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TEGNA Inc
(NYSE:TGNA) 

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TEGNA Inc. operates as a media company in the United States. The company operates television stations that deliver television programming and digital content. It offers content and information to consumers across various platforms, including online, mobile, and social platforms; and owns and operate...

Founded: 2017
Full Time Employees: 6,883
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Broadcasting

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      revenues
    706,113,000 650,791,000 675,045,000 680,049,000 870,529,000 806,827,000 710,363,000 714,252,000 725,854,000 713,243,000 731,506,000 740,327,000 917,130,000 803,111,000 784,881,000 774,123,000 774,647,000 756,487,000 732,908,000 727,051,000 937,575,000 738,389,000 577,627,000 684,189,000 693,955,000 551,857,000 536,932,000 516,753,000 391,286,500 538,976,000 524,080,000 502,090,000 353,175,750 464,264,000 489,369,000                                                            
      operating expenses:
                                                                                                  
      cost of revenues1
    444,835,000 422,121,000 422,896,000 440,991,000 455,649,000 437,855,000 432,044,000 430,567,000 423,137,000 438,260,000 430,528,000 426,932,000 432,645,000 428,891,000 420,235,000 411,450,000 407,198,000 399,751,000 397,118,000 394,692,000 399,367,000 379,185,000 355,367,000 369,368,000 355,159,000 306,474,000                                                                     
      business units - selling, general and administrative expenses
    99,275,000 89,901,000 94,998,000 95,547,000 100,509,000 96,882,000 94,938,000 102,260,000 117,266,000 98,394,000 97,231,000 99,109,000 114,394,000 98,582,000 99,585,000 101,969,000 109,746,000 100,425,000 96,949,000 89,326,000 97,682,000 89,943,000 85,008,000 92,968,000 102,959,000 78,439,000                                                                     
      corporate - general and administrative expenses
    18,386,000 22,821,000 10,109,000 10,156,000 11,180,000 13,188,000 12,685,000 14,798,000 13,775,000 13,552,000 26,506,000 12,100,000 11,809,000 13,367,000 13,612,000 21,320,000 16,183,000 11,891,000 23,183,000 16,870,000 12,006,000 11,263,000 28,312,000 21,714,000 19,781,000 29,792,000                                                                     
      depreciation
    15,374,000 14,997,000 15,796,000 15,479,000 14,909,000 15,543,000 15,173,000 14,310,000 14,650,000 15,083,000 14,987,000 15,049,000 15,137,000 15,219,000 15,534,000 15,305,000 16,315,000 16,792,000 15,838,000 15,896,000 17,183,000 16,086,000 16,711,000 16,900,000 15,694,000 15,381,000 14,533,000 14,917,000 14,355,000 14,262,000 13,861,000 13,471,000 13,347,000 15,186,000 13,318,000 23,087,000 22,037,000 22,634,000 22,627,000 22,233,000 19,443,000 21,723,000 49,697,000 49,483,000 49,573,000 46,681,000 44,850,000 44,764,000 115,008,000    40,426,000     40,768,000 41,263,000 42,070,000 41,638,000 44,410,000 44,479,000 46,274,000 47,941,000 49,391,000 50,901,000 53,798,000 55,736,000 48,085,000 57,682,000 65,618,000 59,602,000 59,365,000 61,362,000 63,012,000 63,571,000 60,070,000 60,828,000 60,724,000 61,159,000 60,575,000 60,954,000 70,059,000 60,903,000 56,604,000 57,680,000 59,129,000 58,974,000 55,502,000 58,452,000 55,078,000 54,229,000  
      amortization of intangible assets
    8,831,000 8,831,000 8,832,000 8,853,000 12,810,000 13,467,000 13,663,000 13,660,000 13,292,000 13,297,000 13,296,000 13,582,000 14,930,000 14,953,000 14,999,000 15,000,000 15,704,000 15,774,000 15,773,000 15,760,000 17,113,000 17,113,000 17,248,000 16,216,000 17,574,000 15,018,000 8,823,000 8,689,000 8,047,000 8,047,000 7,962,000 6,782,000 5,398,000 5,395,000 5,388,000 29,018,000 29,256,000 29,161,000 28,252,000 28,290,000 28,129,000 28,501,000 32,575,000 32,087,000 32,748,000 14,894,000 14,471,000 17,743,000 28,298,000    9,291,000     7,753,000 7,721,000 7,871,000 8,289,000 7,656,000 7,664,000 8,080,000 7,962,000 8,208,000 8,378,000 8,232,000 8,165,000 9,373,000 7,123,000 6,475,000 8,240,000 9,524,000 8,852,000 8,855,000 8,855,000 9,917,000 8,544,000 7,764,000 7,764,000 7,952,000 6,783,000 4,696,000 3,805,000 3,324,000 2,972,000 2,955,000 2,383,000 2,133,000 2,134,000 2,174,000 1,830,000  
      asset impairment and other
           1,097,000   3,359,000                                                                                    
      total
    586,701,000 558,671,000 552,631,000 571,026,000 595,057,000 576,935,000 568,503,000 576,692,000 582,120,000 578,586,000 449,907,000 566,772,000 588,914,000 570,853,000 563,860,000 564,986,000 565,233,000 545,137,000 547,386,000 531,121,000 543,929,000 510,688,000 502,530,000 509,651,000 517,231,000 445,024,000 394,120,000 384,104,000   369,945,000 365,075,000 880,375,000 347,403,000 339,289,000 778,471,000 887,416,000 860,265,000 811,785,000 781,732,000 649,708,000 807,086,000 1,253,026,000 1,241,837,000 -4,009,178,000 1,443,137,000 1,460,004,000 1,404,066,000 3,908,472,000    1,518,309,000     1,387,755,000 1,266,034,000 1,334,939,000 1,251,261,000 1,461,615,000 1,312,335,000 1,365,143,000 1,322,405,000 1,485,339,000 1,336,583,000 1,412,593,000 1,378,478,000 1,735,482,000 1,637,310,000 1,717,989,000 1,676,869,000 1,856,485,000 1,812,756,000 1,928,225,000 1,871,195,000 2,208,349,000 1,914,555,000 2,027,909,000 1,882,541,000 2,054,954,000 1,864,903,000 1,936,477,000 1,792,097,000 1,962,412,000 1,815,884,000 1,873,303,000 1,729,684,000 1,822,304,000 1,631,283,000 1,705,283,000 1,552,245,000  
      operating income
    119,412,000 92,120,000 122,414,000 109,023,000 275,472,000 229,892,000 141,860,000 137,560,000 143,734,000 134,657,000 281,599,000 173,555,000 328,216,000 232,258,000 221,021,000 209,137,000 209,414,000 211,350,000 185,522,000 195,930,000 393,646,000 227,701,000 75,097,000 174,538,000 176,724,000 106,833,000 142,812,000 132,649,000   154,135,000 137,015,000 155,850,000 116,861,000 150,080,000 153,376,000 279,789,000 263,772,000 226,594,000 201,919,000 338,429,000 216,357,000 268,366,000 230,928,000 341,018,000 270,517,000 242,502,000 203,994,000 567,545,000 171,698,000 202,882,000 151,057,000 220,380,000     212,260,000 198,161,000 241,754,000 178,616,000 309,768,000 200,288,000 272,609,000 218,184,000 259,271,000 156,961,000 142,758,000 166,193,000 -5,214,921,000 259,181,000 -2,133,546,000 327,631,000 372,657,000 402,847,000 483,246,000 399,203,000 586,075,000 454,973,000 537,883,000 419,306,000 577,667,000 473,208,000 559,506,000 455,494,000 613,273,000 512,176,000 576,381,000 445,849,000 579,421,000 462,462,000 528,142,000 410,993,000  
      yoy
    -56.65% -59.93% -13.71% -20.75% 91.65% 70.72% -49.62% -20.74% -56.21% -42.02% 27.41% -17.01% 56.73% 9.89% 19.13% 6.74% -46.80% -7.18% 147.04% 12.26% 122.75% 113.14% -47.42% 31.58%   -7.35% -3.19%   2.70% -10.67% -44.30% -55.70% -33.77% -24.04% -17.33% 21.92% -15.57% -12.56% -0.76% -20.02% 10.67% 13.20% -39.91% 57.55% 19.53% 35.04% 157.53%         -31.48% -1.06% -11.32% -18.14% 19.48% 27.60% 90.96% 31.28% -104.97% -39.44% -106.69% -49.27% -1499.39% -35.66% -541.50% -17.93% -36.41% -11.46% -10.16% -4.79% 1.46% -3.85% -3.86% -7.94% -5.81% -7.61% -2.93% 2.16% 5.84% 10.75% 9.13% 8.48%      
      qoq
    29.63% -24.75% 12.28% -60.42% 19.83% 62.06% 3.13% -4.30% 6.74% -52.18% 62.25% -47.12% 41.32% 5.08% 5.68% -0.13% -0.92% 13.92% -5.31% -50.23% 72.88% 203.21% -56.97% -1.24% 65.42% -25.19% 7.66%    12.49% -12.09% 33.36% -22.13% -2.15% -45.18% 6.07% 16.41% 12.22% -40.34% 56.42% -19.38% 16.21% -32.28% 26.06% 11.55% 18.88% -64.06% 230.55% -15.37% 34.31% -31.46%      7.11% -18.03% 35.35% -42.34% 54.66% -26.53% 24.94% -15.85% 65.18% 9.95% -14.10% -103.19% -2112.08% -112.15% -751.20% -12.08% -7.49% -16.64% 21.05% -31.89% 28.82% -15.41% 28.28% -27.41% 22.07% -15.42% 22.83% -25.73% 19.74% -11.14% 29.28% -23.05% 25.29% -12.44% 28.50%   
      non-operating income:
                                                                                                  
      interest expense
    -35,761,000 -39,027,000 -41,789,000 -41,811,000 -42,834,000 -42,288,000 -41,748,000 -42,368,000 -43,783,000 -43,418,000 -42,797,000 -42,906,000 -44,046,000 -43,406,000 -42,950,000 -43,620,000 -46,079,000 -46,477,000 -46,609,000 -46,485,000 -49,561,000 -51,896,000 -51,877,000 -56,960,000 -60,304,000 -52,454,000 -46,327,000 -46,385,000   -49,104,000 -47,725,000 -48,171,000 -51,855,000 -54,843,000 -55,416,000 -56,552,000 -57,607,000 -56,141,000 -61,713,000 -66,758,000 -66,949,000 -69,341,000 -70,759,000 -73,517,000 -65,931,000 -64,148,000 -69,648,000 -134,436,000    -38,927,000     -40,831,000 -40,939,000 -44,741,000 -46,629,000 -46,308,000 -41,015,000 -42,190,000 -43,480,000 -44,799,000 -38,065,000 -43,972,000 -48,912,000 -51,537,000 -46,802,000 -43,957,000 -48,549,000 -57,470,000 -63,010,000 -66,400,000 -72,945,000 -80,905,000 -75,040,000 -67,374,000 -64,721,000 -62,270,000 -54,993,000 -48,424,000 -44,938,000 -41,043,000 -35,771,000 -32,042,000 -31,791,000 -32,971,000 -33,857,000 -36,334,000 -36,109,000  
      interest income
    3,277,000 5,935,000 8,168,000 8,073,000 8,522,000 7,023,000 5,873,000 5,573,000                                                                                       
      other non-operating items
    -13,689,000 -5,104,000 -627,000 -1,817,000 -13,863,000 -2,696,000 -2,749,000 149,758,000 -26,774,000 33,072,000 5,781,000 5,411,000 4,667,000 1,310,000 -1,865,000 17,319,000 2,485,000 2,486,000 1,524,000 330,000 -16,759,000 961,000 1,039,000 -19,270,000 4,998,000 -463,000 8,964,000 -1,539,000   -311,000 -12,480,000 -6,713,250 -3,671,000 -21,108,000 -4,009,000    2,379,000 -6,183,000 -3,116,000 -3,842,000 22,780,000 445,134,000 -17,450,000 -2,982,000 -20,748,000 -30,310,000    6,046,000     -14,854,000 -3,205,000 3,841,000 1,297,000 1,194,000 2,374,000 -2,934,000 -523,000 190,000 3,570,000 16,582,000 2,457,000 -4,698,000 -3,333,000 5,340,000 24,151,000                      
      income before income taxes
    73,239,000 53,924,000 88,166,000 73,468,000 227,297,000 191,931,000 103,236,000 250,523,000 102,368,000 124,055,000 244,300,000 135,823,000 288,589,000 189,984,000 175,970,000 179,025,000 161,823,000 165,569,000 137,840,000 148,446,000 329,316,000 174,237,000 26,180,000 107,323,000 120,645,000 53,425,000 104,834,000 96,753,000   120,267,000 75,572,000 111,179,000 62,201,000 73,183,000 92,482,000 213,378,000 191,565,000 161,991,000 145,518,000 264,547,000 145,279,000 197,821,000 188,007,000 713,167,000 188,892,000 331,912,000 122,089,000 434,912,000    193,906,000     150,778,000 156,580,000 208,827,000 136,742,000 268,717,000 168,688,000 234,988,000 174,714,000 218,812,000 122,093,000 118,207,000 117,049,000 -5,387,244,000 214,757,000 -2,424,956,000 291,478,000 366,614,000 345,624,000 429,385,000 314,311,000 516,043,000 381,633,000 467,397,000 354,409,000 515,465,000 412,515,000 508,043,000 399,637,000 571,237,000 469,909,000 537,332,000 416,908,000 543,838,000 424,032,000 492,707,000 379,736,000  
      provision for income taxes
    17,092,000 16,808,000 20,264,000 15,161,000 46,733,000 44,743,000 21,207,000 61,261,000 26,372,000 27,801,000 44,207,000 31,819,000 69,775,000 43,827,000 44,030,000 44,738,000 32,011,000 36,870,000 30,986,000 35,614,000 84,594,000 41,967,000 6,607,000 21,125,000   24,879,000 22,774,000   27,755,000 20,385,000 -192,101,000 11,447,000 23,913,000    47,606,000     60,523,000 18,200,000 48,900,000 106,000,000 52,500,000 86,500,000 26,700,000   78,900,000     31,675,000 44,800,000 43,300,000 38,600,000 84,800,000 55,000,000 49,400,000 55,400,000 77,700,000 36,900,000 39,900,000    -134,200,000  121,300,000 111,600,000 139,500,000 103,700,000 162,500,000 120,200,000 156,900,000  108,600,000 137,900,000 169,400,000 133,900,000 193,100,000 159,700,000 182,900,000 142,500,000 185,800,000 145,000,000 168,400,000 129,900,000  
      net income
    56,147,000 37,116,000 67,902,000 58,307,000 180,564,000 147,188,000 82,029,000 189,262,000 75,996,000 96,254,000 200,093,000 104,004,000 218,814,000 146,157,000 131,940,000 134,287,000 129,812,000 128,699,000 106,854,000 112,832,000 244,722,000 132,270,000 19,573,000 86,198,000 83,955,000 48,346,000 79,955,000 73,979,000   92,512,000 55,187,000 303,625,000 39,951,000 -192,429,000 63,899,000 144,243,000 133,435,000 114,385,000 95,936,000 157,969,000 105,742,000 131,490,000 127,484,000 694,967,000 139,992,000 225,912,000 69,589,000 348,412,000    115,006,000     124,678,000 111,780,000 165,527,000 98,142,000 183,917,000 113,688,000 205,901,000 119,314,000 141,112,000 85,193,000 78,307,000 77,749,000 -4,706,644,000 158,057,000 -2,290,756,000 191,778,000 245,314,000 234,024,000 365,662,000 210,611,000 353,543,000 261,433,000 310,497,000 235,309,000 343,265,000 297,009,000 338,643,000 265,737,000 378,137,000 310,209,000 354,432,000 274,408,000 358,038,000 279,032,000 324,307,000 249,836,000  
      yoy
    -68.90% -74.78% -17.22% -69.19% 137.60% 52.92% -59.00% 81.98% -65.27% -34.14% 51.65% -22.55% 68.56% 13.56% 23.48% 19.01% -46.96% -2.70% 445.93% 30.90% 191.49% 173.59% -75.52% 16.52%   -13.57% 34.05%   -148.08% -13.63% 110.50% -70.06% -268.23% -33.39% -8.69% 26.19% -13.01% -24.75% -77.27% -24.47% -41.80% 83.20% 99.47%    202.95%         -32.21% -1.68% -19.61% -17.74% 30.33% 33.45% 162.94% 53.46% -103.00% -46.10% -103.42% -59.46% -2018.62% -32.46% -726.47% -8.94% -30.61% -10.48% 17.77% -10.50% 2.99% -11.98% -8.31% -11.45% -9.22% -4.26% -4.45% -3.16% 5.61% 11.17% 9.29% 9.84%      
      qoq
    51.27% -45.34% 16.46% -67.71% 22.68% 79.43% -56.66% 149.04% -21.05% -51.90% 92.39% -52.47% 49.71% 10.78% -1.75% 3.45% 0.86% 20.44% -5.30% -53.89% 85.02% 575.78% -77.29% 2.67% 73.65% -39.53% 8.08%    67.63% -81.82% 659.99% -120.76% -401.15% -55.70% 8.10% 16.65% 19.23% -39.27% 49.39% -19.58% 3.14% -81.66% 396.43% -38.03% 224.64% -80.03%          11.54% -32.47% 68.66% -46.64% 61.77% -44.79% 72.57% -15.45% 65.64% 8.79% 0.72% -101.65% -3077.81% -106.90% -1294.48% -21.82% 4.82% -36.00% 73.62% -40.43% 35.23% -15.80% 31.95% -31.45% 15.57% -12.29% 27.44% -29.72% 21.90% -12.48% 29.16% -23.36% 28.31% -13.96% 29.81%   
      net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
      20,000 364,000 102,000 260,000 115,000 298,000 137,000 -71,000 12,000 299,000     -381,000 -419,000 -227,000 -215,000 -418,000 -51,000 374,000 110,000                                                                       
      net income attributable to tegna inc.
    56,147,000 37,116,000 67,922,000 58,671,000 180,666,000 147,448,000 82,144,000 189,560,000 76,133,000 96,183,000 200,105,000 104,303,000 218,601,000 146,065,000 131,569,000 134,234,000 129,431,000 128,280,000 106,627,000 112,617,000 244,304,000 132,219,000 19,947,000 86,308,000       92,512,000 55,187,000 303,625,000 42,757,000 -130,352,000 57,714,000 133,119,000 118,683,000 99,451,000 85,444,000 142,505,000 88,255,000 115,867,000                                                    
      earnings per share:
                                                                                                  
      basic
    0.35 0.23 0.42 0.36 1.11 0.89 0.48 1.06 0.465 0.48 0.92 0.46 0.46 0.65 0.59 0.6                                                                               
      diluted
    0.34 0.23 0.42 0.36 1.09 0.89 0.48 1.06 0.465 0.48 0.92 0.46 0.458 0.65 0.59 0.6                                                                               
      weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
                                                                                                  
      basic shares
    104 161,606 161,472 160,849 -2,386 165,188 169,512 177,823 -6,703 200,779 217,830 224,544 196 223,968 223,675 222,712 190 221,805 221,522 220,602 235 219,579 219,128 218,277 98 217,315 217,089 216,709   216,342 216,276 29 215,863 215,501 215,305 -507 214,813 216,518 219,286 56,513.25 224,530                                                     
      diluted shares
    274 163,047 162,667 161,917 -2,169 165,748 169,880 178,437 -6,644 201,218 217,979 224,839 265 224,921 224,489 223,240 299 222,799 222,506 221,198 310 219,977 219,426 218,863 169 218,310 217,905 217,202   216,515 216,989 -349 218,095 217,812 217,569 -830 218,099 220,204 223,254 57,827.5 230,078                                                     
      merger termination fee
              -136,000,000                                                                                    
      equity loss in unconsolidated investments
            -101,000 -256,000 -283,000 -237,000 -1,056,250 -178,000 -236,000 -3,811,000                -1,238,000   -946,000  -1,632,500 -3,549,000                                                         
      1 cost of revenues exclude charges for depreciation and amortization expense, which are shown separately.
                                                                                                  
      1 cost of revenues exclude charges for depreciation and amortization expense, which are shown separately above.
                                                                                                  
      spectrum repacking reimbursements and other
                -1,000 -159,000 -105,000 -58,000 87,000 504,000 -1,475,000 -1,423,000 578,000 -2,902,000 -116,000 -7,515,000 6,064,000 -80,000 -4,306,000 -7,013,000                                                                   
      net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest
                -129,000 -92,000 -371,000 -53,000                                                                               
      equity income in unconsolidated investments
                    -3,997,000 -1,790,000 -2,597,000 -1,329,000 1,990,000 -2,529,000 1,921,000 9,015,000 -773,000 -491,000 -615,000 12,028,000   15,547,000  11,951,000 866,000  -1,469,000                                                           
      net income per share
                           0.4 0.39 0.22 0.37 0.34   0.43 0.26 1.41 0.2 -0.6 0.27 0.62 0.55 0.46 0.39 0.64 0.39 0.51 0.5 2.98 0.52 0.92 0.26 1.35    0.45     0.5 0.42 0.63 0.38 0.73 0.43 0.82      -20.62  -10.03 0.84 1.06 1.01 1.56  1.5 1.11 1.31 0.99 1.43 1.22 1.37 1.05 1.47 1.19 1.31 1.01 1.32 1.03 1.21 0.93  
      basic
                    0.393 0.58 0.48 0.51 0.27 0.6 0.09                                                                        
      diluted
                    0.39 0.58 0.48 0.51 0.27 0.6 0.09                                                                        
      net income per share
                           0.4 0.39 0.22 0.37 0.34   0.43 0.26 1.41 0.2 -0.6 0.27 0.62 0.55 0.46 0.39 0.64 0.39 0.51 0.5 2.98 0.52 0.92 0.26 1.35    0.45     0.5 0.42 0.63 0.38 0.73 0.43 0.82      -20.62  -10.03 0.84 1.06 1.01 1.56  1.5 1.11 1.31 0.99 1.43 1.22 1.37 1.05 1.47 1.19 1.31 1.01 1.32 1.03 1.21 0.93  
      benefit from income taxes
                            13,183,000 5,079,000   15,482,250 13,789,000      28,583,000 69,135,000 58,130,000  42,108,000 83,157,000 37,178,000 66,331,000                          39,300,000  56,700,000  99,700,000        119,100,000              
      net income from continuing operations
                            50,570,000 48,346,000   60,131,250 92,826,000 92,512,000 55,187,000 36,170,500 50,754,000 49,270,000                                                            
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                    345,000 -10,803,000 -241,699,000     -7,474,000 -23,421,000 -2,359,000                                                     
      earnings from continuing operations per share - basic
                            0.39 0.22   0.75 0.43 0.43 0.26 1.41 0.24 0.23 0.27 0.62 0.55 0.46 0.42 0.74 0.4                                  1.24                   
      earnings from discontinued operations per share - basic
                                     -0.04 -0.83     -0.03 -0.1 -0.01                                                     
      earnings from continuing operations per share - diluted
                            0.38 0.22   0.74 0.43 0.43 0.25 1.4 0.23 0.23 0.27 0.61 0.54 0.45 0.42 0.73 0.39                                  1.24                   
      earnings from discontinued operations per share - diluted
                                     -0.04 -0.83     -0.04 -0.1 -0.01                                                     
      cost of revenues, exclusive of depreciation
                              285,293,000 281,311,000 271,990,000 271,156,000 264,294,000 258,493,000 237,153,000 235,474,000 229,683,000 295,809,000                                                           
      business units - selling, general and administrative expenses, exclusive of depreciation
                              73,941,000 71,465,000 86,127,000 76,639,000 78,933,000 73,621,000 72,751,000 70,914,000 75,302,000                                                            
      corporate - general and administrative expenses, exclusive of depreciation
                              15,836,000 14,735,000 10,945,000 17,593,000 11,221,000 12,708,000 12,481,000 12,881,000 14,248,000                                                            
      asset impairment and other (gains) charges
                                -2,332,750 -3,005,000                                                                 
      total operating expenses
                                279,928,000 384,692,000                                                                 
      total operating income
                                111,358,500 154,284,000                                                                 
      non-operating expenses
                                -35,745,000 -47,669,000                                                                 
      *** not meaningful
                                                                                                  
      asset impairment and facility consolidation (gains) charges
                                  -6,326,000                                                                
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                                  
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests from discontinued operations
                                     2,806,000 62,077,000                                                            
      loss from discontinued operations per share - basic
                                                                                                  
      loss from discontinued operations per share - diluted
                                                                                                  
      dividends declared per share
                                  0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.2 0.2 0.15 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.05    0.15                     0.255 0.4                    
      asset impairment and facility consolidation charges
                                    -6,657,000 7,553,000 1,350,000 2,183,000                                                           
      non-operating
                                                                                                  
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests from discontinued operations
                                                                                                  
      non-operating expense:
                                                                                                  
      operating revenues:
                                                                                                  
      media
                                       446,310,000 529,117,000 501,686,000 458,947,000 443,829,000 462,233,000 406,445,000                                                     
      digital
                                       332,161,000 358,299,000 358,579,000 352,838,000 337,903,000 343,031,000 351,072,000   143,479,500 199,802,000 194,381,000 179,735,000 556,998,000    187,249,000     181,500,000 173,930,000 173,447,000 157,594,000 165,848,000 157,669,000 154,104,000 140,638,000 157,705,000 142,955,000 142,354,000 143,160,000 169,883,000 77,594,000                        
      selling, general and administrative expenses, exclusive of depreciation
                                       274,998,000 269,276,000 268,415,000 275,112,000 281,034,000 215,368,000 283,564,000 439,094,000 447,244,000 483,361,000 347,123,000 353,779,000 355,213,000 976,181,000    360,422,000     331,741,000 297,001,000 297,196,000 297,547,000 310,366,000 289,443,000 292,691,000 299,759,000 320,720,000 284,111,000 293,102,000 309,380,000 355,207,000 328,320,000 299,539,000 294,896,000 315,279,000 313,654,000 320,636,000 325,296,000 355,540,000 320,062,000 325,275,000 319,234,000 319,551,000 303,651,000 301,496,000 297,470,000 306,125,000 290,707,000  283,030,000 274,161,000 259,147,000 262,917,000 248,571,000  
      income from continuing operations
                                       63,899,000 144,243,000 133,435,000 114,385,000 103,410,000 181,390,000 108,101,000                124,678,000  165,527,000 98,142,000 183,917,000 113,688,000 185,588,000      -4,706,644,000  -2,290,756,000 191,778,000 245,314,000 234,024,000 289,885,000  353,543,000 261,433,000 310,497,000 235,309,000 343,265,000 274,615,000            
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                       -6,185,000 -11,124,000 -14,752,000 -14,934,000 -10,492,000 -15,464,000 -17,487,000 -15,623,000 -14,590,000 -18,938,000 -21,476,000 -17,445,000 -10,430,000 -39,480,000    -11,921,000     -7,738,000  -14,000,000 -7,649,000 -9,782,000 -12,279,000                                
      income from discontinued operations per share - basic
                                                                                                  
      income from discontinued operations per share - diluted
                                                                                                  
      cost of revenues and operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation
                                        191,198,250 261,065,000 255,472,000 248,256,000                                                       
      asset impairment charges and facility consolidation
                                        4,736,500 15,218,000 3,728,000                                                        
      non-operating expenses:
                                                                                                  
      other non-operating expenses
                                        -2,805,000 -11,051,000 -2,548,000                                                        
      equity loss in unconsolidated investees
                                          -5,914,000                           -55,750                             
      facility consolidation
                                                                                                  
      equity income in unconsolidated investees
                                           2,933,000 -941,000 -1,013,000 2,638,000 5,058,000 532,000 1,756,000 156,540,000 8,491,000 32,113,000    6,407,000     -5,797,000 2,563,000 7,973,000 3,458,000 3,769,250 7,041,000 7,503,000 533,000  -373,000 2,839,000   5,711,000                        
      net operating revenues:
                                                                                                  
      other
                                            38,889,000 49,569,000                                93,900,000 126,329,000 129,498,000 121,272,000 88,660,500 121,354,000 124,263,000 109,025,000 78,223,500 107,980,000 108,901,000 96,422,000 73,526,500 101,046,000 101,234,000 91,826,000 67,812,750 91,665,000 93,995,000 85,591,000  
      cost of sales and operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation
                                            130,386,000 256,941,000 710,865,000 700,639,000 748,119,000 757,301,000 775,627,000 767,532,000 2,169,080,000    779,777,000     782,040,000 721,888,000 739,654,000 717,515,000 755,451,000 747,416,000 745,489,000 748,559,000 801,484,000 796,984,000 867,312,000 839,004,000 1,052,685,000 985,004,000 988,538,000 986,500,000 1,027,630,000 1,026,041,000 1,052,476,000 1,074,270,000 1,196,747,000 1,070,148,000 1,096,263,000 1,075,078,000 1,089,209,000 1,020,307,000 1,000,720,000 974,425,000 983,086,000 952,349,000 946,552,000 939,448,000 911,087,000 849,088,000 856,972,000 836,622,000  
      facility consolidation and asset impairment charges
                                            5,797,500  20,795,000 12,384,000 46,148,000 6,621,000 28,775,000           13,193,000    33,964,000 23,045,000   46,265,000 39,248,000                            
      operating revenues
                                              1,521,392,000 1,472,765,000      1,252,890,000 1,302,699,000 1,237,735,000  1,309,261,000 1,307,040,000 1,218,587,000                                       
      net income attributable to gannett co., inc.
                                               112,894,000 676,029,000 118,516,000 208,467,000 59,159,000 308,932,000 79,748,000 113,620,000 104,565,000 103,085,000     116,940,000 99,788,000 151,527,000 90,493,000 174,135,000 101,409,000 195,478,000 117,179,000 55,417,000 73,752,000 70,481,000 77,435,000                          
      broadcasting
                                                299,258,750 416,509,000 398,258,000 382,268,000 631,749,000    287,511,000     199,835,000 174,340,000 184,353,000 163,882,000 232,779,000 185,297,000 184,016,000 167,488,000 183,171,000 151,458,000 152,966,000 143,490,000 212,785,000 197,000,000 192,568,000 170,180,000 212,032,000 189,540,000 204,666,000 183,059,000 270,646,000 196,180,000 205,420,000 182,575,000 207,649,000 166,358,000 197,888,000 164,557,000 233,395,000 206,170,000 212,520,000 169,458,000      
      publishing advertising
                                                381,595,500 494,899,000 530,183,000 501,300,000 1,678,530,000    657,546,000     670,749,000 591,676,000 646,864,000 601,736,000 722,297,000 646,720,000 692,172,000 665,909,000 790,823,000 699,644,000 753,079,000 722,755,000 963,398,000 977,111,000 1,108,189,000 1,096,894,000                      
      publishing circulation
                                                209,189,000 276,829,000 277,851,000 282,076,000 854,061,000    313,113,000     268,145,000 262,099,000 265,433,000 268,213,000 272,989,000 264,627,000 270,086,000 284,533,000 290,285,000 284,259,000 292,757,000 299,683,000 302,487,000 298,978,000 305,994,000 309,178,000                      
      all other publishing
                                                43,279,000 55,098,000 59,331,000 58,687,000                                               
      facility consolidation charges
                                                   14,820,000 1,470,000    3,529,000       6,394,000 7,656,000                                  
      operating expenses
                                                     1,081,192,000 1,099,817,000 1,086,678,000                                           
      non-operating expense
                                                     47,497,000 36,541,000 29,194,000                                           
      per share – basic
                                                     0.35 0.5 0.46                                           
      per share – diluted
                                                     0.34 0.48 0.44                                           
      adjusted operating expenses, non-gaap basis
                                                         1,077,358,000 1,070,266,000 1,061,852,000                                       
      adjusted operating income, non-gaap basis
                                                         231,903,000 236,774,000 156,735,000                                       
      adjusted net income attributable to gannett co., inc., non-gaap basis
                                                         130,907,000 132,045,000 80,800,000                                       
      adjusted diluted earnings per share, non-gaap basis
                                                         0.56 0.56 0.34                                       
      year-to-date
                                                         2,012 2,012                                        
      all other
                                                    15,722,750    72,890,000     67,526,000 63,989,000 64,842,000 59,836,000 67,702,000 58,022,000 64,765,000 63,837,000 63,355,000 58,267,000 71,437,000 69,390,000 86,929,000 86,627,000 111,238,000 100,617,000                      
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                              -11,992,000     -10,423,000 -2,135,000 -4,895,250 -11,441,000 -7,826,000 -314,000                          
      dividends per share
                                                             0.04 0.08 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4   0.31 0.31 0.223 0.31 0.29 0.29 0.208 0.29 0.27 0.27 0.193 0.27 0.25 0.25 0.183 0.25 0.24 0.24  
      loss from the operation of discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                                  
      gain on disposal of publishing businesses, net of tax
                                                                   21,195,000                               
      income from continuing operations attributable to gannett co., inc.
                                                             116,940,000  151,527,000 90,493,000 174,135,000 101,409,000 175,165,000                               
      earnings from continuing operations per share – basic
                                                             0.355  0.63                                   
      earnings from discontinued operations
                                                                                                  
      discontinued operations per share – basic
                                                                                                  
      gain on disposal of publishing businesses per share – basic
                                                                                                  
      earnings from continuing operations per share – diluted
                                                             0.35  0.62                                   
      discontinued operations per share – diluted
                                                                                                  
      gain on disposal of publishing businesses per share – diluted
                                                                                                  
      income from the operation of discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                   -882,000            1,963,000       3,639,000            
      earnings from continuing operations per share — basic
                                                                0.38 0.73 0.43 0.74      -20.62  -10.03 0.84                      
      discontinued operations per share — basic
                                                                   -0.01                               
      earnings from continuing operations per share — diluted
                                                                0.37 0.72 0.42 0.73      -20.62  -10.03 0.84                      
      discontinued operations per share — diluted
                                                                   -0.01                               
      gain on disposal of newspaper businesses, net of tax
                                                                   21,195,000            73,814,000       18,755,000            
      gain on disposal of newspaper businesses per share — basic
                                                                   0.09                               
      gain on disposal of newspaper businesses per share — diluted
                                                                   0.09                               
      earnings per share — basic
                                                                    0.49 0.238 0.31 0.3   0.69                        
      earnings per share — diluted
                                                                 0.43   0.49 0.235 0.31 0.3   0.69                        
      asset impairment and other charges
                                                                       47,391,000                           
      equity losses in unconsolidated investees
                                                                        -2,689,000                          
      earning per share — basic
                                                                        0.34                          
      earning per share — diluted
                                                                        0.34                          
      goodwill and other asset impairment charges
                                                                         622,841,250  2,491,365,000                       
      equity income
                                                                         -64,709,250  -252,793,000                       
      gain on disposal of newspaper business net of tax
                                                                                                  
      gain on disposal of newspaper business per share — basic
                                                                                                  
      gain on disposal of newspaper business per share — diluted
                                                                                                  
      equity income (losses) in unconsolidated investees
                                                                            -11,755,000                      
      newspaper advertising
                                                                             1,246,233,000 1,187,744,000 1,281,555,000 1,242,878,000 1,446,261,000 1,280,297,000 1,377,004,000 1,266,891,000 1,394,201,000 1,274,323,000 1,314,834,000 1,217,379,000 1,299,583,000 1,204,058,000 1,252,951,000 1,156,011,000 1,208,777,000 1,067,039,000 1,115,381,000 1,006,047,000  
      newspaper circulation
                                                                             313,172,000 309,143,000 312,506,000 323,986,000 344,553,000 316,724,000 321,222,000 324,050,000 328,750,000 316,242,000 314,854,000 313,739,000 314,500,000 304,610,000 306,598,000 312,389,000 307,003,000 300,277,000 303,180,000 302,431,000  
      discontinued operations:
                                                                                                  
      earnings from continuing operations per share—basic
                                                                             1.06 1.01                    
      discontinued operations per share—basic
                                                                                                  
      earnings from continuing operations per share—diluted
                                                                             1.05 1.01                    
      discontinued operations per share—diluted
                                                                                                  
      discontinued operations
                                                                                                  
      discontinued operations per share - basic
                                                                               0.01                   
      gain on disposal of newspaper businesses per share - basic
                                                                               0.32                   
      discontinued operations per share - diluted
                                                                               0.01                   
      gain on disposal of newspaper businesses per share - diluted
                                                                               0.31                   
      earnings per share-basic
                                                                                0.9                  
      earnings per share-diluted
                                                                                0.9                  
      earnings from continuing operations per share-basic
                                                                                 0.853 1.11 1.31               
      earnings from discontinued operations:
                                                                                                  
      discontinued operations per share-basic
                                                                                     0.015 0.01            
      earnings from continuing operations per share-diluted
                                                                                 0.85 1.11 1.31               
      discontinued operations per share-diluted
                                                                                     0.015 0.01            
      earnings from continuing operations-per share basic
                                                                                    0.99 0.878 1.13            
      earnings from continuing operations-per share diluted
                                                                                    0.99 0.873 1.13            
      gain on disposal of newspaper businesses per share-basic
                                                                                     0.02 0.08            
      gain on disposal of newspaper businesses per share-diluted
                                                                                     0.02 0.08            
      selling, general and administrative
                                                                                                  
      expenses, exclusive of depreciation
                                                                                           288,286,000       
      television
                                                                                             130,801,250 172,302,000 192,727,000 158,176,000  
    Balance Sheets:
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        assets
                                                                                                 
        current assets
                                                                                                 
        cash and cash equivalents
      291,240,000 232,775,000 756,540,000 716,647,000 693,214,000 536,253,000 445,729,000 430,764,000 361,036,000 553,030,000 489,373,000 683,179,000 551,681,000 376,641,000 200,770,000 43,316,000 56,989,000 51,214,000 57,262,000 12,853,000 40,968,000 164,586,000 173,070,000 35,059,000 29,404,000 9,194,000 29,268,000 3,818,000 135,862,000 23,766,000 24,503,000 8,338,000 98,801,000 383,354,000 65,669,000 79,655,000 76,920,000 107,329,000 102,153,000 79,206,000 129,200,000 135,681,000 118,484,000 1,374,515,000 430,666,000 292,977,000 469,203,000 811,367,000 161,497,000 142,833,000 175,030,000 237,445,000 202,089,000 157,479,000 166,926,000 166,926,000 195,990,000 165,341,000 142,217,000 183,014,000 172,432,000 157,208,000 104,148,000 98,795,000 123,769,000 104,368,000 649,055,000 98,949,000 122,777,000 577,362,000 166,086,000 77,249,000 90,667,000 118,323,000 119,421,000 94,256,000 131,942,000 133,569,000 65,961,000 68,803,000 54,696,000 152,671,000 141,528,000 135,874,000 120,366,000 112,186,000 75,738,000 67,188,000 161,963,000 393,048,000 90,374,000 
        accounts receivable
      603,522,000 576,467,000 583,654,000 594,829,000 604,300,000 608,794,000 605,226,000 604,537,000 624,445,000 607,316,000 593,410,000 637,435,000 658,318,000 589,510,000 615,824,000 641,960,000 642,280,000 601,500,000 588,326,000 613,896,000 550,755,000 503,000,000 485,211,000 541,324,000 581,765,000 521,118,000 455,124,000 454,861,000  407,078,000 414,316,000 430,151,000  382,791,000 382,011,000 577,045,000                                                        
        other receivables
      23,117,000 22,871,000 14,028,000 6,911,000 11,752,000 6,779,000 10,812,000 11,023,000 9,299,000 8,196,000 10,534,000 10,906,000 13,493,000 9,447,000 7,802,000 13,508,000 15,496,000 14,688,000 11,506,000 11,653,000 14,031,000 14,093,000 14,909,000 16,316,000 19,640,000 29,234,000 16,859,000 18,741,000 20,967,000 32,937,000 32,018,000 16,076,000 32,442,000 20,384,000 14,150,000 22,110,000 25,953,000 13,789,000 18,364,000 19,775,000 18,738,000 67,372,000 72,763,000 32,495,000 26,832,000 29,546,000 28,592,000 21,202,000 21,038,000 21,267,000 20,162,000 22,868,000 19,487,000 18,223,000 17,247,000 17,247,000 17,916,000 17,496,000 18,006,000 30,746,000 32,914,000 20,503,000 16,334,000 20,557,000 23,338,000 50,901,000 54,069,000 58,399,000 52,583,000 40,889,000 49,063,000 92,660,000 230,047,000 236,026,000 172,449,000 192,964,000 140,453,000   77,123,000    77,976,000    66,348,000   52,700,000 
        syndicated programming rights
      27,219,000 35,377,000 10,767,000 19,525,000 28,097,000 37,351,000 10,969,000 21,281,000 31,530,000 41,534,000 17,326,000 32,578,000 44,064,000 55,759,000 24,114,000 39,378,000 53,100,000 67,723,000 21,063,000 32,283,000 47,331,000 60,378,000 18,786,000 34,683,000 49,616,000 63,263,000                                                                  
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      35,902,000 29,418,000 26,368,000 28,994,000 23,049,000 26,563,000 26,277,000 28,386,000 24,008,000 32,320,000 33,257,000 35,915,000 36,152,000 39,694,000 36,867,000 30,589,000 19,724,000 21,986,000 20,261,000 22,276,000 19,509,000 21,224,000 19,081,000 19,501,000 26,899,000 25,522,000 17,699,000 18,071,000 17,737,000 19,790,000 20,372,000 27,536,000 61,070,000 80,201,000 54,726,000 73,445,000 91,922,000 127,618,000 81,988,000 87,584,000 94,262,000 111,170,000 109,707,000 142,156,000 103,883,000 124,908,000 124,592,000 112,917,000 80,964,000 105,174,000 108,946,000 116,242,000 87,041,000 101,898,000 106,631,000 106,631,000 116,956,000 88,453,000 88,611,000 95,064,000 106,060,000 73,521,000 88,927,000 86,427,000 111,068,000 79,635,000 95,167,000 91,136,000 122,650,000 81,703,000 93,177,000 91,267,000 112,494,000 79,965,000 99,843,000 85,861,000 112,503,000   75,663,000            
        total current assets
      981,000,000 896,908,000 1,391,357,000 1,366,906,000 1,360,412,000 1,215,740,000 1,099,013,000 1,095,991,000 1,050,318,000 1,242,396,000 1,143,900,000 1,400,013,000 1,303,708,000 1,071,051,000 885,377,000 768,751,000 787,589,000 757,111,000 698,418,000 692,961,000 672,594,000 763,281,000 711,057,000 646,883,000 707,324,000 648,331,000 536,524,000 519,399,000 635,222,000 530,893,000 502,878,000 507,295,000 636,923,000 866,730,000 1,266,281,000 752,255,000 790,688,000 846,252,000 783,411,000 748,054,000 805,159,000 1,373,468,000 1,480,465,000 2,444,011,000 1,462,627,000 1,571,248,000 1,923,485,000 1,681,815,000 993,853,000 1,005,557,000 1,072,720,000 1,096,202,000 1,046,548,000 1,003,321,000 1,075,545,000 1,075,545,000 1,056,274,000 1,014,756,000 1,003,873,000 1,139,134,000 1,060,439,000 999,151,000 1,012,183,000 1,049,042,000 1,000,301,000 999,860,000 1,606,318,000 1,245,944,000 1,345,985,000 1,709,624,000 1,313,946,000 1,343,255,000 1,480,908,000 1,584,626,000 1,992,999,000 1,532,019,000 1,508,665,000 1,421,451,000 1,333,380,000 1,462,071,000 1,307,150,000 1,389,484,000 1,341,893,000 1,370,695,000 1,335,705,000 1,272,774,000 1,203,996,000 1,223,261,000 1,242,380,000 1,360,329,000 1,133,079,000 
        property and equipment
                                                                                                 
        land
      86,347,000    86,347,000    86,442,000    86,447,000    86,447,000    86,456,000    86,456,000    68,540,000    62,885,000    74,747,000    76,089,000  191,530,000    237,554,000    148,518,000    170,002,000 170,002,000    172,786,000    203,937,000    218,260,000    224,609,000    247,390,000    242,049,000    242,139,000    239,437,000   240,515,000 
        buildings and improvements
      362,932,000    360,492,000    352,546,000    346,341,000    341,112,000    329,088,000    322,961,000    259,053,000    246,917,000    293,244,000    272,862,000  1,270,401,000    1,239,719,000    1,265,290,000    1,345,943,000 1,345,943,000    1,366,361,000    1,426,150,000    1,454,303,000    1,545,781,000    1,576,945,000    1,519,558,000    1,494,289,000    1,382,861,000   1,313,404,000 
        equipment, furniture and fixtures
      638,039,000    641,024,000    631,444,000    625,754,000    615,531,000    593,517,000    553,995,000    489,799,000    467,265,000    633,559,000    604,839,000                                                   
        construction in progress
      10,487,000    6,037,000    7,777,000    8,649,000    10,761,000    17,398,000    34,324,000    40,778,000    5,535,000    13,192,000    30,395,000  28,117,000    24,485,000    10,184,000    6,755,000 6,755,000    15,797,000    16,177,000    42,834,000    63,869,000    37,877,000    125,651,000    117,174,000    219,154,000   138,360,000 
        total
      1,097,805,000    1,093,900,000    1,078,209,000    1,067,191,000    1,053,851,000    1,026,459,000    997,736,000    858,170,000    782,602,000    1,014,742,000    984,185,000  3,901,869,000    4,007,879,000    3,972,949,000    4,106,681,000 4,106,681,000    4,170,740,000    4,428,859,000    4,607,363,000    4,921,877,000    5,010,110,000    4,929,693,000    4,870,949,000    4,687,898,000   4,422,767,000 
        less accumulated depreciation
      -673,134,000 -665,337,000 -651,701,000 -664,183,000 -649,581,000 -640,774,000 -634,024,000 -640,149,000 -626,029,000 -616,178,000 -634,853,000 -623,452,000 -610,138,000 -599,102,000 -611,576,000 -601,343,000 -586,656,000 -574,151,000 -582,058,000 -570,087,000 -556,100,000 -541,197,000 -544,274,000 -529,476,000 -512,015,000 -515,436,000 -510,303,000 -496,511,000 -482,955,000 -477,352,000 -470,697,000 -459,330,000 -447,262,000 -456,768,000 -447,503,000 -587,381,000 -564,726,000 -570,459,000 -553,785,000 -543,960,000 -525,866,000 -2,276,092,000 -2,292,654,000 -2,391,103,000 -2,357,190,000 -2,345,155,000 -2,338,247,000 -2,379,460,000 -2,396,656,000 -2,438,750,000 -2,454,271,000 -2,534,547,000 -2,515,651,000 -2,497,761,000 -2,466,454,000 -2,466,454,000 -2,495,828,000 -2,472,870,000 -2,453,934,000 -2,412,629,000 -2,453,209,000 -2,449,865,000 -2,416,357,000 -2,457,041,000 -2,533,637,000 -2,474,217,000 -2,441,632,000 -2,385,869,000 -2,479,697,000 -2,401,464,000 -2,348,956,000 -2,306,207,000 -2,348,751,000 -2,292,068,000 -2,289,000,000 -2,234,688,000 -2,280,426,000 -2,226,875,000 -2,171,224,000 -2,114,546,000 -2,221,438,000 -2,235,289,000 -2,174,463,000 -2,117,504,000 -2,149,493,000 -2,110,207,000 -2,060,717,000 -2,005,630,000 -1,992,655,000 -1,903,657,000 -1,887,762,000 
        net property and equipment
      424,671,000 420,755,000 425,003,000 433,766,000 444,319,000 443,130,000 445,596,000 442,699,000 452,180,000 441,451,000 441,781,000 445,130,000 457,053,000 456,514,000 459,335,000 457,339,000 467,195,000 459,866,000 465,985,000 469,545,000 470,359,000 470,547,000 480,961,000 485,458,000 485,721,000 470,827,000 384,775,000 387,317,000 375,215,000 354,642,000 351,368,000 356,318,000 335,340,000 345,023,000 360,307,000 442,129,000 450,016,000 449,680,000 445,096,000 451,014,000 458,319,000                                                   
        intangible and other assets
                                                                                                 
        goodwill
      3,015,944,000 3,015,944,000 3,015,944,000 3,015,944,000 3,015,944,000 3,015,973,000 3,015,973,000 3,015,973,000 2,981,587,000 2,981,587,000 2,981,587,000 2,981,587,000 2,981,587,000 2,981,587,000 2,981,587,000 2,981,587,000 2,981,587,000 2,981,587,000 2,981,587,000 2,981,587,000 2,968,693,000 2,968,693,000 2,968,655,000 2,967,383,000 2,950,587,000 2,874,063,000 2,635,847,000 2,605,863,000 2,596,863,000 2,596,863,000 2,596,505,000 2,602,849,000 2,579,417,000 2,579,417,000 2,579,417,000 4,070,039,000 4,067,529,000 4,070,524,000 3,951,357,000 3,956,113,000 3,919,726,000 4,475,941,000 4,499,927,000 3,836,940,000 3,804,551,000 3,785,223,000 3,790,472,000 2,859,310,000 2,860,429,000 2,841,171,000 2,846,869,000 2,943,641,000 2,878,663,000 2,875,651,000 2,864,885,000 2,864,885,000 2,862,019,000 2,868,893,000 2,854,603,000 2,836,960,000 2,842,250,000 2,834,025,000 2,841,888,000 2,854,247,000 2,868,665,000 2,871,733,000 2,870,772,000 2,872,888,000 8,477,895,000 7,873,254,000 10,041,012,000 10,034,943,000 10,063,466,000 10,013,234,000 10,084,143,000 10,060,440,000 10,207,386,000 9,828,144,000 9,693,868,000 9,685,006,000 9,945,202,000 9,848,981,000 9,752,822,000 9,860,782,000    9,601,767,000 9,334,277,000 8,879,510,000 8,822,299,000 
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 220,522 and 185,175, respectively
      2,273,800,000                                                                                           
        right-of-use assets for operating leases
      65,071,000 65,104,000 52,572,000 51,992,000 63,535,000 66,135,000 68,084,000 70,897,000 73,479,000 73,131,000 73,605,000 75,860,000 78,448,000 81,385,000 84,270,000 84,500,000 87,279,000 90,017,000 92,422,000 95,759,000 97,190,000 98,242,000 101,574,000 104,611,000 103,461,000 90,406,000 70,687,000 72,160,000                                                                
        investments and other assets
      113,448,000 126,208,000 130,373,000 132,230,000 132,537,000 135,042,000 124,616,000 129,388,000 113,521,000 114,219,000 118,839,000 122,594,000 126,494,000 137,059,000 143,420,000 135,080,000 152,508,000 184,873,000 131,717,000 129,217,000 136,219,000 143,206,000 148,031,000 151,083,000 145,269,000 145,927,000 145,822,000 139,886,000 143,465,000 156,217,000 149,741,000 138,564,000 137,166,000 173,219,000 157,665,000 215,940,000 221,060,000 255,624,000 258,956,000 262,147,000 288,790,000 311,907,000 312,608,000 388,852,000 754,890,000 536,295,000 379,886,000 320,650,000 287,152,000 284,290,000 283,431,000 300,199,000 297,671,000 314,898,000 324,948,000 324,948,000 353,592,000 367,838,000 390,583,000 393,457,000 391,869,000 383,191,000 395,097,000 405,355,000 422,224,000 410,879,000 400,197,000 413,230,000 680,280,000 886,302,000 1,140,537,000 1,158,398,000 1,069,363,000 1,073,890,000 1,016,341,000 1,019,355,000 1,630,158,000 1,324,456,000 1,332,125,000 1,335,154,000 1,309,914,000 1,143,406,000 1,157,259,000 1,157,974,000 1,152,248,000 1,170,854,000 1,135,299,000 1,090,207,000 1,113,291,000 1,145,302,000 1,143,824,000 
        total intangible and other assets
      5,468,263,000 5,489,887,000 5,490,351,000 5,501,085,000 5,521,788,000 5,539,732,000 5,544,722,000 5,565,970,000 5,497,559,000 5,511,202,000 5,529,592,000 5,548,899,000 5,568,135,000 5,596,567,000 5,620,766,000 5,627,655,000 5,662,862,000 5,713,669,000 5,678,692,000 5,695,303,000 5,705,746,000 5,711,168,000 5,736,400,000 5,761,764,000 5,760,931,000 5,783,079,000 4,491,395,000 4,417,033,000 4,266,405,000 4,287,204,000 4,288,417,000 4,281,716,000 3,989,852,000 4,031,303,000 4,021,144,000 7,270,627,000 7,302,021,000 7,378,745,000 7,232,108,000 7,270,105,000 7,274,280,000 8,054,804,000 8,115,775,000 5,858,559,000 6,085,881,000 5,834,926,000 5,647,589,000 3,784,205,000 3,765,397,000 3,755,158,000 3,788,488,000 3,899,633,000 3,837,359,000 3,878,949,000 3,900,678,000 3,900,678,000 3,829,759,000 3,901,312,000 3,937,009,000 3,919,599,000 4,013,606,000 4,026,365,000 4,087,899,000 4,127,572,000 4,289,762,000 4,298,228,000 4,277,197,000 4,329,376,000 9,712,015,000 9,304,146,000 11,907,799,000 11,928,802,000 11,950,860,000 11,910,498,000 11,929,129,000 11,916,363,000 12,437,326,000 11,593,401,000 11,464,684,000 11,466,178,000 11,634,606,000 11,315,574,000 11,188,148,000 11,275,111,000 11,082,140,000 11,124,420,000 11,041,919,000 10,800,710,000 10,558,437,000 10,129,789,000 10,064,930,000 
        total assets
      6,873,934,000 6,807,550,000 7,306,711,000 7,301,757,000 7,326,519,000 7,198,602,000 7,089,331,000 7,104,660,000 7,000,057,000 7,195,049,000 7,115,273,000 7,394,042,000 7,328,896,000 7,124,132,000 6,965,478,000 6,853,745,000 6,917,646,000 6,930,646,000 6,843,095,000 6,857,809,000 6,848,699,000 6,944,996,000 6,928,418,000 6,894,105,000 6,953,976,000 6,902,237,000 5,412,694,000 5,323,749,000 5,276,842,000 5,172,739,000 5,142,663,000 5,145,329,000 4,962,115,000 5,243,056,000 5,647,732,000 8,465,011,000 8,542,725,000 8,674,677,000 8,460,615,000 8,469,173,000 8,537,758,000 10,984,460,000 11,205,455,000 9,917,060,000 9,147,565,000 9,009,727,000 9,240,706,000 6,892,173,000 6,205,206,000 6,227,409,000 6,379,886,000 6,561,363,000 6,463,191,000 6,498,255,000 6,616,450,000 6,616,450,000 6,544,729,000 6,607,021,000 6,666,689,000 6,816,844,000 6,865,309,000 6,845,886,000 6,956,721,000 7,148,432,000 7,318,572,000 7,422,053,000 8,058,139,000 7,796,814,000 13,418,746,000 13,376,096,000 15,798,160,000 15,887,727,000 16,058,029,000 16,141,918,000 16,658,682,000 16,223,804,000 16,705,874,000 15,808,848,000 15,593,867,000 15,743,396,000 15,770,790,000 15,423,432,000 15,263,578,000 15,399,251,000 15,120,922,000 15,090,155,000 14,929,279,000 14,706,239,000 14,400,688,000 14,016,056,000 13,733,014,000 
        liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity
                                                                                                 
        current liabilities
                                                                                                 
        accounts payable
      93,276,000 83,617,000 85,434,000 88,827,000 87,338,000 91,964,000 79,130,000 80,001,000 114,950,000 85,902,000 78,788,000 88,312,000 76,212,000 83,813,000 86,381,000 86,984,000 72,996,000 46,333,000 37,357,000 42,972,000 58,049,000 61,441,000 37,019,000 54,473,000 51,894,000 63,097,000 58,986,000 53,880,000 83,226,000 65,309,000 45,565,000 44,732,000 52,992,000 102,758,000 55,308,000 75,555,000 120,911,000                                                       
        accrued liabilities
                                       219,701,000 198,842,000 350,428,000  323,950,000 277,337,000 279,121,000                                                    
        compensation
      75,324,000 72,598,000 54,705,000 56,209,000 64,343,000 66,325,000 43,869,000 48,271,000 54,929,000 57,923,000 38,598,000 40,647,000 50,339,000 53,736,000 49,490,000 38,492,000 55,179,000 53,970,000 53,002,000 35,153,000 46,213,000 44,744,000 44,909,000 33,389,000 63,876,000 38,658,000 37,424,000 25,253,000 52,726,000 40,010,000 35,984,000 27,836,000 54,088,000    103,590,000    115,679,000  225,704,000    214,434,000    171,319,000    173,600,000 173,600,000    150,926,000    143,182,000    191,019,000    144,318,000    143,107,000    150,325,000    116,797,000    100,750,000   111,995,000 
        interest
      36,999,000 10,771,000 43,967,000 12,042,000 44,719,000 11,772,000 43,977,000 11,891,000 45,144,000 12,407,000 44,625,000 12,798,000 45,480,000 12,441,000 44,720,000 12,795,000 45,905,000 15,565,000 45,729,000 15,920,000 47,249,000 25,699,000 50,464,000 34,525,000 46,013,000 56,570,000 38,676,000 53,683,000 37,458,000 53,713,000 38,664,000 53,948,000 39,217,000    42,413,000    49,835,000  64,929,000    58,575,000    22,210,000    26,158,000 26,158,000    26,738,000    25,281,000    27,432,000    24,972,000    25,338,000    18,576,000    25,952,000    25,954,000   26,806,000 
        contracts payable for programming rights
      139,385,000 153,019,000 130,646,000 151,733,000 143,095,000 145,657,000 121,629,000 130,298,000 119,562,000 124,950,000 99,593,000 111,318,000 117,743,000 131,454,000 93,829,000 104,981,000 98,534,000 143,408,000 94,512,000 100,442,000 130,522,000 145,796,000 101,182,000 122,045,000 119,872,000 129,989,000 83,033,000 91,758,000 112,059,000 121,270,000 75,996,000 82,833,000 105,040,000                                                           
        other
      85,381,000 84,286,000 80,975,000 94,987,000 75,454,000 95,992,000 93,394,000 97,064,000 82,782,000 74,518,000 67,724,000 73,560,000 78,265,000 109,598,000 88,696,000 89,367,000 91,098,000 86,126,000 81,590,000 79,901,000 78,219,000 98,438,000 65,333,000 69,679,000 60,983,000 71,352,000 43,261,000 49,186,000 49,211,000 64,835,000 49,247,000 44,843,000 58,196,000    194,497,000    36,948,000  34,924,000    39,245,000    24,128,000    27,045,000 27,045,000    32,125,000    35,864,000    36,883,000    37,943,000    40,602,000    26,952,000    28,504,000    29,807,000   29,662,000 
        income taxes payable
         21,266,000 51,331,000 55,000,000 43,778,000 66,453,000 6,005,000 1,936,000 3,416,000 51,561,000 22,985,000 3,989,000 7,610,000 47,176,000 11,420,000 5,351,000 5,622,000 93,823,000 63,923,000 23,226,000 17,631,000 9,399,000 3,332,000                                                                   
        total current liabilities
      430,365,000 404,291,000 944,575,000 973,518,000 466,280,000 466,710,000 425,777,000 433,978,000 423,372,000 357,636,000 332,744,000 378,196,000 391,024,000 395,031,000 370,726,000 379,795,000 375,132,000 350,753,000 317,812,000 389,241,000 424,175,000 399,344,000 316,538,000 323,510,000 361,158,000 374,839,000 276,537,000 323,538,000 369,217,000 360,446,000 260,937,000 272,863,000 325,352,000 632,599,000 508,328,000 608,678,000 619,181,000 608,614,000 514,480,000 579,022,000 606,783,000 1,054,784,000 1,127,936,000 1,123,138,000 1,005,054,000 1,011,547,000 1,007,192,000 916,013,000 880,343,000 862,192,000 934,516,000 971,203,000 917,854,000 951,036,000 901,937,000 901,937,000 873,536,000 855,315,000 860,881,000 893,186,000 902,178,000 805,327,000 900,450,000 900,103,000 925,962,000 903,568,000 1,487,985,000 1,153,141,000 1,207,350,000 925,053,000 947,317,000 962,163,000 959,086,000 1,066,680,000 945,451,000 1,116,948,000 1,126,170,000 998,614,000 1,033,506,000 1,096,341,000 1,133,913,000 923,664,000 1,050,982,000 1,005,450,000 1,088,892,000 960,041,000 1,032,180,000 961,837,000 1,023,000,000 975,872,000 958,625,000 
        noncurrent liabilities
                                                                                                 
        net deferred income tax liabilities
      591,267,000 588,172,000 582,465,000 580,556,000 579,213,000    578,219,000    556,131,000                                                                               
        long-term debt
      2,530,587,000 2,530,015,000 2,529,464,000 2,528,920,000 3,076,451,000 3,075,504,000 3,074,592,000 3,073,692,000 3,072,801,000 3,071,899,000 3,071,026,000 3,070,164,000 3,069,316,000 3,068,446,000 3,067,608,000 3,066,783,000 3,231,970,000 3,336,878,000 3,455,978,000 3,517,092,000 3,553,220,000 3,906,196,000 4,098,076,000 4,071,897,000 4,179,245,000 4,180,938,000 2,953,569,000 2,891,495,000 2,944,466,000 2,989,435,000 3,131,137,000 3,196,070,000 3,007,047,000 3,035,166,000 3,345,986,000 3,965,842,000 4,042,749,000 4,237,894,000 4,255,313,000 4,196,722,000 4,200,816,000 4,351,548,000 4,488,028,000 4,106,717,000 3,446,737,000 3,453,895,000 3,707,010,000 1,980,190,000 1,357,501,000 1,449,226,000 1,432,100,000 1,634,833,000 1,662,782,000 1,665,329,000 1,760,363,000 1,760,363,000 1,918,424,000 2,021,587,000 2,188,129,000 2,352,242,000 2,419,633,000 2,630,035,000 2,801,459,000 3,061,951,000 3,312,856,000 3,508,634,000 3,731,951,000 3,816,942,000 3,908,319,000 4,324,586,000 3,980,282,000 4,098,338,000 4,418,446,000 4,557,564,000 5,482,475,000 5,210,021,000 5,494,516,000 5,049,215,000 5,151,449,000 5,438,273,000 5,384,839,000 5,220,587,000 4,707,625,000 4,607,743,000 4,581,902,000 4,021,235,000 3,718,997,000 3,834,511,000 4,152,092,000 4,538,721,000 4,547,265,000 
        pension liabilities
      56,522,000 58,586,000 60,793,000 62,236,000 65,956,000 64,402,000 67,885,000 69,706,000 70,483,000 73,228,000 73,380,000 73,550,000 73,684,000 53,073,000 54,795,000 56,428,000 58,063,000 66,405,000 74,637,000 80,273,000 85,908,000 114,281,000 118,114,000 121,947,000 127,146,000 128,517,000 131,794,000 137,607,000 139,375,000 122,489,000 136,986,000 146,466,000 144,220,000 168,024,000 180,532,000 183,790,000 187,290,000 174,734,000 175,714,000 176,267,000 178,844,000 907,996,000 941,715,000 488,754,000 548,932,000 600,591,000 632,195,000 878,338,000 886,775,000 908,027,000 1,007,325,000 811,373,000 823,350,000 846,681,000 908,110,000 908,110,000 588,674,000 602,393,000 622,755,000 619,340,000 700,777,000 704,597,000 695,783,000  831,510,000 830,784,000                          
        operating lease liabilities
      59,981,000 60,113,000 47,341,000 47,516,000 63,421,000 66,000,000 68,050,000 70,937,000 73,733,000 72,849,000 74,231,000 76,674,000 79,503,000 82,387,000 85,436,000 85,926,000 88,970,000 91,790,000 94,347,000 97,432,000 99,337,000 100,660,000 103,466,000 106,319,000 105,902,000 101,348,000 83,222,000 84,259,000                                                                
        other noncurrent liabilities
      49,033,000 50,109,000 48,750,000 49,433,000 50,167,000 58,242,000 55,038,000 61,040,000 57,765,000 63,462,000 66,653,000 69,052,000 70,098,000 74,393,000 76,175,000 78,536,000 79,102,000 82,377,000 81,746,000 76,824,000 75,488,000 77,681,000 71,705,000 64,010,000 67,037,000 71,677,000 69,207,000 66,769,000 72,389,000 81,217,000 80,834,000 86,244,000 87,942,000 96,508,000 65,792,000 127,597,000 142,407,000 143,111,000 148,962,000 152,481,000 168,573,000 303,851,000 333,435,000 213,039,000 212,949,000 208,142,000 218,168,000 208,086,000                                            
        total noncurrent liabilities
      3,287,390,000 3,286,995,000 3,268,813,000 3,268,661,000 3,835,208,000 3,840,588,000 3,842,899,000 3,853,619,000 3,853,001,000 3,858,414,000 3,860,265,000 3,846,827,000 3,848,732,000 3,833,754,000 3,836,264,000 3,838,671,000 4,006,479,000 4,144,360,000 4,250,804,000 4,314,010,000 4,351,496,000 4,731,463,000 4,922,200,000 4,898,246,000 5,002,441,000 5,005,702,000 3,656,415,000 3,594,960,000 3,566,701,000 3,606,710,000 3,764,815,000 3,835,830,000 3,641,722,000 3,904,582,000 4,213,723,000 5,232,930,000 5,324,274,000 5,524,247,000 5,483,703,000 5,432,412,000 5,449,565,000 6,381,192,000 6,567,776,000 5,597,617,000 5,040,026,000 5,057,929,000 5,324,103,000 3,235,889,000                                            
        total liabilities
      3,717,755,000 3,691,286,000 4,213,388,000 4,242,179,000 4,301,488,000 4,307,298,000 4,268,676,000 4,287,597,000 4,276,373,000 4,216,050,000 4,193,009,000 4,225,023,000 4,239,756,000 4,228,785,000 4,206,990,000 4,218,466,000 4,381,611,000 4,495,113,000 4,568,616,000 4,703,251,000 4,775,671,000 5,130,807,000 5,238,738,000 5,221,756,000 5,363,599,000 5,380,541,000 3,932,952,000 3,918,498,000 3,935,918,000 3,967,156,000 4,025,752,000 4,108,693,000 3,967,074,000 4,537,181,000 4,722,051,000 5,841,608,000 5,943,455,000 6,132,861,000 5,998,183,000 6,011,434,000 6,056,348,000 7,435,976,000 7,695,712,000 6,720,755,000 6,045,080,000 6,069,476,000 6,331,295,000 4,151,902,000 3,517,328,000 3,634,007,000 3,829,320,000 3,886,602,000 3,890,574,000 3,967,437,000 4,104,425,000 4,104,425,000 3,863,822,000 3,984,913,000 4,205,274,000 4,398,595,000 4,596,655,000 4,721,424,000 5,032,912,000 5,322,653,000 5,725,646,000 5,911,952,000 6,716,999,000 6,531,188,000 6,576,704,000 6,713,056,000 6,720,575,000 6,850,289,000 7,060,033,000 7,306,078,000 8,123,423,000 7,817,230,000 8,335,053,000 7,678,591,000 7,809,421,000 8,147,658,000 8,072,471,000 7,648,361,000 7,288,231,000 7,143,888,000 7,146,682,000 6,453,612,000 6,207,750,000 6,190,819,000 6,626,648,000 6,942,487,000 6,821,219,000 
        commitments and contingent liabilities
                                                                                                 
        redeemable noncontrolling interest
         20,708,000 20,317,000 19,936,000 19,555,000 19,174,000 18,812,000 18,459,000 18,106,000 17,754,000 17,418,000 17,092,000 16,765,000 16,430,000 16,129,000 15,826,000 15,523,000 15,220,000 14,933,000 14,653,000 14,373,000 14,093,000                  12,817,000 20,470,000    14,618,000    10,654,000 10,400,000        84,176,000 82,659,000 81,142,000 79,684,000 78,304,000 76,892,000 75,481,000 74,125,000                         
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                 
        common stock of 1 par value per share, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 168,168,632 and 324,418,632 shares issued, respectively
      168,169,000                                                                                           
        additional paid-in capital
      29,297,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 72,456,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 27,941,000 27,596,000 113,267,000 119,794,000 140,255,000 152,106,000 247,497,000 252,224,000 256,024,000 262,823,000 301,352,000 306,078,000 304,066,000 303,926,000 382,127,000 390,886,000 395,812,000 405,108,000 473,742,000 475,436,000 474,895,000 474,484,000 539,505,000 527,195,000 546,406,000 564,873,000 561,288,000 554,079,000 552,368,000 571,234,000 567,335,000 569,146,000 567,515,000 607,334,000 611,799,000 615,849,000 617,727,000 617,727,000 628,411,000 627,859,000 624,889,000 630,316,000 626,876,000 624,935,000 623,932,000 629,714,000 637,140,000 651,270,000 678,503,000 743,199,000 736,606,000 733,515,000 728,377,000 721,205,000        619,569,000    563,279,000    471,581,000   279,778,000 
        retained earnings
      3,172,693,000 8,585,313,000 8,574,627,000 8,531,880,000 8,549,717,000 8,393,910,000 8,281,037,000 8,248,066,000 8,091,245,000 8,062,624,000 7,989,312,000 7,879,619,000 7,898,055,000 7,704,358,000 7,583,436,000 7,479,795,000 7,459,380,000 7,351,426,000 7,249,257,000 7,151,716,000 7,075,640,000 6,846,554,000 6,729,896,000 6,725,911,000 6,655,088,000 6,586,321,000 6,553,149,000 6,488,352,000 6,429,512,000 6,283,775,000 6,201,694,000 6,124,209,000 6,062,995,000 5,777,443,000 5,750,260,000 7,412,204,000 7,384,556,000 7,284,977,000 7,235,756,000 7,166,528,000 7,111,129,000 8,669,892,000 8,602,369,000 7,971,532,000 7,898,034,000 7,734,828,000 7,720,903,000 7,675,546,000 7,641,558,000 7,573,703,000 7,514,858,000 7,457,438,000 7,370,460,000 7,297,015,000 7,276,200,000 7,276,200,000 7,177,974,000 7,097,458,000 6,955,547,000 6,874,641,000 6,710,062,000 6,618,191,000 6,432,241,000 6,324,586,000 6,200,477,000 6,136,137,000 6,074,967,000 6,006,753,000 10,804,544,000 10,737,655,000 13,119,769,000 13,019,143,000 12,866,462,000 12,725,444,000 12,432,409,000  12,056,194,000 11,867,642,000 11,626,015,000 11,459,496,000 11,185,088,000 10,958,273,000 10,685,911,000 10,487,960,000 10,178,407,000 9,938,091,000 9,650,845,000 9,444,791,000 9,154,687,000 8,683,459,000 8,498,015,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -101,953,000 -104,036,000 -104,532,000 -105,621,000 -106,644,000 -116,277,000 -117,389,000 -118,499,000 -119,610,000 -122,435,000 -123,467,000 -124,455,000 -125,533,000 -110,262,000 -111,028,000 -111,834,000 -97,216,000 -76,693,000 -118,604,000 -119,798,000 -121,076,000 -139,087,000 -140,179,000 -141,175,000 -142,597,000 -133,359,000 -134,194,000 -135,432,000 -136,511,000 -122,913,000 -124,741,000 -125,993,000 -106,923,000 -121,073,000 -145,876,000 -161,391,000 -161,573,000 -139,447,000 -135,737,000 -131,137,000 -130,951,000 -781,037,000 -778,769,000 -463,354,000 -458,542,000 -467,196,000 -494,055,000 -673,482,000 -699,771,000 -709,334,000 -701,141,000 -571,806,000 -584,568,000 -580,619,000 -595,839,000 -595,839,000 -365,617,000 -351,780,000 -346,630,000 -365,334,000 -323,008,000 -346,687,000 -345,130,000 -316,832,000 -403,397,000 -390,111,000 -462,737,000                         
        less treasury stock at cost, 7,103,970 and 164,520,591 shares, respectively
      -112,027,000                                                                                           
        total equity
      3,156,179,000 3,116,264,000 3,093,323,000 3,038,870,000 3,004,714,000 2,871,368,000 2,801,100,000 2,797,889,000 2,704,872,000 2,960,540,000 2,904,158,000 3,151,265,000 3,071,722,000 2,878,255,000 2,741,723,000 2,618,849,000 2,519,906,000 2,419,707,000 2,258,956,000 2,139,338,000 2,058,095,000 1,799,536,000 1,675,307,000 1,658,256,000 1,590,377,000 1,521,696,000 1,479,742,000 1,405,251,000 1,340,924,000 1,205,583,000 1,116,911,000 1,036,636,000 995,041,000 705,875,000 874,178,000 2,574,822,000 2,553,005,000 2,496,158,000 2,434,186,000 2,431,651,000 2,456,744,000 3,535,667,000 3,489,273,000 3,177,835,000 3,084,581,000 2,924,844,000 2,894,793,000 2,728,057,000 2,676,368,000 2,580,729,000 2,539,912,000 2,664,361,000 2,572,617,000 2,530,818,000 2,512,025,000 2,512,025,000 2,680,907,000 2,622,108,000 2,461,415,000 2,334,073,000 2,185,995,000 2,043,320,000 1,844,125,000 1,747,475,000 1,516,034,000 1,434,620,000 1,267,015,000                         
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity
      6,873,934,000 6,807,550,000 7,306,711,000 7,301,757,000 7,326,519,000 7,198,602,000 7,089,331,000 7,104,660,000 7,000,057,000 7,195,049,000 7,115,273,000 7,394,042,000 7,328,896,000 7,124,132,000 6,965,478,000 6,853,745,000 6,917,646,000 6,930,646,000 6,843,095,000 6,857,809,000 6,848,699,000 6,944,996,000 6,928,418,000 6,894,105,000                  10,984,460,000 11,205,455,000    9,240,706,000    6,379,886,000    6,616,450,000 6,616,450,000 6,544,729,000 6,607,021,000 6,666,689,000 6,816,844,000 6,865,309,000 6,845,886,000 6,956,721,000 7,148,432,000 7,318,572,000 7,422,053,000 8,058,139,000                         
        cost
       1,086,092,000 1,076,704,000 1,097,949,000  1,083,904,000 1,079,620,000 1,082,848,000  1,057,629,000 1,076,634,000 1,068,582,000  1,055,616,000 1,070,911,000 1,058,682,000  1,034,017,000 1,048,043,000 1,039,632,000  1,011,744,000 1,025,235,000 1,014,934,000  986,263,000 895,078,000 883,828,000  831,994,000 822,065,000 815,648,000  801,791,000 807,810,000 1,029,510,000  1,020,139,000 998,881,000 994,974,000  3,832,280,000  4,005,593,000 3,956,247,000 3,948,708,000  3,805,613,000 3,842,612,000 3,905,444,000  4,100,075,000 4,094,935,000 4,113,746,000   4,154,524,000 4,163,823,000 4,179,741,000  4,244,473,000 4,270,235,000 4,272,996,000  4,562,146,000 4,598,182,000 4,616,256,000  4,840,443,000 4,763,790,000 4,925,371,000  4,975,012,000  5,025,554,000  5,040,309,000 5,020,871,000 4,967,027,000  5,050,472,000 4,953,663,000 4,908,000,000  4,852,570,000 4,803,168,000 4,744,081,000  4,592,526,000 4,429,595,000  
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 211,691 and 185,175, respectively
       2,282,631,000                                                                                          
        shareholders̛ equity
                                                                                                 
        common stock of 1 per value per share, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 324,418,632 shares issued
       324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000  324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000                                                                                    
        less treasury stock at cost, 163,364,589 shares and 164,520,591 shares, respectively
       -5,717,373,000                                                                                          
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 202,860 and 185,175, respectively
        2,291,462,000                                                                                         
        current portion of long-term debt
        548,848,000 548,454,000                          162,000 323,000 485,000 646,000 280,646,000 646,000 646,000 646,000 646,000 646,000 646,000 646,000 7,854,000 7,854,000 5,890,000 5,890,000 5,890,000 5,890,000                    563,390,000                         
        less treasury stock at cost, 163,542,945 shares and 164,520,591 shares, respectively
        -5,729,132,000                                                                                         
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 194,028 and 185,175, respectively
         2,300,919,000                                                                                        
        less treasury stock at cost, 163,703,324 shares and 164,520,591 shares, respectively
         -5,739,749,000                                                                                        
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 185,175 and 289,949, respectively
          2,309,772,000                                                                                       
        common stock of 1 par value per share, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 324,418,632 shares issued
          324,419,000    324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000  324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000  324,419,000  324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000                                              
        less treasury stock at cost, 164,520,591 shares and 144,502,338 shares, respectively
          -5,790,719,000                                                                                       
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 273,787 and 289,949, respectively
           2,322,582,000                                                                                      
        deferred income tax liability
           576,440,000 577,334,000 578,244,000  576,976,000 574,975,000 557,387,000  555,455,000 552,250,000 550,998,000 548,374,000 557,419,000 534,872,000 533,280,000 530,240,000 524,974,000 523,528,000 527,057,000 515,621,000 513,995,000                                                                  
        less treasury stock at cost, 161,940,919 shares and 144,502,338 shares, respectively
           -5,758,625,000                                                                                      
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 269,827 and 289,949, respectively
            2,336,049,000                                                                                     
        less treasury stock at cost, 157,538,421 shares and 144,502,338 shares, respectively
            -5,714,908,000                                                                                     
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 257,433 and 289,949, respectively
             2,349,712,000                                                                                    
        shareholders' equity
                                                                                                 
        less treasury stock at cost, 153,095,072 shares and 144,502,338 shares, respectively
             -5,684,038,000                                                                                    
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 289,949 and 348,087, respectively
              2,328,972,000                                                                                   
        tegna inc.consolidated balance sheets
                                                                                                 
        in thousands of dollars, except par value and share amounts
                                                                                                 
        less treasury stock at cost, 144,502,338 shares and 100,970,426 shares, respectively
              -5,619,123,000                                                                                   
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 276,780 and 348,087, respectively
               2,342,265,000                                                                                  
        less treasury stock at cost, 127,544,108 shares and 100,970,426 shares, respectively
               -5,376,524,000                                                                                  
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 263,484 and 348,087, respectively
                2,355,561,000                                                                                 
        less treasury stock at cost, 122,978,320 shares and 100,970,426 shares, respectively
                -5,314,047,000                                                                                 
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 250,187 and 348,087, respectively
                 2,368,858,000                                                                                
        less treasury stock at cost, 99,471,855 shares and 100,970,426 shares, respectively
                 -4,956,259,000                                                                                
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 348,087 and 298,593, respectively
                  2,381,606,000                                                                               
        less treasury stock at cost, 100,970,426 shares and 103,012,455 shares, respectively
                  -5,053,160,000                                                                               
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 333,157 and 298,593, respectively
                   2,396,536,000                                                                              
        less treasury stock at cost, 101,191,494 shares and 103,012,455 shares, respectively
                   -5,068,201,000                                                                              
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 328,592 and 298,593, respectively
                    2,411,489,000                                                                             
        less treasury stock at cost, 101,391,312 shares and 103,012,455 shares, respectively
                    -5,083,045,000                                                                             
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 313,593 and 298,593, respectively
                     2,426,488,000                                                                            
        less treasury stock at cost, 101,681,915 shares and 103,012,455 shares, respectively
                     -5,101,472,000                                                                            
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 298,593 and 235,582, respectively
                      2,441,488,000                                                                           
        less treasury stock at cost, 103,012,455 shares and 104,918,360 shares, respectively
                      -5,194,618,000                                                                           
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 282,889 and 235,582, respectively
                       2,457,192,000                                                                          
        income taxes
                       9,491,000 9,224,000 9,109,000 7,303,000 7,671,000 7,311,000 7,016,000 7,490,000 9,227,000 12,846,000 34,562,000 19,383,000 12,414,000 20,247,000 2,960,000  14,304,000 19,028,000 36,684,000 13,478,000 7,816,000 628,000 27,264,000 15,742,000 24,380,000 11,267,000 126,212,000 101,754,000 61,373,000 17,791,000 58,365,000 53,135,000 43,744,000 44,985,000 52,988,000 47,293,000 23,904,000 3,658,000 3,658,000 28,985,000 59,374,000 43,335,000 31,565,000 27,038,000 40,921,000 56,815,000 45,085,000 44,264,000 45,568,000 17,267,000  44,557,000 52,458,000 62,371,000 24,301,000 2,469,000 188,488,000 49,135,000 190,430,000 120,278,000 103,035,000 162,045,000 125,934,000 193,372,000 123,984,000 195,247,000 132,737,000 169,164,000 159,236,000 203,158,000 101,663,000 153,514,000 185,348,000 121,276,000 
        less treasury stock at cost, 103,200,190 shares and 104,918,360 shares, respectively
                       -5,207,386,000                                                                          
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 267,115 and 235,582, respectively
                        2,472,966,000                                                                         
        less treasury stock at cost, 103,438,458 shares and 104,918,360 shares, respectively
                        -5,224,057,000                                                                         
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 251,342 and 235,582, respectively
                         2,488,740,000                                                                        
        dividends payable
                         21,030,000     15,188,000 15,173,000 15,157,000 15,216,000 15,154,000 15,147,000 15,158,000 15,226,000 15,173,000 15,190,000 15,161,000 30,246,000 30,178,000 30,161,000 30,319,000 30,704,000 31,033,000 45,496,000 45,309,000 45,313,000 45,433,000 45,581,000 45,645,000 45,898,000 45,893,000 45,948,000 45,963,000 46,268,000 46,640,000 47,391,000 18,935,000 18,935,000 19,336,000 9,684,000 9,690,000 9,680,000 9,766,000 9,756,000 9,745,000  9,642,000 9,605,000 9,559,000  91,519,000 91,689,000 91,895,000  93,268,000 72,897,000 73,035,000  73,288,000 69,161,000 69,235,000  70,829,000 66,672,000 68,084,000  70,252,000 67,522,000 68,448,000  67,693,000 64,566,000  
        less treasury stock at cost, 103,728,046 shares and 104,918,360 shares, respectively
                         -5,244,595,000                                                                        
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 235,582 and 168,452, respectively
                          2,503,644,000                                                                       
        less treasury stock at cost, 104,918,360 shares and 106,955,082 shares, respectively
                          -5,334,155,000                                                                       
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 218,468 and 168,452, respectively
                           2,501,027,000                                                                      
        less treasury stock at cost, 105,271,009 shares and 106,955,082 shares, respectively
                           -5,352,144,000                                                                      
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 201,355 and 168,452, respectively
                            2,518,140,000                                                                     
        less treasury stock at cost, 105,661,402 shares and 106,955,082 shares, respectively
                            -5,379,084,000                                                                     
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 184,669 and 168,452, respectively
                             2,538,687,000                                                                    
        liabilities and equity
                                          2,016,000                                                       
        less treasury stock at cost, 106,066,299 shares and 106,955,082 shares, respectively
                             -5,403,005,000                                                                    
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 168,452 and 118,958, respectively
                              2,561,614,000                                                                   
        less treasury stock at cost, 106,955,082 shares and 108,660,002 shares, respectively
                              -5,494,030,000                                                                   
        total liabilities and equity
                              6,953,976,000 6,902,237,000 5,412,694,000 5,323,749,000  5,172,739,000 5,142,663,000 5,145,329,000            9,917,060,000 9,147,565,000 9,009,727,000  6,892,173,000 6,205,206,000 6,227,409,000  6,561,363,000 6,463,191,000 6,498,255,000                                      
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization
                               2,672,683,000 1,639,039,000 1,599,124,000  1,534,124,000 1,542,171,000 1,540,303,000  1,278,667,000 1,284,062,000 2,984,648,000  3,052,597,000 3,021,795,000 3,051,845,000  3,204,871,000  1,573,045,000 1,466,718,000 1,461,442,000  478,239,000 488,181,000 490,751,000  499,562,000 492,501,000 499,213,000   506,960,000 514,934,000 518,491,000  544,957,000 549,785,000 556,659,000  581,936,000 593,106,000 572,466,000  553,840,000  726,250,000                     
        treasury stock
                               -5,507,909,000 -5,519,656,000                                                                 
        programming rights
                                17,574,000 23,908,000 35,252,000 47,322,000 11,669,000 25,194,000 37,758,000                                                           
        deferred income taxes payable
                                405,777,000                                                                 
        deferred income taxes
                                 401,729,000 396,847,000 401,155,000 395,611,000 386,781,000 382,310,000 585,173,000 601,429,000 933,962,000 929,184,000 948,188,000 886,821,000 889,977,000 883,141,000 162,449,000 158,648,000 19,634,000 18,639,000 18,443,000 21,245,000 20,850,000 16,538,000 17,636,000 15,840,000 25,640,000 25,054,000 29,759,000 22,771,000 22,771,000 15,555,000 18,443,000 20,442,000 21,254,000 16,950,000 18,663,000 19,378,000 19,577,000 23,158,000 27,121,000 28,676,000 29,386,000 29,970,000 27,470,000 28,470,000 28,470,000 723,348,000 723,947,000 708,744,000 15,130,000 28,792,000 28,492,000 29,992,000 29,892,000 829,519,000 821,104,000 817,915,000 821,949,000 784,151,000 778,944,000 758,707,000 743,975,000 735,354,000 695,623,000 678,541,000 
        less treasury stock at cost, 108,133,345 shares and 108,660,002 shares, respectively
                                 -5,534,911,000                                                                
        trade receivables, net of allowance
                                  425,404,000    406,852,000    595,893,000 597,516,000 580,906,000 561,489,000 556,351,000                                                   
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 118,958 and 88,120, respectively
                                  1,526,077,000                                                               
        equity
                                                                                                 
        tegna inc. shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                 
        less treasury stock at cost, 108,660,002 shares and 109,487,979 shares, respectively
                                  -5,577,848,000                                                               
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity
                                  5,276,842,000    4,962,115,000 5,243,056,000 5,647,732,000 8,465,011,000 8,542,725,000 8,674,677,000 8,460,615,000 8,469,173,000 8,537,758,000                                                   
        less treasury stock at cost, 109,116,622 shares and 109,487,979 shares, respectively
                                   -5,585,776,000                                                              
        less treasury stock at cost, 109,151,797 shares and 109,487,979 shares, respectively
                                    -5,588,527,000                                                             
        less treasury stock at cost, 108,738,874 shares and 109,487,979 shares, respectively
                                     -5,589,925,000                                                            
        current discontinued operations assets
                                        749,725,000      6,608,000                                                   
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 88,120 and 66,550, respectively
                                      1,273,269,000                                                           
        noncurrent discontinued operation assets
                                              657,000                                                   
        current discontinued operations liabilities
                                        219,343,000      5,243,000                                                   
        noncurrent discontinued operations liabilities
                                                                                                 
        redeemable noncontrolling interests related to discontinued operations
                                        51,503,000                                                         
        less treasury stock at cost, 109,487,979 shares and 109,930,832 shares, respectively
                                      -5,667,577,000                                                           
        total tegna inc. shareholders’ equity
                                      995,041,000 705,875,000 649,085,000 2,289,137,000 2,271,418,000 2,201,495,000 2,150,992,000 2,157,581,000 2,191,971,000                                                   
        noncontrolling interests related to discontinued operations
                                        225,093,000                                                         
        noncurrent discontinued operations assets
                                                                                                 
        less treasury stock at cost, 109,212,809 shares and 109,930,832 shares, respectively
                                       -5,665,800,000                                                          
        less treasury stock at cost, 109,302,883 shares and 109,930,832 shares, respectively
                                        -5,675,530,000                                                         
        deferred revenue
                                         115,119,000 113,468,000 121,068,000 128,193,000                                                     
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
                                         48,581,000 46,265,000 45,658,000 28,246,000 26,088,000 24,666,000   18,470,000 17,904,000 15,407,000  12,214,000 11,510,000 12,673,000                                          
        less treasury stock at cost, 109,629,035 shares and 109,930,832 shares, respectively
                                         -5,691,203,000                                                        
        noncontrolling interests
                                         285,685,000 281,587,000 294,663,000 283,194,000 274,070,000 264,773,000 241,181,000 234,359,000 242,468,000 226,470,000 210,702,000 201,695,000 231,177,000 211,464,000 198,486,000 189,298,000 223,756,000 206,453,000 193,532,000 184,134,000 184,134,000 201,938,000 192,982,000 180,560,000 170,319,000 162,395,000 145,972,000 141,735,000 143,550,000                            
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 324,416 and 220,662, respectively
                                          3,013,432,000                                                       
        common stock
                                          324,419,000    324,419,000  324,419,000    324,419,000    324,419,000    324,419,000 324,419,000    324,419,000    324,419,000    324,419,000            324,419,000    324,421,000        
        less treasury stock at cost, 109,930,832 shares and 104,664,452 shares, respectively
                                          -5,749,726,000                                                       
        current discontinued operation assets
                                                                                                 
        accounts payable and current portion of film contracts payable
                                           124,973,000 77,357,000 102,924,000  230,553,000  241,830,000 173,388,000 206,612,000  181,415,000 169,873,000 175,103,000  227,987,000 193,002,000 198,855,000   207,395,000 181,693,000 188,362,000  228,639,000 174,627,000 200,116,000  272,529,000 224,207,000 217,322,000  305,206,000 238,715,000 245,938,000  271,777,000 246,854,000 256,752,000  332,988,000 287,437,000 257,168,000  271,137,000 209,246,000 256,717,000  331,781,000  300,186,000  297,568,000 272,095,000  
        current discontinued operation liabilities
                                                                                                 
        less treasury stock at cost, 110,002,121 shares and 104,664,452 shares, respectively
                                           -5,743,890,000                                                      
        less treasury stock at cost, 110,095,161 shares and 104,664,452 shares, respectively
                                            -5,748,341,000                                                     
        deferred income
                                             138,363,000 132,650,000 237,484,000 217,094,000 230,580,000 241,428,000 251,855,000 223,404,000 226,086,000 236,469,000 248,953,000 229,395,000 236,658,000 243,996,000 262,565,000 231,435,000 231,435,000 234,711,000 244,821,000 258,755,000 224,047,000 230,772,000 229,845,000 251,599,000 222,556,000 236,862,000 253,800,000 271,999,000 272,381,000 301,725,000 157,753,000 165,282,000 180,174,000 191,173,000 195,681,000 176,816,000 164,958,000 176,054,000 175,360,000 175,236,000 168,553,000 179,115,000 174,892,000 174,924,000 162,577,000 171,996,000 171,437,000 171,221,000 161,615,000 165,302,000 166,856,000 157,291,000 
        less treasury stock at cost, 106,830,689 shares and 104,664,452 shares, respectively
                                             -5,676,713,000                                                    
        assets held for sale
                                               23,477,000 69,998,000 54,458,000 54,458,000 262,338,000 395,851,000 35,755,000 38,030,000 30,250,000 17,508,000  27,089,000 19,654,000 19,654,000 19,654,000 19,654,000 19,654,000 19,654,000 19,654,000 19,654,000 19,654,000 65,646,000                             
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 220,662 and 114,273, respectively
                                              3,065,107,000                                                   
        in thousands of dollars, except share amounts
                                                                                                 
        trade
                                              87,706,000  246,860,000    176,055,000    187,705,000    188,930,000 188,930,000    200,827,000    216,721,000    287,690,000    219,450,000    252,042,000    281,681,000    302,104,000    323,015,000   298,080,000 
        less treasury stock at cost, 104,664,452 shares and 97,679,541 shares, respectively
                                              -5,652,131,000                                                   
        trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts
                                               831,587,000  768,653,000 773,099,000 781,388,000                                              
        inventories
                                               41,732,000 38,861,000 52,100,000 55,050,000 61,648,000 49,950,000 51,974,000 52,542,000 59,467,000 56,389,000 62,463,000 62,357,000 61,582,000 49,122,000 49,122,000 69,163,000 74,972,000 84,414,000 72,025,000 70,063,000 62,378,000 64,685,000 63,752,000 63,976,000 61,067,000 93,674,000 121,484,000 137,641,000 118,827,000 108,209,000 97,086,000 116,304,000 117,066,000 124,029,000 120,802,000 127,459,000 129,975,000 125,575,000 117,969,000 135,967,000 129,735,000 142,007,000 120,064,000 134,053,000 117,293,000 128,303,000 115,924,000 118,217,000 122,122,000 101,189,000 
        property, plant and equipment
                                                                                                 
        net property, plant and equipment
                                               1,556,188,000 1,609,215,000 1,614,490,000 1,599,057,000 1,603,553,000 1,669,632,000 1,426,153,000 1,445,956,000 1,466,694,000 1,518,678,000 1,565,528,000 1,579,284,000 1,615,985,000 1,640,227,000 1,640,227,000 1,658,696,000 1,690,953,000 1,725,807,000 1,758,111,000 1,791,264,000 1,820,370,000 1,856,639,000 1,971,818,000 2,028,509,000 2,123,965,000 2,174,624,000 2,221,494,000 2,360,746,000 2,362,326,000 2,576,415,000 2,615,670,000 2,626,261,000 2,646,794,000 2,736,554,000 2,775,422,000 2,759,883,000 2,793,996,000 2,795,803,000 2,815,147,000 2,829,034,000 2,718,374,000 2,733,537,000 2,753,445,000 2,703,077,000 2,692,961,000 2,683,364,000 2,682,268,000 2,599,871,000 2,525,938,000 2,535,005,000 
        accrued expenses
                                               509,017,000  473,313,000 437,161,000 440,236,000                                              
        post-retirement medical and life insurance liabilities
                                               94,596,000  84,991,000 88,173,000 91,686,000                                              
        gannett co., inc. shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                 
        preferred stock of 1 par value per share, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued
                                                                                                 
        less treasury stock, at cost
                                               -5,445,983,000  -5,462,103,000 -5,467,088,000 -5,431,988,000                                              
        total gannett co., inc. shareholders’ equity
                                               3,294,486,000 3,254,914,000 2,935,367,000 2,858,111,000 2,714,142,000 2,693,098,000 2,496,880,000 2,464,904,000 2,382,243,000 2,350,614,000 2,440,605,000 2,366,164,000 2,337,286,000 2,327,891,000 2,327,891,000 2,478,969,000 2,429,126,000 2,280,855,000 2,163,754,000 2,023,600,000 1,897,348,000 1,702,390,000 1,603,925,000 1,378,581,000 1,307,941,000 1,152,198,000                         
        trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables of 16,498 and 15,275, respectively
                                                912,004,000                                                 
        machinery, equipment and fixtures
                                                2,411,821,000    2,506,121,000    2,548,957,000    2,583,981,000 2,583,981,000    2,615,796,000    2,782,595,000    2,891,966,000    3,087,618,000    3,147,898,000    3,042,435,000    3,017,347,000    2,846,446,000   2,730,488,000 
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 265,727 and 201,178, respectively
                                                3,239,593,000                                                 
        gannett co., inc.consolidated balance sheets
                                                                                                 
        in thousands of dollars
                                                                                                 
        postretirement medical and life insurance liabilities
                                                97,648,000    129,078,000 138,403,000 141,611,000 145,572,000 149,937,000 155,550,000 158,304,000 160,512,000 163,699,000 163,699,000 150,054,000 155,966,000 162,264,000 168,322,000 169,120,000 174,233,000 179,753,000 185,433,000 205,300,000 209,399,000 212,946,000 217,143,000 205,114,000 208,501,000 212,627,000 216,988,000 222,071,000 225,200,000 228,460,000 229,930,000 314,972,000 317,221,000 318,345,000 317,791,000 323,088,000 291,311,000 317,679,000 322,616,000 326,639,000 331,989,000 334,809,000 337,989,000 349,041,000 377,955,000 378,855,000 
        preferred stock, par value 1: authorized, 2,000,000 shares: issued, none
                                                                                                 
        less treasury stock, 97,679,541 shares and 96,849,744 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                -5,439,511,000                                                 
        trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables of 15,275 and 22,006, respectively
                                                    834,052,000                                             
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 201,178 and 221,231, respectively
                                                    1,477,231,000                                             
        less treasury stock, 96,849,744 shares and 94,376,534 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                    -5,410,537,000                                             
        trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables of 20,025 and 22,006, respectively
                                                     627,750,000                                            
        compensation, interest and other accruals
                                                     404,249,000 374,973,000 348,444,000  407,302,000 386,923,000 418,321,000   383,109,000 359,743,000 360,739,000  405,963,000 350,178,000 382,175,000  362,665,000 370,388,000 408,448,000  464,343,000 384,438,000 381,831,000  400,399,000 362,760,000 389,713,000  423,562,000 363,621,000 369,822,000  419,460,000 348,870,000 356,010,000  345,699,000 297,331,000 289,167,000  338,923,000 287,007,000  
        preferred stock of 1 par value per share
                                                                                                 
        authorized: 2,000,000 shares; issued: none
                                                                                                 
        common stock of 1 par value per share
                                                                                                 
        authorized: 800,000,000 shares;
                                                                                                 
        issued: 324,418,632 shares
                                                     324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000       324,419,000     324,419,000    324,419,000 324,419,000  324,419,000    324,419,000 324,419,000       324,419,000           
        less treasury stock, 96,524,897 shares and 94,376,534 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                     -5,400,837,000                                            
        trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables of 19,728 and 22,006, respectively
                                                      623,244,000                                           
        other long-term liabilities
                                                      211,776,000 222,408,000 222,182,000 235,427,000 227,340,000 236,561,000 258,228,000 258,228,000 220,322,000 222,721,000 236,631,000 228,008,000 241,980,000 240,317,000 252,152,000 260,918,000 255,835,000 248,710,000 244,112,000 234,384,000 484,963,000 488,520,000 558,764,000 556,910,000 542,589,000 545,458,000 561,636,000 558,208,000 509,860,000 440,135,000 442,274,000 432,699,000 401,112,000 391,695,000 394,030,000 386,130,000 365,098,000 361,403,000 363,057,000 312,507,000 269,073,000 263,584,000 257,933,000 
        less treasury stock, 95,278,843 shares and 94,376,534 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                      -5,368,637,000                                           
        trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables of 18,623 and 22,006, respectively
                                                       628,930,000                                          
        less treasury stock, 95,532,474 shares and 94,376,534 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                       -5,375,691,000                                          
        trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables of 22,006 and 34,646, respectively
                                                        678,845,000                                         
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 221,231 and 188,333, respectively
                                                        499,913,000                                         
        less treasury stock, 94,376,534 shares and 87,381,638 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                        -5,355,037,000                                         
        trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables
                                                         631,544,000 623,431,000 614,726,000   621,040,000 630,397,000 630,529,000  642,366,000 647,224,000 653,065,000  654,992,000 676,768,000 685,677,000  880,364,000 863,373,000 868,941,000                     
        preferred stock of 1 par value per share authorized: 2,000,000 shares; issued: none
                                                                                                 
        common stock of 1 par value per share authorized: 800,000,000 shares; issued: 324,418,632 shares
                                                         324,419,000 324,419,000 324,419,000    324,419,000 324,419,000  324,419,000  324,419,000        324,419,000                     
        less treasury stock, 94,631,496 shares and 87,381,638 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                         -5,376,780,000                                        
        less treasury stock, 92,997,574 shares and 87,381,638 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                          -5,355,946,000                                       
        less treasury stock, 89,462,676 shares and 87,381,638 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                           -5,319,378,000                                      
        trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables of 34,646 and 39,419, respectively
                                                            693,194,000 693,194,000                                    
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 188,333 and 197,454, respectively
                                                            502,195,000 502,195,000                                    
        less treasury stock, 87,381,638 shares and 84,909,612 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                            -5,294,616,000 -5,294,616,000                                    
        less treasury stock, 86,130,499 shares and 84,909,612 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                              -5,286,218,000                                   
        less treasury stock, 83,624,560 shares and 84,909,612 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                               -5,268,830,000                                  
        less treasury stock, 83,986,356 shares and 84,909,612 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                -5,277,370,000                                 
        trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables of 39,419 and 46,255, respectively
                                                                 717,377,000                                
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 197,454 and 170,182, respectively
                                                                 518,797,000                                
        less treasury stock, 84,909,612 shares and 87,261,969 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                 -5,300,288,000                                
        less treasury stock, 85,490,428 shares and 87,261,969 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                  -5,314,749,000                               
        preferred stock of 1 par value per share authorized: 2,000,000 shares;
                                                                                                 
        issued: none
                                                                                                 
        less treasury stock, 85,849,060 shares and 87,261,969 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                   -5,323,510,000                              
        less treasury stock, 82,246,741 shares and 87,261,969 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                    -5,333,072,000                             
        trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables of 46,255 and 59,008, respectively
                                                                     759,934,000                            
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 170,182 and 135,468, respectively
                                                                     565,610,000                            
        dividend payable
                                                                     9,703,000    91,465,000    93,050,000    72,984,000    69,366,000    69,132,000    68,143,000   64,443,000 
        pension liability
                                                                     708,133,000   822,170,000 882,511,000                        
        less treasury stock, 87,261,969 shares and 96,295,239 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                     -5,357,962,000                            
        authorized: 800,000,000 shares; issued: 324,418,632 shares
                                                                      324,419,000     324,419,000        324,419,000              
        less treasury stock, 88,181,924 shares and 96,295,239 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                      -5,380,058,000                           
        noncontrolling interest
                                                                      137,453,000 126,679,000 114,817,000                         
        preferred stock of 1 par value per share.
                                                                                                 
        common stock of 1 par value per share.
                                                                                                 
        less treasury stock, 89,667,308 shares and 96,295,239 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                       -5,413,774,000                          
        less treasury stock, 91,983,541 shares and 96,295,239 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                        -5,462,954,000                         
        trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables of 59,008 and 36,772, respectively
                                                                         846,590,000                        
        indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 135,468 and 123,680, respectively
                                                                         582,691,000                        
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                                 
        minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries
                                                                         209,744,000 236,037,000 18,870,000 18,995,000 20,279,000 20,736,000 21,919,000 22,623,000 24,311,000 24,418,000 24,665,000 24,781,000 25,176,000 111,327,000 86,632,000 90,580,000 91,361,000 90,954,000 92,234,000 93,637,000 92,439,000    
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                         -469,252,000 289,737,000 398,410,000 421,832,000 430,891,000 479,201,000 406,108,000 327,624,000  554,591,000 399,476,000 259,561,000 249,150,000 316,647,000 407,649,000 493,423,000 591,487,000 369,617,000 406,845,000 391,878,000 319,305,000 140,620,000 -5,548,000 44,190,000 
        less treasury stock, 96,295,239 shares and 94,216,075 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                         -5,549,237,000                        
        total shareholders’ equity
                                                                         1,055,882,000 6,606,005,000 6,644,170,000 9,058,590,000 9,017,159,000 8,977,260,000 8,813,921,000 8,512,636,000  8,346,403,000 8,105,592,000 7,759,665,000 7,570,562,000 7,586,992,000 7,688,439,000 7,884,767,000 8,164,002,000 7,883,286,000 8,544,309,000 8,627,892,000 8,422,981,000 7,774,040,000 7,073,569,000 6,911,795,000 
        total liabilities, minority interests and shareholders’ equity
                                                                         7,796,814,000 13,418,746,000 13,376,096,000 15,798,160,000 15,887,727,000        15,743,396,000    15,399,251,000   14,929,279,000 14,706,239,000    
        less treasury stock, 96,302,240 shares and 94,216,075 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                          -5,549,301,000                       
        indefinite-lived and other amortized intangible assets, less accumulated amortization
                                                                           544,590,000    823,374,000 828,645,000  599,782,000 440,801,000 438,691,000  379,490,000 323,187,000 278,067,000         
        shareholders’ equity - sum
                                                                           12,193,999,000           12,434,530,000 12,292,482,000 12,089,562,000 11,967,147,000 11,402,371,000 11,187,912,000 10,870,894,000 10,560,098,000 9,959,286,000 9,296,356,000 9,146,404,000 
        less treasury stock, 96,304,328 shares and 94,216,075 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                           -5,549,829,000                      
        less treasury stock, 95,732,634 shares and 94,216,075 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                            -5,535,807,000                     
        trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables of 36,772 and 38,123, respectively
                                                                             956,523,000                    
        indefinite-lived and amortized intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 123,680 and 87,594, respectively
                                                                             735,461,000                    
        issued, 324,418,632 shares
                                                                             324,419,000                    
        less treasury stock, 94,216,075 shares and 89,674,730 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                             -5,478,499,000                    
        trade receivables, less allowance
                                                                              931,396,000 974,738,000 952,413,000  967,496,000 995,213,000 952,290,000  949,229,000 972,774,000 900,106,000  918,421,000  855,379,000  806,908,000 737,318,000  
        indefinite-lived and other amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization
                                                                              818,031,000                   
        additional paid-in-capital
                                                                              720,042,000 713,511,000 703,950,000  663,071,000 653,251,000 631,607,000  608,376,000 602,139,000 585,807,000  529,926,000 518,555,000 503,750,000  339,558,000 294,024,000  
        less treasury stock, 92,237,366 shares and 89,674,730 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                              -5,412,864,000                   
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                              16,058,029,000 16,141,918,000 16,658,682,000  16,705,874,000 15,808,848,000 15,593,867,000  15,770,790,000 15,423,432,000 15,263,578,000  15,120,922,000 15,090,155,000   14,400,688,000 14,016,056,000 13,733,014,000 
        marketable securities
                                                                               58,508,000 524,844,000  20,000 19,000 28,000 93,822,000            
        property, plant and equipment cost
                                                                               4,938,862,000                  
        less treasury stock, 90,168,679 shares and 89,674,730 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                               -5,355,561,000                  
        preferred stock of 1 par value per share. authorized: 2,000,000 shares; issued: none
                                                                                                 
        common stock of 1 par value per share. authorized: 800,000,000 shares; issued: 324,418,632 shares
                                                                                324,419,000  324,419,000  324,419,000             
        less treasury stock, 89,715,308 shares and 89,674,730 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                -5,275,766,000                 
        trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables of 38,123 and 40,037, respectively
                                                                                 1,023,006,000                
        indefinite-lived and other amortized intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 87,594 and 53,605, respectively
                                                                                 836,568,000                
        less treasury stock, 89,893,850 shares and 86,372,809 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                  -5,251,872,000               
        prepaid expenses and other receivables
                                                                                   134,183,000 159,534,000  167,258,000 134,304,000 158,252,000  162,865,000 128,886,000 144,576,000  155,292,000 107,841,000  
        less treasury stock, 87,462,471 shares and 86,372,809 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                   -5,139,196,000              
        less treasury stock, 86,339,367 shares and 86,372,809 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                    -5,081,937,000             
        trade receivables
                                                                                     998,799,000    954,432,000    907,619,000   827,398,000 
        indefinite-lived and other amortized intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 53,605 and 30,898, respectively
                                                                                     446,018,000            
        less treasury stock, 86,372,809 shares and 70,076,108 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                     -5,082,072,000            
        less treasury stock, 83,237,505 shares and 70,076,108 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                      -4,847,538,000           
        common stock of 1 par value per share. authorized: 800,000,000 shares; issued: 324,420,732 shares
                                                                                       324,421,000 324,421,000  324,421,000  324,421,000  324,421,000   
        less treasury stock, 79,767,140 shares and 70,076,108 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                       -4,604,043,000          
        less treasury stock, 74,848,930 shares and 70,076,108 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                        -4,204,795,000         
        prepaid expenses
                                                                                         82,349,000    66,182,000   61,418,000 
        indefinite-lived and other amortized intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 30,898 and 19,264, respectively
                                                                                         256,355,000        
        less treasury stock, 70,076,108 shares and 52,003,686 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                         -3,803,145,000        
        goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets
                                                                                          9,786,995,000 9,815,847,000 9,782,875,000     
        other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization
                                                                                          142,897,000 137,719,000 123,745,000  110,869,000 104,977,000  
        less treasury stock, 66,988,083 shares and 52,003,686 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                          -3,519,085,000       
        accounts payable and current portion of film
                                                                                                 
        contracts payable
                                                                                           264,515,000      
        issued: 324,420,732 shares
                                                                                           324,421,000      
        less treasury stock, 57,177,732 shares and 52,003,686 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                           -2,643,603,000      
        less treasury stock, 52,188,277 shares and 52,003,686 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                            -2,243,002,000     
        other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 19,264 and 10,993, respectively
                                                                                             108,736,000    
        liabilities and shareholders' equity
                                                                                                 
        issued, 324,420,732 shares, as to both years
                                                                                             324,421,000   324,421,000 
        less treasury stock, 52,003,686 shares and 56,511,046 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                             -2,137,117,000    
        deferred compensation related to esop
                                                                                              -75,000 -1,303,000 -3,052,000 
        minority interest
                                                                                              98,088,000 90,732,000  
        less treasury stock, 54,301,393 shares and 56,511,046 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                              -2,185,171,000   
        common stock of 1 par value per share authorized: 800,000,000 shares; issued: 324,420,732 shares
                                                                                               324,421,000  
        less treasury stock, 56,029,284 shares and 56,511,046 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                               -2,221,484,000  
        other intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of 10,993 and 3,666, respectively
                                                                                                98,807,000 
        less treasury stock, 56,511,046 shares and 58,623,520 shares, respectively, at cost
                                                                                                -2,231,557,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2025-12-31 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 2015-09-27 2015-06-28 2015-03-29 2014-12-28 2014-09-28 2014-06-29 2014-03-30 2013-12-29 2013-09-29 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-30 2012-09-23 2012-06-24 2012-03-25 2011-09-30 2011-09-25 2011-06-26 2011-03-27 2010-12-26 2010-09-26 2010-06-27 2010-03-28 2009-12-27 2009-09-27 2009-06-28 2009-03-29 2008-12-28 2008-09-28 2008-06-29 2008-03-30 2007-12-30 2007-09-30 2007-07-01 2007-04-01 2006-12-31 2006-09-24 2006-06-25 2006-03-26 2005-12-25 2005-09-25 2005-06-26 2005-03-27 2004-12-26 2004-09-26 2004-06-27 2004-03-28 2003-12-28 2003-09-28 2003-06-29 2003-03-30 
                                                                                                    
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                    
          net income
        56,147,000 37,116,000 67,902,000 58,307,000 180,564,000 147,188,000 82,029,000 189,262,000 75,996,000 96,254,000 200,093,000 104,004,000 218,814,000 146,157,000 131,940,000 134,287,000 129,812,000 128,699,000 106,854,000 112,832,000 244,722,000 132,270,000 19,573,000 86,198,000 83,955,000 48,346,000 79,955,000 73,979,000 160,815,000 97,151,000 92,512,000 55,187,000 303,625,000 39,951,000 -192,429,000 63,899,000 144,243,000 133,435,000 114,385,000 95,936,000 157,969,000 105,743,000 131,490,000 127,484,000 694,967,000 139,992,000 225,912,000 69,589,000 105,208,000 97,501,000 126,741,000 116,463,000 115,006,000 148,608,000 135,559,000 75,834,000 124,678,000 111,780,000 165,527,000 98,142,000 183,917,000 113,688,000 205,901,000 119,314,000 141,112,000 85,193,000 78,307,000 77,749,000 -4,706,644,000 158,057,000 -2,290,756,000 191,778,000 245,314,000 234,024,000 365,663,000 210,611,000 353,543,000 261,433,000 310,497,000 235,309,000 343,265,000 297,009,000 338,643,000 265,737,000 378,137,000 310,209,000 354,432,000 274,408,000 358,038,000 279,032,000 324,307,000 249,836,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flow from operating activities:
                                                                                                    
          depreciation
                                                                                60,708,000 61,362,000 63,398,000 63,571,000 60,070,000 60,828,000 60,724,000 61,159,000 62,395,000 59,593,000 70,059,000 60,903,000 56,604,000 57,680,000 59,129,000 58,974,000     
          amortization of intangible assets
                                                                                                    
          employee stock-based compensation awards
        5,648,000 7,455,000 5,979,000 7,096,000    11,132,000                                                                                     
          company stock 401(k) match contributions
        3,743,000 4,024,000 3,980,000 4,669,000 4,451,000 4,035,000 4,787,000 5,429,000                                                                                     
          amortization of deferred financing costs, debt discounts and premiums
                                                                                                    
          gain on investment sales
                                                                                                  
          provision for deferred income taxes
                                                                        8,960,000 9,300,000                           
          merger termination fee
                                                                                                  
          pension expense, net of employer contributions
        961,000 -730,000 89,000 1,469,000 11,044,000 -1,966,000 -306,000 742,000  1,327,000 1,239,000 1,416,000                                                                                 
          change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                                    
          decrease in trade receivables
        -26,020,000 6,473,000 10,876,000 8,770,000 5,140,000 -2,899,000 -2,323,000 22,153,000  -14,149,000 43,741,000 20,615,000  26,723,000    -12,480,000 25,913,000 -63,120,000  -17,408,000                                                                       
          increase in accounts payable
           1,489,000 -4,626,000 12,833,000 -870,000 -34,950,000 29,049,000 7,114,000 -9,524,000 12,100,000 -7,601,000 -2,568,000 -602,000 13,987,000 26,663,000   -15,077,000 -3,391,000                                                                        
          increase in interest and taxes payable
        25,423,000 -36,133,000 5,588,000 -61,098,000 29,784,000 -19,428,000 6,236,000 26,958,000   2,727,000 -1,627,000   -4,048,000 13,663,000 23,069,000 -23,889,000 -56,803,000 4,320,000 52,673,000 -18,263,000                                                                       
          increase in deferred revenue
        2,241,000 1,360,000 -1,949,000 2,921,000 -13,707,000 10,684,000 583,000 -533,000 -1,698,000 3,647,000 -936,000 1,797,000 -24,332,000 20,494,000 -611,000 2,298,000    923,000 -26,693,000 28,829,000                                                                       
          changes in other assets and liabilities
        -14,907,000 17,558,000 -13,838,000 11,674,000 -1,058,000 19,850,000 -2,742,000 4,850,000                                                                        -9,055,000             
          net cash flow from operating activities
        107,370,000 59,134,000 99,862,000 59,629,000 249,751,000 210,057,000 124,779,000 100,380,000 178,410,000 101,354,000 137,098,000 170,387,000  209,318,000 195,127,000 196,260,000  146,111,000 138,422,000 58,071,000  202,209,000 136,178,000 177,364,000  97,734,000 68,442,000 48,409,000  178,619,000 102,855,000 51,186,000  111,878,000 98,417,000 140,888,000  225,519,000 102,186,000 127,058,000  183,825,000 149,944,000 145,464,000  217,662,000 188,937,000 166,002,000 162,530,000 125,017,000 187,658,000 36,283,000 258,004,000 182,154,000 154,495,000 162,087,000 210,976,000 188,352,000 190,726,000 224,082,000 89,201,000 242,264,000 149,232,000 292,187,000 248,746,000 221,118,000 220,668,000 176,048,000 241,452,000 238,094,000 199,692,000 337,948,000 483,478,000 212,748,000 262,477,000 386,406,000 385,696,000 414,094,000 346,548,000 333,527,000 353,114,000 389,685,000 256,000,000 432,942,000 418,539,000 463,881,000 311,303,000 392,052,000   294,679,000 402,101,000 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                                    
          purchase of property and equipment
        -20,620,000 -10,759,000 -7,105,000 -4,946,000 -16,143,000 -15,414,000 -15,972,000 -4,911,000 -25,393,000 -14,810,000 -11,646,000 -2,845,000 -15,806,000 -12,433,000 -17,556,000 -5,538,000 -23,658,000 -11,797,000 -14,436,000 -13,185,000 -14,916,000 -6,275,000 -11,044,000 -13,264,000 -37,125,000 -13,547,000 -12,874,000 -24,810,000 -29,949,000 -14,417,000 -10,221,000 -10,643,000 -13,040,000 -14,143,000 -31,744,000 -17,959,000 -26,219,000 -28,527,000 -23,601,000 -16,449,000                                                     
          payments for acquisitions of businesses and assets, net of cash acquired
          -1,450,000 -52,799,000                                                                                     
          payments for investments
        -716,000 -343,000 -196,000 -2,435,000 -1,394,000 -9,593,000 -804,000 -8,985,000             -1,706,000 -5,000 -195,000 -509,000 -945,000 -488,000 -2,382,000 -1,171,000 -368,000 -6,830,000 -488,000 -3,991,000 -3,627,000 -1,415,000 -588,000 -775,000 -1,665,000 -3,135,000 -5,950,000 -10,047,000 -3,422,000 -125,000 -25,168,000 -5,000,000 -1,708,000 -4,318,000 -1,000,000 -1,001,000 -1,378,000 -1,001,000 -1,501,000 -500,000 -500,000 -3,359,000 -1,250,000 -14,322,000 -475,000 -5,668,000 -1,200,000 -1,400,000 -2,716,000 -1,400,000 -4,550,000 -897,000 -2,827,000 -5,489,000 -17,292,000 -10,448,000 -13,550,000 32,678,000 -5,497,000 -54,613,000 -12,531,000 -17,325,000 -301,233,000 -2,429,000 -17,354,000 107,267,000 -175,199,000 -7,465,000 -17,999,000 -8,207,000 -6,086,000 -30,599,000 -5,629,000 -4,620,000 -7,975,000 -3,870,000 -11,863,000 
          proceeds from investments
        1,052,000 662,000 495,000 992,000 1,611,000 2,328,000 2,170,000 152,867,000 459,000 27,623,000 23,000 1,546,000   607,000 676,000 396,000 2,022,000 4,333,000 695,000 678,000 3,065,000 337,000 618,000 5,965,000 214,000 1,010,000 21,346,000 14,620,000 502,000 29,827,000 5,510,000 4,617,000 4,519,000 7,883,000 14,558,000 2,936,000 157,556,000 5,759,000 28,629,000 5,414,000 19,305,000 10,060,000 20,455,000 4,781,000 6,067,000 4,326,000 21,765,000 5,536,000 20,216,000 5,465,000 29,091,000 3,578,000 6,975,000 5,834,000 5,057,000 5,736,000 2,807,000 6,861,000 5,531,000 5,252,000 9,052,000 9,214,000 11,271,000 11,844,000 12,160,000 8,106,000 19,291,000 14,313,000 11,432,000 8,715,000 1,926,000    4,512,000 2,885,000 3,474,000 2,681,000 3,325,000 3,079,000 3,932,000 2,489,000 
          proceeds from sale of assets
        17,000 5,000 647,000 21,000 38,000 156,000 12,000 52,000 50,000 31,000 26,000 13,000 65,000 40,000 1,000 366,000          1,669,000        103,000 1,021,000 4,535,000               4,238,000 2,348,000  33,558,000 3,398,000 642,000  2,475,000 30,520,000 3,910,000  8,380,000 91,977,000 5,194,000  14,547,000 2,350,000 5,259,000  334,000 5,300,000 63,860,000  -593,000 429,311,000 9,558,000  4,537,000               
          net cash flow from investing activities
        -20,267,000 -10,435,000 -7,904,000 -6,368,000 -17,338,000 -22,523,000 -14,594,000 86,224,000                                                                                     
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                                    
          debt repayments
                            -538,000,000 -75,000,000 -25,000,000 -985,000,000 -635,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,161,000 -29,862,000 -33,061,000 -33,062,000 -313,061,000 -33,061,000 -33,062,000 -33,062,000 -102,998,000 -20,040,000 -211,490,000 -18,062,000                                                     
          repurchase of common stock
            -49,831,000 -70,297,000 -72,305,000 -82,394,000 -325,000,000 -27,914,000                                                                                   
          dividends paid
        -20,133,000 -20,130,000 -20,107,000 -20,089,000 -19,989,000 -20,461,000 -21,016,000 -19,898,000 -20,456,000 -22,589,000 -19,129,000 -21,360,000 -21,223,000 -21,202,000 -21,180,000 -21,151,000 -21,030,000 -21,009,000 -20,987,000 -15,439,000 -15,355,000 -15,334,000 -15,306,000 -30,470,000 -15,173,000 -15,157,000 -15,216,000 -15,078,000 -15,071,000 -15,082,000 -15,094,000 -15,043,000 -15,061,000 -15,036,000 -30,075,000 -29,998,000 -30,012,000 -30,165,000 -30,609,000 -30,853,000 -31,345,000 -45,373,000 -45,533,000 -45,257,000 -45,269,000 -45,211,000 -45,479,000 -45,369,000 -45,713,000 -45,825,000 -45,889,000 -45,806,000 -46,036,000 -46,545,000 -47,289,000 -18,952,000 -19,116,000 -9,619,000 -9,635,000 -9,576,000 -9,655,000 -9,538,000 -9,530,000 -9,493,000 -9,442,000 -9,386,000 -9,276,000 -91,224,000 -91,282,000 -91,423,000 -91,649,000 -92,394,000 -92,937,000 -72,702,000 -72,835,000 -72,763,000 -73,072,000 -68,855,000 -69,054,000 -69,027,000 -70,321,000 -66,037,000 -67,692,000 -68,835,000 -69,703,000 -67,164,000 -68,112,000 -68,049,000 -67,483,000 -64,625,000 -64,360,000 -64,269,000 
          payments for debt issuance costs
               -6,448,000                                                                                     
          payments for acquisition-related earnout consideration
                                                                                                    
          repurchase of noncontrolling interest in premion
                                                                                                  
          payments for tax withholding related to vested stock-based compensation awards and share repurchase excise tax
        -8,505,000 -2,334,000                                                                                           
          net cash flow used for financing activities
        -28,638,000 -572,464,000 -52,065,000 -29,828,000 -75,452,000 -97,010,000 -95,220,000 -116,876,000 -345,510,000 -50,509,000 -319,119,000 -34,767,000  -21,204,000 -21,184,000 -202,603,000  -141,055,000 -82,992,000 -62,955,000   7,327,000 -156,146,000          -70,462,000 -2,330,000 -124,456,000  -52,016,000 -49,195,000 -102,114,000                                                     
          increase in cash and cash equivalents
        58,465,000 -523,765,000 39,893,000 23,433,000 156,961,000 90,524,000 14,965,000 69,728,000 -191,994,000                        -284,553,000 238,923,000 64,776,000 2,735,000   22,947,000 -49,994,000 11,401,000 -101,289,000 83,407,000 17,197,000 -1,256,031,000    -342,164,000 649,870,000                                           
          balance of cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                       68,803,000 135,874,000   67,188,000 90,374,000 
          balance of cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                                    
          supplemental cash flow information:
                                                                                                    
          cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds
        3,356,000 19,549,000 46,533,000 43,704,000 58,737,000 27,295,000 47,047,000 1,044,000 24,937,000 26,829,000 73,458,000 914,000 46,889,000 44,291,000   32,564,000 29,000,000 117,633,000 -33,000 45,017,000 39,407,000 -328,000 793,000         50,271,000 39,423,000 58,481,000 6,518,000 61,219,000 40,406,000 77,216,000 27,430,000                                                     
          cash paid for interest
        8,544,000 71,083,000 8,537,000 73,080,000 8,553,000 73,234,000 8,379,000 74,240,000 9,208,000 73,866,000 9,196,000 73,862,000 9,240,000 73,932,000 9,298,000 75,063,000 13,979,000 74,802,000 14,977,000 76,045,000 26,191,000 74,501,000 33,834,000 66,240,000         66,760,000 28,918,000 70,649,000 34,185,000 71,952,000 37,263,000 80,986,000 35,261,000 81,935,000 48,659,000 86,599,000 47,981,000 74,677,000 44,524,000 73,191,000 49,798,000                                             
          depreciation and amortization
         23,828,000 24,628,000 24,332,000  29,010,000 28,836,000 27,970,000  28,380,000 28,283,000 28,631,000  30,172,000 30,533,000 30,305,000  32,566,000 31,611,000 31,656,000  33,199,000 33,959,000 33,116,000  30,399,000 23,356,000 23,606,000  22,309,000 21,823,000 20,253,000  20,581,000 45,076,000 52,105,000  51,795,000 50,767,000 50,635,000  50,224,000 82,272,000 81,570,000  61,575,000 59,321,000 62,507,000  46,266,000 47,835,000 48,054,000  48,505,000 48,235,000 47,582,000  48,984,000 49,941,000 49,927,000  52,146,000 54,569,000 55,903,000  59,279,000 62,030,000 63,901,000  64,805,000 72,093,000 67,842,000                     
          decrease in accounts payable
         -1,817,000                                                                                           
          debt repayment
                                                                                                    
          payment for acquisition-related earnout consideration
                                                                                                   
          balance of cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
         693,214,000  361,036,000                            76,920,000  129,200,000  118,484,000  469,203,000  175,030,000  166,926,000  183,014,000  98,795,000  98,949,000  77,249,000  94,256,000                
          balance of cash and cash equivalents at end of period
         -523,765,000 39,893,000 716,647,000  90,524,000 14,965,000 430,764,000                            79,655,000  5,176,000 22,947,000 79,206,000  -101,289,000 83,407,000 135,681,000  943,849,000 137,689,000 292,977,000  649,870,000 18,664,000 142,833,000  35,356,000 44,610,000 157,479,000  30,649,000 23,124,000 142,217,000  15,224,000 53,060,000 104,148,000  19,401,000 -544,687,000 649,055,000  -454,585,000 411,276,000 166,086,000  -27,656,000 -1,098,000 119,421,000  -1,627,000               
          payments for tax withholding related to vested stock-based compensation awards
           -9,739,000                                                                                         
          equity loss in unconsolidated investments
            182,000 160,000 370,000 234,000                                                                                     
          reimbursements from spectrum repacking
                     159,000 105,000 58,000  592,000 3,015,000 1,423,000  2,902,000 2,253,000 7,515,000  5,536,000 4,305,000 4,134,000                                                                 
          payments under revolving credit facilities
                     -166,000,000  -120,000,000 -62,000,000 -37,000,000   50,000,000 -118,000,000                                                                     
          employee stock-based compensation expenses
             10,590,000                                                                                       
          payments for financing costs
                                                                                                   
          other
              -1,899,000 -8,136,000 -54,000 -6,000 10,000 -13,407,000 -13,000 -2,000 -4,000 -15,452,000 -47,000 -46,000 -5,000 -10,516,000  -56,000 -22,000 -9,073,000  -53,000 -108,000 -338,000  125,000 281,000 -4,630,000  615,000 2,349,000 -8,144,000  -127,000 410,000 -19,788,000                                                69,127,000     
          gain on investment sale
               -152,867,000                                                                                     
          employee awards stock-based compensation
                                                                                                    
          gains on assets
                    -18,308,000          -3,000                                                                   
          pension expense
                                                                                       25,830,000             
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                                    
          decrease in accounts receivable
                                                                                                    
          reimbursement from spectrum repacking
                                    2,343,000 3,032,000                                                               
          payments for acquisitions of businesses and other assets
                                                                                                    
          net cash flow used for investing activities
                -24,894,000 12,812,000 -11,785,000 -4,122,000  -12,243,000 -16,489,000 -7,330,000  -11,104,000 -11,021,000 -23,231,000  -3,355,000 -5,494,000 -15,563,000  -1,325,322,000 -87,668,000 -110,037,000   6,284,000 -338,154,000   -31,311,000 -13,697,000                                                         
          payments of borrowings under revolving credit facilities
                                                                                                    
          payments for debt issuance and premiums for early redemption costs
                                                                                                    
          stock-based compensation
                 6,558,000 5,157,000 3,688,000 6,856,000 6,416,000 6,714,000 10,495,000 8,378,000 6,965,000 7,411,000 8,761,000 7,728,000 5,010,000 8,325,000 -757,000 6,259,000 4,445,000 5,009,000 4,433,000 239,000 4,325,000 4,368,000 3,599,000 2,909,000 4,029,000 5,057,000 5,103,000 4,374,000 4,161,000 4,298,000 4,757,000                          19,383,000 18,239,000 18,987,000 5,507,000 3,735,000 5,975,000 7,429,000 1,575,000 6,986,000 6,935,000 13,586,000 12,672,000                
          company stock 401(k) contribution
                 3,924,000 4,662,000 5,564,000 4,318,000 4,414,000 4,591,000 5,338,000 3,567,000 4,191,000 4,080,000 5,304,000 3,446,000 4,457,000 3,428,000 5,138,000 3,072,000 3,242,000                                                                   
          equity losses from unconsolidated investments
                 256,000 283,000 237,000                                                                                 
          change in other assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                    
          decrease in interest and taxes payable
                                                                                                    
          change in other assets and liabilities
                 24,553,000 -2,627,000 -6,038,000  10,678,000 1,476,000 1,089,000  2,534,000 28,683,000 -24,447,000  9,388,000 -33,301,000 66,326,000   -31,322,000 -38,459,000  63,964,000 14,181,000 -5,009,000  19,874,000 -115,072,000 18,777,000  16,318,000 -78,751,000 -25,720,000  20,828,000 32,170,000 -74,424,000 -175,120,000 39,115,000 66,451,000 39,566,000 25,671,000 -19,672,000 13,874,000 -62,136,000 -127,116,000 -6,044,000 -3,038,000 79,168,000 -92,927,000 35,774,000 -8,542,000 63,745,000 -130,048,000 69,226,000 -93,386,000 108,135,000 -127,261,000 5,469,000 -16,838,000 42,573,000     -24,699,000 21,117,000 -122,926,000 73,331,000 60,076,000 12,745,000     -182,021,000 79,039,000 -9,267,000 70,747,000       
          payments for acquisition of assets
                 -1,150,000                                                                                 
          purchases of investments
                 -32,000 -165,000 -163,000  -9,000 -2,490,000 -2,216,000  -615,000 -251,000 -157,000                                                                         
          balance of cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
                                     128,041,000                                                            
          balance of cash and cash equivalents, end of period
                                     -737,000 16,165,000 8,338,000  238,923,000                                                           
          increase in cash
                  -193,806,000 131,498,000 175,040,000 175,871,000    -6,048,000 44,409,000 -28,115,000  -8,484,000 138,011,000 5,655,000                                                                     
          balance of cash, beginning of period
                  551,681,000  56,989,000  40,968,000  29,404,000                                                                     
          balance of cash, end of period
                  -193,806,000 683,179,000  175,871,000 157,454,000 43,316,000  -6,048,000 44,409,000 12,853,000  -8,484,000 138,011,000 35,059,000                                                                     
          change in other assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                                    
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                    
          losses on assets
                                                                                                    
          equity loss in unconsolidated investees
                                                                       -533,000 -4,150,000 373,000                           
          pension contributions, net of expense
                            -2,256,000 -2,259,000 -2,243,000 -3,642,000 -13,904,000 -1,731,000 -3,570,000 -242,000  -8,774,000 -8,086,000 -23,072,000                                                             
          net cash flows from operating activities
                                                                                                    
          payments for acquisitions of businesses and other assets, net of cash acquired
                        6,000 -13,341,000 -19,000,000 -841,000 -15,000,000                                                                     
          net cash from investing activities
                                                       -4,955,000 -1,363,030,000 9,000,000 -27,129,000 -6,331,000 -12,399,000 -40,983,000 -11,898,000 -21,701,000 -14,327,000 -14,730,000 10,146,000 -6,008,000 -1,619,000 -6,215,000 86,531,000 -15,731,000 -11,459,000 3,595,000 -12,095,000 -14,664,000 -83,345,000 -183,558,000 -25,941,000 20,085,000 -17,332,000 30,384,000 812,518,000 -559,981,000 -47,011,000 -671,869,000 -50,694,000 18,269,000 -89,882,000 -350,499,000 -298,027,000 -72,945,000 -90,745,000 -85,039,000 -122,808,000 -164,249,000 -226,926,000 -84,242,000 -402,665,000 -52,572,000 
          cash flows from by financing activities:
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from borrowings
                            550,000,000 1,000,000,000                                                                    
          proceeds from sale of minority ownership interest in premion
                            14,000,000                                                                     
          net cash from financing activities
                                                  11,512,000 -206,827,000 327,887,000 602,161,000 -102,199,000 -337,385,000 858,149,000 514,723,000 -141,290,000 -61,569,000 -308,440,000 -107,464,000 -97,587,000 -150,229,000 -225,880,000 -142,482,000 -177,826,000 -259,309,000 -76,702,000 -221,575,000 -182,127,000 -270,855,000 -261,426,000 -206,386,000 -753,880,000 388,879,000 -177,090,000 -508,170,000 237,521,000 -269,148,000 -479,334,000 -271,240,000 -1,077,431,000 198,394,000 -373,833,000 253,813,000 -231,403,000 -354,679,000 -249,106,000 -141,924,000 56,573,000 -351,424,000 -318,711,000 -370,109,000 -153,137,000 -220,105,000 -255,764,000 -279,734,000 -153,587,000 -48,467,000 
          balance of cash at beginning of year
                                                                                                    
          balance of cash at end of year
                                                                                                    
          pension contributions including income, net of expense
                     -627,000 -485,000 -585,000                                                                             
          payments for acquisitions of businesses
                                                                                                    
          equity loss from unconsolidated investments
                      236,000 3,811,000  1,790,000 2,597,000 1,329,000   -1,921,000 -9,015,000                                                                     
          increase in trade receivables
                       -120,000                                                                             
          decrease in cash
                       -13,673,000                                                                             
          cash refunds from income taxes, net of payments
                       -248,000                                                                             
          pension contributions, net of income
                        -4,318,000 -6,040,000 -4,371,000 -4,410,000                                                                         
          proceeds from sale of businesses and assets
                                       1,373,000                                                             
          (payments of) proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facilities
                                                                                                    
          increase (decrease ) in cash
                                                                                                    
          decrease in deferred revenue
                         2,799,000                                                                           
          proceeds from sale of assets and businesses
                         34,000 255,000 7,000  23,000 5,000,000    20,064,000  209,000                                                               
          payments for debt issuance costs and early redemption fee
                             -6,948,000 -2,345,000 -27,603,000                                                                     
          equity income in unconsolidated investees
                                               -2,933,000 940,000 1,013,000 -2,638,000 -5,058,000 -532,000 -1,756,000 -156,540,000 -8,491,000 -14,895,000 -11,711,000 -9,424,000 -7,794,000 -6,407,000 -3,005,000 -8,663,000 -4,312,000 5,797,000 -2,563,000 -7,973,000 -3,458,000  -7,041,000                               
          decreases decrease in trade receivables
                                                                                                    
          repurchases of common stock
                                      -15,027,000 -1,201,000 -7,252,000 -10,974,000 -75,506,000 -75,411,000                                                     
          net settlement of stock for tax withholding and proceeds from stock option exercises
                                                                                                    
          increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                                                                                    
          balance of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year
                                                                                                    
          balance of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year
                                                                                                    
          gains on sales of assets
                                                                                                    
          equity income from unconsolidated investments
                                 491,000                                                                   
          proceeds under revolving credit facilities
                                                                                                    
          net cash flow from financing activities
                                  44,676,000 -70,416,000   -92,974,000 167,265,000                                                             
          loss on sale of careerbuilder
                                                                                                   
          (gains) losses on assets
                                                                                                    
          benefit for deferred income taxes
                                                                                                    
          spectrum channel share proceeds
                                                                                                    
          payments for acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired
                                -6,700,000 -1,321,557,000 -77,054,000 -108,872,000  -2,531,000 1,000 -325,903,000      -143,199,000 -493,000 -53,059,000                                                     
          proceeds from insurance settlements
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from (payments of) borrowings under revolving credit facilities
                                               42,000,000                                                     
          proceeds from cars.com borrowings
                                                                                                  
          distributions to noncontrolling membership interests
                                                                                                   
          cash transferred to the cars.com business
                                                                                                  
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash from continuing operations, beginning of year
                                                                                                    
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash from discontinued operations, beginning of year
                                                                                                    
          change in other assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facilities
                                 168,000,000            -300,000,000                                                       
          proceeds from issuance of senior notes
                                                                                                    
          payment of debt issuance costs
                                                                                                    
          net cash flow provided by financing activities
                                                                                                    
          decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                                                                                    
          balance of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
                                 135,862,000                                                                 
          balance of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
                                 -20,074,000 25,450,000 3,818,000                                                                 
          (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                  25,450,000 -132,044,000                                                                 
          other gains on sales of assets
                                   -2,880,000                                                                 
          equity losses in unconsolidated investments
                                   -12,028,000   -15,547,000 1,238,000                                                             
          proceeds of borrowings under revolving credit facilities
                                   -30,000,000   -34,000,000 220,000,000                                                            
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                                                                    
          adjustments to reconcile net income to operating cash flows:
                                                                                                    
          other, including losses on sale of assets and impairments
                                                                                                    
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                    
          pension (contributions), net of expense
                                                                                                    
          cash flows from investing activities
                                                                                                    
          payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                                -2,000 -16,362,000 -28,668,000 -8,624,000 -1,788,153,000 -80,768,000 -89,358,000 -32,598,000 -1,433,479,000 607,000 -16,493,000 -1,641,000 -3,900,000 -54,164,000 -1,176,000 -8,004,000 -6,732,000 -4,363,000 -9,645,000 -2,280,000 -15,164,000 -2,883,000 400,000 -2,019,000 -5,079,000 -31,413,000 -125,862,000 -200,000 -11,095,000 -9,468,000 -141,000 -9,468,000 -11,504,000 -197,000 -345,401,000 -14,927,000 -42,159,000 -3,975,000 -372,070,000 -240,518,000 -2,720,000 -4,747,000 -14,500,000 -40,575,000 -109,440,000 -118,304,000 -11,000,000   
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                                                                    
          deferred payments for acquisitions
                                                -240,000 -7,055,000 -1,841,000 -1,206,000 -10,151,000 -4,330,000 -2,439,000 -3,693,000 -1,027,000                                     
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash from continuing operations, end of year
                                                                                                    
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash from discontinued operations, end of year
                                                                                                    
          loss on write down of careerbuilder
                                                                                                    
          other (gains) losses on sales of assets and impairment charges
                                                                                                    
          equity (income) losses in unconsolidated investments
                                                                                                    
          spectrum channel share agreement proceeds
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from sale of careerbuilder, net of 36,581 cash transferred
                                                                                                    
          net cash flow provided by investing activities
                                                                                                    
          proceeds (payments) of borrowings under revolving credit facilities
                                                                                                    
          payments of debt issuance costs
                                                                                                   
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash from continuing operations, beginning of period
                                     128,041,000                                                             
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash from discontinued operations, beginning of period
                                                                                                    
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash from continuing operations, end of period
                                     -737,000 16,165,000 8,338,000                                                             
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash from discontinued operations, end of period
                                                                                                    
          other losses on sales of assets and impairment charges
                                      -6,396,000 -1,010,000  8,297,000 10,621,000 885,000                                                         
          decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                      16,165,000 -119,703,000               137,689,000 -176,226,000                                             
          equity (income) loss in unconsolidated investees
                                                                                                    
          other, including losses (gains) on sale of assets and impairments
                                                                                                    
          decrease (increase) in trade receivables
                                                                                                    
          decrease (increase) in inventories
                                                                                                    
          pension expense, net of
                                                                                                    
          payments of debt issuance and financing costs
                                               -639,000    -543,000    -20,122,000                                            
          cash transferred to the gannett co., inc. business
                                                                                                   
          net cash (used for) financing activities
                                                                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, beginning of year
                                                                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations, beginning of year
                                                                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, end of year
                                                                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations, end of year
                                                                                                    
          non-cash investing and financing activities
                                                                                                    
          non-monetary exchange of investment for acquisition
                                                                                                    
          net cash flow from (used for) investing activities
                                                   78,951,000  124,436,000                                               
          proceeds from other borrowings
                                                                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, beginning of period
                                                                                                   
          cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations, beginning of period
                                                                                                   
          cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, end of period
                                         317,685,000    5,176,000 22,947,000 79,206,000                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations, end of period
                                                                                                    
          pension expense, net of contributions
                                          -493,000 -1,350,000                                                         
          payments of cars.com debt issuance costs
                                                                                                    
          equity loss (income) in unconsolidated investments
                                           1,469,000                                                         
          (payments) proceeds of borrowings under revolving credit facilities
                                           -46,000,000                                                         
          benefit from deferred income taxes
                                                                                                    
          pension benefit, net of contributions
                                                                                                    
          equity loss (income) in unconsolidated investees
                                                                                                    
          gain on cars.com acquisition, net of tax
                                                                                                    
          effect of currency exchange rate change
                                                                167,000 -491,000 78,000 438,000 -298,000 750,000 -576,000 -248,000 -835,000 1,074,000 620,000 -157,000 -4,845,000 -951,000                       
          assets-held-for-sale proceeds
                                                    -235,454,000                                               
          escrow deposit disbursement related to london broadcasting company television stations acquisition
                                                                                                   
          capital expenditures
                                                    -18,085,000                                               
          other losses on sales of assets, businesses and impairment charges
                                                                                                    
          cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, at beginning of period
                                             129,200,000                                                     
          cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations, at beginning of period
                                                                                                    
          non-cash investing activities:
                                                                                                    
          other losses on sales of assets and business
                                                                                                    
          pension contributions, net of pension expense
                                              1,845,000 -752,000 -644,000 780,000 -116,906,000 -5,606,000  -36,804,000 -43,289,000 -20,890,000  -500,000 -3,510,000 -72,241,000  -15,651,000 -28,662,000 -47,604,000                          -16,959,000 26,040,000 25,985,000 -6,367,000 19,273,000 -1,439,000 -26,740,000     
          net cash flow from/(used for) investing activities
                                                                                                    
          effect of currency exchange rate change on cash
                                                  457,000 -391,000  -410,000 243,000 112,000  1,130,000 -575,000 -580,000  1,649,000 -400,000 396,000                                     
          other gains/losses on sales of assets
                                               5,135,000                                                     
          net cash flow (used for) from investing activities
                                               -74,938,000                                                     
          other, including gains/losses on sale of assets and impairments
                                                                                                    
          increase in deferred income
                                                                                                    
          excess tax benefit from equity awards and proceeds from stock option exercises
                                                                                                    
          cash paid for taxes, net of refunds
                                                46,187,000 22,108,000 19,611,000 17,675,000 94,236,000 67,518,000 37,483,000 7,801,000                                             
          facility consolidation and asset impairment charges
                                                 20,795,000 12,384,000 61,262,000 7,615,000           27,722,000    33,964,000    46,265,000                            
          stock-based compensation – equity awards
                                                 5,237,000 2,761,000 9,114,000  7,925,000 8,307,000 8,901,000  7,253,000 7,645,000 8,232,000  5,510,000 5,967,000 6,631,000  5,286,000                                   
          purchase of property, plant and equipment
                                                 -19,876,000 -35,900,000 -19,121,000 -58,795,000 -34,654,000 -35,054,000 -21,851,000 -37,739,000 -23,770,000 -32,801,000 -16,097,000 -28,864,000 -24,658,000 -20,187,000 -18,165,000 -26,072,000 -17,128,000 -16,623,000 -12,628,000 -32,197,000 -16,973,000 -11,021,000 -8,879,000 -21,985,000 -12,538,000 -14,336,000 -18,878,000 -61,021,000 -45,990,000 -29,645,000 -28,344,000 -77,694,000 -33,737,000 -31,208,000 -28,766,000 -65,889,000 -44,084,000 -49,578,000 -41,229,000 -101,155,000 -54,029,000 -54,675,000 -52,778,000 -84,709,000 -72,938,000 -63,441,000 -58,702,000 -110,088,000 -70,196,000 -57,033,000 -43,947,000 
          proceeds from sale of certain assets
                                                 6,711,000 103,813,000 1,808,000 236,922,000 21,882,000 44,735,000                                16,502,000 -123,000 240,274,000 4,631,000 552,000 2,406,000 5,600,000 8,333,000 6,841,000 2,761,000 1,850,000 7,652,000 749,000 
          proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit agreements
                                                 75,000,000                        -197,000,000 -181,000,000 547,000,000                         
          proceeds from unsecured fixed rate notes
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from unsecured floating rate term loans
                                                                                                    
          payments of unsecured floating rate term loans
                                                 -9,702,000 -9,863,000 -10,025,000   -10,025,000 -7,900,000                                             
          payments of unsecured fixed rate notes
                                                 -250,000,000   -250,000,000 -250,000,000                                            
          cost of common shares repurchased
                                                 -125,479,000 -37,570,000 -37,520,000 -37,878,000 -37,937,000 -37,853,000 -37,401,000 -8,615,000 -32,770,000 -37,446,000 -35,492,000 -45,485,000 -35,525,000 -25,124,000            -14,986,000 -57,778,000 -66,937,000 -57,919,000 -83,129,000 -7,225,000 -25,660,000 -125,598,000 -63,744,000 -424,000 -236,602,000 -248,052,000 -410,906,000 -413,917,000 -293,029,000 -880,549,000 -408,712,000 -86,470,000     
          proceeds from issuance of common stock upon settlement of stock awards
                                                 1,004,000 3,101,000 19,049,000                                                 
          distribution to noncontrolling interests
                                                 -23,550,000 -1,233,000  -877,000  -218,000                                         
          net cash flow from (used for) financing activities
                                                                                                    
          non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                                    
          payment for acquisition
                                                                                                   
          assets held for sale proceeds
                                                                                                    
          payments of borrowings under revolving credit agreements
                                                   -130,000,000           302,000,000 -97,000,000    -166,000,000                                 
          stock-based compensation — equity awards
                                                                   9,653,000 11,179,000 4,347,000 4,238,000 12,943,000                             
          pension expense, net of pension contributions
                                                                -9,917,000 -10,909,000 -19,921,000 -1,583,000 -114,750,000 -13,147,000 6,608,000 -3,575,000 6,872,000      -44,147,000 11,100,000 -24,990,000 15,017,000 13,918,000 16,119,000 14,226,000 26,205,000               
          other, net, including gains on asset sales
                                                                                                    
          decrease in other receivables
                                                                                                    
          decrease in inventories
                                                                                                    
          decrease in deferred income
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from unsecured fixed rate loans
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from (payments of) unsecured floating rate term loans
                                                    -9,863,000                                                
          proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
                                                     1,553,000 1,334,000 9,028,000 16,273,000 2,030,000 7,214,000 5,918,000 27,142,000 4,573,000 -242,000 2,275,000 1,902,000 50,000 241,000 1,416,000 2,210,000 -37,000 403,000 638,000                        49,927,000     
          facility consolidation charges
                                                       14,820,000  5,880,000 4,497,000 5,705,000  4,231,000 5,097,000 4,788,000   6,394,000 7,656,000                                 
          asset-held-for-sale proceeds
                                                       157,275,000                                             
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                                                                                                    
          repurchase of and distributions to noncontrolling membership interests
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from sale of a business and other assets
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from (payments of) borrowings under revolving credit agreements
                                                         -126,000,000 -94,000,000 15,000,000      75,000,000                                   
          proceeds from (payments of) unsecured fixed rate notes
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from issuance of unsecured floating rate term loan
                                                                                                    
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                           -32,197,000    -9,447,000                                     
          gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                                 
          proceeds from sale of certain assets, including discontinued operations in 2010
                                                                                                    
          payments of unsecured floating rate term loan
                                                                                                   
          payments of unsecured fixed rate notes and other indebtedness
                                                                            -128,458,000 -1,000,000,000                       
          repurchase of noncontrolling membership interest
                                                                 -85,149,000                                 
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                             35,356,000    30,649,000 23,124,000 -40,797,000  15,224,000 53,060,000 5,353,000  19,401,000 -544,687,000 550,106,000  -454,585,000 411,276,000 88,837,000  -27,656,000 -1,098,000 25,165,000  -1,627,000 67,608,000 -2,842,000  -97,975,000 11,143,000 5,654,000  8,180,000 36,448,000 8,550,000  29,569,000 -260,654,000 302,674,000 
          debt exchange gain
                                                                                                  
          decrease (increase) in other receivables
                                                                                                    
          gain on disposal of publishing businesses, net of tax
                                                                                                    
          payments of unsecured floating rate notes
                                                                          -563,604,000 -66,897,000                         
          proceeds from sale of certain assets, including discontinued operations
                                                                                                    
          payments of unsecured promissory notes
                                                                                                    
          distributions to noncontrolling interest shareholders
                                                                                                    
          (payments of) proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit agreements
                                                                     -212,000,000 -173,000,000 -262,000,000                             
          taxes paid on gain on sale of discontinued operations
                                                                                                    
          (payments of) proceeds from unsecured floating rate notes
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from unsecured promissory notes
                                                                                                    
          asset impairment and other charges
                                                                                                    
          pension benefit, net of pension contributions
                                                                                                    
          equity losses in unconsolidated investees
                                                                           2,689,000                         
          pension (benefit) expense, net of pension contributions
                                                                           -29,851,000 -14,407,000                        
          amortization of intangibles
                                                                                9,524,000 8,852,000 8,855,000 8,855,000 9,917,000 8,544,000 7,764,000 7,764,000 7,952,000 6,783,000 4,696,000 3,805,000 3,324,000 2,972,000 2,955,000 2,383,000     
          minority interest
                                                                                432,000 322,000 448,000 333,000 756,000 552,000 468,000 372,000 2,636,000 2,024,000 2,250,000 1,873,000         
          equity
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from investments in marketable securities
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of debt issuance fees
                                                                            -696,000,000                      
          distributions to minority interest in consolidated partnerships
                                                                            -493,000 -480,000 -148,000 -920,000 -889,000 -638,000 -652,000 -835,000 -862,000 -800,000 -583,000 -768,000 -5,526,000 -2,602,000           
          goodwill and other asset impairment charges
                                                                                                   
          equity losses
                                                                             -5,711,000                       
          other net, including asset sale gains and changes in other assets and liabilities
                                                                             13,212,000 -71,531,000 48,044,000                     
          proceeds from (payments of) unsecured promissory notes
                                                                             -392,267,000                       
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                                                 -15,000 5,075,000 6,990,000  6,232,000    9,973,000 25,350,000 34,100,000  16,938,000    34,537,000 47,756,000 24,346,000 
          purchase of investments in marketable securities
                                                                                                    
          adjustments to reconcile net income to operating cash flows
                                                                                                    
          equity (income) losses in unconsolidated investees
                                                                               11,755,000                     
          (payments of) proceeds from unsecured promissory notes
                                                                               -118,056,000                     
          effect of currency rate change
                                                                               -48,000  452,000 1,338,000 346,000  2,335,000 3,157,000 41,000  4,763,000 -3,403,000 -2,919,000  -553,000 1,090,000 852,000  1,457,000 919,000 1,612,000 
          pre-tax gain on disposal of newspaper businesses
                                                                                                    
          intangible asset impairment
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from (purchase of) investments in marketable securities
                                                                                                    
          decrease in marketable securities
                                                                                  466,336,000 -524,844,000  -1,000 9,000 93,794,000             
          payments of unsecured promissory notes and other indebtedness
                                                                                 -139,966,000                   
          payments of unsecured global notes
                                                                                                  
          proceeds from (payments of) unsecured promissory notes and other indebtedness
                                                                                   272,227,000                 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to operating cash flows gain on disposal of newspaper businesses, net of tax
                                                                                                    
          increase in receivables
                                                                                                    
          (purchase of) proceeds from investments in marketable securities
                                                                                                    
          (payments of) proceeds from unsecured promissory notes and other indebtedness
                                                                                       -287,098,000             
          deferred income taxes
                                                                                     29,992,000 7,802,000 948,000  37,619,000 -3,667,000 -4,400,000  3,000,000 15,000,000 13,900,000     
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs
                                                                                                    
          payments of (proceeds from) unsecured promissory notes and other indebtedness
                                                                                                    
          stock option-based compensation
                                                                                                    
          (payment of) proceeds from long-term debt and debt issuance costs
                                                                                                    
          stock-based compensation expense
                                                                                       11,200,000             
          proceeds from issuance of common stock including tax benefit
                                                                                       2,638,000             
          balance of cash and cash equivalents at end of first quarter
                                                                                       65,961,000    141,528,000    75,738,000    393,048,000 
          gain on disposal of newspaper businesses, net of tax
                                                                                                    
          other, net, including gains on sales
                                                                                                    
          increase in inventories
                                                                                                    
          investments in marketable securities
                                                                                                    
          payments from unsecured promissory notes and other indebtedness
                                                                                                    
          changes in other assets and liabilities and gains on sales of assets
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from unsecured promissory notes and other indebtedness
                                                                                                    
          balance of cash and cash equivalents at end of third quarter
                                                                                                    
          issuance of long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs
                                                                                                    
          issuance (payments) of long-term debt and debt issuance costs
                                                                                           99,882,000         
          distributions to minority interests in consolidated partnerships
                                                                                           -2,654,000         
          proceeds of unsecured global notes, net of debt issuance fees
                                                                                                    
          issuance (payments) of unsecured promissory notes and other indebtedness
                                                                                                    
          payment of (proceeds from) long-term debt and debt issuance costs
                                                                                                    
          adjustments to reconcile net income to
                                                                                                    
          operating cash flows:
                                                                                                    
          proceeds from (payment of) long-term debt and
                                                                                                    
          debt issuance costs
                                                                                                    
          balance of cash and cash equivalents at
                                                                                                    
          beginning of year
                                                                                                    
          balance of cash and cash equivalents at end of second quarter
                                                                                                    
          net payment of long-term debt, net of debt issuance fees
                                                                                               -115,513,000    -8,544,000 
          decrease in receivables
                                                                                                    
          (decrease) in accounts payable
                                                                                                    
          payment of long-term debt and debt issuance costs
                                                                                                    
          discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                                    
          income taxes on sale of cable business