000 -24,943,000 -17,947,000 -14,207,000 -21,602,000 -113,433,000 -14,389,000 -13,113,000 -13,470,000 -15,912,000 -14,974,000 -25,235,000 -17,792,000 -23,009,000 -24,451,000 -28,252,000 -39,342,000 -18,344,000 -23,000,000 -17,506,000 -16,495,000 -13,916,000 -14,283,000 -15,664,000 -25,239,000 -19,171,000 -11,512,000 -10,690,000 -16,841,000 -19,778,000 -52,645,000 -47,595,000 -74,851,000 -69,814,000 -56,065,000 -36,562,000          -52,780,000 -53,567,000 -39,275,000 -84,545,000 -74,332,000 -49,807,000 -35,028,000 -74,722,000 -50,978,000 -68,983,000 -63,075,000 -85,964,000 -69,127,000 -73,693,000 -60,139,000 -75,762,000 -62,841,000 -75,091,000  -67,565,000 -73,413,000 -58,273,000  -67,908,000 -44,753,000 -52,075,000 -45,347,000 -27,924,000 -30,686,000 -28,086,000  -49,073,000 
          free cash flows
        48,561,000 5,026,000 161,753,000 77,993,000 30,532,000 91,080,000 219,448,000 33,739,000 -20,191,000 25,058,000 120,040,000 21,073,000 257,000 6,352,000 79,314,000 36,569,000 30,685,000 -16,447,000 10,993,000 34,457,000 10,886,000 -43,697,000 103,627,000 93,974,000 -12,832,000 75,088,000 65,950,000 -3,204,000 -66,174,000 55,819,000 102,976,000 28,587,000 1,445,000 30,703,000 75,373,000 25,384,000 76,237,000 91,828,000 -10,450,000 76,962,000 36,304,000 -58,144,000 19,039,000 70,516,000 -93,466,000 -39,358,000 78,612,000 55,331,000 40,493,000          30,770,000 77,088,000 10,084,000 65,704,000 151,817,000 82,445,000 150,038,000 74,634,000 170,230,000 99,481,000 50,890,000 38,066,000 125,478,000 19,964,000 63,336,000 156,493,000 15,576,000 71,598,000  98,820,000 10,686,000 101,886,000  101,552,000 50,488,000 70,688,000 105,105,000 99,502,000 57,569,000 62,090,000  174,101,000 19,910,000 
          cash flows from investing activities
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from sales of marketable equity securities
        49,994,000        32,951,000 29,028,000 27,807,000 18,502,000 55,731,000 27,191,000 679,000   45,759,000 48,016,000 1,717,000 424,000 17,162,000 17,106,000 49,635,000      18,445,000 4,392,000                                                   
          purchases of property, plant and equipment
        -19,171,000 -23,263,000 -16,333,000 -16,803,000 -15,482,000 -25,232,000 -18,120,000 -18,302,000 -21,258,000 -32,291,000 -20,247,000 -18,355,000 -22,554,000 -25,587,000 -24,943,000 -17,947,000 -14,207,000 -21,602,000 -113,433,000 -14,389,000 -13,113,000 -13,470,000 -15,912,000 -14,974,000 -25,235,000 -17,792,000 -23,009,000 -24,451,000 -28,252,000 -39,342,000 -18,344,000 -23,000,000 -17,506,000 -16,495,000 -13,916,000 -14,283,000 -15,664,000 -25,239,000 -19,171,000 -11,512,000 -10,690,000 -16,841,000 -19,778,000 -52,645,000 -47,595,000 -74,851,000 -69,814,000 -56,065,000 -36,562,000 -80,795,000 -55,646,000 -51,190,000 -36,462,000 -65,604,000 -54,561,000 -52,955,000 -44,875,000 -70,759,000 -52,780,000 -53,567,000 -39,275,000 -84,545,000 -74,332,000 -49,807,000 -35,028,000 -74,722,000 -50,978,000 -68,983,000 -63,075,000 -85,964,000 -69,127,000 -73,693,000 -60,139,000 -75,762,000 -62,841,000 -75,091,000 -84,771,000 -67,565,000 -73,413,000 -58,273,000 -73,613,000 -67,908,000 -44,753,000 -52,075,000 -45,347,000 -27,924,000 -30,686,000 -28,086,000   -49,073,000 
          investments in certain businesses, net of cash acquired
        -18,162,000 -51,749,000 -16,963,000   -96,000 -194,000   -1,145,000    71,000 -127,124,000   -79,454,000   -14,069,000 -6,011,000 -17,361,000 -77,989,000 -350,000 -83,721,000 -95,000 -86,734,000 -22,098,000 -2,619,000 -214,523,000 -85,415,000 -2,612,000 -42,136,000 -2,157,000 -198,179,000     -5,242,000 -70,026,000 -125,159,000 -5,608,000 -100,000 -18,727,000 -500,000 -700,000 -31,368,000 -6,426,000 -2,545,000 -4,476,000 -158,000 -69,392,000 -9,673,000 -9,719,000 -92,000 -3,534,000 -17,999,000 -3,005,000 -4,486,000 -643,000 -20,663,000 -9,624,000 -10,224,000 -45,751,000   -107,320,000                
          purchases of marketable equity securities
        -3,698,000 -25,000,000 -4,823,000    -6,162,000 -5,448,000 -3,602,000   -48,036,000     -7,499,000         -29,991,000 -5,003,000 -13,271,000 -10,683,000                                                  
          net proceeds from disposition of businesses, property, plant and equipment and investments
        667,000  399,000                     644,000 218,000                                                                   
          net cash from investing activities
        10,500,000 -81,079,000 -67,045,000 -12,727,000 -18,590,000 -26,650,000 6,104,000 -20,822,000 -20,962,000 -33,544,000 -96,459,000 -21,018,000 -1,954,000 -12,421,000 -153,729,000 -37,439,000 19,523,000 -74,179,000 -109,948,000 -247,218,000 -63,290,000 186,649,000 -13,929,000 17,090,000 9,561,000 -34,285,000 -101,549,000 -27,023,000 -73,878,000 -79,702,000 -107,133,000 -32,599,000 -11,530,000 -31,549,000 -75,345,000 -235,129,000 -99,996,000 -26,510,000 -101,185,000 13,261,000 -196,852,000 -150,643,000 -160,872,000 -61,224,000 -52,831,000 313,280,000 -10,892,000            -33,904,000 -124,146,000 -44,812,000 -79,502,000 -75,510,000 -27,452,000 -27,408,000 -92,033,000 -53,171,000 -68,906,000 -67,017,000 17,066,000 -81,768,000 -86,115,000 -179,282,000 -102,293,000 -105,140,000 -180,358,000  -70,445,000 -61,886,000 -108,074,000  -57,608,000 -133,237,000 -45,720,000 -99,320,000 -58,891,000 -50,644,000 -26,222,000   -88,075,000 
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                                                                   
          net (payments) borrowings under revolving credit facilities
        -68,210,000                                                                                           
          common shares repurchased
        -34,143,000 -3,468,000 -15,931,000 -48,656,000 -29,486,000 -20,028,000 -60,912,000 -63,166,000 -45,643,000 -23,439,000 -16,805,000 -20,278,000 -24,776,000 -9,527,000 -33,843,000    -38,674,000 -60,250,000 -29,295,000 -33,610,000     -7,182,000 -16,756,000 -15,091,000 -79,001,000 -15,376,000 -34,999,000 -395,000  -1,266,000 -7,716,000 -81,346,000         -4,196,000 -5,651,000 -23,073,000 -74,336,000 -136,000 -68,601,000 -47,934,000 -10,125,000 -121,395,000 -127,763,000 -233,571,000 -15,654,000 -27,828,000 -59,585,000 -1,371,000 -34,673,000   -26,426,000 -15,609,000                
          purchase of noncontrolling interests
        -17,340,000                                                                                           
          repayments of borrowings
        -11,972,000 -535,996,000 -8,917,000 -6,033,000 -7,139,000 -12,973,000 -6,170,000 -4,981,000 -4,902,000 -3,952,000 -109,809,000 -3,984,000 -3,999,000 -3,920,000 -2,984,000 -6,603,000 -977,000 -32,767,000 -14,807,000 -1,037,000 -1,034,000  -635,000           -3,000        -3,000,000 -2,472,000 -39,343,000                                               
          dividends paid
        -8,200,000 -7,852,000 -7,848,000 -7,847,000 -7,813,000 -7,421,000 -7,574,000 -7,674,000 -7,678,000 -7,419,000 -7,788,000 -7,836,000 -7,910,000 -7,590,000 -7,657,000 -7,716,000 -7,749,000 -7,477,000 -7,553,000 -7,553,000 -7,553,000 -7,100,000 -7,581,000 -7,586,000 -7,703,000 -7,386,000 -7,388,000 -7,388,000 -7,391,000 -7,053,000 -7,111,000 -7,134,000 -7,319,000 -7,025,000 -7,103,000 -7,099,000 -7,102,000 -6,793,000 -6,796,000 -6,798,000 -6,938,000 -6,715,000 -15,690,000 -15,671,000 -15,645,000 -14,983,000 -14,983,000 -19,097,000 -19,051,000 -214,000 -212,000 -215,000 -222,000 -91,092,000 -18,460,000 -18,886,000 -18,889,000 -18,367,000 -18,864,000 -18,872,000 -19,390,000 -19,235,000 -20,858,000 -20,930,000 -21,067,000 -20,440,000 -20,440,000 -20,445,000 -20,447,000 -20,373,000 -20,371,000 -20,720,000 -20,697,000 -19,711,000 -19,774,000 -19,813,000 -18,985,000 -18,980,000 -18,969,000 -18,969,000 -18,003,000 -18,000,000 -17,992,000 -17,984,000 -16,987,000 -14,074,000 -14,184,000 -13,959,000   -13,529,000 
          net repayments of vehicle floor plan payable
        -4,291,000                                                                                           
          principal payments of finance leases
        -3,837,000 -4,920,000 -4,603,000 -4,005,000 -4,441,000                                                                                       
          distributions paid to noncontrolling interests
        -3,235,000 -286,000 -1,290,000 -2,066,000 -188,253,000                                                                                       
          net cash from financing activities
        -152,095,000 125,340,000 -102,305,000 -66,785,000 -121,727,000 -64,652,000 -155,054,000 -22,787,000 1,526,000 -30,130,000 8,175,000 -20,078,000 -57,802,000 -9,923,000 81,387,000 -25,209,000 -64,362,000 79,052,000 11,150,000 -49,046,000 -10,129,000 -50,328,000 -75,655,000 -51,334,000 -26,685,000 -6,901,000 -14,682,000 3,283,000 37,034,000 -25,148,000 -40,329,000 -35,909,000 -90,973,000 -25,547,000 -55,420,000 -9,550,000 -9,589,000 -25,787,000 86,612,000 -29,045,000 -74,857,000 -31,611,000 -112,248,000 536,392,000 -50,382,000 -12,480,000 -14,293,000 -342,811,000 -19,032,000          -32,010,000 -37,946,000 -115,538,000 -176,480,000 -238,806,000 -19,775,000 -56,111,000 -81,591,000 -17,915,000 -19,067,000 -174,702,000 17,638,000 -52,804,000 -40,773,000 -41,716,000 -38,735,000 -30,560,000 -22,547,000  -40,847,000 -9,160,000 -19,159,000  -46,740,000 5,138,000 -55,452,000 -21,366,000 -52,147,000 -42,891,000 -56,414,000   41,666,000 
          effect of currency exchange rate change
        -3,585,000 1,752,000 -981,000 7,126,000 3,388,000 -9,381,000 5,991,000 200,000 -4,539,000 7,578,000 -3,745,000 -674,000 1,235,000 9,982,000 -6,923,000 -4,693,000 -208,000 -121,000 -2,224,000 331,000 -1,015,000 5,707,000 2,224,000 2,731,000 -7,684,000 4,943,000 -2,955,000 -998,000 1,776,000 -2,931,000 136,000 -8,523,000 4,171,000 1,052,000 2,742,000 2,816,000 4,210,000 -7,882,000 -1,305,000 -2,937,000 1,095,000 -227,000 -7,040,000 1,638,000 -5,535,000 -5,566,000 -5,005,000 881,000 1,188,000 -349,000 3,072,000 -2,066,000 -2,402,000 -32,000 2,893,000 -2,118,000 3,263,000 -454,000 -5,839,000   712,000 7,015,000   1,306,000 1,225,000   -16,157,000 -8,374,000 1,376,000 4,185,000 3,199,000 1,063,000 412,000 2,970,000 1,530,000 1,872,000 1,178,000 -959,000 -526,000 -1,449,000 -960,000 -9,000 -87,000      
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
        -77,448,000   22,410,000 -90,915,000   8,632,000 -22,908,000   -2,342,000 -35,710,000   -12,825,000 -155,000    -50,435,000    -12,405,000 56,637,000 -30,227,000 -3,491,000 -72,990,000 -12,620,000 -26,006,000 -25,444,000 -79,381,000 -8,846,000 -38,734,000 -202,196,000 -13,474,000                                                       
          beginning cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
        311,405,000  297,853,000  201,891,000  190,432,000  158,843,000  423,054,000  214,044,000  264,115,000  407,566,000  670,816,000                                                       
          ending cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
        233,957,000  7,755,000 22,410,000 206,938,000  94,609,000 8,632,000 178,983,000  48,258,000 -2,342,000 154,722,000  24,992,000 -12,825,000 158,688,000  23,404,000 -247,087,000 372,619,000  32,179,000 77,435,000 201,639,000  -30,227,000 -3,491,000 191,125,000  -26,006,000 -25,444,000 328,185,000  -38,734,000 -202,196,000 657,342,000                                                       
          depreciation, amortization and goodwill and other long-lived asset impairments
         38,245,000 31,225,000   52,474,000 29,717,000            61,475,000 34,257,000 31,529,000  34,547,000                                                                     
          net pension benefit, settlement gain and early retirement and separation program costs
                                                                                                   
          gain on marketable equity securities and cost method investments
            -43,801,000  -30,687,000 -19,290,000 -103,746,000    -19,853,000    -46,912,000 -75,107,000     -61,002,000 -42,461,000 102,970,000                                                                   
          accretion expense and change in fair value of contingent consideration liabilities
             84,000 100,000   -2,292,000 165,000    -1,243,000    -1,646,000                                                                         
          gain on disposition of businesses, property, plant and equipment, investments and other assets
                                          102,000 67,000 335,000                                                       
          investments in equity affiliates and cost method investments
         -29,063,000 -10,146,000 -141,000 -225,000  -429,000 -1,233,000 -526,000                           -9,662,000 -865,000 -1,723,000 -2,163,000 -1,998,000 -389,000 -6,302,000 -2,204,000                                                 
          net proceeds from sales of businesses, property, plant and equipment, investments and other assets
                                                                                                   
          loan to related party
                                                                                               
          issuance of borrowings
                       47,500,000 22,563,000   -74,900,000 75,961,000 1,023,000 11,250,000 30,000,000                                                          
          net borrowings (payments) under revolving credit facilities
               24,000,000 9,245,000                                                                                   
          net (repayments of) proceeds from vehicle floor plan payable
         -5,967,000 4,879,000 -475,000 -32,301,000            -3,889,000                                                                           
          payments of financing costs
                                                -79,000                                                 
          deferred payments of acquisitions
               -1,542,000 -2,425,000 -1,200,000 -161,000 -1,000,000 -1,437,000 -3,294,000                                                                         
          purchase of noncontrolling interest
         -529,000                -3,508,000                                                                     
          issuance of noncontrolling interest
                                 -536,000 536,000 6,000,000                                                               
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
         74,302,000    15,629,000    1,253,000    19,577,000    9,907,000 23,404,000   111,801,000 32,179,000                                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                                                                   
          cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year
                                                                                                   
          supplemental cash flow information
                                                                                                   
          cash paid during the year for:
                                                                                                   
          income taxes
                                                                                                   
          interest
                                                                                                   
          net pension benefit, early retirement program and special separation benefit expense
          -20,105,000    -24,219,000                                                                                     
          gain on marketable equity securities and cost method investments, net of impairment
          -83,282,000                                                                                         
          loss on disposition of businesses, property, plant and equipment and investments
          534,000                                                                                         
          net borrowings under revolving credit facilities
          -74,400,000 -46,400,000 121,400,000             97,000,000                                                                          
          depreciation and amortization of intangible assets
            28,378,000                                                                                       
          net proceeds from disposition of a business, property, plant and equipment and investments
            940,000  4,642,000                                                                                     
          loss on marketable equity securities and cost method investments
                 -24,138,000 -16,759,000   -38,307,000 53,690,000     -83,320,000 -81,937,000                                                                       
          credit loss expense and provision for other receivables
             919,000 1,040,000 -64,000 1,696,000    15,000                                                                               
          investments in equity affiliates, cost method and other investments
                 -1,211,000 -857,000 -7,247,000 -4,735,000 -8,819,000 -2,125,000 -4,252,000 -23,698,000 -1,921,000 -1,700,000 -2,495,000 -2,415,000 -4,069,000 -287,000 -584,000 -7,427,000 -1,693,000 -1,494,000 -20,941,000 -3,401,000 -1,023,000 -4,369,000 -1,758,000 -4,552,000 -16,847,000                                                          
          proceeds from sale of noncontrolling interest
                                                                                                   
          gain on disposition of a business, property, plant and equipment and investments
              -4,332,000                                                                                     
          net payments under revolving credit facilities
                  -125,000,000 18,000,000 -33,000,000   -10,000,000 -37,000,000   -81,000 -2,223,000                                                                       
          net proceeds from vehicle floor plan payable
              -18,169,000 -191,000 26,803,000  23,641,000          2,462,000    2,478,000 -722,000 -9,512,000 15,089,000 9,529,000                                                               
          proceeds from bank overdrafts
              2,174,000 -553,000 757,000  168,000    -1,682,000    -3,296,000 1,221,000 3,212,000                                                                       
          depreciation, amortization and long-lived asset impairments
                33,278,000   34,407,000 34,714,000   34,302,000 34,387,000                                                                           
          gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment and investments
                -487,000    -1,053,000                                                                               
          equity in earnings of affiliates, net of distributions
                -131,000    -4,655,000 8,336,000 3,131,000 16,000 2,020,000        1,547,000  -3,486,000 -1,417,000 1,021,000  -7,349,000 -830,000 -2,115,000   -1,317,000 -649,000            -4,052,000  -5,891,000 -3,869,000 -3,408,000  -3,375,000 -3,511,000 -3,691,000                                   
          net proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment and investments
                495,000                                                                                   
          depreciation, amortization and goodwill and other long-lived asset impairment
                                     28,175,000 34,026,000   28,959,000 27,238,000   24,831,000                                                      
          net proceeds from sales of businesses, property, plant and equipment and other assets
                                                21,285,000 42,490,000 -3,826,000   395,404,000 84,872,000 6,752,000 157,314,000 242,305,000 459,000 1,705,000 3,636,000 1,757,000 1,147,000                                     
          net proceeds from (repayments of) vehicle floor plan payable
                    7,196,000 14,542,000 -2,433,000                                                                             
          depreciation, amortization and goodwill and long-lived asset impairments
                                                                                                   
          gain on disposition of business, property, plant and equipment and investments
                  -30,000                                                                                 
          net proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment, and investments
                  478,000 528,000 2,706,000                                                                               
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                     286,000 94,000 1,437,000     19,794,000 5,335,000        144,000     47,000    4,004,000 6,000                            911,000 4,708,000 3,611,000 3,464,000 1,504,000 620,000 644,000 1,476,000 3,493,000 292,000 1,715,000 1,442,000 2,072,000 1,603,000 1,106,000 1,537,000 872,000 380,000  1,248,000 1,884,000 
          stock-based compensation expense
                   1,532,000 1,802,000    1,677,000 973,000 1,626,000 1,575,000 1,485,000 1,590,000 1,623,000 1,567,000 1,568,000 1,526,000 1,525,000 1,616,000 1,611,000 1,240,000 1,910,000 1,151,000 2,111,000 2,641,000 2,324,000 2,338,000 2,866,000 3,099,000 3,167,000 3,898,000 3,254,000 9,610,000 24,580,000   4,454,000    -9,266,000                                          
          contingent consideration accretion expense
                    315,000                                                                               
          proceeds from (repayments of) bank overdrafts
                    3,153,000         -4,818,000 -2,681,000                                                                     
          contingent consideration fair value measurements and accretion
                                                                                                   
          gain on disposition and write-downs of businesses, property, plant and equipment, investments and other assets
                                                                                                   
          (repayments of) proceeds from bank overdrafts
                        -2,868,000                                                                           
          gain on disposition of businesses, property, plant and equipment and investments
                      88,000 -672,000 -1,593,000      -474,000 -5,628,000 184,000  110,000 223,000 -29,204,000                                                               
          provision for doubtful trade receivables
                      613,000 715,000 1,503,000  1,665,000 1,380,000 1,126,000                                                                       
          net proceeds from disposition of businesses, property, plant and equipment, and investments
                      3,256,000 990,000 1,334,000   4,465,000 270,000                                                                       
          net pension benefit
                       -46,189,000 -44,782,000   -20,912,000 -24,501,000    -13,784,000    -13,653,000 -45,490,000 -18,590,000 -19,573,000 -17,295,000 -14,758,000 -14,764,000 -14,829,000 -14,688,000 -30,383,000 -12,389,000 -12,266,000 -12,059,000  -22,209,000 -11,440,000 -11,432,000             -1,490,000 -1,489,000 -1,458,000 -289,000 -1,741,000 -923,000 -764,000 -435,000 -2,863,000 -2,306,000 -1,570,000 -1,330,000 -6,027,000 -6,442,000 -6,567,000 -6,615,000 -5,892,000 -5,764,000 -5,035,000  -5,344,000 -5,680,000 -5,688,000     -10,934,000 -14,145,000     -19,878,000 
          return of investment in equity affiliates
                          470,000   192,000   134,000 148,000 23,000 615,000 278,000 2,465,000                                                             
          net pension benefit, settlement, and special separation benefit expense
                                                                                                   
          loans to related party
                                                                                                   
          gain on disposition and write-down of businesses, property, plant and equipment, investments and other assets
                                                                                                   
          foreign exchange gain
                          6,000 -677,000 -3,000  2,343,000 1,070,000 -4,290,000    -514,000 1,639,000 116,000 2,266,000 -177,000           -3,608,000 6,827,000     4,032,000 -7,886,000 12,622,000 4,614,000   2,592,000 -2,660,000      -11,923,000       32,921,000 20,627,000 -2,865,000 -4,398,000 -9,173,000 -3,771,000 -833,000      1,589,000 2,781,000 1,838,000        
          income taxes receivable
                          43,000 -179,000 10,860,000  6,244,000 21,340,000 -27,774,000  -1,252,000 -11,186,000 17,964,000  -3,250,000 7,605,000 18,718,000  8,103,000 12,864,000 -6,490,000  -11,783,000 21,063,000 17,926,000                                                   
          net proceeds from disposition of businesses, property, plant and equipment, investments and other assets
                                          912,000 12,000 1,748,000  6,000                                                     
          net payments on vehicle floor plan payable
                          -5,444,000                                                                         
          gain on disposition and write-down of businesses, property, plant and equipment and investments
                                                                                                   
          loss on disposition and write-down of businesses, property, plant and equipment and investments
                            -240,000                                                                       
          deferred payments of acquisition
                            -1,340,000  -2,587,000 -2,423,000                                                                   
          contingent consideration accretion
                                                                                                   
          debt extinguishment costs
                                                                                                 
          net loss on sales and disposition of businesses
                                                                                                   
          net loss on sales or write-downs of an equity affiliate and cost method investments
                                                                                                   
          net loss on sales or write-downs of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                                   
          loans to related party and affiliate and advance related to kaplan university transaction
                                                                                                   
          repayments of borrowings and early redemption premium
                                 -801,000 -6,895,000   -47,000 -6,543,000                                                             
          net borrowing under revolving credit facilities
                             336,000                                                                      
          purchase of noncontrolling interest and deferred payment of acquisition
                                                                                                   
          benefit from doubtful trade and other receivables
                                 1,194,000                                                                  
          equity in losses (earnings) of affiliates, net of distributions
                              -1,479,000                      594,000                          608,000 5,843,000 3,243,000                   
          (benefit from) benefit from deferred income taxes
                              616,000 20,201,000 -21,550,000                                                                   
          net (payments) proceeds from vehicle floor plan payable
                              -5,237,000                                                                     
          benefit from doubtful trade receivables
                               4,812,000 2,429,000                                                                   
          depreciation, amortization and goodwill and intangible asset impairments
                                47,270,000                                                                   
          net pension benefit, settlement, early retirement and special separation benefit expense
                                                                                                   
          (gain) loss on marketable equity securities and cost method investments
                                   -7,911,000 -25,357,000                                                               
          net gain on sales and disposition of businesses
                                                 26,253,000       -157,519,000                                          
          net (gain) loss on sales or write-downs of an equity affiliate and cost method investments
                                                                                                   
          equity in (earnings) losses of affiliates, net of distributions
                                               891,000 -1,004,000                   -3,138,000 -3,737,000             1,212,000 135,000 -9,083,000                
          benefit from deferred income taxes
                                            7,443,000           -780,000 4,660,000                        3,373,000 13,340,000 12,719,000 4,173,000  -18,247,000 -1,685,000 -3,577,000  7,197,000 1,257,000 1,304,000 84,000 9,596,000 1,840,000 3,827,000    
          net (gain) loss on sales or write-downs of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                                   
          net proceeds (payments) from sales of businesses, property, plant and equipment and other assets
                                                                                                   
          repayments of bank overdrafts
                                                                                                   
          depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets
                                  29,295,000                                                                 
          foreign exchange (gain) loss
                                  -661,000       3,298,000 -1,414,000 -3,466,000 -1,728,000           -2,909,000 -5,037,000     47,000      -330,000 -2,701,000                 -2,888,000              
          write-down of cost method investments
                                                                                                   
          benefit for deferred income taxes
                                  12,829,000 7,589,000 5,892,000  -6,727,000 3,296,000 -7,436,000  1,936,000    -10,475,000 -8,843,000 2,037,000  -27,294,000 -1,744,000 -114,000 40,814,000    20,397,000 -9,065,000 -1,614,000 1,877,000 -48,627,000 -4,058,000 12,046,000 -23,744,000  12,519,000 8,499,000 -3,701,000 58,447,000 -573,000 -12,246,000 -8,572,000 22,286,000 -6,756,000 -14,003,000 -1,494,000  -9,781,000                     
          net proceeds (payments) from disposition of businesses, property, plant and equipment and investments
                                  371,000 18,696,000 34,718,000                                                               
          loan to related party and advance related to kaplan university transaction
                                  -3,500,000                                                               
          net borrowing under revolving credit facility
                                                                                                   
          payments of debt financing costs
                                     434,000                                                             
          depreciation and amortization
                                    26,583,000    25,026,000    21,488,000    23,023,000                                                   
          early retirement and special separation benefit program expense
                                                                                                   
          net (gain) loss on sales and disposition of businesses
                                                      4,351,000                                             
          net (gain) loss on dispositions, sales or write-downs of marketable equity securities and cost method investments
                                                                                                   
          advance related to kaplan university transaction and loan to affiliate
                                                                                                 
          net (payments) proceeds from sales of businesses, property, plant and equipment and other assets
                                                    -4,331,000                                               
          early retirement program expense
                                                     3,884,000 4,490,000 8,442,000 14,258,000 7,486,000 1,022,000 204,000 430,000     1,123,000 56,800,000 6,618,000 -924,000 87,378,000 24,623,000     389,000            
          (gain) loss on disposition of businesses, property, plant and equipment and investments
                                      -781,000 -3,859,000 -8,739,000                                                           
          net (payments) proceeds from disposition of businesses, property, plant and equipment and investments
                                      -151,000 4,558,000 -17,890,000                                                           
          deferred payments of acquisition and noncontrolling interest
                                                                                                  
          advance related to kaplan university transaction
                                        -20,000,000                                                           
          return of investment in equity affiliate
                                        1,402,000 1,200,000 3,327,000 200,000                                                       
          net income on dispositions, sales or write-downs of marketable equity securities and cost method investments
                                                                                                   
          gain on sale of an equity affiliate
                                                                                                   
          net gain on sales or write-downs of property, plant and equipment
                                                  281,000                                                 
          disbursement of loan to affiliate
                                            -6,514,000                                                      
          cash distributed to cable one in spin-off
                                                                                                  
          excess tax benefit on share-based payment awards
                                                                                                   
          redemption of redeemable preferred stock
                                                                                                   
          net gain on dispositions, sales or write-downs of marketable equity securities and cost method investments
                                                                                                   
          net gain on sale of intangible assets
                                                                                                  
          investments in commercial paper
                                                     149,963,000 -199,928,000                                             
          proceeds from maturities of commercial paper
                                                     -99,998,000 249,900,000                                             
          net distribution from equity affiliate
                                                                                                 
          common shares repurchased, including the berkshire exchange transaction
                                                                                                 
          (gain) loss on disposition of businesses, property, plant and equipment, investments and other assets
                                                                                                   
          gain on sale of equity affiliate
                                                                                                  
          restricted cash
                                              3,867,000 2,755,000 -13,888,000                                                   
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                              -7,157,000   -223,784,000 -241,343,000 599,967,000 -154,619,000    73,114,000         69,940,000 11,797,000 -29,808,000 -108,570,000 -105,021,000 -81,152,000 83,713,000 97,641,000 -22,962,000        94,426,000 -56,220,000 -55,804,000 26,635,000 56,623,000 14,925,000 34,104,000 45,551,000   20,631,000 29,757,000 16,301,000 -5,515,000 7,540,000   22,574,000 
          beginning cash and cash equivalents
                                              754,207,000  773,986,000  569,719,000  512,431,000  381,099,000  437,740,000  477,673,000  390,509,000  321,466,000 348,148,000  215,861,000  119,400,000 28,771,000 11,135,000 20,345,000 
          ending cash and cash equivalents
                                              -7,157,000 69,753,000 530,587,000  -241,343,000 599,967,000 619,367,000  118,236,000 -317,810,000 642,833,000  55,092,000 85,915,000 300,652,000  41,535,000 -30,872,000 294,991,000  11,797,000 -29,808,000 329,170,000  -81,152,000 83,713,000 575,314,000  151,347,000 90,867,000 258,421,000  51,659,000 -31,855,000 228,128,000 94,426,000 -56,220,000 292,344,000  56,623,000 14,925,000 249,965,000  64,586,000 -34,307,000 140,031,000 29,757,000 16,301,000 -5,515,000 36,311,000 12,563,000 -20,202,000 42,919,000 
          depreciation, amortization and long-lived asset impairment
                                                                                                   
          gain on disposition of businesses, investments and other assets
                                                -20,449,000                                                   
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                -223,620,000      118,236,000    55,092,000 85,915,000 -211,779,000  41,535,000 -30,872,000 -86,108,000           90,867,000 -132,088,000  51,659,000 -31,855,000 -93,338,000                   
          depreciation of property, plant and equipment
                                                 15,640,000 14,460,000 61,014,000 58,545,000 45,367,000 53,095,000 52,698,000 54,124,000 59,874,000 61,540,000 63,875,000 65,973,000 79,881,000 63,835,000 63,022,000 63,254,000 64,040,000 62,962,000 65,059,000 63,914,000 64,006,000 62,818,000 62,837,000 62,796,000 64,220,000 70,094,000 83,577,000 77,980,000 70,143,000 73,524,000 61,479,000 60,460,000 55,722,000 54,060,000 53,449,000  49,929,000 49,512,000 49,025,000  47,531,000 47,905,000 45,568,000 45,020,000 42,420,000 43,212,000 43,395,000   34,632,000 
          amortization of intangible assets
                                                 5,120,000 4,512,000 4,677,000 4,769,000 5,250,000 7,406,000 3,360,000 3,081,000 3,731,000 2,837,000 3,313,000 3,717,000 7,611,000 5,095,000 4,460,000 4,278,000 6,819,000 9,299,000 7,407,000 6,808,000 6,550,000 6,521,000 7,604,000 6,516,000   7,191,000 6,648,000 6,721,000 4,912,000   3,787,000          1,608,000    149,000    
          goodwill and other long-lived asset impairment charges
                                                                                                  
          net pension (benefit) expense
                                                     -17,769,000 -17,204,000 -17,833,000 -16,600,000                                           
          equity in losses (earnings) of affiliates, including impairment charges, net of distributions
                                                                                                   
          change in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                   
          decrease (increase) in restricted cash
                                                     13,697,000                                              
          increase in accounts receivable
                                                 -66,685,000    -83,977,000                                       -13,049,000 -8,788,000      
          increase in inventories
                                                     -435,000             890,000           -3,173,000 -299,000 -3,452,000 -9,983,000     -3,564,000 -3,812,000 -7,889,000   -1,998,000 -1,916,000 -2,920,000 -197,000 -1,505,000 -2,342,000   -12,630,000 
          increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                 -11,211,000 26,582,000   17,467,000                38,060,000        64,317,000            24,341,000   30,267,000 74,888,000 35,851,000 -28,588,000    
          increase in deferred revenue
                                                 -39,945,000   -11,621,000 -32,720,000   25,739,000            11,127,000 -52,235,000 52,382,000 -72,965,000 62,408,000 -39,496,000 59,675,000 -48,060,000 53,059,000 -20,695,000 56,984,000 -49,139,000 44,969,000 57,404,000 -34,341,000 52,251,000  24,615,000 -15,892,000 28,622,000  23,579,000 -18,363,000 33,083,000 7,522,000   11,880,000    
          (increase) in income taxes receivable and increase in income taxes payable
                                                                                                   
          increase in other assets and other liabilities
                                                 9,089,000 7,195,000 -10,898,000 -17,358,000              -22,724,000 6,014,000 -34,854,000  24,428,000    16,966,000 17,617,000 -17,659,000   6,633,000 -13,169,000   -9,422,000        10,016,000 1,828,000   3,356,000    
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                                   
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                                   
          goodwill and other long-lived assets impairment charges
                                                                                                   
          net gain on disposition or write-downs of marketable equity securities and cost method investments
                                                  1,114,000    250,000                                             
          equity in losses (earnings) of affiliates, net of certain distributions
                                                  -95,000                                                 
          increase in restricted cash
                                                  1,186,000 5,705,000 -7,340,000                                               
          increase in income taxes payable
                                                  -39,010,000 -3,028,000 -117,452,000  -2,499,000 -2,656,000 73,236,000               -9,986,000 26,427,000    -27,472,000    10,518,000   15,592,000    69,631,000  12,113,000 -19,811,000 33,972,000 8,535,000 -32,769,000 27,916,000   8,672,000 
          intangible and other long-lived assets impairment charges
                                                                                                   
          decrease in accounts receivable
                                                   -32,791,000 59,741,000   8,931,000 23,498,000          -4,540,000 -11,073,000 54,448,000  -18,415,000 1,569,000 26,401,000  -26,270,000 41,974,000 56,848,000   -4,730,000 31,344,000  3,811,000 24,935,000   -3,444,000 3,483,000    13,122,000    16,991,000   28,000,000 
          decrease in deferred revenue
                                                                                                   
          net gain on sale and disposition of businesses
                                                    -5,240,000                                               
          net gain on sale or write-down of property, plant and equipment
                                                    475,000                                               
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                    -28,337,000   23,368,000 -112,811,000           45,759,000 -90,647,000   37,197,000 -58,960,000  15,345,000 15,333,000 -46,282,000   37,571,000 -64,703,000  2,837,000 -47,836,000  16,500,000 24,218,000 -60,343,000    -65,112,000        
          purchases of commercial paper, marketable equity securities and other investments
                                                    -905,000    -101,241,000                                           
          equity in (earnings) losses of affiliates, including impairment charges, net of distributions
                                                                                                   
          net (gain) loss on sales of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                                   
          increase in income taxes payable and (increase) in income taxes receivable
                                                                                                   
          decrease (increase) in other assets and other liabilities
                                                     -8,487,000 -37,559,000 33,301,000 21,536,000                9,705,000                 -2,360,000          
          purchases of marketable equity securities and other investments
                                                                        -110,000    -10,836,000                       
          (repayment) issuance of borrowings
                                                                                                   
          intangible assets impairment charge
                                                                                                  
          equity in earnings of affiliates, net of certain distributions
                                                      2,240,000                                             
          net (gain) loss on sale or write-down of property, plant and equipment
                                                      -72,000                                             
          purchases of equity affiliates and cost method investments
                                                                                                   
          repayment of short-term borrowing
                                                          -240,121,000                                       
          purchase of shares from a noncontrolling interest
                                                                                                  
          net (gain) loss on sale of property, plant and equipment
                                                        -127,259,000                                           
          net cash from (used) in investing activities
                                                        13,903,000                                           
          net pension expense
                                                         -9,498,000 2,843,000 4,192,000 4,390,000 6,064,000 5,346,000 2,442,000 2,192,000                                   
          net income on sales or write-downs of marketable equity securities and cost method investments
                                                                                                   
          net income on sales of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                                   
          decrease (increase) in inventories
                                                                           4,339,000 7,827,000     -4,927,000 3,566,000 1,485,000                
          (repayment) issuance of short-term borrowing
                                                                                                   
          issuance of debt
                                                                                                  
          net income on sale or write-down of property, plant and equipment and other assets
                                                                 3,139,000 517,000                                 
          see accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                                   
          net gain on sales of businesses
                                                                                                   
          net gain on sale of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                                   
          multiemployer pension plan withdrawal charge
                                                            349,000         2,655,000                             
          net income on sales of businesses
                                                            70,000                                      
          net gain on sale or write-down of property, plant and equipment and other assets
                                                            515,000    -7,203,000                                   
          net (gain) loss on sale or write-down of property, plant and equipment and other assets
                                                             1,472,000 2,183,000      -2,021,000                               
          issuance of short-term borrowing
                                                                                                   
          see accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
                                                                                                   
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          goodwill impairment charges
                                                                                                   
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                                   
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                                   
          repayment of commercial paper
                                                              -109,671,000            -149,983,000    -21,800,000                   
          net income on sale of a business
                                                                3,082,000                                   
          proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and other assets
                                                                5,827,000  8,288,000 4,046,000 3,867,000 525,000                              
          net proceeds from sale of business
                                                                1,875,000                                   
          net (gain) loss on sales of businesses
                                                                 -2,459,000                                  
          issuance (repayment) of commercial paper
                                                                                                   
          principal payments on debt
                                                                         -81,000 -29,000 -104,000 -400,654,000 -501,000 -75,000 -1,288,000 -1,049,000 -1,989,000 -135,000 -18,836,000 -3,904,000 -4,971,000 -3,353,000 -778,000 -898,000 -1,935,000 -10,349,000       
          goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges
                                                                                                   
          net income on write-down of marketable equity securities
                                                                  23,097,000 30,696,000                               
          equity in (earnings) losses of affiliates including impairment charges, net of distributions
                                                                                                   
          purchase of marketable equity securities and other investments
                                                                                                   
          investments in marketable equity securities and other investments
                                                                      -4,065,000    248,000                         
          decrease in inventories
                                                                    604,000  3,459,000 -431,000 4,889,000                           
          decrease in income taxes receivable
                                                                    3,521,000                              12,370,000 
          effect of currency exchange rate changes
                                                                    2,421,000    -3,906,000    -4,334,000                       
          gain on sale of marketable equity securities
                                                                                                   
          equity in losses of affiliates, including impairment charges, net of distributions
                                                                     191,000                              
          net income on sale or write-down of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                                   
          decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                                                   
          increase in kaplan stock compensation liability
                                                                         -4,222,000   1,761,000                       
          increase in income taxes receivable
                                                                              -8,092,000   5,007,000            -16,742,000      
          net proceeds from sales of businesses
                                                                                                  
          investments in affiliates
                                                                            -40,000 6,568,000   -7,788,000                   
          return of escrow for acquisition
                                                                                                   
          return of investment in affiliates
                                                                     15,693,000   176,000 4,145,000                       
          proceeds from sale of marketable equity securities
                                                                                     7,389,000              
          issuance of notes
                                                                         -104,000 41,000 395,288,000                       
          (repayment) issuance of commercial paper
                                                                                                   
          supplemental cash flow information:
                                                                                                   
          increase in kaplan stock compensation
                                                                      -2,397,000                             
          decrease in income taxes payable
                                                                                                   
          return of escrow funds from acquisition
                                                                                                  
          repayments of commercial paper
                                                                                                   
          long-lived asset impairment charges
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
                                                                       619,000 11,724,000                           
          write-downs of property, plant and equipment
                                                                            10,681,000                       
          equity in losses (earnings) of affiliates including impairment charges, net of distributions
                                                                                                   
          return (funding) of escrow for acquisition
                                                                                                   
          amortization of intangible assets goodwill and other long-lived asset impairment charges
                                                                                                   
          net loss on sale or write-down of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                                   
          (repayments) issuance of commercial paper
                                                                                                  
          cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                     5,075,000            
          gain from sale or exchange of businesses
                                                                                                   
          escrow funding for acquisition
                                                                                                   
          net proceeds from sale of businesses
                                                                                                   
          goodwill impairment charge
                                                                                                   
          net gain from sale of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                                   
          decrease in other assets and other liabilities
                                                                                 7,951,000    30,290,000 6,278,000 3,274,000      17,554,000      
          investments in marketable equity securities
                                                                                -65,768,000     -42,888,000            
          proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                204,000   2,053,000  4,101,000 227,000 257,000            
          issuance of commercial paper
                                                                              9,997,000                     
          cash overdraft
                                                                              -9,024,000 6,471,000 -3,600,000 3,093,000 -11,475,000 14,411,000  -4,759,000 9,358,000 4,373,000  -13,609,000 6,161,000 13,065,000        
          investments in affiliates and cost method investments
                                                                                                   
          excess tax benefit on stock options
                                                                                   127,000 202,000 252,000 862,000 116,000            
          amortization of intangibles
                                                                                4,610,000   2,732,000                
          gain on disposition of marketable equity securities
                                                                                     -2,035,000    -8,612,000 -3,345,000        
          cost method and other investment write-downs
                                                                                     806,000  67,000   1,112,000    
          investments in certain businesses
                                                                                    -69,654,000 -17,128,000 -59,744,000 -7,170,000 4,659,000 -38,251,000 -84,321,000 -25,565,000 -6,823,000 -30,991,000 -20,155,000 -57,537,000   -95,023,000 
          investment in affiliates and cost method investments
                                                                                                   
          insurance proceeds from property, plant, and equipment losses
                                                                                                   
          purchases of cost method investments
                                                                                                   
          cash overdraft.
                                                                                                   
          gain from sale of land
                                                                                                   
          (gain) income from sale or write-down of property, plant and equipment
                                                                                                   
          investment in affiliates
                                                                                               -5,977,000    
          net repayment of commercial paper
                                                                                         -15,795,000 15,795,000 -50,201,000 4,864,000 -38,682,000 -28,860,000 -41,882,000    
          amortization of goodwill and other intangibles
                                                                                      1,378,000 1,389,000  1,587,000   1,332,000 398,000     17,192,000 
          property, plant and equipment write-downs
                                                                                                   
          foreign exchange(gain)loss
                                                                                       -607,000            
          net pension credit
                                                                                          -9,151,000 -9,151,000    -13,425,000    
          gain on sale of land
                                                                                          -5,404,000        
          proceeds from the sale of land
                                                                                          818,000 23,796,000        
          proceeds from the sale of marketable equity securities
                                                                                          8,124,000        
          gain from sale of affiliate
                                                                                             -49,762,000    
          proceeds from the sale of business
                                                                                                 61,921,000 
          other investments
                                                                                                 -5,900,000 
          gain on sale of marketable securities
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from sale of marketable securities
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from the sale of affiliate
                                                                                               65,000,000    
          net (repayment) issuance of commercial paper
                                                                                                   
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
                                                                                                   
          provided by operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          gain from disposition of businesses
                                                                                                  -321,091,000 
          cost method investment write-downs
                                                                                                  11,800,000 
          equity in losses of affiliates, net of
                                                                                                   
          distributions
                                                                                                  12,461,000 
          decrease in accounts payable and
                                                                                                   
          accrued liabilities
                                                                                                  -13,968,000 
          increase in deferred subscription
                                                                                                   
          revenue
                                                                                                  -2,648,000 
          decrease in other assets and
                                                                                                   
          other liabilities
                                                                                                  15,025,000 
          net issuance (repayment) of commercial paper
                                                                                                  53,311,000