10-Q

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

x     Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2012

or

     Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File Number 1-6714

THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	53-0182885
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1150 15th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C.	20071
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(202) 334-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes  x.    No  ¨.  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x.    No  ¨.  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” accelerated filer” and “small reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer x Accelerated filer ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨.    No  x.  

Shares outstanding at November 2, 2012:

                                                    Class A Common Stock – 1,219,383 Shares

                                                    Class B Common Stock – 6,158,779 Shares

THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY

Index to Form 10-Q

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	a.     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011	1
	b.     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011	2
	c.      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2012 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2011	3
	d.     Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011	4
	e.     Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	5
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition	22
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	30
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	31
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	31
Item 6.	Exhibits	32
Signatures		33

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item  1.       Financial Statements

THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(In thousands, except per share amounts)		2012		2011		2012		2011
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	552,585	$	601,611	$	1,652,067	$	1,823,696
	Advertising		195,158		170,552		555,994		541,289
	Circulation and Subscriber		220,668		212,145		655,184		643,274
	Other		42,923		28,190		104,312		82,465
			1,011,334		1,012,498		2,967,557		3,090,724
Operating Costs and Expenses
	Operating		483,622		486,615		1,411,343		1,438,495
	Selling, general and administrative		382,961		387,735		1,195,103		1,232,208
	Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		63,739		61,589		188,763		186,133
	Amortization of intangible assets		5,091		6,320		13,392		17,293
			935,413		942,259		2,808,601		2,874,129
Income from Operations			75,921		70,239		158,956		216,595
	Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, net		4,099		(1,494)		11,301		5,381
	Interest income		648		994		2,492		2,973
	Interest expense		(8,738)		(8,667)		(26,880)		(24,588)
	Other income (expense), net		4,163		(29,650)		12,116		(56,273)
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes			76,093		31,422		157,985		144,088
Provision for Income Taxes			31,200		18,600		63,600		59,900
Income from Continuing Operations			44,893		12,822		94,385		84,188
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax			49,054		(18,788)		83,177		(28,762)
Net Income (Loss)			93,947		(5,966)		177,562		55,426
Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests			71		(16)		(10)		10
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post Company			94,018		(5,982)		177,552		55,436
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends			(222)		(226)		(895)		(917)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post
	Company Common Stockholders	$	93,796	$	(6,208)	$	176,657	$	54,519
Amounts Attributable to The Washington Post Company
	Common Stockholders
Income from continuing operations		$	44,742	$	12,580	$	93,480	$	83,281
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax			49,054		(18,788)		83,177		(28,762)
Net income (loss) attributable to The Washington Post Company
	common stockholders	$	93,796	$	(6,208)	$	176,657	$	54,519
Per Share Information Attributable to The Washington
	Post Company Common Stockholders
Basic income per common share from continuing operations		$	6.03	$	1.59	$	12.38	$	10.44
Basic income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations			6.61		(2.41)		11.01		(3.63)
Basic net income (loss) per common share		$	12.64	$	(0.82)	$	23.39	$	6.81
Basic average number of common shares outstanding			7,272		7,802		7,405		7,900
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations		$	6.03	$	1.59	$	12.38	$	10.44
Diluted income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations			6.61		(2.41)		11.01		(3.63)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share		$	12.64	$	(0.82)	$	23.39	$	6.81
Diluted average number of common shares outstanding			7,376		7,883		7,508		7,979
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)
				Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
				September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(In thousands)				2012		2011		2012		2011
Net Income (Loss)				$	93,947	$	(5,966)	$	177,562	$	55,426
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax
	Foreign currency translation adjustments:
		Translation adjustments arising during the period			5,321		(32,969)		4,233		(19,911)
		Adjustment for sales of businesses with foreign operations			(1,409)		―		(888)		―
					3,912		(32,969)		3,345		(19,911)
	Unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities:
		Unrealized (losses) gains for the period			(5,966)		(47,237)		32,939		(62,342)
		Reclassification adjustment for (gain) or write-down on
			available-for-sale securities included in net income		―		23,097		(772)		53,793
					(5,966)		(24,140)		32,167		(8,549)
	Pension and other postretirement plans:
		Amortization of net prior service credit included in net income			(469)		(465)		(1,390)		(1,397)
		Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain) included in net income			2,592		(127)		6,839		(382)
		Foreign affiliate pension adjustments			―		6,701		―		2,088
					2,123		6,109		5,449		309
	Cash flow hedge, net change				217		479		(1,160)		479
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax					286		(50,521)		39,801		(27,672)
	Income tax benefit (expense) related to items of other comprehensive
		income			1,451		15,316		(14,580)		9,047
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax					1,737		(35,205)		25,221		(18,625)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)					95,684		(41,171)		202,783		36,801
	Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests				76		(54)		(31)		(92)
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington
	Post Company			$	95,760	$	(41,225)	$	202,752	$	36,709
See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
				September 30,		December 31,
(In thousands)				2012		2011
				(Unaudited)
Assets
Current Assets
	Cash and cash equivalents			$	305,654	$	381,099
	Restricted cash				21,485		25,287
	Investments in marketable equity securities and other investments				424,277		338,674
	Accounts receivable, net				391,003		392,725
	Income taxes receivable				51,160		16,990
	Deferred income taxes				2,935		13,343
	Inventories				4,424		6,571
	Other current assets				77,181		70,936
		Total Current Assets			1,278,119		1,245,625
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net					1,100,885		1,152,390
Investments in Affiliates					25,219		17,101
Goodwill, Net					1,406,930		1,414,997
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net					525,833		530,641
Amortized Intangible Assets, Net					46,794		54,622
Prepaid Pension Cost					528,438		537,262
Deferred Charges and Other Assets					54,232		64,348
		Total Assets		$	4,966,450	$	5,016,986
Liabilities and Equity
Current Liabilities
	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			$	493,040	$	495,041
	Deferred revenue				390,650		387,532
	Dividends declared				18,299		―
	Short-term borrowings				3,043		112,983
		Total Current Liabilities			905,032		995,556
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions					69,749		67,864
Accrued Compensation and Related Benefits					225,625		228,304
Other Liabilities					115,421		107,741
Deferred Income Taxes					536,515		545,361
Long-Term Debt					453,471		452,229
		Total Liabilities			2,305,813		2,397,055
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest					6,750		6,740
Redeemable Preferred Stock					11,096		11,295
Preferred Stock					―		―
Common Stockholders’ Equity
	Common stock				20,000		20,000
	Capital in excess of par value				248,937		252,767
	Retained earnings				4,665,007		4,561,989
	Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
		Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment			24,683		21,338
		Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities			99,659		80,358
		Unrealized gain on pensions and other postretirement plans			66,895		63,625
		Cash flow hedge			(687)		8
	Cost of Class B common stock held in treasury				(2,481,703)		(2,398,189)
		Total Equity			2,642,791		2,601,896
			Total Liabilities and Equity	$	4,966,450	$	5,016,986
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
			Nine Months Ended
			September 30,		October 2,
(In thousands)			2012		2011
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income			$	177,562	$	55,426
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
	Depreciation of property, plant and equipment			190,111		191,935
	Amortization of intangible assets			13,833		23,514
	Goodwill impairment charges			―		11,923
	Net pension expense (benefit)			9,980		(3,236)
	Early retirement program expense			8,508		430
	Foreign exchange (gain) loss			(3,179)		3,675
	Net gain on sales and disposition of businesses			(23,759)		(516)
	Impairment write-down of a marketable equity security			―		53,793
	Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of distributions			(10,577)		(5,381)
	(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes			(15,756)		17,317
	Net (gain) loss on sale or write-down of property, plant and equipment and other assets			(6,215)		6,155
	Change in assets and liabilities:
		(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net		(11,984)		38,835
		Decrease (increase) in inventories		1,690		(2,268)
		Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(24,885)		(88,643)
		Increase in deferred revenue		20,070		1,771
		(Increase) decrease in income taxes receivable		(35,341)		9,291
		Decrease (increase) in other assets and other liabilities, net		5,460		(51,564)
	Other			(8)		1,107
		Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities		295,510		263,564
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
	Purchases of property, plant and equipment			(152,391)		(145,622)
	Net proceeds from sales of businesses, property, plant and equipment and other assets			75,106		28,842
	Purchase of marketable equity securities and other investments			(46,324)		(5,260)
	Investments in certain businesses, net of cash acquired			(8,971)		(79,223)
	Other			1,477		(1,599)
		Net Cash Used in Investing Activities		(131,103)		(202,862)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
	Repayment of commercial paper, net			(109,671)		―
	Common shares repurchased			(97,545)		(179,454)
	Dividends paid			(56,235)		(57,126)
	Issuance of debt			―		52,476
	Other			19,561		(1,390)
		Net Cash Used in Financing Activities		(243,890)		(185,494)
Effect of Currency Exchange Rate Change				4,038		(1,789)
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents				(75,445)		(126,581)
Beginning Cash and Cash Equivalents				381,099		437,740
Ending Cash and Cash Equivalents			$	305,654	$	311,159
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

1. ORGANIZATION, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The Washington Post Company, Inc. (the Company) is a diversified education and media company. The Company’s Kaplan subsidiary provides a wide variety of educational services, both domestically and outside the United States. The Company’s media operations consist of the ownership and operation of cable television systems, newspaper publishing (principally The Washington Post), and television broadcasting (through the ownership and operation of six television broadcast stations).

Financial Periods – In the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company changed its fiscal quarter from a thirteen week quarter ending on the Sunday nearest the calendar quarter-end to a quarterly month end. The fiscal quarters for 2012 and 2011 ended on September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012, March 31, 2012, October 2, 2011, July 3, 2011, and April 3, 2011, respectively. Subsidiaries of the Company report on a calendar-quarter basis, with the exception of most of the newspaper publishing operations, which report on a thirteen week quarter ending on the Sunday nearest the calendar quarter-end.

Basis of Presentation – The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with: (i) generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information; (ii) the instructions to Form 10-Q; and (iii) the guidance of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for financial statements required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). They include the assets, liabilities, results of operations and cash flows of the Company, including its domestic and foreign subsidiaries that are more than 50% owned or otherwise controlled by the Company. As permitted under such rules, certain notes and other financial information normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Management believes the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations, and cash flows as of and for the periods presented herein. The Company’s results of operations for the quarterly periods ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011 may not be indicative of the Company’s future results. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.

Certain amounts in previously issued financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation, which includes the reclassification of the results of operations of certain Kaplan and Other businesses as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported herein. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in those estimates.

Discontinued Operations – A business is classified as a discontinued operation when (i) the operations and cash flows of the business can be clearly distinguished and have been or will be eliminated from the Company’s ongoing operations; (ii) the business has either been disposed of or is classified as held for sale; and (iii) the Company will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the business after the disposal transactions. The results of discontinued operations (as well as the gain or loss on the disposal) are aggregated and separately presented in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations, net of income taxes. The assets and related liabilities are aggregated and separately presented in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Pronouncements – In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an amended standard to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. The amendment eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity and requires that all changes in stockholders' equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. In addition, the amendment requires companies to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement(s) where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. The amendment does not affect how earnings per share is calculated or presented. This amendment is effective for interim and fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and must be applied retrospectively. In December 2011, the FASB deferred the requirements related to the presentation of reclassification adjustments until further deliberations have taken place. Entities should continue to report reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income consistent with the presentation requirements in effect prior to the issuance of the June 2011 amended standard. The adoption of the amendment not deferred by the FASB in the first quarter of 2012 is reflected in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

In July 2012, the FASB issued new guidance that amends the current indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment testing process. The new guidance permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of its indefinite-lived intangible assets is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. Previous guidance required an entity to test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment, on at least an annual basis, by comparing the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset with its carrying amount. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. Early adoption is permitted if an entity’s financial statements for the most recent period have not yet been issued. The Company plans to early adopt this guidance at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2012 and the guidance will not have an effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

2. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In August 2012, the Company completed the sale of Kidum and recorded a pre-tax gain of $3.6 million and an after-tax gain of $10.2 million related to this sale in the third quarter of 2012. On July 31, 2012, the Company disposed of its interest in Avenue100 Media Solutions, Inc. and recorded a pre-tax loss of $5.7 million related to the disposition. An income tax benefit of $44.5 million was also recorded in the third quarter of 2012 as the Company determined that Avenue100 has no value. The income tax benefit is due to the Company’s tax basis in the stock of Avenue100 exceeding its net book value, as a result of goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges recorded in 2008, 2010 and 2011 for which no tax benefit was previously recorded. This activity is included in Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

In April 2012, the Company completed the sale of Kaplan EduNeering. Under the terms of the agreement, the purchaser acquired the stock of EduNeering and received substantially all the assets and liabilities. In the second quarter of 2012, the Company recorded an after-tax gain of $18.5 million related to this sale, subject to final net working capital adjustments, which is included in Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. In February 2012, Kaplan completed the stock sale of Kaplan Learning Technologies (KLT) and recorded an after-tax loss on the sale of $1.9 million, which is included in Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

The Company recorded $23.2 million of income tax benefits in the first quarter of 2012 in connection with the sale of its stock in EduNeering and KLT related to the excess of the outside stock tax basis over the net book value of the net assets disposed.

In October 2011, Kaplan completed the sale of Kaplan Compliance Solutions (KCS) and in July 2011, Kaplan completed the sale of Kaplan Virtual Education (KVE). The results of operations of Kidum, Avenue100, EduNeering, KLT, KCS and KVE, for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012 and 2011, where applicable, are included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax. All corresponding prior period operating results presented in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements

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and the accompanying notes have been reclassified to reflect the discontinued operations presented. The Company did not reclassify its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows or prior year Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet to reflect the discontinued operations.

The summarized income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, is presented below:

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		2012		2011
Operating revenues		$	4,861	$	23,956	$	35,342	$	95,219
Operating costs and expenses			(5,579)		(44,359)		(42,583)		(131,096)
Loss from discontinued operations			(718)		(20,403)		(7,241)		(35,877)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes			232		(2,782)		(2,068)		(8,282)
Net Loss from Discontinued Operations			(950)		(17,621)		(5,173)		(27,595)
(Loss) gain on sales and disposition of discontinued operations			(2,174)		516		23,759		516
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes on sales and disposition
	of discontinued operations		(52,178)		1,683		(64,591)		1,683
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax		$	49,054	$	(18,788)	$	83,177	$	(28,762)

The following table summarizes the 2012 quarterly operating results of the Company following the reclassification of the operations discussed above as discontinued operations:

		March 31,		June 30,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)		2012		2012
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	547,280	$	552,202
	Advertising		170,750		190,086
	Circulation and subscriber		215,230		219,286
	Other		27,939		33,450
			961,199		995,024
Operating Costs and Expenses
	Operating		463,106		464,615
	Selling, general and administrative		411,466		400,676
	Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		62,275		62,749
	Amortization of intangible assets		3,873		4,428
			940,720		932,468
Income from Operations			20,479		62,556
	Equity in earnings of affiliates, net		3,888		3,314
	Interest income		1,069		775
	Interest expense		(9,163)		(8,979)
	Other income (expense), net		8,588		(635)
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes			24,861		57,031
Provision for Income Taxes			11,400		21,000
Income from Continuing Operations			13,461		36,031
Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax			18,107		16,016
Net Income			31,568		52,047
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests			(70)		(11)
Net Income Attributable to The Washington Post Company			31,498		52,036
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends			(451)		(222)
Net Income Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders		$	31,047	$	51,814
Amounts Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Income from continuing operations		$	12,940	$	35,798
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax			18,107		16,016
Net income attributable to the Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	31,047	$	51,814
Per Share Information Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Basic income per common share from continuing operations		$	1.66	$	4.72
Basic income per common share from discontinued operations			2.41		2.12
Basic net income per common share		$	4.07	$	6.84
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations		$	1.66	$	4.72
Diluted income per common share from discontinued operations			2.41		2.12
Diluted net income per common share		$	4.07	$	6.84

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The following table summarizes the 2011 quarterly operating results of the Company following the reclassification of the operations discussed above as discontinued operations:

		April 3,		July 3,		October 2,		December 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)		2011		2011		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	611,714	$	610,371	$	601,611	$	580,763
	Advertising		177,385		193,352		170,552		213,255
	Circulation and subscriber		214,523		216,606		212,145		213,183
	Other		25,299		28,976		28,190		33,220
			1,028,921		1,049,305		1,012,498		1,040,421
Operating Costs and Expenses
	Operating		463,303		488,577		486,615		465,666
	Selling, general and administrative		438,744		405,729		387,735		397,518
	Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		61,929		62,615		61,589		62,932
	Amortization of intangible assets		5,176		5,797		6,320		5,042
			969,152		962,718		942,259		931,158
Income from Operations			59,769		86,587		70,239		109,263
	Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, net		3,737		3,138		(1,494)		568
	Interest income		982		997		994		1,174
	Interest expense		(7,961)		(7,960)		(8,667)		(8,638)
	Other (expense) income, net		(24,032)		(2,591)		(29,650)		1,073
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes			32,495		80,171		31,422		103,440
Provision for Income Taxes			12,100		29,200		18,600		42,000
Income from Continuing Operations			20,395		50,971		12,822		61,440
(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax			(4,766)		(5,208)		(18,788)		291
Net Income (Loss)			15,629		45,763		(5,966)		61,731
Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests			(14)		40		(16)		(17)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post Company			15,615		45,803		(5,982)		61,714
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends			(461)		(230)		(226)		―
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post Company
	Common Stockholders	$	15,154	$	45,573	$	(6,208)	$	61,714
Amounts Attributable to The Washington Post Company
	Common Stockholders
Income from continuing operations		$	19,920	$	50,781	$	12,580	$	61,423
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax			(4,766)		(5,208)		(18,788)		291
Net income (loss) attributable to the Washington Post
	Company common stockholders	$	15,154	$	45,573	$	(6,208)	$	61,714
Per Share Information Attributable to The Washington Post
	Company Common Stockholders
Basic income per common share from continuing operations		$	2.43	$	6.40	$	1.59	$	8.00
Basic (loss) income per common share from discontinued operations			(0.56)		(0.66)		(2.41)		0.03
Basic net income (loss) per common share		$	1.87	$	5.74	$	(0.82)	$	8.03
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations		$	2.43	$	6.40	$	1.59	$	8.00
Diluted (loss) income per common share from discontinued operations			(0.56)		(0.66)		(2.41)		0.03
Diluted net income (loss) per common share		$	1.87	$	5.74	$	(0.82)	$	8.03

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The following table summarizes the operating results of the Company following the reclassification of operations discussed above as discontinued operations:

		Fiscal Year Ended
		December 31,		January 2,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	2,404,459	$	2,804,840
	Advertising		754,544		833,605
	Circulation and subscriber		856,457		857,290
	Other		115,685		90,682
			4,131,145		4,586,417
Operating Costs and Expenses
	Operating		1,904,161		1,850,402
	Selling, general and administrative		1,629,726		1,869,194
	Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		249,065		242,405
	Amortization of intangible assets		22,335		21,552
			3,805,287		3,983,553
Income from Operations			325,858		602,864
	Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, net		5,949		(4,133)
	Interest income		4,147		2,576
	Interest expense		(33,226)		(30,503)
	Other (expense) income, net		(55,200)		7,515
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes			247,528		578,319
Provision for Income Taxes			101,900		222,400
Income from Continuing Operations			145,628		355,919
Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax			(28,471)		(77,899)
Net Income			117,157		278,020
Net (Income) Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			(7)		94
Net Income Attributable to The Washington Post Company			117,150		278,114
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends			(917)		(922)
Net Income Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders		$	116,233	$	277,192
Amounts Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Income from continuing operations		$	144,704	$	355,091
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			(28,471)		(77,899)
Net income attributable to the Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	116,233	$	277,192
Per Share Information Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common
	Stockholders
Basic income per common share from continuing operations		$	18.30	$	39.78
Basic loss per common share from discontinued operations			(3.60)		(8.72)
Basic net income per common share		$	14.70	$	31.06
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations		$	18.30	$	39.76
Diluted loss per common share from discontinued operations			(3.60)		(8.72)
Diluted net income per common share		$	14.70	$	31.04

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3. INVESTMENTS

Investments in marketable equity securities comprised the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2012		2011
Total cost	$	213,831	$	169,271
Net unrealized gains		166,097		133,930
Total Fair Value	$	379,928	$	303,201

The Company invested $45.0 million in marketable equity securities during the first nine months of 2012. There were no new investments in marketable equity securities during the first nine months of 2011. During the first nine months of 2012, proceeds from sales of marketable equity securities were $2.0 million, and net realized gains on such sales were $0.5 million. There were no sales of marketable equity securities in the first nine months of 2011.

As of September 30, 2012, the Company has a $14.1 million unrealized loss on its investment in Strayer Education, Inc., a publicly traded company. At September 30, 2012, the investment has been in an unrealized loss position for under three months. The Company evaluated this investment for other-than-temporary impairment based on various factors, including the duration and severity of the unrealized loss, the reason for the decline in value and the potential recovery period, and the ability and intent to hold the investment and concluded that the unrealized loss is not other-than-temporary as of September 30, 2012. If any impairment is considered other-than-temporary, the investment will be written down to its fair market value with a corresponding charge to the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

At the end of the first quarter of 2011, the Company’s investment in Corinthian Colleges, Inc. had been in an unrealized loss position for over six months. The Company evaluated this investment for other-than-temporary impairment based on various factors, including the duration and severity of the unrealized loss, the reason for the decline in value and the potential recovery period, and the Company’s ability and intent to hold the investment. In the first quarter of 2011, the Company concluded the loss was other-than-temporary and recorded a $30.7 million write-down on the investment. The investment continued to decline and in the third quarter of 2011, the Company recorded another $23.1 million write-down on the investment. The Company’s investment in Corinthian Colleges, Inc. accounted for $17.8 million of the total fair value of the Company’s investments in marketable equity securities at September 30, 2012.

In the third quarter of 2011, the Company recorded a $9.2 million impairment charge on the Company’s interest in Bowater Mersey Paper Company, as a result of the challenging economic environment for newsprint producers.

4. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

In the first nine months of 2012, the Company acquired three small businesses in its education division and one small business included in other businesses; the purchase price allocation mostly comprised goodwill and other intangible assets on a preliminary basis. In the first nine months of 2011, the Company acquired four businesses. These acquisitions included Kaplan’s May 2011 acquisitions of Franklyn Scholar and Carrick Education Group, leading national providers of vocational training and higher education in Australia. In June 2011, Kaplan acquired Structuralia, a provider of e-learning for the engineering and infrastructure sector in Spain. The Company did not make any acquisitions during the third quarters of 2012 or 2011. The assets and liabilities of the companies acquired have been recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition.

In September 2012, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Celtic Healthcare, Inc. (Celtic), a provider of home healthcare and hospice services in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions. The transaction closed on November 5, 2012. The operating results of Celtic will be included in other businesses.

The Company divested its interested in Avenue100 Media Solutions in July 2012, which was previously reported in other businesses. Kaplan completed the sales of Kidum in August 2012, EduNeering in April 2012 and Kaplan Learning Technologies in February 2012, which were part of the Kaplan Ventures division. In October 2011, Kaplan completed the sale of Kaplan Compliance Solutions, which was part of the Kaplan Higher Education division. In July 2011, Kaplan completed the sale of Kaplan Virtual Education, which was part of Kaplan Ventures division.

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 5. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Amortization of intangible assets for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011 was $5.1 million and $9.3 million, respectively. Amortization of intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011 was $13.8 million and $23.5 million. Amortization of intangible assets is estimated to be approximately $5 million for the remainder of 2012, $15 million in 2013, $8 million in 2014, $5 million in 2015, $5 million in 2016, $5 million in 2017 and $4 million thereafter.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by segment, were as follows:

				Cable		Newspaper		Television		Other
(in thousands)		Education		Television		Publishing		Broadcasting		Businesses		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011
	Goodwill	$	1,116,615	$	85,488	$	81,183	$	203,165	$	100,152	$	1,586,603
	Accumulated impairment losses		(8,492)		―		(65,772)		―		(97,342)		(171,606)
			1,108,123		85,488		15,411		203,165		2,810		1,414,997
Acquisitions			7,364		―		―		―		4,098		11,462
Dispositions			(29,000)		―		―		―		―		(29,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other			9,471		―		―		―		―		9,471
Balance as of September 30, 2012
	Goodwill		1,095,958		85,488		81,183		203,165		6,908		1,472,702
	Accumulated impairment losses		―		―		(65,772)		―		―		(65,772)
		$	1,095,958	$	85,488	$	15,411	$	203,165	$	6,908	$	1,406,930

The changes in carrying amount of goodwill at the Company’s education division were as follows:

		Higher		Test		Kaplan		Kaplan
(in thousands)		Education		Preparation		International		Ventures		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011
	Goodwill	$	409,128	$	152,187	$	515,936	$	39,364	$	1,116,615
	Accumulated impairment losses		―		―		―		(8,492)		(8,492)
			409,128		152,187		515,936		30,872		1,108,123
Acquisitions			―		―		7,364		―		7,364
Dispositions			―		―		―		(29,000)		(29,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other			89		―		11,254		(1,872)		9,471
Balance as of September 30, 2012
	Goodwill		409,217		152,187		534,554		―		1,095,958
	Accumulated impairment losses		―		―		―		―		―
		$	409,217	$	152,187	$	534,554	$	―	$	1,095,958

Other intangible assets consist of the following:

			As of September 30, 2012						As of December 31, 2011
			Gross				Net		Gross				Net
		Useful Life	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
(in thousands)		Range	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Amortized Intangible Assets
	Non-compete agreements	2-5 years	$	14,348	$	12,215	$	2,133	$	14,493	$	10,764	$	3,729
	Student and customer relationships	2-10 years		65,185		38,944		26,241		75,734		47,888		27,846
	Databases and technology	3-5 years		6,457		5,332		1,125		10,514		8,159		2,355
	Trade names and trademarks	2-10 years		32,713		18,225		14,488		36,222		18,936		17,286
	Other	1-25 years		9,344		6,537		2,807		9,971		6,565		3,406
			$	128,047	$	81,253	$	46,794	$	146,934	$	92,312	$	54,622
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
	Franchise agreements		$	496,321					$	496,321
	Wireless licenses			22,150						22,150
	Licensure and accreditation			7,362						7,862
	Other			―						4,308
			$	525,833					$	530,641

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6. DEBT

The Company’s borrowings consist of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2012		2011
7.25% unsecured notes due February 1, 2019	$	397,375	$	397,065
Commercial paper borrowings		―		109,671
AUD 50M borrowing		51,877		51,012
Other indebtedness		7,262		7,464
Total Debt		456,514		565,212
Less: current portion		(3,043)		(112,983)
Total Long-Term Debt	$	453,471	$	452,229

The Company’s other indebtedness at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is at interest rates from 0% to 6% and matures from 2012 to 2017 and 2012 to 2016, respectively.

During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, the Company had average borrowings outstanding of approximately $456.3 million and $417.6 million, respectively, at average annual interest rates of approximately 7.0% and 7.2%. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, the Company incurred net interest expense of $8.1 million and $7.7 million, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, the Company had average borrowings outstanding of approximately $467.3 million and $406.9 million, respectively, at average annual interest rates of approximately 7.0% and 7.2%. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, the Company incurred net interest expense of $24.4 million and $21.6 million, respectively.

At September 30, 2012, the fair value of the Company’s 7.25% unsecured notes, based on quoted market prices, totaled $485.2 million, compared with the carrying amount of $397.4 million. At December 31, 2011, the fair value of the Company’s 7.25% unsecured notes, based on quoted market prices, totaled $460.5 million, compared with the carrying amount of $397.1 million. The carrying value of the Company’s other unsecured debt at September 30, 2012 approximates fair value.

7. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The Company’s earnings per share from continuing operations (basic and diluted) are presented below:

			Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
			September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)			2012		2011		2012		2011
Income from continuing operations attributable to The
	Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	44,742	$	12,580	$	93,480	$	83,281
Less: Amount attributable to participating securities				(888)		(190)		(1,830)		(835)
Basic income from continuing operations attributable to
	The Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	43,854	$	12,390	$	91,650	$	82,446
Plus: Amount attributable to participating securities				888		190		1,830		835
Diluted income from continuing operations attributable to
	The Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	44,742	$	12,580	$	93,480	$	83,281
Basic weighted average shares outstanding				7,272		7,802		7,405		7,900
Plus: Effect of dilutive shares related to stock options and restricted stock				104		81		103		79
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding				7,376		7,883		7,508		7,979
Income Per Share from Continuing Operations Attributable
	to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders:
		Basic	$	6.03	$	1.59	$	12.38	$	10.44
		Diluted	$	6.03	$	1.59	$	12.38	$	10.44

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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the basic earnings per share computed under the two-class method is lower than the diluted earnings per share computed under the if-converted method for participating securities, resulting in the presentation of the lower amount in diluted earnings per share. The diluted earnings per share amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 exclude the effects of 123,494 and 111,994 stock options outstanding, respectively, as their inclusion would have been antidilutive. The diluted earnings per share amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 exclude the effects of 42,500 restricted stock awards, as their inclusion would have been antidilutive. The diluted earnings per share amounts for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2011 exclude the effects of 137,544 and 101,794 stock options outstanding, respectively, as their inclusion would have been antidilutive.

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company declared regular dividends totaling $2.45 and $9.80 per share, respectively. In the three and nine months ended October 2, 2011, the Company declared regular dividends totaling $2.35 and $9.40 per share, respectively.

8. PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT PLANS

Defined Benefit Plans. The total cost (benefit) arising from the Company’s defined benefit pension plans, including a portion included in discontinued operations, consists of the following components:

	Pension Plans
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service cost	$	10,876	$	6,760	$	28,684	$	20,734
Interest cost		14,828		14,964		44,248		45,033
Expected return on assets		(23,779)		(24,095)		(72,301)		(71,648)
Amortization of prior service cost		919		882		2,775		2,645
Recognized actuarial loss		2,502		―		6,574		―
Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)		5,346		(1,489)		9,980		(3,236)
Early retirement programs expense		7,486		―		8,508		430
Total Cost (Benefit)	$	12,832	$	(1,489)	$	18,488	$	(2,806)

In the third quarter of 2012, the Company offered a Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program to certain employees of The Washington Post newspaper and recorded early retirement program expense of $7.5 million. In the first quarter of 2012, the Company offered a Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program to certain employees of Post-Newsweek Media and recorded early retirement program expense of $1.0 million. In the first quarter of 2011, the Company offered a Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program to certain employees of Robinson Terminal Warehouse and recorded early retirement program expense of $0.4 million. The early retirement program expense for these programs is funded from the assets of the Company’s pension plans.

Effective August 1, 2012, the Company’s defined benefit pension plan was amended to provide most of the current participants with a new cash balance benefit. The new cash balance benefit will be funded by the assets of the Company’s pension plans. As a result of this new benefit, effective August 1, 2012, the Company’s matching contribution for its 401(k) Savings Plans was reduced.

The total cost arising from the Company’s Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) consists of the following components:

	SERP
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service cost	$	367	$	380	$	1,100	$	1,140
Interest cost		1,060		1,084		3,181		3,252
Amortization of prior service cost		14		65		41		195
Recognized actuarial loss		458		353		1,375		1,059
Total Cost	$	1,899	$	1,882	$	5,697	$	5,646

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Defined Benefit Plan Assets. The Company’s defined benefit pension obligations are funded by a portfolio made up of a relatively small number of stocks and high-quality fixed-income securities that are held by a third-party trustee. The assets of the Company’s pension plans were allocated as follows:

	September 30,			December 31,
	2012			2011
U.S. equities		66	%		69	%
U.S. fixed income		12	%		10	%
International equities		22	%		21	%
		100	%		100	%

Essentially all of the assets are actively managed by two investment companies. The goal of the investment managers is to produce moderate long-term growth in the value of these assets, while protecting them against large decreases in value. Both of these managers may invest in a combination of equity and fixed-income securities and cash. The managers are not permitted to invest in securities of the Company or in alternative investments. The investment managers cannot invest more than 20% of the assets at the time of purchase in the stock of Berkshire Hathaway or more than 10% of the assets in the securities of any other single issuer, except for obligations of the U.S. Government, without receiving prior approval by the Plan administrator. As of September 30, 2012, the managers can invest no more than 24% of the assets in international stocks at the time the investment is made, and no less than 10% of the assets could be invested in fixed-income securities. None of the assets is managed internally by the Company.

In determining the expected rate of return on plan assets, the Company considers the relative weighting of plan assets, the historical performance of total plan assets and individual asset classes and economic and other indicators of future performance. In addition, the Company may consult with and consider the input of financial and other professionals in developing appropriate return benchmarks.

The Company evaluated its defined benefit pension plan asset portfolio for the existence of significant concentrations (defined as greater than 10% of plan assets) of credit risk as of September 30, 2012. Types of concentrations that were evaluated include, but are not limited to, investment concentrations in a single entity, type of industry, foreign country and individual fund. At September 30, 2012 the Company held common stock in one investment which exceeded 10% of total plan assets. This investment was valued at $206.3 million and $222.4 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, or approximately 10% and 12%, respectively, of total plan assets. Assets also included $178.1 million and $154.0 million of Berkshire Hathaway common stock at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. At September 30, 2012 the Company held investments in one foreign country which exceeded 10% of total plan assets. These investments were valued at $222.6 million and $241.4 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, or approximately 11% and 13%, respectively, of total plan assets.

Other Postretirement Plans. The total benefit arising from the Company’s other postretirement plans consists of the following components:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service cost	$	778	$	718	$	2,335	$	2,154
Interest cost		684		766		2,052		2,297
Amortization of prior service credit		(1,402)		(1,412)		(4,206)		(4,237)
Recognized actuarial gain		(370)		(481)		(1,110)		(1,441)
Total Periodic Benefit	$	(310)	$	(409)	$	(929)	$	(1,227)

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9. OTHER NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSE)

A summary of non-operating income (expense) is as follows:

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		2012		2011
Foreign exchange gain (loss)		$	3,111	$	(6,707)	$	3,179	$	(3,675)
Impairment write-down on a cost method investment			(112)		(231)		(498)		(3,379)
Gain on sales of cost method investments			―		―		7,258		4,031
Impairment write-down of a marketable equity security			―		(23,097)		―		(53,793)
Other, net			1,164		385		2,177		543
	Total Other Non-Operating Income (Expense)	$	4,163	$	(29,650)	$	12,116	$	(56,273)

10. CONTINGENCIES

Litigation and Legal Matters. The Company is involved in various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business. Although the outcome of the legal claims and proceedings against the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, based on currently available information, management believes that there are no existing claims or proceedings that are likely to have a material effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Also, based on currently available information, management is of the opinion that the exposure to future material losses from existing legal proceedings is not reasonably possible, or that future material losses in excess of the amounts accrued are not reasonably possible.

DOE Program Reviews. The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) undertakes program reviews at Title IV participating institutions. Currently, there is pending program review activity at Kaplan University and one open review at KHE’s Broomall, PA location. In May 2012, the DOE issued a preliminary report on its 2009 onsite program review at Kaplan University. Several of the preliminary findings require Kaplan University to conduct additional, detailed file reviews, with Kaplan University’s review and response due in January 2013. In August 2012, the DOE notified Kaplan University that it was conducting an offsite program review focused on more recent years and the DOE began this review in September 2012. In addition, the Company is awaiting the DOE’s final report on the program review at KHE’s Broomall, PA, location. The results of these open reviews and their impact on Kaplan’s operations are uncertain.

Other. In June 2012, the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), a KHE accreditor, issued a notice to three campuses (Baltimore, Dayton and Indianapolis Northwest), to “show cause” as to why their accreditation should not be withdrawn for failure to meet certain student achievement threshold requirements. These campuses represent approximately 2% of KHE’s year-to-date revenue for 2012. Each of these campuses failed to meet student placement thresholds or student graduation rate thresholds or both in some programs or aggregated over all programs. The Baltimore and Dayton campuses responded in September 2012, providing their plans to improve these rates and come into compliance with the ACCSC standards. The Indianapolis Northwest responded in October 2012, indicating that this campus will be closing and consolidating into an existing campus, also in Indianapolis. KHE cannot be certain that its remedial measures will satisfy all of ACCSC's concerns; in the event that ACCSC determines that some or all of these campuses may lose accreditation, a loss of accreditation would mean that the school would no longer be eligible to participate in Title IV programs and may also lose programmatic accreditation necessary for students to obtain licensure and/or employment in specific professions.

11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements are determined based on the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability based on a three-tiered hierarchy that draws a distinction between market participant assumptions based on (i) observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets (Level 1); (ii) inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly (Level 2); and (iii) unobservable inputs that require the Company to use present value and other valuation techniques in the determination of fair value (Level 3). Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measure. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurements requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the assets and liabilities being measured and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.

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The Company’s financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:

(in thousands)			Level 1		Level 2		Total
At September 30, 2012
Assets
	Money market investments(1)		$	―	$	160,217	$	160,217
	Marketable equity securities(3)			379,928		―		379,928
	Other current investments(4)			22,115		22,234		44,349
		Total Financial Assets	$	402,043	$	182,451	$	584,494
Liabilities
	Deferred compensation plan liabilities(6)		$	―	$	60,996	$	60,996
	7.25% unsecured notes(7)			―		485,164		485,164
	AUD 50M borrowing(7)			―		51,877		51,877
	Interest rate swap(8)			―		1,146		1,146
		Total Financial Liabilities	$	―	$	599,183	$	599,183

At December 31, 2011
Assets
	Money market investments(2)		$	―	$	180,136	$	180,136
	Marketable equity securities(3)			303,201		―		303,201
	Other current investments(4)			15,223		20,250		35,473
	Interest rate swap(5)			―		14		14
		Total Financial Assets	$	318,424	$	200,400	$	518,824
Liabilities
	Deferred compensation plan liabilities(6)		$	―	$	63,403	$	63,403
	7.25% unsecured notes(7)			―		460,500		460,500
	AUD 50M borrowing(7)			―		51,012		51,012
		Total Financial Liabilities	$	―	$	574,915	$	574,915

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(1)       The Company’s money market investments at September 30, 2012 are included in cash and cash equivalents.

(2)       The Company’s money market investments at December 31, 2011 are included in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.

(3)       The Company’s investments in marketable equity securities are classified as available-for-sale.

(4)       Includes U.S. Government Securities, corporate bonds, mutual funds and time deposits (with original maturities greater than 90 days, but less than one year).

(5)       Included in Deferred charges and other assets. The fair value utilized a market approach model using the notional amount of the interest rate swap multiplied by the observable inputs of time to maturity and market interest rates.

(6)       Includes The Washington Post Company Deferred Compensation Plan and supplemental savings plan benefits under The Washington Post Company Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, which are included in accrued compensation and related benefits.

(7)       See Note 6 for carrying amount of these notes and borrowing.

(8)       Included in Other liabilities. The fair value utilized a market approach model using the notional amount of the interest rate swap multiplied by the observable inputs of time to maturity and market interest rates.

For assets that are measured using quoted prices in active markets, the total fair value is the published market price per unit multiplied by the number of units held without consideration of transaction costs. Assets and liabilities that are measured using significant other observable inputs are primarily valued by reference to quoted prices of similar assets or liabilities in active markets, adjusted for any terms specific to that asset or liability.

12. BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The Company has six reportable segments: Kaplan Higher Education, Kaplan Test Preparation, Kaplan International, cable television, newspaper publishing, and television broadcasting.

Education.  Kaplan sold Kidum in August 2012, EduNeering in April 2012, KLT in February 2012, KCS in October 2011 and KVE in July 2011; therefore, the education division’s operating results exclude these businesses. Due to the sale of Kidum, the Kaplan Ventures segment is no longer included as a separate segment as its results have been reclassified to discontinued operations. Also, Kaplan’s Colloquy and U.S. Pathways businesses moved from Kaplan Ventures to Kaplan International. Segment operating results of the education division have been restated to reflect these changes.

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For the first nine months of 2012, Kaplan International results benefited from a favorable $3.9 million out of period expense adjustment related to certain items recorded in 2011 and 2010. With respect to this out of period expense adjustment, the Company has concluded that it was not material to the Company’s financial position or results of operations for 2012, 2011 and 2010 and the related interim periods, based on its consideration of quantitative and qualitative factors.

Other Businesses.  In the third quarter of 2012, Social Code has been moved from the newspaper publishing segment to other businesses. Due to the disposal of Avenue100 Media Solutions, it is no longer included in the other businesses segment, as its results have been reclassified to discontinued operations. The other businesses operating results have been restated to reflect these changes.

Identifiable Assets.  In the third quarter of 2012, the Company has excluded prepaid pension cost from identifiable assets by segment. The 2011 amounts have been revised to reflect this change; the 2010 revised amounts are not included.

The following table summarizes the 2012 quarterly financial information related to each of the Company’s business segments:

		March 31,		June 30,		September 30,
(in thousands)		2012		2012		2012
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	547,280	$	552,202	$	552,585
	Cable television		190,210		195,579		199,625
	Newspaper publishing		137,553		144,721		137,276
	Television broadcasting		81,497		95,591		106,411
	Other businesses		4,768		7,177		15,834
	Corporate office		―		―		―
	Intersegment elimination		(109)		(246)		(397)
		$	961,199	$	995,024	$	1,011,334
Income (Loss) From Operations
	Education	$	(11,915)	$	3,728	$	14,693
	Cable television		32,777		38,446		39,913
	Newspaper publishing		(21,431)		(13,079)		(21,825)
	Television broadcasting		30,999		43,728		54,082
	Other businesses		(4,643)		(6,775)		(5,248)
	Corporate office		(5,308)		(3,492)		(5,694)
		$	20,479	$	62,556	$	75,921
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates, Net			3,888		3,314		4,099
Interest Expense, Net			(8,094)		(8,204)		(8,090)
Other Income (Expense), Net			8,588		(635)		4,163
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes		$	24,861	$	57,031	$	76,093
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Education	$	20,717	$	21,011	$	22,024
	Cable television		32,197		32,234		32,310
	Newspaper publishing		6,236		6,282		6,274
	Television broadcasting		3,125		3,222		3,126
	Other businesses		―		―		5
	Corporate office		―		―		―
		$	62,275	$	62,749	$	63,739
Amortization of Intangible Assets
	Education	$	3,236	$	3,803	$	4,489
	Cable television		54		53		52
	Newspaper publishing		183		172		150
	Television broadcasting		―		―		―
	Other businesses		400		400		400
	Corporate office		―		―		―
		$	3,873	$	4,428	$	5,091
Net Pension Expense (Credit)
	Education	$	2,392	$	1,969	$	3,522
	Cable television		530		514		694
	Newspaper publishing		8,601		7,772		16,181
	Television broadcasting		960		1,055		1,432
	Other businesses		10		10		18
	Corporate office		(9,298)		(8,896)		(9,021)
		$	3,195	$	2,424	$	12,826

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The following table summarizes the 2011 quarterly financial information related to each of the Company’s business segments:

		April 3,		July 3,		October 2,		December 31,
(in thousands)		2011		2011		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	611,714	$	610,371	$	601,611	$	580,763
	Cable television		190,280		191,231		187,892		190,818
	Newspaper publishing		151,053		155,863		143,495		172,121
	Television broadcasting		72,183		84,940		73,830		88,253
	Other businesses		3,944		6,909		5,764		8,890
	Corporate office		―		―		―		―
	Intersegment elimination		(253)		(9)		(94)		(424)
		$	1,028,921	$	1,049,305	$	1,012,498	$	1,040,421
Income (Loss) From Operations
	Education	$	21,029	$	23,556	$	20,808	$	30,893
	Cable television		37,707		40,425		36,795		41,917
	Newspaper publishing		(13,712)		(3,524)		(10,761)		6,793
	Television broadcasting		19,591		32,571		24,073		40,854
	Other businesses		(1,918)		(2,008)		(1,745)		(3,064)
	Corporate office		(2,928)		(4,433)		1,069		(8,130)
		$	59,769	$	86,587	$	70,239	$	109,263
Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Affiliates, Net			3,737		3,138		(1,494)		568
Interest Expense, Net			(6,979)		(6,963)		(7,673)		(7,464)
Other (Expense) Income, Net			(24,032)		(2,591)		(29,650)		1,073
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes		$	32,495	$	80,171	$	31,422	$	103,440
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Education	$	19,989	$	21,308	$	20,338	$	22,100
	Cable television		31,786		31,533		31,661		31,322
	Newspaper publishing		6,900		6,540		6,453		6,443
	Television broadcasting		3,110		3,134		3,137		3,067
	Other businesses		―		―		―		―
	Corporate office		144		100		―		―
		$	61,929	$	62,615	$	61,589	$	62,932
Amortization of Intangible Assets
	Education	$	4,413	$	5,042	$	5,568	$	4,394
	Cable television		73		66		62		66
	Newspaper publishing		290		289		290		182
	Television broadcasting		―		―		―		―
	Other businesses		400		400		400		400
	Corporate office		―		―		―		―
		$	5,176	$	5,797	$	6,320	$	5,042
Net Pension Expense (Credit)
	Education	$	1,552	$	1,652	$	1,655	$	1,486
	Cable television		518		497		455		454
	Newspaper publishing(1)		6,700		5,285		5,241		8,057
	Television broadcasting		646		335		325		363
	Other businesses		5		4		4		4
	Corporate office		(9,297)		(9,247)		(9,185)		(9,254)
		$	124	$	(1,474)	$	(1,505)	$	1,110
(1) Includes a $2.4 million charge in the fourth quarter of 2011 related to the withdrawal from a multiemployer pension plan.

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The following table summarizes financial information related to each of the Company’s business segments:

		Nine Months Ended				Fiscal Year Ended
		September 30,		October 2,		December 31,		January 2,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	1,652,067	$	1,823,696	$	2,404,459	$	2,804,840
	Cable television		585,414		569,403		760,221		759,884
	Newspaper publishing		419,550		450,411		622,532		675,931
	Television broadcasting		283,499		230,953		319,206		342,164
	Other businesses		27,779		16,617		25,507		4,442
	Corporate office		―		―		―		―
	Intersegment elimination		(752)		(356)		(780)		(844)
		$	2,967,557	$	3,090,724	$	4,131,145	$	4,586,417
Income (Loss) from Operations
	Education	$	6,506	$	65,393	$	96,286	$	359,584
	Cable television		111,136		114,927		156,844		163,945
	Newspaper publishing		(56,335)		(27,997)		(21,204)		(11,115)
	Television broadcasting		128,809		76,235		117,089		121,348
	Other businesses		(16,666)		(5,671)		(8,735)		(6,326)
	Corporate office		(14,494)		(6,292)		(14,422)		(24,572)
		$	158,956	$	216,595	$	325,858	$	602,864
Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Affiliates, Net			11,301		5,381		5,949		(4,133)
Interest Expense, Net			(24,388)		(21,615)		(29,079)		(27,927)
Other Income (Expense), Net			12,116		(56,273)		(55,200)		7,515
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes		$	157,985	$	144,088	$	247,528	$	578,319
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Education	$	63,752	$	61,635	$	83,735	$	73,351
	Cable television		96,741		94,980		126,302		124,834
	Newspaper publishing		18,792		19,893		26,336		30,341
	Television broadcasting		9,473		9,381		12,448		12,720
	Other businesses		5		―		―		―
	Corporate office		―		244		244		1,159
		$	188,763	$	186,133	$	249,065	$	242,405
Amortization of Intangible Assets
	Education	$	11,528	$	15,023	$	19,417	$	19,202
	Cable television		159		201		267		327
	Newspaper publishing		505		869		1,051		1,223
	Television broadcasting		―		―		―		―
	Other businesses		1,200		1,200		1,600		800
	Corporate office		―		―		―		―
		$	13,392	$	17,293	$	22,335	$	21,552
Net Pension Expense (Credit)
	Education	$	7,883	$	4,859	$	6,345	$	5,707
	Cable television		1,738		1,470		1,924		1,919
	Newspaper publishing(1)		32,554		17,226		25,283		42,287
	Television broadcasting		3,447		1,306		1,669		1,113
	Other businesses		38		13		17		―
	Corporate office		(27,215)		(27,729)		(36,983)		(34,599)
		$	18,445	$	(2,855)	$	(1,745)	$	16,427
(1) Includes a $2.4 and $20.4 million charge in 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to the withdrawal from a multiemployer pension plan

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Asset information for the Company’s business segments are as follows:

			As of
		September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)		2012		2011
Identifiable Assets
	Education	$	1,915,268	$	2,217,719
	Cable television		1,175,151		1,164,756
	Newspaper publishing		272,203		314,405
	Television broadcasting		381,795		376,259
	Other businesses		25,844		15,381
	Corporate office		262,604		70,902
		$	4,032,865	$	4,159,422
Investments in Marketable Equity Securities			379,928		303,201
Investments in Affiliates			25,219		17,101
Prepaid Pension Cost			528,438		537,262
Total Assets		$	4,966,450	$	5,016,986

The following table summarizes the 2012 quarterly financial information related to the operating segments of the Company’s education division:

		March 31,		June 30,		September 30,
(in thousands)		2012		2012		2012
Operating Revenues
	Higher education	$	308,384	$	290,861	$	273,703
	Test preparation		62,829		79,787		81,151
	Kaplan international		176,385		181,656		197,858
	Kaplan corporate and other		1,157		1,003		998
	Intersegment elimination		(1,475)		(1,105)		(1,125)
		$	547,280	$	552,202	$	552,585
Income (Loss) from Operations
	Higher education	$	8,959	$	5,860	$	1,510
	Test preparation		(10,219)		2,706		3,446
	Kaplan international		3,423		9,294		20,619
	Kaplan corporate and other		(14,272)		(14,293)		(11,106)
	Intersegment elimination		194		161		224
		$	(11,915)	$	3,728	$	14,693
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Higher education	$	11,757	$	11,673	$	12,168
	Test preparation		4,315		4,449		5,544
	Kaplan international		4,200		4,472		3,841
	Kaplan corporate and other		445		417		471
		$	20,717	$	21,011	$	22,024

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The following table summarizes the 2011 quarterly financial information related to the reportable segments within the Company’s education division:

		March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)		2011		2011		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Higher education	$	386,883	$	358,312	$	330,856	$	323,532
	Test preparation		73,365		83,197		79,630		66,901
	Kaplan international		152,135		169,016		192,609		190,821
	Kaplan corporate and other		1,117		1,065		1,293		1,110
	Intersegment elimination		(1,786)		(1,219)		(2,777)		(1,601)
		$	611,714	$	610,371	$	601,611	$	580,763
Income (Loss) from Operations
	Higher education	$	50,650	$	45,157	$	25,083	$	28,025
	Test preparation		(12,676)		(11,597)		(4,745)		520
	Kaplan international		(682)		8,642		10,775		22,771
	Kaplan corporate and other		(16,032)		(18,664)		(9,225)		(20,596)
	Intersegment elimination		(231)		18		(1,080)		173
		$	21,029	$	23,556	$	20,808	$	30,893
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Higher education	$	11,241	$	11,897	$	11,825	$	13,416
	Test preparation		4,449		3,796		3,445		3,799
	Kaplan international		3,468		4,751		4,384		4,350
	Kaplan corporate and other		831		864		684		535
		$	19,989	$	21,308	$	20,338	$	22,100

The following table summarizes financial information related to the operating segments of the Company’s education division segments:

		Nine Months Ended				Fiscal Year Ended
		September 30,				December 31,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		2011		2010
Operating Revenues
	Higher education	$	872,948	$	1,076,051	$	1,399,583	$	1,905,038
	Test preparation		223,767		236,192		303,093		314,879
	Kaplan international		555,899		513,760		704,581		587,781
	Kaplan corporate and other		3,158		3,475		4,585		5,537
	Intersegment elimination		(3,705)		(5,782)		(7,383)		(8,395)
		$	1,652,067	$	1,823,696	$	2,404,459	$	2,804,840
Income (Loss) from Operations
	Higher education	$	16,329	$	120,890	$	148,915	$	406,880
	Test preparation		(4,067)		(29,018)		(28,498)		(32,583)
	Kaplan international		33,336		18,735		41,506		49,309
	Kaplan corporate and other		(39,671)		(43,921)		(64,517)		(63,788)
	Intersegment elimination		579		(1,293)		(1,120)		(234)
		$	6,506	$	65,393	$	96,286	$	359,584
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Higher education	$	35,598	$	34,963	$	48,379	$	42,412
	Test preparation		14,308		11,690		15,489		14,095
	Kaplan international		12,513		12,603		16,953		12,993
	Kaplan corporate and other		1,333		2,379		2,914		3,851
		$	63,752	$	61,635	$	83,735	$	73,351

Identifiable assets for the Company’s education division consist of the following:

		As of
		September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)		2012		2011
Identifiable Assets
	Higher education	$	683,253	$	919,443
	Test preparation		325,143		334,343
	Kaplan international		884,285		810,140
	Kaplan corporate and other		22,587		153,793
		$	1,915,268	$	2,217,719

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Item 2.        Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition

This analysis should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto.

Results of Operations

The Company reported net income attributable to common shares of $93.8 million ($12.64 per share) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared to $6.2 million ($0.82 per share) for the third quarter of last year. Net income includes $49.1 million in income from discontinued operations ($6.61 per share) and $18.8 million ($2.41 per share) in losses from discontinued operations for the third quarter of 2012 and 2011, respectively. Income from continuing operations attributable to common shares was $44.7 million ($6.03 per share) for the third quarter of 2012, compared to $12.6 million ($1.59 per share) for the third quarter of 2011.

Items included in the Company’s income from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2012:

§$12.2 million in early retirement, severance and restructuring charges at the newspaper publishing division and Kaplan (after-tax impact of $7.6 million, or $1.02 per share); and

§$3.1 million in non-operating unrealized foreign currency gains (after-tax impact of $1.9 million, or $0.26 per share).

Items included in the Company’s income from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2011:

§$5.6 million in severance and restructuring charges at Kaplan (after-tax impact of $3.5 million, or $0.44 per share);

§a $9.2 million impairment charge at one of the Company’s affiliates (after-tax impact of $5.7 million, or $0.72 per share);  

§a $23.1 million write-down of a marketable equity security (after-tax impact of $14.9 million, or $1.89 per share); and

§$6.7 million in non-operating unrealized foreign currency losses (after-tax impact of $4.2 million, or $0.54 per share).

Revenue for the third quarter of 2012 was $1,011.3 million, flat compared to $1,012.5 million in the third quarter of 2011. The Company reported operating income of $75.9 million in the third quarter of 2012, compared to operating income of $70.2 million in the third quarter of 2011. Revenues and operating income increased at the television broadcasting and cable television divisions, offset by declines at the education and newspaper publishing divisions.

For the first nine months of 2012, the Company reported net income attributable to common shares of $176.7 million ($23.39 per share), compared to $54.5 million ($6.81 per share) for the same period of 2011. However, net income includes $83.2 million ($11.01 per share) in income from discontinued operations and $28.8 million ($3.63 per share) in losses from discontinued operations for the first nine months of 2012 and 2011, respectively (refer to “Discontinued Operations” discussion below). Income from continuing operations attributable to common shares was $93.5 million ($12.38 per share) for the first nine months of 2012, compared to $83.3 million ($10.44 per share) for the first nine months of 2011. As a result of the Company’s share repurchases, there were 6% fewer diluted average shares outstanding in the first nine months of 2012.

Items included in the Company’s income from continuing operations for the first nine months of 2012:

§$22.4 million in early retirement, severance and restructuring charges at the newspaper publishing division and Kaplan (after-tax impact of $13.9 million, or $1.85 per share);

§a $5.8 million gain on sales of cost method investments (after-tax impact of $3.7 million, or $0.48 per share); and

§$3.2 million in non-operating unrealized foreign currency gains (after-tax impact of $2.0 million, or $0.27 per share).

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Items included in the Company’s income from continuing operations for the first nine months of 2011:

§$19.6 million in severance and restructuring charges at Kaplan (after-tax impact of $12.2 million, or $1.52 per share);

§a $9.2 million impairment charge at one of the Company’s affiliates (after-tax impact of $5.7 million, or $0.72 per share);  

§a $53.8 million write-down of a marketable equity security (after-tax impact of $34.6 million, or $4.34 per share); and

§$3.7 million in non-operating unrealized foreign currency losses (after-tax impact of $2.3 million, or $0.29 per share).

Revenue for the first nine months of 2012 was $2,967.6 million, down 4% from $3,090.7 million in the first nine months of 2011. Revenues were down at the education and newspaper publishing divisions, partially offset by increases at the television broadcasting and cable television divisions. The Company reported operating income of $159.0 million for the first nine months of 2012, compared to $216.6 million for the first nine months of 2011. Operating results were down at all of the Company’s divisions, except for the television broadcasting division.

Division Results

Education

Education division revenue totaled $552.6 million for the third quarter of 2012, an 8% decline from revenue of $601.6 million for the third quarter of 2011. Excluding revenue from acquired businesses, education division revenue declined 9% in the third quarter of 2012. Kaplan reported third quarter 2012 operating income of $14.7 million, down from $20.8 million in the third quarter of 2011.

For the first nine months of 2012, education division revenue totaled $1,652.1 million, a 9% decline from revenue of $1,823.7 million for the same period of 2011. Excluding revenue from acquired businesses, education division revenue declined 11% for the first nine months of 2012. Kaplan reported operating income of $6.5 million for the first nine months of 2012, compared to operating income of $65.4 million for the first nine months of 2011.

In light of recent revenue declines and other business challenges, Kaplan has formulated and implemented restructuring plans at its various businesses that have resulted in significant costs in 2012 and 2011, with the objective of establishing lower costs levels in future periods. Across all businesses, severance and restructuring costs totaled $4.3 million and $9.3 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared to $5.6 million and $19.6 million in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. Kaplan expects to incur significant additional restructuring costs in the fourth quarter of 2012 and in 2013 at Kaplan Higher Education and Kaplan International.

A summary of Kaplan’s operating results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2012 compared to 2011 is as follows:

		Three Months Ended					Nine Months Ended
		September 30,		October 2,			September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		% Change	2012		2011		% Change
Revenue
	Higher education	$	273,703	$	330,856	(17)	$	872,948	$	1,076,051	(19)
	Test preparation		81,151		79,630	2		223,767		236,192	(5)
	Kaplan international		197,858		192,609	3		555,899		513,760	8
	Kaplan corporate		998		1,293	(23)		3,158		3,475	(9)
	Intersegment elimination		(1,125)		(2,777)	―		(3,705)		(5,782)	―
		$	552,585	$	601,611	(8)	$	1,652,067	$	1,823,696	(9)
Operating Income (Loss)
	Higher education	$	1,510	$	25,083	(94)	$	16,329	$	120,890	(86)
	Test preparation		3,446		(4,745)	―		(4,067)		(29,018)	86
	Kaplan international		20,619		10,775	91		33,336		18,735	78
	Kaplan corporate		(6,617)		(3,657)	(81)		(28,143)		(28,898)	3
	Amortization of intangible assets		(4,489)		(5,568)	19		(11,528)		(15,023)	23
	Intersegment elimination		224		(1,080)	―		579		(1,293)	―
		$	14,693	$	20,808	(29)	$	6,506	$	65,393	(90)

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Kaplan sold Kidum in August 2012, EduNeering in April 2012 and Kaplan Learning Technologies in February 2012. Consequently, the education division’s operating results exclude these businesses.

Kaplan Higher Education (KHE) includes Kaplan’s domestic postsecondary education businesses, made up of fixed-facility colleges and online postsecondary and career programs. KHE also includes the domestic professional training and other continuing education businesses. In the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, higher education revenue declined 17% and 19%, respectively, due largely to declines in average enrollments that reflect weaker market demand over the past year. Operating income decreased 94% and 86% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively. These declines were due primarily to lower revenue, offset by expense reductions associated with lower enrollments and recent restructuring efforts.

In September 2012, KHE finalized a plan to consolidate its market presence at certain of its fixed-facility campuses. Under this plan, KHE has ceased new enrollments at nine ground campuses as it considers alternatives for these locations, and is in the process of consolidating operations of four other campuses into existing, nearby locations. KHE will be teaching out the current students at these campuses. Revenues at these campuses represent approximately 4% of KHE’s total revenues. In connection with the plan, KHE expects to incur an estimated $18 million in restructuring costs from fixed asset write-downs and lease and severance obligations; $2.1 million of these restructuring costs were recorded in the third quarter of 2012, with the remainder to be recorded in the fourth quarter of 2012 and in 2013. In the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, KHE incurred $2.7 million and $6.5 million in total severance and restructuring costs, respectively, compared to $1.6 million and $7.1 million in the third quarter and first nine months 2011, respectively. KHE continues to assess and develop plans for both its fixed-facility and online programs and expects to incur significant additional restructuring costs in the fourth quarter of 2012 and in 2013.

Although revenues were down substantially compared to the first nine months of 2011, new student enrollments at Kaplan University and KHE Campuses increased 5% in the first nine months of 2012. For the third quarter of 2012, new student enrollments increased 9%. Total enrollments at September 30, 2012, were down 8% compared to September 30, 2011, but increased 8% compared to June 30, 2012.

	Student Enrollments as of
	September 30,	June 30,	September 30,
	2012	2012	2011
Kaplan University	49,132	44,756	53,473
KHE Campuses	24,129	22,849	26,184
	73,261	67,605	79,657

Kaplan University enrollments included 6,822, 5,681 and 6,036 campus-based students as of September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012, and September 30, 2011, respectively.

Kaplan University and KHE Campuses enrollments at September 30, 2012, and September 30, 2011, by degree and certificate programs, are as follows:

	As of September 30,
	2012		2011
Certificate	23.6	%	23.5	%
Associate’s	30.7	%	31.0	%
Bachelor’s	32.7	%	34.7	%
Master’s	13.0	%	10.8	%
	100.0	%	100.0	%

KHE has implemented a number of marketing and admissions changes to increase student selectivity and help KHE comply with recent regulations. KHE also implemented the Kaplan Commitment program, which provides first-time students with a risk-free trial period. Under the program, KHE also monitors academic progress and conducts academic assessments to help determine whether students are likely to be successful in their chosen course of study. Students who withdraw or are subject to academic dismissal during the risk-free trial period do not incur any significant financial obligation. For those first-time students enrolled to date under the Kaplan Commitment, the attrition rate during the risk-free period has been approximately 28%. Management believes the Kaplan Commitment program is unique and reflects Kaplan’s commitment to student success.

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Refer to KHE Regulatory Matters below for additional information.

Kaplan Test Preparation (KTP) includes Kaplan’s standardized test preparation and tutoring offerings. KTP revenue increased 2% in the third quarter of 2012, while revenues declined 5% for the first nine months of 2012. Enrollment increased 21% and 12% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, driven by strength in pre-college, medical and bar review programs. Enrollment increases were offset by competitive pricing pressure and a continued shift in demand to lower priced online test preparation offerings. The improvement in KTP operating results in the first nine months of 2012 is largely from lower operating expenses due to restructuring activities in prior years. Also, $3.5 million and $12.0 million in restructuring costs were recorded in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011, respectively. 

Kaplan International includes English-language programs, and postsecondary education and professional training businesses outside the United States. In May 2011, Kaplan Australia acquired Franklyn Scholar and Carrick Education Group, national providers of vocational training and higher education in Australia. In June 2011, Kaplan acquired Structuralia, a provider of e-learning for the engineering and infrastructure sector in Spain. Kaplan International revenue increased 3% and 8% in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively. Excluding revenue from acquired businesses, Kaplan International revenue increased 2% in both the third quarter and the first nine months of 2012 due to enrollment growth in the English-language and Singapore higher education programs. Kaplan International operating income increased in the first nine months of 2012 due largely to strong results in Singapore, offset by combined losses from businesses acquired in 2011. These losses are primarily in Australia, where Kaplan is in the process of consolidating operations and expects to incur restructuring costs in the fourth quarter of 2012 and in 2013.

Corporate represents unallocated expenses of Kaplan, Inc.’s corporate office and other minor shared activities. 

As previously disclosed, in the first quarter of 2012, the Company performed an interim test of the carrying value of goodwill at the KTP reporting unit for possible impairment and the estimated fair value of the KTP reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by a margin of 10%.  Also, Kaplan continues to formulate and implement restructuring plans and is likely to incur significant restructuring costs in the fourth quarter of 2012 and in 2013.  The Company will perform its annual goodwill impairment test in the fourth quarter of 2012.  There exists a reasonable possibility that operational changes, a decrease in the assumed projected cash flows or long-term growth rate, or an increase in the discount rate assumption used in the discounted cash flow model of Kaplan’s reporting units, could result in an impairment charge.

Cable Television

Cable television division revenue increased 6% in the third quarter of 2012 to $199.6 million, from $187.9 million for the third quarter of 2011; for the first nine months of 2012, revenue increased 3% to $585.4 million, from $569.4 million in the same period of 2011. The revenue increase for the first nine months of 2012 is due to continued growth of the division’s Internet and telephone service revenues and rate increases for many subscribers in June 2012, offset by an increase in promotional discounts and a decline in basic video subscribers. 

Cable television division operating income increased 8% to $39.9 million, from $36.8 million in the third quarter of 2011, due to increased revenues, offset by higher programming costs. Cable division operating income for the first nine months of 2012 decreased 3% to $111.1 million, from $114.9 million for the first nine months of 2011, primarily due to higher programming costs. 

At September 30, 2012, Primary Service Units (PSUs) were up slightly from the prior year due to growth in high-speed data and telephony subscribers, offset by a decrease in basic video subscribers. PSUs include about 6,000 subscribers who receive free basic cable service, primarily local governments, schools and other organizations as required by various franchise agreements. A summary of PSUs is as follows:

	As of September 30,
	2012	2011
Basic video	605,057	627,659
High-speed data	462,808	448,143
Telephony	185,647	176,527
	1,253,512	1,252,329

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Below are details of Cable division capital expenditures as defined by the NCTA Standard Reporting Categories:

	Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)	2012		2011
Customer Premise Equipment	$	35,863	$	36,085
Commercial		3,387		2,549
Scaleable Infrastructure		17,557		25,355
Line Extensions		4,010		4,220
Upgrade/Rebuild		10,646		7,211
Support Capital		30,799		18,625
	$	102,262	$	94,045

Newspaper Publishing

Newspaper publishing division revenue totaled $137.3 million for the third quarter of 2012, down 4% from revenue of $143.5 million for the third quarter of 2011; division revenue declined 7% to $419.6 million for the first nine months of 2012, from $450.4 million for the first nine months of 2011. Print advertising revenue at The Washington Post in the third quarter of 2012 declined 11% to $51.4 million, from $57.6 million in the third quarter of 2011, and declined 14% to $160.7 million for the first nine months of 2012, from $187.4 million for the first nine months of 2011. The decline is largely due to reductions in general and retail advertising. Revenue generated by the Company’s newspaper online publishing activities, primarily washingtonpost.com and Slate, increased 13% to $26.9 million for the third quarter of 2012, versus $23.8 million for the third quarter of 2011; newspaper online revenues increased 4% to $77.5 million for the first nine months of 2012, versus $74.3 million for the first nine months of 2011. Display online advertising revenue increased 18% and 5% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively. Online classified advertising revenue increased 1% for the third quarter and decreased 1% for the first nine months of 2012.

For the first nine months of 2012, Post daily and Sunday circulation declined 9.2% and 6.5%, respectively, compared to the same periods of the prior year. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, average daily circulation at The Washington Post totaled 471,200 and average Sunday circulation totaled 689,000.

The newspaper publishing division reported an operating loss of $21.8 million in the third quarter of 2012 and an operating loss of $10.8 million in the third quarter of 2011, including noncash pension expense of $16.2 million and $5.2 million, respectively. The newspaper publishing division reported an operating loss of $56.3 million for the first nine months of 2012 and an operating loss of $28.0 million for the first nine months of 2011, including noncash pension expense of $32.6 million and $17.2 million, respectively. Included in pension expense for the third quarter of 2012 was a $7.5 million Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program (VRIP) for certain employees.

The decline in operating results for the third quarter of 2012 is due to the revenue reductions discussed above and $7.8 million in early retirement and severance expense, offset partially by a decline in other operating expenses. The decline in operating results for the first nine months of 2012 is primarily due to the revenue reductions discussed above and $13.1 million in early retirement and severance expense, offset partially by a decline in other operating expenses. Newsprint expense was down 9% and 10% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, due to a decline in newsprint consumption.

Television Broadcasting

Revenue for the television broadcasting division increased 44% to $106.4 million in the third quarter of 2012, from $73.8 million in the same period of 2011; operating income for the third quarter of 2012 more than doubled to $54.1 million, from $24.1 million in the same period of 2011. For the first nine months of 2012, revenue increased 23% to $283.5 million, from $231.0 million in the same period of 2011; operating income for the first nine months of 2012 increased 69% to $128.8 million, from $76.2 million in the same period of 2011.  

The increase in revenue and operating income for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012 reflects improved advertising demand across many product categories. This includes a $15.6 million and $22.1 million increase in political advertising revenue in the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively; $10.8 million in incremental summer Olympics-related advertising at the Company’s NBC affiliates in the third quarter of 2012; and increased retransmission revenues.

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Other Businesses

Other businesses includes the operating results of Social Code, an agency specializing in paid advertising on social-media platforms, and WaPo Labs, a digital team focused on emerging technologies and new product development. 

In September 2012, The Washington Post Company entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Celtic Healthcare, Inc. (Celtic), a provider of home healthcare and hospice services in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions. The transaction is expected to close in November 2012. The operating results of Celtic will be included in other businesses.   

Corporate Office

Corporate office includes the expenses of the Company’s corporate office as well as a net pension credit.

Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Affiliates

The Company holds a 49% interest in Bowater Mersey Paper Company, a 16.5% interest in Classified Ventures, LLC and interests in several other affiliates.

The Company’s equity in earnings of affiliates, net, was $4.1 million for the third quarter of 2012, compared to a loss of $1.5 million for the third quarter of 2011. For the first nine months of 2012, the Company’s equity in earnings of affiliates, net, totaled $11.3 million, compared to $5.4 million for the same period of 2011. In the third quarter of 2011, a $9.2 million impairment charge was recorded on the Company’s interest in Bowater Mersey Paper Company.

Other Non-Operating Income (Expense)

The Company recorded other non-operating income, net, of $4.2 million for the third quarter of 2012, compared to other non-operating expense, net, of $29.7 million for the third quarter of 2011. The third quarter 2012 non-operating expense, net, included $3.1 million in unrealized foreign currency gains and other items. The third quarter 2011 non-operating expense, net, included a $23.1 million write-down of a marketable equity security (Corinthian Colleges, Inc.), $6.7 million in unrealized foreign currency losses and other items.

The Company recorded non-operating income, net, of $12.1 million for the first nine months of 2012, compared to other non-operating expense, net, of $56.3 million for the same period of the prior year. The 2012 non-operating income, net, included a $7.3 million gain on sales of cost method investments, $3.2 million in unrealized foreign currency gains and other items. The 2011 non-operating expense, net, included a $53.8 million write-down of a marketable equity security (Corinthian Colleges, Inc.), $3.7 million in unrealized foreign currency losses and other items.

A summary of non-operating income (expense) is as follows:

		Nine Months Ended
		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)		2012		2011
Gain on sales of cost method investments		$	7,258	$	4,031
Foreign currency gains (losses), net			3,179		(3,675)
Impairment write-down on a cost method investment			(498)		(3,379)
Impairment write-down of a marketable equity security			―		(53,793)
Other, net			2,177		543
	Total Other Non-Operating Income (Expense)	$	12,116	$	(56,273)

Net Interest Expense

The Company incurred net interest expense of $8.1 million and $24.4 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012, respectively, compared to $7.7 million and $21.6 million for the same periods of 2011. At September 30, 2012, the Company had $456.5 million in borrowings outstanding, at an average interest rate of 7.0%.

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Provision for Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for income from continuing operations for the first nine months of 2012 was 40.3%, compared to 41.6% for the first nine months of 2011.

Discontinued Operations

Kaplan sold Kidum in August 2012, EduNeering in April 2012 and Kaplan Learning Technologies in February 2012. The Company also divested its interest in Avenue100 Media Solutions on July 31, 2012. Consequently, the Company’s income from continuing operations excludes these businesses, which have been reclassified to discontinued operations, net of tax.

The sale of Kaplan Learning Technologies resulted in a pre-tax loss of $3.1 million, which was recorded in the first quarter of 2012. The sale of EduNeering resulted in a pre-tax gain of $29.5 million, which was recorded in the second quarter of 2012. The sale of Kidum resulted in a pre-tax gain of $3.6 million, which was recorded in the third quarter of 2012. 

In connection with each of the sales of the Company’s stock in EduNeering and Kaplan Learning Technologies, in the first quarter of 2012, the Company recorded $23.2 million of income tax benefits related to the excess of the outside stock tax basis over the net book value of the net assets disposed.

In connection with the disposal of Avenue100 Media Solutions, Inc., the Company recorded a pre-tax loss of $5.7 million in the third quarter of 2012. An income tax benefit of $44.5 million was also recorded in the third quarter of 2012 as the Company determined that Avenue100 Media Solutions, Inc. had no value. The income tax benefit is due to the Company’s tax basis in the stock of Avenue100 exceeding its net book value as a result of goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges recorded in 2008, 2010 and 2011 for which no tax benefit was previously recorded.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

The calculation of diluted earnings per share for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012 was based on 7,376,255 and 7,507,946 weighted average shares outstanding, respectively, compared to 7,882,709 and 7,978,520, respectively, for the third quarter and first nine months of 2011. In the first nine months of 2012, the Company repurchased 284,550 shares of its Class B common stock at a cost of $97.5 million. At September 30, 2012, there were 7,378,237 shares outstanding and the Company had remaining authorization from the Board of Directors to purchase up to 208,924 shares of Class B common stock.

KHE Regulatory Matters

Gainful employment. In June 2011, the DOE issued final regulations that tie an education program’s Title IV eligibility to whether the program leads to gainful employment. The regulations define an education program that leads to gainful employment as one that complies with the following gainful employment metrics as calculated under the complex formulas prescribed in the regulations: (1) the average annual loan payment for program graduates is 12% or less of annual earnings; (2) the average annual loan payment for program graduates is 30% or less of discretionary income, generally defined as annual earnings above 150% of the U.S. Federal poverty level; and (3) the U.S. Federal loan repayment rate must be at least 35% for loans owed by students for attendance in the program regardless of whether they graduated.

If a program fails all three of the gainful employment metrics in a single U.S. Federal fiscal year, the Department requires the institution, among other things, to disclose to current and prospective students the amount by which the program under-performed the metrics and the institution’s plan for program improvement, and to establish a three-day waiting period before students can enroll. Should a program fail to achieve the metrics twice within three years, the Department requires the institution, among other things, to disclose to current and prospective students that they should expect to have difficulty repaying their student loans; that the program is at risk of losing eligibility to receive U.S. Federal financial aid; and that transfer options exist, including providing resources to students to research other education options and compare program costs. Should a program fail three times within a four-year period, the DOE would terminate the program’s eligibility for U.S. Federal student aid, and the institution would not be able to reestablish the program’s eligibility for at least three years, though the program could continue to operate without student aid. The final rule was scheduled to go into effect on July 1, 2012. However, the first final debt measures would not be released until 2013, and a program could not lose eligibility until 2015.

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On June 30, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia overturned most of the final regulations on gainful employment. The DOE is reviewing the details of the Court’s decision in consultation with the Department of Justice and evaluating their plans which may include an appeal. The ultimate outcome of gainful employment regulations and their impact on Kaplan’s operations is uncertain.

The 90/10 Rule. Under regulations referred to as the 90/10 rule, a Kaplan Higher Education OPEID unit would lose its eligibility to participate in the Title IV programs for a period of at least two fiscal years if it derives more than 90% of its receipts from the Title IV programs for two consecutive fiscal years, commencing with the unit's first fiscal year that ends after August 14, 2008. Any OPEID reporting unit with receipts from the Title IV programs exceeding 90% for a single fiscal year ending after August 14, 2008, would be placed on provisional certification and may be subject to other enforcement measures. KHE is taking various measures to reduce the percentage of its receipts attributable to Title IV funds, including emphasizing direct-pay and employer-paid education programs; encouraging students to carefully evaluate the amount of their Title IV borrowing; program eliminations; cash-matching and developing and offering additional non-Title IV-eligible certificate preparation, professional development and continuing education programs. Based on currently available information, management does not believe that any of the Kaplan OPEID units will have a 90/10 ratio over 90% in 2012. However, absent the adoption of the changes mentioned above, and if current trends continue, management estimates that in 2013, at least 16 of the KHE Campuses OPEID units, representing approximately 16% of KHE’s 2011 revenues, could have a 90/10 ratio over 90%. As noted above, Kaplan is taking steps to address compliance with the 90/10 rule; however, there can be no guarantee that these measures will be adequate to prevent the 90/10 rule calculations from exceeding 90% in the future.

Financial Condition: Capital Resources and Liquidity

Acquisitions and Dispositions

In the first nine months of 2012, the Company acquired three small businesses in its education division and one small business included in other businesses; the purchase price allocation mostly comprised goodwill and other intangible assets on a preliminary basis. In the first nine months of 2011, the Company acquired four businesses. These acquisitions included Kaplan’s May 2011 acquisitions of Franklyn Scholar and Carrick Education Group, leading national providers of vocational training and higher education in Australia. In June 2011, Kaplan acquired Structuralia, a provider of e-learning for the engineering and infrastructure sector in Spain. The Company did not make any acquisitions during the third quarters of 2012 or 2011. The assets and liabilities of the companies acquired have been recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition.

In September 2012, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Celtic Healthcare, Inc. (Celtic), a provider of home healthcare and hospice services in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions. The transaction closed on November 5, 2012. The operating results of Celtic will be included in other businesses.

The Company divested its interested in Avenue100 Media Solutions in July 2012, which was previously reported in other businesses. Kaplan completed the sales of Kidum in August 2012, EduNeering in April 2012 and Kaplan Learning Technologies in February 2012, which were part of the Kaplan Ventures division. In October 2011, Kaplan completed the sale of Kaplan Compliance Solutions, which was part of the Kaplan Higher Education division. In July 2011, Kaplan completed the sale of Kaplan Virtual Education, which was part of Kaplan Ventures division.

Capital Expenditures

During the first nine months of 2012, the Company’s capital expenditures totaled $152.4 million. The Company estimates that its capital expenditures will be in the range of $225 million to $250 million in 2012.

Liquidity

The Company’s borrowings decreased by $108.7 million, to $456.5 million at September 30, 2012, as compared to borrowings of $565.2 million at December 31, 2011. At September 30, 2012, the Company has $305.7 million in cash and cash equivalents, compared to $381.1 million at December 31, 2011. The Company had money market investments of $160.2 million and $180.1 million that are classified as cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash in the Company’s condensed consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

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The Company’s total debt outstanding of $456.5 million at September 30, 2012 included $397.4 million of 7.25% unsecured notes due February 1, 2019, $51.9 million of AUD 50M borrowing and $7.3 million in other debt.

In June 2011, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) providing for a U.S. $450 million, AUD 50 million four year revolving credit facility (the “Facility”), with each of the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent (“JP Morgan”), and J.P. Morgan Australia Limited, as Australian Sub-Agent. The Facility replaced the Company’s previous revolving credit agreement. The Facility will expire on June 17, 2015, unless the Company and the banks agree to extend the term.

In November 2011, Standard & Poor’s lowered the Company’s long-term corporate debt rating from “A-” to “BBB+” and changed the outlook from Negative to Stable. Standard & Poor’s kept the short-term rating unchanged at “A-2.” In November 2011, Moody’s downgraded the Company’s senior unsecured rating from “A2” to “A3” and the commercial paper rating from “Prime-1” to “Prime-2.” The outlook was changed from Rating Under Review to Negative. In May 2012, Standard & Poor’s affirmed the Company’s credit ratings, but revised the outlook from Stable to Negative. In August 2012, Standard & Poor’s placed the Company’s long and short-term credit ratings on Credit Watch with negative implications. In September 2012, Standard & Poor’s lowered the Company’s long-term and short-term corporate debt rating from “BBB+” to “BBB” and from “A2” to “A3,” respectively. S&P removed the Company from Credit Watch, but left the outlook at Negative. In July 2012, Moody’s changed the outlook of the Company’s long-term debt rating from Negative to Rating Under Review. In August 2012, Moody’s downgraded the Company’s senior unsecured rating from “A3” to “Baa1” and changed the outlook to Negative. The Company’s current credit ratings are as follows:

			Standard
	Moody’s		& Poor’s
Long-term		Baa1		BBB
Short-term		Prime-2		A-3

During the third quarter of 2012 and 2011, the Company had average borrowings outstanding of approximately $456.3 million and $417.6 million, respectively, at average annual interest rates of approximately 7.0% and 7.2%. During the third quarter of 2012 and 2011, the Company incurred net interest expense of $8.1 million and $7.7 million, respectively.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, the Company had average borrowings outstanding of approximately $467.3 million and $406.9 million, respectively, at average annual interest rates of approximately 7.0% and 7.2%. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, the Company incurred net interest expense of $24.4 million and $21.6 million, respectively.

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had working capital of $373.1 million and $250.1 million, respectively. The Company maintains working capital levels consistent with its underlying business requirements and consistently generates cash from operations in excess of required interest or principal payments. The Company expects to fund its estimated capital needs primarily through existing cash balances and internally generated funds and to a lesser extent borrowings supported by our Credit Agreement. In management’s opinion, the Company will have ample liquidity to meet its various cash needs throughout 2012.

Except for a lease commitment totaling $42.9 million from 2013 through 2019, there were no significant changes to the Company’s contractual obligations or other commercial commitments from those disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains certain forward-looking statements that are based largely on the Company’s current expectations. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and achievements to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. For more information about these forward-looking statements and related risks, please refer to the section titled “Forward-Looking Statements” in Part I of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item  3.       Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company is exposed to market risk in the normal course of its business due primarily to its ownership of marketable equity securities, which are subject to equity price risk; to its borrowing and cash-management activities, which are

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subject to interest rate risk; and to its foreign business operations, which are subject to foreign exchange rate risk. The Company’s market risk disclosures set forth in its 2011 Annual Report filed on Form 10-K have not otherwise changed significantly.

Item 4.        Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

An evaluation was performed by the Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the Company’s principal executive officer) and the Company’s Senior Vice President-Finance (the Company’s principal financial officer), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)), as of September 30, 2012. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President-Finance have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as designed and implemented, are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Senior Vice President-Finance, in a manner that allows timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2012 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item  2.       Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

During the quarter ended September 30, 2012, the Company purchased shares of its Class B Common Stock as set forth in the following table:

		Average		Total Number of	Maximum Number
	Total Number	Price		Shares Purchased	of Shares That May
	of Shares	Paid per		as Part of Publicly	Yet Be Purchased
Period	Purchased	Share		Announced Plan*	Under the Plan*
Jul. 1 - Jul. 31, 2012	―	$	―	―	275,192
Aug. 1 - Aug. 31, 2012	44,986		347.66	44,986	230,206
Sep. 1 - Sep. 30, 2012	21,282		349.10	21,282	208,924
	66,268	$	348.12	66,268

*   On September 8, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to purchase, on the open market or otherwise, up to 750,000 shares of its Class B Common Stock. There is no expiration date for that authorization. All purchases made during the quarter ended September 30, 2012 were open market transactions.

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Item 6.            Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
3.1	Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company dated November 13, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2003).
3.2	Certificate of Designation for the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock dated September 22, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 22, 2003).
3.3	By-Laws of the Company as amended and restated through November 8, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 14, 2007).
4.1	Second Supplemental Indenture dated January 30, 2009, between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor to The First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 30, 2009).
4.2	Four Year Credit Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2011, among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., J.P. Morgan Australia Limited, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC, HSBC Bank USA, National Association, The Bank of New York Mellon, PNC Bank, National Association, Bank of America, N.A., Citibank, N.A. and The Northern Trust Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 17, 2011).
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.
32	Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer.
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document.*
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.*
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension  Calculation Linkbase Document.*
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension  Definition Linkbase Document.*
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.*
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.*

* Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following documents formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language):(i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed “furnished” and not “filed” or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, are deemed “furnished” and not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
	(Registrant)
Date: November 6, 2012	/s/ Donald E. Graham
	Donald E. Graham, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 6, 2012	/s/ Hal S. Jones
	Hal S. Jones, Senior Vice President-Finance (Principal Financial Officer)

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EX-31.1

 

Exhibit 31.1

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Donald E. Graham, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of The Washington Post Company (the “Registrant”), certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

(a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Donald E. Graham                  

Donald E. Graham

Chief Executive Officer

November 6, 2012

EX-31.2

 

Exhibit 31.2

RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Hal S. Jones, Senior Vice President-Finance (principal financial officer) of The Washington Post Company (the “Registrant”), certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Registrant;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

(a)    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)    Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Hal S. Jones           

Hal S. Jones

Senior Vice President-Finance

November 6, 2012

EX-32

 

Exhibit 32

SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL

OFFICER

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of The Washington Post Company (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012 (the “Report”), Donald E. Graham, Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Hal S. Jones, Senior Vice President-Finance of the Company, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Donald E. Graham               

Donald E. Graham

Chief Executive Officer

November 6, 2012

/s/ Hal S. Jones                       

Hal S. Jones

Senior Vice President-Finance

November 6, 2012

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011
Amortization of Intangible Assets
Amortization of intangible assets	$ 5,100,000	$ 9,300,000	$ 13,833,000	$ 23,514,000
Estimated amortization of intangible assets, remainder of 2012			5,000,000
Estimated amortization of intangible assets, 2013			15,000,000
Estimated amortization of intangible assets, 2014			8,000,000
Estimated amortization of intangible assets, 2015			5,000,000
Estimated amortization of intangible assets, 2016			5,000,000
Estimated amortization of intangible assets, 2017			5,000,000
Estimated amortization of intangible assets, after 2017			$ 4,000,000

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Other Non-Operating Income (Expense) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011
Other Non-Operating Income (Expense) [Abstract]
Foreign currency gain (loss)	$ 3,111				$ (6,707)			$ 3,179	$ (3,675)
Impairment write-down on a cost method investment	(112)				(231)			(498)	(3,379)
Gain on sales of cost method investments	0				0			7,258	4,031
Impairment write-down of a marketable equity security	0				(23,097)			0	(53,793)
Other, net	1,164				385			2,177	543
Total Other Non-Operating Income (Expense)	$ 4,163	$ (635)	$ 8,588	$ 1,073	$ (29,650)	$ (2,591)	$ (24,032)	$ 12,116	$ (56,273)	$ (55,200)	$ 7,515

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Earnings Per Share (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Income from continuing operations attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders	$ 44,742	$ 35,798	$ 12,940	$ 61,423	$ 12,580	$ 50,781	$ 19,920	$ 93,480	$ 83,281	$ 144,704	$ 355,091
Less: Amount attributable to participating securities	(888)				(190)			(1,830)	(835)
Basic income from continuing operations attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders	43,854				12,390			91,650	82,446
Plus: Amount attributable to participating securities	888				190			1,830	835
Diluted income from continuing operations attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders	$ 44,742				$ 12,580			$ 93,480	$ 83,281
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	7,272				7,802			7,405	7,900
Plus: Effect of dilutive shares related to stock options and restricted stock	104				81			103	79
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	7,376				7,883			7,508	7,979
Income Per Share From Continuing Operations To Common Stockholders [Abstract]
Basic	$ 6.03	$ 4.72	$ 1.66	$ 8.00	$ 1.59	$ 6.40	$ 2.43	$ 12.38	$ 10.44	$ 18.30	$ 39.78
Diluted	$ 6.03	$ 4.72	$ 1.66	$ 8.00	$ 1.59	$ 6.40	$ 2.43	$ 12.38	$ 10.44	$ 18.30	$ 39.76

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Contingencies (Details)	1 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 campus	Sep. 30, 2012 claims
Number of existing legal claims or proceedings that are likely to have a material effect on the Company's business		0
Number of campuses that received ACCSC notice to "show cause" regarding accreditation	3
Percentage of 2012 revenue represented by campuses received ACCSC notice to "show cause" regarding accreditation	2.00%
KHE's Broomall, PA location [Member]
Number of pending DOE program reviews		1
Kaplan University [Member]
Number of pending DOE program reviews		1

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Debt (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt [Abstract]
7.25% unsecured notes due February 1, 2019	$ 397,375	$ 397,065
Commercial paper borrowings	0	109,671
AUD 50M borrowing	51,877	51,012
Other indebtedness	7,262	7,464
Total Debt	456,514	565,212
Less: current portion	(3,043)	(112,983)
Total Long-Term Debt	$ 453,471	$ 452,229

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Investments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011 investment	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011 Corinthian Colleges [Member]	Apr. 03, 2011 Corinthian Colleges [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Corinthian Colleges [Member]	Oct. 02, 2011 Bowater Mersey [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Strayer Education Inc. [Member]
Investments in marketable equity securities			$ 45,000,000	$ 0
Proceeds from sales of marketable equity securities			2,000,000
Gain on sales of marketable equity securities			500,000
Sales of marketable equity securties				0
Amount of time investment had been in an unrealized loss position							over six months			under three months
Impairment write-down on a marketable equity security	0	23,097,000	0	53,793,000		23,100,000	30,700,000
Company's investments in marketable equity securities	379,928,000		379,928,000		303,201,000			17,800,000
Impairment charge on the Company's investment in affiliate									9,200,000
Unrealized loss on investment	$ 166,097,000		$ 166,097,000		$ 133,930,000					$ 14,100,000

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Business Segments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 segments	Sep. 30, 2012 Kaplan International [Member] Related To Certain Items Recorded In 2011 And 2010 [Member]
Number of reportable segments	6
Prior periods adjustments		$ 3.9

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Pension and Postretirement Plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Pension Plans [Member]

Summary of Net (Benefit) Costs [Table Text Block]

	Pension Plans
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service cost	$	10,876	$	6,760	$	28,684	$	20,734
Interest cost		14,828		14,964		44,248		45,033
Expected return on assets		(23,779)		(24,095)		(72,301)		(71,648)
Amortization of prior service cost		919		882		2,775		2,645
Recognized actuarial loss		2,502		―		6,574		―
Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)		5,346		(1,489)		9,980		(3,236)
Early retirement programs expense		7,486		―		8,508		430
Total Cost (Benefit)	$	12,832	$	(1,489)	$	18,488	$	(2,806)

Allocation of the Assets of the Company's Pension Plans [Table Text Block]

	September 30,			December 31,
	2012			2011
U.S. equities		66	%		69	%
U.S. fixed income		12	%		10	%
International equities		22	%		21	%
		100	%		100	%

Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) [Member]

Summary of Net (Benefit) Costs [Table Text Block]

	SERP
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service cost	$	367	$	380	$	1,100	$	1,140
Interest cost		1,060		1,084		3,181		3,252
Amortization of prior service cost		14		65		41		195
Recognized actuarial loss		458		353		1,375		1,059
Total Cost	$	1,899	$	1,882	$	5,697	$	5,646

Other Postretirement Plans [Member]

Summary of Net (Benefit) Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service cost	$	778	$	718	$	2,335	$	2,154
Interest cost		684		766		2,052		2,297
Amortization of prior service credit		(1,402)		(1,412)		(4,206)		(4,237)
Recognized actuarial gain		(370)		(481)		(1,110)		(1,441)
Total Periodic Benefit	$	(310)	$	(409)	$	(929)	$	(1,227)

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Pension and Postretirement Plans (Obligation, Asset, and Funding Information) (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 10,876	$ 6,760	$ 28,684	$ 20,734
Interest cost	14,828	14,964	44,248	45,033
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	367	380	1,100	1,140
Interest cost	1,060	1,084	3,181	3,252
Other Postretirement Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	778	718	2,335	2,154
Interest cost	$ 684	$ 766	$ 2,052	$ 2,297

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Income Taxes (Income from Operations) (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011
Income (Loss) from Operations before Extraordinary Items [Abstract]
Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	$ 76,093	$ 57,031	$ 24,861	$ 103,440	$ 31,422	$ 80,171	$ 32,495	$ 157,985	$ 144,088	$ 247,528	$ 578,319

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, net	$ 1,100,885	$ 1,152,390

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Pension and Postretirement Plans (Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income) (Details 7) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net amount	$ (66,895)	$ (63,625)

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Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Dividends declared per common share	$ 2.45	$ 2.35	$ 9.80	$ 9.40
Cost of shares repurchased by company			$ 97,545	$ 179,454
Stock Option Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities, shares	123,494	137,544	111,994	101,794
Stock Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities, shares	42,500		42,500

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Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Investments [Abstract]

Investments [Text Block]

3. INVESTMENTS

Investments in marketable equity securities comprised the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2012		2011
Total cost	$	213,831	$	169,271
Net unrealized gains		166,097		133,930
Total Fair Value	$	379,928	$	303,201

The Company invested $45.0 million in marketable equity securities during the first nine months of 2012. There were no new investments in marketable equity securities during the first nine months of 2011. During the first nine months of 2012, proceeds from sales of marketable equity securitieswere$2.0million, and net realized gains on such sales were $0.5 million. There were no sales of marketable equity securities in the first nine months of 2011.

As of September 30, 2012, the Company has a $14.1 million unrealized loss on its investment in Strayer Education Inc., a publicly traded company. At September 30, 2012, the investment has been in an unrealized loss position for under three months. The Company evaluated this investment for other-than-temporary impairment based on various factors, including the duration and severity of the unrealized loss, the reason for the decline in value and the potential recovery period, and the ability and intent to hold the investment and concluded that the unrealized loss is not other-than-temporary as of September 30, 2012. If any impairment is considered other-than-temporary, the investment will be written down to its fair market value with a corresponding charge to the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

At the end of the first quarter of 2011, the Company's investment in Corinthian Colleges, Inc. had been in an unrealized loss position for over six months. The Company evaluated this investment for other-than-temporary impairment based on various factors, including the duration and severity of the unrealized loss, the reason for the decline in value and the potential recovery period, and the Company's ability and intent to hold the investment. In the first quarter of 2011, the Company concluded the loss was other-than-temporary and recorded a $30.7 million write-down on the investment. The investment continued to decline and in the third quarter of 2011, the Company recorded another $23.1 million write-down on the investment. The Company's investment in Corinthian Colleges, Inc. accounted for $17.8 million of the total fair value of the Company's investments in marketable equity securities at September 30, 2012.

In the third quarter of 2011, the Company recorded a $9.2 million impairment charge on the Company's interest in Bowater Mersey Paper Company, as a result of the challenging economic environment for newsprint producers.

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Income Taxes (Provision for Income Taxes Components) (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011
Provision for income taxes on income from continuing operations [Abstract]
Provision for income taxes	$ 31,200	$ 21,000	$ 11,400	$ 42,000	$ 18,600	$ 29,200	$ 12,100	$ 63,600	$ 59,900	$ 101,900	$ 222,400

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Organization, Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 televisionstations
Percentage of ownership indicating control for consolidation purposes	more than 50%
Television Broadcasting [Member]
Number of television broadcast stations	6

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Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Summary of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Text Block]

		March 31,		June 30,		September 30,
(in thousands)		2012		2012		2012
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	547,280	$	552,202	$	552,585
	Cable television		190,210		195,579		199,625
	Newspaper publishing		137,553		144,721		137,276
	Television broadcasting		81,497		95,591		106,411
	Other businesses		4,768		7,177		15,834
	Corporate office		―		―		―
	Intersegment elimination		(109)		(246)		(397)
		$	961,199	$	995,024	$	1,011,334
Income (Loss) From Operations
	Education	$	(11,915)	$	3,728	$	14,693
	Cable television		32,777		38,446		39,913
	Newspaper publishing		(21,431)		(13,079)		(21,825)
	Television broadcasting		30,999		43,728		54,082
	Other businesses		(4,643)		(6,775)		(5,248)
	Corporate office		(5,308)		(3,492)		(5,694)
		$	20,479	$	62,556	$	75,921
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates, Net			3,888		3,314		4,099
Interest Expense, Net			(8,094)		(8,204)		(8,090)
Other Income (Expense), Net			8,588		(635)		4,163
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes		$	24,861	$	57,031	$	76,093
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Education	$	20,717	$	21,011	$	22,024
	Cable television		32,197		32,234		32,310
	Newspaper publishing		6,236		6,282		6,274
	Television broadcasting		3,125		3,222		3,126
	Other businesses		―		―		5
	Corporate office		―		―		―
		$	62,275	$	62,749	$	63,739
Amortization of Intangible Assets
	Education	$	3,236	$	3,803	$	4,489
	Cable television		54		53		52
	Newspaper publishing		183		172		150
	Television broadcasting		―		―		―
	Other businesses		400		400		400
	Corporate office		―		―		―
		$	3,873	$	4,428	$	5,091
Net Pension Expense (Credit)
	Education	$	2,392	$	1,969	$	3,522
	Cable television		530		514		694
	Newspaper publishing		8,601		7,772		16,181
	Television broadcasting		960		1,055		1,432
	Other businesses		10		10		18
	Corporate office		(9,298)		(8,896)		(9,021)
		$	3,195	$	2,424	$	12,826

		April 3,		July 3,		October 2,		December 31,
(in thousands)		2011		2011		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	611,714	$	610,371	$	601,611	$	580,763
	Cable television		190,280		191,231		187,892		190,818
	Newspaper publishing		151,053		155,863		143,495		172,121
	Television broadcasting		72,183		84,940		73,830		88,253
	Other businesses		3,944		6,909		5,764		8,890
	Corporate office		―		―		―		―
	Intersegment elimination		(253)		(9)		(94)		(424)
		$	1,028,921	$	1,049,305	$	1,012,498	$	1,040,421
Income (Loss) From Operations
	Education	$	21,029	$	23,556	$	20,808	$	30,893
	Cable television		37,707		40,425		36,795		41,917
	Newspaper publishing		(13,712)		(3,524)		(10,761)		6,793
	Television broadcasting		19,591		32,571		24,073		40,854
	Other businesses		(1,918)		(2,008)		(1,745)		(3,064)
	Corporate office		(2,928)		(4,433)		1,069		(8,130)
		$	59,769	$	86,587	$	70,239	$	109,263
Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Affiliates, Net			3,737		3,138		(1,494)		568
Interest Expense, Net			(6,979)		(6,963)		(7,673)		(7,464)
Other (Expense) Income, Net			(24,032)		(2,591)		(29,650)		1,073
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes		$	32,495	$	80,171	$	31,422	$	103,440
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Education	$	19,989	$	21,308	$	20,338	$	22,100
	Cable television		31,786		31,533		31,661		31,322
	Newspaper publishing		6,900		6,540		6,453		6,443
	Television broadcasting		3,110		3,134		3,137		3,067
	Other businesses		―		―		―		―
	Corporate office		144		100		―		―
		$	61,929	$	62,615	$	61,589	$	62,932
Amortization of Intangible Assets
	Education	$	4,413	$	5,042	$	5,568	$	4,394
	Cable television		73		66		62		66
	Newspaper publishing		290		289		290		182
	Television broadcasting		―		―		―		―
	Other businesses		400		400		400		400
	Corporate office		―		―		―		―
		$	5,176	$	5,797	$	6,320	$	5,042
Net Pension Expense (Credit)
	Education	$	1,552	$	1,652	$	1,655	$	1,486
	Cable television		518		497		455		454
	Newspaper publishing(1)		6,700		5,285		5,241		8,057
	Television broadcasting		646		335		325		363
	Other businesses		5		4		4		4
	Corporate office		(9,297)		(9,247)		(9,185)		(9,254)
		$	124	$	(1,474)	$	(1,505)	$	1,110
(1) Includes a $2.4 million charge in the fourth quarter of 2011 related to the withdrawal from a multiemployer pension plan.

		Nine Months Ended				Fiscal Year Ended
		September 30,		October 2,		December 31,		January 2,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	1,652,067	$	1,823,696	$	2,404,459	$	2,804,840
	Cable television		585,414		569,403		760,221		759,884
	Newspaper publishing		419,550		450,411		622,532		675,931
	Television broadcasting		283,499		230,953		319,206		342,164
	Other businesses		27,779		16,617		25,507		4,442
	Corporate office		―		―		―		―
	Intersegment elimination		(752)		(356)		(780)		(844)
		$	2,967,557	$	3,090,724	$	4,131,145	$	4,586,417
Income (Loss) from Operations
	Education	$	6,506	$	65,393	$	96,286	$	359,584
	Cable television		111,136		114,927		156,844		163,945
	Newspaper publishing		(56,335)		(27,997)		(21,204)		(11,115)
	Television broadcasting		128,809		76,235		117,089		121,348
	Other businesses		(16,666)		(5,671)		(8,735)		(6,326)
	Corporate office		(14,494)		(6,292)		(14,422)		(24,572)
		$	158,956	$	216,595	$	325,858	$	602,864
Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Affiliates, Net			11,301		5,381		5,949		(4,133)
Interest Expense, Net			(24,388)		(21,615)		(29,079)		(27,927)
Other Income (Expense), Net			12,116		(56,273)		(55,200)		7,515
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes		$	157,985	$	144,088	$	247,528	$	578,319
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Education	$	63,752	$	61,635	$	83,735	$	73,351
	Cable television		96,741		94,980		126,302		124,834
	Newspaper publishing		18,792		19,893		26,336		30,341
	Television broadcasting		9,473		9,381		12,448		12,720
	Other businesses		5		―		―		―
	Corporate office		―		244		244		1,159
		$	188,763	$	186,133	$	249,065	$	242,405
Amortization of Intangible Assets
	Education	$	11,528	$	15,023	$	19,417	$	19,202
	Cable television		159		201		267		327
	Newspaper publishing		505		869		1,051		1,223
	Television broadcasting		―		―		―		―
	Other businesses		1,200		1,200		1,600		800
	Corporate office		―		―		―		―
		$	13,392	$	17,293	$	22,335	$	21,552
Net Pension Expense (Credit)
	Education	$	7,883	$	4,859	$	6,345	$	5,707
	Cable television		1,738		1,470		1,924		1,919
	Newspaper publishing(1)		32,554		17,226		25,283		42,287
	Television broadcasting		3,447		1,306		1,669		1,113
	Other businesses		38		13		17		―
	Corporate office		(27,215)		(27,729)		(36,983)		(34,599)
		$	18,445	$	(2,855)	$	(1,745)	$	16,427
(1) Includes a $2.4 and $20.4 million charge in 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to the withdrawal from a multiemployer pension plan

			As of
		September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)		2012		2011
Identifiable Assets
	Education	$	1,915,268	$	2,217,719
	Cable television		1,175,151		1,164,756
	Newspaper publishing		272,203		314,405
	Television broadcasting		381,795		376,259
	Other businesses		25,844		15,381
	Corporate office		262,604		70,902
		$	4,032,865	$	4,159,422
Investments in Marketable Equity Securities			379,928		303,201
Investments in Affiliates			25,219		17,101
Prepaid Pension Cost			528,438		537,262
Total Assets		$	4,966,450	$	5,016,986

Education [Member]

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Summary of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Text Block]

		March 31,		June 30,		September 30,
(in thousands)		2012		2012		2012
Operating Revenues
	Higher education	$	308,384	$	290,861	$	273,703
	Test preparation		62,829		79,787		81,151
	Kaplan international		176,385		181,656		197,858
	Kaplan corporate and other		1,157		1,003		998
	Intersegment elimination		(1,475)		(1,105)		(1,125)
		$	547,280	$	552,202	$	552,585
Income (Loss) from Operations
	Higher education	$	8,959	$	5,860	$	1,510
	Test preparation		(10,219)		2,706		3,446
	Kaplan international		3,423		9,294		20,619
	Kaplan corporate and other		(14,272)		(14,293)		(11,106)
	Intersegment elimination		194		161		224
		$	(11,915)	$	3,728	$	14,693
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Higher education	$	11,757	$	11,673	$	12,168
	Test preparation		4,315		4,449		5,544
	Kaplan international		4,200		4,472		3,841
	Kaplan corporate and other		445		417		471
		$	20,717	$	21,011	$	22,024

		March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)		2011		2011		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Higher education	$	386,883	$	358,312	$	330,856	$	323,532
	Test preparation		73,365		83,197		79,630		66,901
	Kaplan international		152,135		169,016		192,609		190,821
	Kaplan corporate and other		1,117		1,065		1,293		1,110
	Intersegment elimination		(1,786)		(1,219)		(2,777)		(1,601)
		$	611,714	$	610,371	$	601,611	$	580,763
Income (Loss) from Operations
	Higher education	$	50,650	$	45,157	$	25,083	$	28,025
	Test preparation		(12,676)		(11,597)		(4,745)		520
	Kaplan international		(682)		8,642		10,775		22,771
	Kaplan corporate and other		(16,032)		(18,664)		(9,225)		(20,596)
	Intersegment elimination		(231)		18		(1,080)		173
		$	21,029	$	23,556	$	20,808	$	30,893
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Higher education	$	11,241	$	11,897	$	11,825	$	13,416
	Test preparation		4,449		3,796		3,445		3,799
	Kaplan international		3,468		4,751		4,384		4,350
	Kaplan corporate and other		831		864		684		535
		$	19,989	$	21,308	$	20,338	$	22,100

		Nine Months Ended				Fiscal Year Ended
		September 30,				December 31,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		2011		2010
Operating Revenues
	Higher education	$	872,948	$	1,076,051	$	1,399,583	$	1,905,038
	Test preparation		223,767		236,192		303,093		314,879
	Kaplan international		555,899		513,760		704,581		587,781
	Kaplan corporate and other		3,158		3,475		4,585		5,537
	Intersegment elimination		(3,705)		(5,782)		(7,383)		(8,395)
		$	1,652,067	$	1,823,696	$	2,404,459	$	2,804,840
Income (Loss) from Operations
	Higher education	$	16,329	$	120,890	$	148,915	$	406,880
	Test preparation		(4,067)		(29,018)		(28,498)		(32,583)
	Kaplan international		33,336		18,735		41,506		49,309
	Kaplan corporate and other		(39,671)		(43,921)		(64,517)		(63,788)
	Intersegment elimination		579		(1,293)		(1,120)		(234)
		$	6,506	$	65,393	$	96,286	$	359,584
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Higher education	$	35,598	$	34,963	$	48,379	$	42,412
	Test preparation		14,308		11,690		15,489		14,095
	Kaplan international		12,513		12,603		16,953		12,993
	Kaplan corporate and other		1,333		2,379		2,914		3,851
		$	63,752	$	61,635	$	83,735	$	73,351

		As of
		September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)		2012		2011
Identifiable Assets
	Higher education	$	683,253	$	919,443
	Test preparation		325,143		334,343
	Kaplan international		884,285		810,140
	Kaplan corporate and other		22,587		153,793
		$	1,915,268	$	2,217,719

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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Assets
Marketable equity securities	$ 379,928		$ 303,201
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Items (Level 1) [Member]
Assets
Money market investments	0	[1]	0	[2]
Marketable equity securities	379,928	[3]	303,201	[3]
Other current investments	22,115	[4]	15,223	[4]
Interest rate swap			0	[5]
Total Financial Assets	402,043		318,424
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan liabilities	0	[6]	0	[6]
7.25% unsecured notes	0	[7]	0	[7]
AUD 50M borrowing	0	[7]	0	[7]
Interest rate swap	0	[8]
Total Financial Liabilities	0		0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Assets
Money market investments	160,217	[1]	180,136	[2]
Marketable equity securities	0	[3]	0	[3]
Other current investments	22,234	[4]	20,250	[4]
Interest rate swap			14	[5]
Total Financial Assets	182,451		200,400
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan liabilities	60,996	[6]	63,403	[6]
7.25% unsecured notes	485,164	[7]	460,500	[7]
AUD 50M borrowing	51,877	[7]	51,012	[7]
Interest rate swap	1,146	[8]
Total Financial Liabilities	599,183		574,915
Fair Value Inputs Total [Member]
Assets
Money market investments	160,217	[1]	180,136	[2]
Marketable equity securities	379,928	[3]	303,201	[3]
Other current investments	44,349	[4]	35,473	[4]
Interest rate swap			14	[5]
Total Financial Assets	584,494		518,824
Liabilities:
Deferred compensation plan liabilities	60,996	[6]	63,403	[6]
7.25% unsecured notes	485,164	[7]	460,500	[7]
AUD 50M borrowing	51,877	[7]	51,012	[7]
Interest rate swap	1,146	[8]
Total Financial Liabilities	$ 599,183		$ 574,915

[1] The Company’s money market investments at September 30, 2012 are included in cash and cash equivalents.

[2] The Company’s money market investments at December 31, 2011 are included in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.

[3] The Company’s investments in marketable equity securities are classified as available-for-sale.

[4] Includes U.S. Government Securities, corporate bonds, mutual funds and time deposits (with original maturities greater than 90 days, but less than one year).

[5] Included in Deferred charges and other assets. The fair value utilized a market approach model using the notional amount of the interest rate swap multiplied by the observable inputs of time to maturity and market interest rates.

[6] Includes The Washington Post Company Deferred Compensation Plan and supplemental savings plan benefits under The Washington Post Company Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, which are included in accrued compensation and related benefits.

[7] See Note 6 for carrying amount of these notes and borrowing.

[8] Included in Other liabilities. The fair value utilized a market approach model using the notional amount of the interest rate swap multiplied by the observable inputs of time to maturity and market interest rates.

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Income Taxes (Income Tax Reconciliation) (Details 3) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011
Income Tax Reconciliation [Line Items]
Provision for income taxes	$ 31,200	$ 21,000	$ 11,400	$ 42,000	$ 18,600	$ 29,200	$ 12,100	$ 63,600	$ 59,900	$ 101,900	$ 222,400

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Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Kaplan Learning Technologies [Member] Education [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Kaplan EduNeering [Member] Education [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Kaplan EduNeering and Kaplan Learning Technologies [Member] Education [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Kidum [Member] Education [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Avenue 100 Media Solutions Inc. [Member] Other Businesses [Member]
Pre-tax gain (loss) on sale and/or disposition	$ (2,174,000)	$ 516,000	$ 23,759,000	$ 516,000				$ 3,600,000	$ (5,700,000)
After-tax gain (loss) on sale and/or disposition					(1,900,000)	18,500,000		10,200,000
Income tax benefits in connection with sales and/or dispositions of businesses							$ 23,200,000		$ 44,500,000

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Discontinued Operations (Summarized Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net Of Tax) (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011
Discontinued Operations [Abstract]
Operating revenues	$ 4,861				$ 23,956			$ 35,342	$ 95,219
Operating costs and expenses	(5,579)				(44,359)			(42,583)	(131,096)
Loss from discontinued operations	(718)				(20,403)			(7,241)	(35,877)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	232				(2,782)			(2,068)	(8,282)
Net Loss from Discontinued Operations	(950)				(17,621)			(5,173)	(27,595)
(Loss) gain on sales and disposition of discontinued operations	(2,174)				516			23,759	516
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes on sales and disposition of discontinued operations	(52,178)				1,683			(64,591)	1,683
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax	$ 49,054	$ 16,016	$ 18,107	$ 291	$ (18,788)	$ (5,208)	$ (4,766)	$ 83,177	$ (28,762)	$ (28,471)	$ (77,899)

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Discontinued Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations [Text Block]

2. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In August 2012, the Company completed the sale of Kidum and recorded a pre-tax gain of $3.6 million and an after-tax gain of $10.2 million related to this sale in the third quarter of 2012. On July 31, 2012, the Company disposed of its interest in Avenue100 Media Solutions, Inc. and recorded a pre-tax loss of $5.7 million related to the disposition. An income tax benefit of $44.5 million was also recorded in the third quarter of 2012 as the Company determined that Avenue100 has no value. The income tax benefit is due to the Company's tax basis in the stock of Avenue100 exceeding its net book value, as a result of goodwill and other intangible asset impairment charges recorded in 2008, 2010 and 2011 for which no tax benefit was previously recorded.This activity is included in Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

In April 2012, the Company completed the sale of Kaplan EduNeering. Under the terms of the agreement, the purchaser acquired the stock of EduNeering and received substantially all the assets and liabilities. In the second quarter of 2012, the Company recorded an after-tax gain of $18.5 million related to this sale, subject to final net working capital adjustments, which is included in Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. In February 2012, Kaplan completed the stock sale of Kaplan Learning Technologies (KLT) and recorded an after-tax loss on the sale of $1.9 million, which is included in Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net ofTax in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2012.

The Company recorded $23.2 million of income tax benefits in the first quarter of 2012 in connection with the sale of its stock in EduNeering and KLT related to the excess of the outside stock tax basis over the net book value of the net assets disposed.

In October 2011, Kaplan completed the sale of Kaplan Compliance Solutions (KCS) and in July 2011, Kaplan completed the sale of Kaplan Virtual Education (KVE). The results of operations of Kidum, Avenue100, EduNeering, KLT, KCS and KVE, for the thirdquarter and first nine months of 2012 and 2011, where applicable, are included in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations as Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax. All corresponding prior period operating results presented in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes have been reclassified to reflect the discontinued operations presented. The Company did not reclassify its Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows or prior year Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet to reflect the discontinued operations.

The summarized income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, is presented below:

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		2012		2011
Operating revenues		$	4,861	$	23,956	$	35,342	$	95,219
Operating costs and expenses			(5,579)		(44,359)		(42,583)		(131,096)
Loss from discontinued operations			(718)		(20,403)		(7,241)		(35,877)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes			232		(2,782)		(2,068)		(8,282)
Net Loss from Discontinued Operations			(950)		(17,621)		(5,173)		(27,595)
(Loss) gain on sales and disposition of discontinued operations			(2,174)		516		23,759		516
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes on sales and disposition
	of discontinued operations		(52,178)		1,683		(64,591)		1,683
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax		$	49,054	$	(18,788)	$	83,177	$	(28,762)

The following table summarizes the 2012 quarterly operating results of the Companyfollowing the reclassification of the operations discussed above as discontinued operations:

		March 31,		June 30,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)		2012		2012
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	547,280	$	552,202
	Advertising		170,750		190,086
	Circulation and subscriber		215,230		219,286
	Other		27,939		33,450
			961,199		995,024
Operating Costs and Expenses
	Operating		463,106		464,615
	Selling, general and administrative		411,466		400,676
	Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		62,275		62,749
	Amortization of intangible assets		3,873		4,428
			940,720		932,468
Income from Operations			20,479		62,556
	Equity in earnings of affiliates, net		3,888		3,314
	Interest income		1,069		775
	Interest expense		(9,163)		(8,979)
	Other income (expense), net		8,588		(635)
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes			24,861		57,031
Provision for Income Taxes			11,400		21,000
Income from Continuing Operations			13,461		36,031
Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax			18,107		16,016
Net Income			31,568		52,047
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests			(70)		(11)
Net Income Attributable to The Washington Post Company			31,498		52,036
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends			(451)		(222)
Net Income Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders		$	31,047	$	51,814
Amounts Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Income from continuing operations		$	12,940	$	35,798
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax			18,107		16,016
Net income attributable to the Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	31,047	$	51,814
Per Share Information Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Basic income per common share from continuing operations		$	1.66	$	4.72
Basic income per common share from discontinued operations			2.41		2.12
Basic net income per common share		$	4.07	$	6.84
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations		$	1.66	$	4.72
Diluted income per common share from discontinued operations			2.41		2.12
Diluted net income per common share		$	4.07	$	6.84

The following table summarizes the 2011 quarterly operating results of the Company following the reclassification of the operations discussed above as discontinued operations:

		April 3,		July 3,		October 2,		December 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)		2011		2011		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	611,714	$	610,371	$	601,611	$	580,763
	Advertising		177,385		193,352		170,552		213,255
	Circulation and subscriber		214,523		216,606		212,145		213,183
	Other		25,299		28,976		28,190		33,220
			1,028,921		1,049,305		1,012,498		1,040,421
Operating Costs and Expenses
	Operating		463,303		488,577		486,615		465,666
	Selling, general and administrative		438,744		405,729		387,735		397,518
	Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		61,929		62,615		61,589		62,932
	Amortization of intangible assets		5,176		5,797		6,320		5,042
			969,152		962,718		942,259		931,158
Income from Operations			59,769		86,587		70,239		109,263
	Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, net		3,737		3,138		(1,494)		568
	Interest income		982		997		994		1,174
	Interest expense		(7,961)		(7,960)		(8,667)		(8,638)
	Other (expense) income, net		(24,032)		(2,591)		(29,650)		1,073
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes			32,495		80,171		31,422		103,440
Provision for Income Taxes			12,100		29,200		18,600		42,000
Income from Continuing Operations			20,395		50,971		12,822		61,440
(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax			(4,766)		(5,208)		(18,788)		291
Net Income (Loss)			15,629		45,763		(5,966)		61,731
Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests			(14)		40		(16)		(17)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post Company			15,615		45,803		(5,982)		61,714
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends			(461)		(230)		(226)		―
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post Company
	Common Stockholders	$	15,154	$	45,573	$	(6,208)	$	61,714
Amounts Attributable to The Washington Post Company
	Common Stockholders
Income from continuing operations		$	19,920	$	50,781	$	12,580	$	61,423
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax			(4,766)		(5,208)		(18,788)		291
Net income (loss) attributable to the Washington Post
	Company common stockholders	$	15,154	$	45,573	$	(6,208)	$	61,714
Per Share Information Attributable to The Washington Post
	Company Common Stockholders
Basic income per common share from continuing operations		$	2.43	$	6.40	$	1.59	$	8.00
Basic (loss) income per common share from discontinued operations			(0.56)		(0.66)		(2.41)		0.03
Basic net income (loss) per common share		$	1.87	$	5.74	$	(0.82)	$	8.03
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations		$	2.43	$	6.40	$	1.59	$	8.00
Diluted (loss) income per common share from discontinued operations			(0.56)		(0.66)		(2.41)		0.03
Diluted net income (loss) per common share		$	1.87	$	5.74	$	(0.82)	$	8.03

The following table summarizes the operating results of the Company following the reclassification of operations discussed above as discontinued operations:

		Fiscal Year Ended
		December 31,		January 2,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	2,404,459	$	2,804,840
	Advertising		754,544		833,605
	Circulation and subscriber		856,457		857,290
	Other		115,685		90,682
			4,131,145		4,586,417
Operating Costs and Expenses
	Operating		1,904,161		1,850,402
	Selling, general and administrative		1,629,726		1,869,194
	Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		249,065		242,405
	Amortization of intangible assets		22,335		21,552
			3,805,287		3,983,553
Income from Operations			325,858		602,864
	Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, net		5,949		(4,133)
	Interest income		4,147		2,576
	Interest expense		(33,226)		(30,503)
	Other (expense) income, net		(55,200)		7,515
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes			247,528		578,319
Provision for Income Taxes			101,900		222,400
Income from Continuing Operations			145,628		355,919
Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax			(28,471)		(77,899)
Net Income			117,157		278,020
Net (Income) Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			(7)		94
Net Income Attributable to The Washington Post Company			117,150		278,114
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends			(917)		(922)
Net Income Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders		$	116,233	$	277,192
Amounts Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Income from continuing operations		$	144,704	$	355,091
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			(28,471)		(77,899)
Net income attributable to the Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	116,233	$	277,192
Per Share Information Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common
	Stockholders
Basic income per common share from continuing operations		$	18.30	$	39.78
Basic loss per common share from discontinued operations			(3.60)		(8.72)
Basic net income per common share		$	14.70	$	31.06
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations		$	18.30	$	39.76
Diluted loss per common share from discontinued operations			(3.60)		(8.72)
Diluted net income per common share		$	14.70	$	31.04

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Discontinued Operations (Operating Results After Reclassifying Certain Operations As Discontinued Operations) (Details 2) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011
Operating Revenues [Abstract]
Education	$ 552,585	$ 552,202	$ 547,280	$ 580,763	$ 601,611	$ 610,371	$ 611,714	$ 1,652,067	$ 1,823,696	$ 2,404,459	$ 2,804,840
Advertising	195,158	190,086	170,750	213,255	170,552	193,352	177,385	555,994	541,289	754,544	833,605
Circulation and subscriber	220,668	219,286	215,230	213,183	212,145	216,606	214,523	655,184	643,274	856,457	857,290
Other	42,923	33,450	27,939	33,220	28,190	28,976	25,299	104,312	82,465	115,685	90,682
Total operating revenues	1,011,334	995,024	961,199	1,040,421	1,012,498	1,049,305	1,028,921	2,967,557	3,090,724	4,131,145	4,586,417
Operating Costs and Expenses [Abstract]
Operating	483,622	464,615	463,106	465,666	486,615	488,577	463,303	1,411,343	1,438,495	1,904,161	1,850,402
Selling, general and administrative	382,961	400,676	411,466	397,518	387,735	405,729	438,744	1,195,103	1,232,208	1,629,726	1,869,194
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	63,739	62,749	62,275	62,932	61,589	62,615	61,929	188,763	186,133	249,065	242,405
Amortization of intangible assets	5,091	4,428	3,873	5,042	6,320	5,797	5,176	13,392	17,293	22,335	21,552
Total operating costs and expenses	935,413	932,468	940,720	931,158	942,259	962,718	969,152	2,808,601	2,874,129	3,805,287	3,983,553
Income from operations	75,921	62,556	20,479	109,263	70,239	86,587	59,769	158,956	216,595	325,858	602,864
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, net	4,099	3,314	3,888	568	(1,494)	3,138	3,737	11,301	5,381	5,949	(4,133)
Interest income	648	775	1,069	1,174	994	997	982	2,492	2,973	4,147	2,576
Interest expense	(8,738)	(8,979)	(9,163)	(8,638)	(8,667)	(7,960)	(7,961)	(26,880)	(24,588)	(33,226)	(30,503)
Other (expense) income, net	4,163	(635)	8,588	1,073	(29,650)	(2,591)	(24,032)	12,116	(56,273)	(55,200)	7,515
Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	76,093	57,031	24,861	103,440	31,422	80,171	32,495	157,985	144,088	247,528	578,319
Provision for Income Taxes	31,200	21,000	11,400	42,000	18,600	29,200	12,100	63,600	59,900	101,900	222,400
Income from Continuing Operations	44,893	36,031	13,461	61,440	12,822	50,971	20,395	94,385	84,188	145,628	355,919
(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax	49,054	16,016	18,107	291	(18,788)	(5,208)	(4,766)	83,177	(28,762)	(28,471)	(77,899)
Net Income (Loss)	93,947	52,047	31,568	61,731	(5,966)	45,763	15,629	177,562	55,426	117,157	278,020
Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	71	(11)	(70)	(17)	(16)	40	(14)	(10)	10	(7)	94
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post Company	94,018	52,036	31,498	61,714	(5,982)	45,803	15,615	177,552	55,436	117,150	278,114
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends	(222)	(222)	(451)	0	(226)	(230)	(461)	(895)	(917)	(917)	(922)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders	93,796	51,814	31,047	61,714	(6,208)	45,573	15,154	176,657	54,519	116,233	277,192
Amounts Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Income from continuing operations	44,742	35,798	12,940	61,423	12,580	50,781	19,920	93,480	83,281	144,704	355,091
(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax	49,054	16,016	18,107	291	(18,788)	(5,208)	(4,766)	83,177	(28,762)	(28,471)	(77,899)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders	$ 93,796	$ 51,814	$ 31,047	$ 61,714	$ (6,208)	$ 45,573	$ 15,154	$ 176,657	$ 54,519	$ 116,233	$ 277,192
Per Share Information Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Basic income per common share from continuing operations	$ 6.03	$ 4.72	$ 1.66	$ 8.00	$ 1.59	$ 6.40	$ 2.43	$ 12.38	$ 10.44	$ 18.30	$ 39.78
Basic income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations	$ 6.61	$ 2.12	$ 2.41	$ 0.03	$ (2.41)	$ (0.66)	$ (0.56)	$ 11.01	$ (3.63)	$ (3.60)	$ (8.72)
Basic net (loss) income per common share	$ 12.64	$ 6.84	$ 4.07	$ 8.03	$ (0.82)	$ 5.74	$ 1.87	$ 23.39	$ 6.81	$ 14.70	$ 31.06
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations	$ 6.03	$ 4.72	$ 1.66	$ 8.00	$ 1.59	$ 6.40	$ 2.43	$ 12.38	$ 10.44	$ 18.30	$ 39.76
Diluted (loss) income per common share from discontinued operations	$ 6.61	$ 2.12	$ 2.41	$ 0.03	$ (2.41)	$ (0.66)	$ (0.56)	$ 11.01	$ (3.63)	$ (3.60)	$ (8.72)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share	$ 12.64	$ 6.84	$ 4.07	$ 8.03	$ (0.82)	$ 5.74	$ 1.87	$ 23.39	$ 6.81	$ 14.70	$ 31.04

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill) (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	$ 1,586,603
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	(171,606)
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	1,414,997
Acquisitions	11,462
Dispositions	(29,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	9,471
Goodwill, ending balance	1,472,702
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	(65,772)
Goodwill, net, ending balance	1,406,930
Education [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	1,116,615
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	(8,492)
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	1,108,123
Acquisitions	7,364
Dispositions	(29,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	9,471
Goodwill, ending balance	1,095,958
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	0
Goodwill, net, ending balance	1,095,958
Higher Education [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	409,128
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	0
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	409,128
Acquisitions	0
Dispositions	0
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	89
Goodwill, ending balance	409,217
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	0
Goodwill, net, ending balance	409,217
Test Preparation [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	152,187
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	0
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	152,187
Acquisitions	0
Dispositions	0
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	0
Goodwill, ending balance	152,187
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	0
Goodwill, net, ending balance	152,187
Kaplan International [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	515,936
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	0
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	515,936
Acquisitions	7,364
Dispositions	0
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	11,254
Goodwill, ending balance	534,554
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	0
Goodwill, net, ending balance	534,554
Kaplan Ventures [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	39,364
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	(8,492)
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	30,872
Acquisitions	0
Dispositions	(29,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	(1,872)
Goodwill, ending balance	0
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	0
Goodwill, net, ending balance	0
Cable Television [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	85,488
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	0
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	85,488
Acquisitions	0
Dispositions	0
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	0
Goodwill, ending balance	85,488
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	0
Goodwill, net, ending balance	85,488
Newspaper Publishing [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	81,183
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	(65,772)
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	15,411
Acquisitions	0
Dispositions	0
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	0
Goodwill, ending balance	81,183
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	(65,772)
Goodwill, net, ending balance	15,411
Television Broadcasting [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	203,165
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	0
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	203,165
Acquisitions	0
Dispositions	0
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	0
Goodwill, ending balance	203,165
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	0
Goodwill, net, ending balance	203,165
Other Businesses [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Goodwill, beginning balance	100,152
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	(97,342)
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	2,810
Acquisitions	4,098
Dispositions	0
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	0
Goodwill, ending balance	6,908
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	0
Goodwill, net, ending balance	$ 6,908

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Pension and Postretirement Plans (Asset Allocation) (Details 9) (Pension Plans [Member])	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Total	100.00%	100.00%
U S Equities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Equity securities	66.00%	69.00%
U S Fixed Income [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
U.S. fixed income	12.00%	10.00%
International Equities [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Equity securities	22.00%	21.00%

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011
Operating Revenues [Abstract]
Education	$ 552,585	$ 552,202	$ 547,280	$ 580,763	$ 601,611	$ 610,371	$ 611,714	$ 1,652,067	$ 1,823,696	$ 2,404,459	$ 2,804,840
Advertising	195,158	190,086	170,750	213,255	170,552	193,352	177,385	555,994	541,289	754,544	833,605
Circulation and Subscriber	220,668	219,286	215,230	213,183	212,145	216,606	214,523	655,184	643,274	856,457	857,290
Other	42,923	33,450	27,939	33,220	28,190	28,976	25,299	104,312	82,465	115,685	90,682
Total Operating Revenues	1,011,334	995,024	961,199	1,040,421	1,012,498	1,049,305	1,028,921	2,967,557	3,090,724	4,131,145	4,586,417
Operating Costs and Expenses [Abstract]
Operating	483,622	464,615	463,106	465,666	486,615	488,577	463,303	1,411,343	1,438,495	1,904,161	1,850,402
Selling, general and administrative	382,961	400,676	411,466	397,518	387,735	405,729	438,744	1,195,103	1,232,208	1,629,726	1,869,194
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	63,739	62,749	62,275	62,932	61,589	62,615	61,929	188,763	186,133	249,065	242,405
Amortization of intangible assets	5,091	4,428	3,873	5,042	6,320	5,797	5,176	13,392	17,293	22,335	21,552
Total Operating Costs and Expenses	935,413	932,468	940,720	931,158	942,259	962,718	969,152	2,808,601	2,874,129	3,805,287	3,983,553
Income from Operations	75,921	62,556	20,479	109,263	70,239	86,587	59,769	158,956	216,595	325,858	602,864
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, net	4,099	3,314	3,888	568	(1,494)	3,138	3,737	11,301	5,381	5,949	(4,133)
Interest income	648	775	1,069	1,174	994	997	982	2,492	2,973	4,147	2,576
Interest expense	(8,738)	(8,979)	(9,163)	(8,638)	(8,667)	(7,960)	(7,961)	(26,880)	(24,588)	(33,226)	(30,503)
Other income (expense), net	4,163	(635)	8,588	1,073	(29,650)	(2,591)	(24,032)	12,116	(56,273)	(55,200)	7,515
Income From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	76,093	57,031	24,861	103,440	31,422	80,171	32,495	157,985	144,088	247,528	578,319
Provision for Income Taxes	31,200	21,000	11,400	42,000	18,600	29,200	12,100	63,600	59,900	101,900	222,400
Income from Continuing Operations	44,893	36,031	13,461	61,440	12,822	50,971	20,395	94,385	84,188	145,628	355,919
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax	49,054	16,016	18,107	291	(18,788)	(5,208)	(4,766)	83,177	(28,762)	(28,471)	(77,899)
Net Income (Loss)	93,947	52,047	31,568	61,731	(5,966)	45,763	15,629	177,562	55,426	117,157	278,020
Net Loss (Income) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	71	(11)	(70)	(17)	(16)	40	(14)	(10)	10	(7)	94
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post Company	94,018	52,036	31,498	61,714	(5,982)	45,803	15,615	177,552	55,436	117,150	278,114
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends	(222)	(222)	(451)	0	(226)	(230)	(461)	(895)	(917)	(917)	(922)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders	93,796	51,814	31,047	61,714	(6,208)	45,573	15,154	176,657	54,519	116,233	277,192
Amounts Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Income from continuing operations	44,742	35,798	12,940	61,423	12,580	50,781	19,920	93,480	83,281	144,704	355,091
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	49,054	16,016	18,107	291	(18,788)	(5,208)	(4,766)	83,177	(28,762)	(28,471)	(77,899)
Net income (loss) attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders	$ 93,796	$ 51,814	$ 31,047	$ 61,714	$ (6,208)	$ 45,573	$ 15,154	$ 176,657	$ 54,519	$ 116,233	$ 277,192
Per Share Information Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Basic income per common share from continuing operations	$ 6.03	$ 4.72	$ 1.66	$ 8.00	$ 1.59	$ 6.40	$ 2.43	$ 12.38	$ 10.44	$ 18.30	$ 39.78
Basic income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations	$ 6.61	$ 2.12	$ 2.41	$ 0.03	$ (2.41)	$ (0.66)	$ (0.56)	$ 11.01	$ (3.63)	$ (3.60)	$ (8.72)
Basic net income (loss) per common share	$ 12.64	$ 6.84	$ 4.07	$ 8.03	$ (0.82)	$ 5.74	$ 1.87	$ 23.39	$ 6.81	$ 14.70	$ 31.06
Basic average number of common shares outstanding	7,272				7,802			7,405	7,900
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations	$ 6.03	$ 4.72	$ 1.66	$ 8.00	$ 1.59	$ 6.40	$ 2.43	$ 12.38	$ 10.44	$ 18.30	$ 39.76
Diluted income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations	$ 6.61	$ 2.12	$ 2.41	$ 0.03	$ (2.41)	$ (0.66)	$ (0.56)	$ 11.01	$ (3.63)	$ (3.60)	$ (8.72)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share	$ 12.64	$ 6.84	$ 4.07	$ 8.03	$ (0.82)	$ 5.74	$ 1.87	$ 23.39	$ 6.81	$ 14.70	$ 31.04
Diluted average number of common shares outstanding	7,376				7,883			7,508	7,979

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Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Seven Point Two Five Percent Unsecured Notes Due February One Two Thousand And Nineteen [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Seven Point Two Five Percent Unsecured Notes Due February One Two Thousand And Nineteen [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Other Indebtedness [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Indebtedness [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum interest rate								0.00%	0.00%
Maximum interest rate								6.00%	6.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity year, start								2012	2012
Debt Instrument, Maturity year, end								2017	2016
Average borrowings outstanding	$ 456,300,000	$ 417,600,000	$ 467,300,000	$ 406,900,000
Weighted average interest rate of borrowings	7.00%	7.20%	7.00%	7.20%
Net interest expense incurred	8,100,000	7,700,000	24,400,000	21,600,000
Fair value of debt instrument						485,200,000	460,500,000
Carrying value of debt instrument	$ 397,375,000		$ 397,375,000		$ 397,065,000	$ 397,400,000	$ 397,100,000

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Common Shareholders' Equity (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011
Beginning Balance			$ 2,601,896					$ 2,601,896
Net Income (Loss)	93,947	52,047	31,568	61,731	(5,966)	45,763	15,629	177,562	55,426	117,157	278,020
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest	(71)	11	70	17	16	(40)	14	10	(10)	7	(94)
Dividends paid on redeemable preferred stock	222	222	451	0	226	230	461	895	917	917	922
Repurchase of Class B common stock								97,545	179,454
Ending Balance	$ 2,642,791			$ 2,601,896				$ 2,642,791		$ 2,601,896

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Summary of Quarterly Operating Results and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (Quarterly Results) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011
Operating Revenues [Abstract]
Education	$ 552,585	$ 552,202	$ 547,280	$ 580,763	$ 601,611	$ 610,371	$ 611,714	$ 1,652,067	$ 1,823,696	$ 2,404,459	$ 2,804,840
Advertising	195,158	190,086	170,750	213,255	170,552	193,352	177,385	555,994	541,289	754,544	833,605
Subscription Revenues	220,668	219,286	215,230	213,183	212,145	216,606	214,523	655,184	643,274	856,457	857,290
Other	42,923	33,450	27,939	33,220	28,190	28,976	25,299	104,312	82,465	115,685	90,682
Total operating revenues	1,011,334	995,024	961,199	1,040,421	1,012,498	1,049,305	1,028,921	2,967,557	3,090,724	4,131,145	4,586,417
Operating Costs and Expenses [Abstract]
Operating	483,622	464,615	463,106	465,666	486,615	488,577	463,303	1,411,343	1,438,495	1,904,161	1,850,402
Selling, general and administrative	382,961	400,676	411,466	397,518	387,735	405,729	438,744	1,195,103	1,232,208	1,629,726	1,869,194
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	63,739	62,749	62,275	62,932	61,589	62,615	61,929	188,763	186,133	249,065	242,405
Amortization of intangible assets	5,091	4,428	3,873	5,042	6,320	5,797	5,176	13,392	17,293	22,335	21,552
Impairment of goodwill								0	11,923
Total operating costs and expenses	935,413	932,468	940,720	931,158	942,259	962,718	969,152	2,808,601	2,874,129	3,805,287	3,983,553
Operating Income	75,921	62,556	20,479	109,263	70,239	86,587	59,769	158,956	216,595	325,858	602,864
Other income (expense) [Abstract]
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, net	4,099	3,314	3,888	568	(1,494)	3,138	3,737	11,301	5,381	5,949	(4,133)
Interest income	648	775	1,069	1,174	994	997	982	2,492	2,973	4,147	2,576
Interest expense	(8,738)	(8,979)	(9,163)	(8,638)	(8,667)	(7,960)	(7,961)	(26,880)	(24,588)	(33,226)	(30,503)
Other income (expense), net	4,163	(635)	8,588	1,073	(29,650)	(2,591)	(24,032)	12,116	(56,273)	(55,200)	7,515
Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	76,093	57,031	24,861	103,440	31,422	80,171	32,495	157,985	144,088	247,528	578,319
Provision for Income Taxes	31,200	21,000	11,400	42,000	18,600	29,200	12,100	63,600	59,900	101,900	222,400
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations	44,893	36,031	13,461	61,440	12,822	50,971	20,395	94,385	84,188	145,628	355,919
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax	49,054	16,016	18,107	291	(18,788)	(5,208)	(4,766)	83,177	(28,762)	(28,471)	(77,899)
Net Income (Loss)	93,947	52,047	31,568	61,731	(5,966)	45,763	15,629	177,562	55,426	117,157	278,020
Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests	71	(11)	(70)	(17)	(16)	40	(14)	(10)	10	(7)	94
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post Company	94,018	52,036	31,498	61,714	(5,982)	45,803	15,615	177,552	55,436	117,150	278,114
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends	(222)	(222)	(451)	0	(226)	(230)	(461)	(895)	(917)	(917)	(922)
Net income (loss) attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders	93,796	51,814	31,047	61,714	(6,208)	45,573	15,154	176,657	54,519	116,233	277,192
Amounts Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Income from continuing operations	44,742	35,798	12,940	61,423	12,580	50,781	19,920	93,480	83,281	144,704	355,091
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	49,054	16,016	18,107	291	(18,788)	(5,208)	(4,766)	83,177	(28,762)	(28,471)	(77,899)
Net income (loss) attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders	$ 93,796	$ 51,814	$ 31,047	$ 61,714	$ (6,208)	$ 45,573	$ 15,154	$ 176,657	$ 54,519	$ 116,233	$ 277,192
Per Share Information Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Basic income (loss) per common share from continuing operations	$ 6.03	$ 4.72	$ 1.66	$ 8.00	$ 1.59	$ 6.40	$ 2.43	$ 12.38	$ 10.44	$ 18.30	$ 39.78
Basic income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations	$ 6.61	$ 2.12	$ 2.41	$ 0.03	$ (2.41)	$ (0.66)	$ (0.56)	$ 11.01	$ (3.63)	$ (3.60)	$ (8.72)
Basic net (loss) income per common share	$ 12.64	$ 6.84	$ 4.07	$ 8.03	$ (0.82)	$ 5.74	$ 1.87	$ 23.39	$ 6.81	$ 14.70	$ 31.06
Average number of common shares outstanding, basic	7,272				7,802			7,405	7,900
Diluted income (loss) per common share from continuing operations	$ 6.03	$ 4.72	$ 1.66	$ 8.00	$ 1.59	$ 6.40	$ 2.43	$ 12.38	$ 10.44	$ 18.30	$ 39.76
Diluted income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations	$ 6.61	$ 2.12	$ 2.41	$ 0.03	$ (2.41)	$ (0.66)	$ (0.56)	$ 11.01	$ (3.63)	$ (3.60)	$ (8.72)
Diluted net income (loss) per common share	$ 12.64	$ 6.84	$ 4.07	$ 8.03	$ (0.82)	$ 5.74	$ 1.87	$ 23.39	$ 6.81	$ 14.70	$ 31.04
Average number of common shares outstanding, diluted	7,376				7,883			7,508	7,979

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Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, net	$ 391,003	$ 392,725
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 493,040	$ 495,041

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

				Cable		Newspaper		Television		Other
(in thousands)		Education		Television		Publishing		Broadcasting		Businesses		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011
	Goodwill	$	1,116,615	$	85,488	$	81,183	$	203,165	$	100,152	$	1,586,603
	Accumulated impairment losses		(8,492)		―		(65,772)		―		(97,342)		(171,606)
			1,108,123		85,488		15,411		203,165		2,810		1,414,997
Acquisitions			7,364		―		―		―		4,098		11,462
Dispositions			(29,000)		―		―		―		―		(29,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other			9,471		―		―		―		―		9,471
Balance as of September 30, 2012
	Goodwill		1,095,958		85,488		81,183		203,165		6,908		1,472,702
	Accumulated impairment losses		―		―		(65,772)		―		―		(65,772)
		$	1,095,958	$	85,488	$	15,411	$	203,165	$	6,908	$	1,406,930

Other Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

			As of September 30, 2012						As of December 31, 2011
			Gross				Net		Gross				Net
		Useful Life	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
(in thousands)		Range	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Amortized Intangible Assets
	Non-compete agreements	2-5 years	$	14,348	$	12,215	$	2,133	$	14,493	$	10,764	$	3,729
	Student and customer relationships	2-10 years		65,185		38,944		26,241		75,734		47,888		27,846
	Databases and technology	3-5 years		6,457		5,332		1,125		10,514		8,159		2,355
	Trade names and trademarks	2-10 years		32,713		18,225		14,488		36,222		18,936		17,286
	Other	1-25 years		9,344		6,537		2,807		9,971		6,565		3,406
			$	128,047	$	81,253	$	46,794	$	146,934	$	92,312	$	54,622
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
	Franchise agreements		$	496,321					$	496,321
	Wireless licenses			22,150						22,150
	Licensure and accreditation			7,362						7,862
	Other			―						4,308
			$	525,833					$	530,641

Education [Member]

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

		Higher		Test		Kaplan		Kaplan
(in thousands)		Education		Preparation		International		Ventures		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011
	Goodwill	$	409,128	$	152,187	$	515,936	$	39,364	$	1,116,615
	Accumulated impairment losses		―		―		―		(8,492)		(8,492)
			409,128		152,187		515,936		30,872		1,108,123
Acquisitions			―		―		7,364		―		7,364
Dispositions			―		―		―		(29,000)		(29,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other			89		―		11,254		(1,872)		9,471
Balance as of September 30, 2012
	Goodwill		409,217		152,187		534,554		―		1,095,958
	Accumulated impairment losses		―		―		―		―		―
		$	409,217	$	152,187	$	534,554	$	―	$	1,095,958

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Property, Plant and Equipment (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	$ 63,739	$ 62,749	$ 62,275	$ 62,932	$ 61,589	$ 62,615	$ 61,929	$ 188,763	$ 186,133	$ 249,065	$ 242,405

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Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Summary of Earnings Per Share from Continuing Operations, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

			Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
			September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)			2012		2011		2012		2011
Income from continuing operations attributable to The
	Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	44,742	$	12,580	$	93,480	$	83,281
Less: Amount attributable to participating securities				(888)		(190)		(1,830)		(835)
Basic income from continuing operations attributable to
	The Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	43,854	$	12,390	$	91,650	$	82,446
Plus: Amount attributable to participating securities				888		190		1,830		835
Diluted income from continuing operations attributable to
	The Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	44,742	$	12,580	$	93,480	$	83,281
Basic weighted average shares outstanding				7,272		7,802		7,405		7,900
Plus: Effect of dilutive shares related to stock options and restricted stock				104		81		103		79
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding				7,376		7,883		7,508		7,979
Income Per Share from Continuing Operations Attributable
	to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders:
		Basic	$	6.03	$	1.59	$	12.38	$	10.44
		Diluted	$	6.03	$	1.59	$	12.38	$	10.44

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

1. ORGANIZATION, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The Washington Post Company, Inc. (the Company) is a diversified education and media company. The Company's Kaplan subsidiary provides a wide variety of educational services, both domestically and outside the United States. The Company's media operations consist of the ownership and operation of cable television systems, newspaper publishing (principally The Washington Post), and television broadcasting (through the ownership and operation of six television broadcast stations).

Financial Periods – In the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company changed its fiscal quarter from a thirteen week quarter ending on the Sunday nearest the calendar quarter-end to a quarterly month end. The fiscal quarters for 2012 and 2011 ended on September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012, March 31, 2012,October 2, 2011, July 3, 2011, and April 3, 2011, respectively. Subsidiaries of the Company report on a calendar-quarter basis, with the exception of most of the newspaper publishing operations, which report on a thirteen week quarter ending on the Sunday nearest the calendar quarter-end.

Basis of Presentation – The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with: (i) generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information; (ii) the instructions to Form 10-Q; and (iii) the guidance of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for financial statements required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). They include the assets, liabilities, results of operations and cash flows of the Company, including its domestic and foreign subsidiaries that are more than 50% owned or otherwise controlled by the Company. As permitted under such rules, certain notes and other financial information normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Management believes the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial position, results of operations, and cash flows as of and for the periods presented herein. The Company's results of operations for the quarterly periods ended September 30,2012 and October 2,2011 may not be indicative of the Company's future results. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.

Certain amounts in previously issued financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation, which includes the reclassification of the results of operations of certain Kaplan and Other businesses as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported herein. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in those estimates.

Discontinued Operations – A business is classified as a discontinued operation when (i) the operations and cash flows of the business can be clearly distinguished and have been or will be eliminated from the Company's ongoing operations; (ii) the business has either been disposed of or is classified as held for sale; and (iii) the Company will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the business after the disposal transactions. The results of discontinued operations (as well as the gain or loss on the disposal) are aggregated and separately presented in the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations, net of income taxes. The assets and related liabilities are aggregated and separately presented in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Pronouncements –In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an amended standard to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income. The amendment eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders' equity and requires that all changes in stockholders' equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. Inaddition, the amendment requires companies to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement(s) where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. The amendment does not affect how earnings per share is calculated or presented. This amendment is effective for interim and fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and must be applied retrospectively. In December 2011, the FASB deferred the requirements related to the presentation of reclassification adjustments until further deliberations have taken place. Entities should continue to report reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income consistent with the presentation requirements in effect prior to the issuance of the June 2011 amended standard. The adoption of the amendment not deferred by the FASB in the first quarter of 2012 is reflected in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

In July 2012, the FASB issued new guidance that amends the current indefinite-lived intangible assets impairment testing process. The new guidance permits an entity to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of its indefinite-lived intangible assets is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the quantitative impairment test. Previous guidance required an entity to test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment, on at least an annual basis, by comparing the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset with its carrying amount. The new guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012. Early adoption is permitted if an entity's financial statements for the most recent period have not yet been issued. The Company plans to early adopt this guidance at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2012 and the guidance will not have an effect on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net Income (Loss)	$ 93,947	$ (5,966)	$ 177,562	$ 55,426
Foreign currency translation adjustments:
Translation adjustments arising during the period	5,321	(32,969)	4,233	(19,911)
Adjustment for sales of businesses with foreign operations	(1,409)	0	(888)	0
Total foreign currency translation adjustments	3,912	(32,969)	3,345	(19,911)
Unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities:
Unrealized (losses) gains for the period	(5,966)	(47,237)	32,939	(62,342)
Reclassification adjustment for (gain) or write-down on available-for-sale securities included in net income	0	23,097	(772)	53,793
Total unrealized (losses) gains on available-for-sale securities	(5,966)	(24,140)	32,167	(8,549)
Pension and other postretirement plans:
Amortization of net prior service credit included in net income	(469)	(465)	(1,390)	(1,397)
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain) included in net income	2,592	(127)	6,839	(382)
Foreign affiliate pension adjustment	0	6,701	0	2,088
Total pension and other postretirement plans	2,123	6,109	5,449	309
Cash flow hedge, net change	217	479	(1,160)	479
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Before Tax	286	(50,521)	39,801	(27,672)
Income tax benefit (expense) related to items of other comprehensive income	1,451	15,316	(14,580)	9,047
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax	1,737	(35,205)	25,221	(18,625)
Comprehensive Income (Loss)	95,684	(41,171)	202,783	36,801
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	76	(54)	(31)	(92)
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post Company	$ 95,760	$ (41,225)	$ 202,752	$ 36,709

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Fair Value Measurements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements [Text Block]

11. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Fair value measurements are determined based on the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing an asset or liability based on a three-tiered hierarchy that draws a distinction between market participant assumptions based on (i) observable inputs, such as quoted prices in active markets (Level 1); (ii) inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are observable either directly or indirectly (Level 2); and (iii) unobservable inputs that require the Company to use present value and other valuation techniques in the determination of fair value (Level 3). Financial assets and liabilities are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measure. The Company's assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurements requires judgment and may affect the valuation of the assets and liabilities being measured and their placement within the fair value hierarchy.

The Company's financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basiswere as follows:

(in thousands)			Level 1		Level 2		Total
At September 30, 2012
Assets
	Money market investments(1)		$	―	$	160,217	$	160,217
	Marketable equity securities(3)			379,928		―		379,928
	Other current investments(4)			22,115		22,234		44,349
		Total Financial Assets	$	402,043	$	182,451	$	584,494
Liabilities
	Deferred compensation plan liabilities(6)		$	―	$	60,996	$	60,996
	7.25% unsecured notes(7)			―		485,164		485,164
	AUD 50M borrowing(7)			―		51,877		51,877
	Interest rate swap(8)			―		1,146		1,146
		Total Financial Liabilities	$	―	$	599,183	$	599,183

At December 31, 2011
Assets
	Money market investments(2)		$	―	$	180,136	$	180,136
	Marketable equity securities(3)			303,201		―		303,201
	Other current investments(4)			15,223		20,250		35,473
	Interest rate swap(5)			―		14		14
		Total Financial Assets	$	318,424	$	200,400	$	518,824
Liabilities
	Deferred compensation plan liabilities(6)		$	―	$	63,403	$	63,403
	7.25% unsecured notes(7)			―		460,500		460,500
	AUD 50M borrowing(7)			―		51,012		51,012
		Total Financial Liabilities	$	―	$	574,915	$	574,915

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(1)The Company's money market investments at September 30, 2012 are included in cash and cash equivalents.

(2)The Company's money market investments at December 31, 2011 are included in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.

(3)The Company's investments in marketable equity securities are classified as available-for-sale.

(4)Includes U.S. Government Securities, corporate bonds, mutual funds and time deposits (with original maturities greater than 90 days, but less than one year).

(5)Included in Deferred charges and other assets. The fair value utilized a market approach model using the notional amount of the interest rate swap multiplied by the observable inputs of time to maturity and market interest rates.

(6)Includes The Washington Post Company Deferred Compensation Plan and supplemental savings plan benefits under The Washington Post Company Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, which are included in accrued compensation and related benefits.

(7)See Note 6 for carrying amount of these notes and borrowing.

(8)Included in Other liabilities. The fair value utilized a market approach model using the notional amount of the interest rate swap multiplied by the observable inputs of time to maturity and market interest rates.

For assets that are measured using quoted prices in active markets, the total fair value is the published market price per unit multiplied by the number of units held without consideration of transaction costs. Assets and liabilities that are measured using significant other observable inputs are primarily valued by reference to quoted prices of similar assets or liabilities in active markets, adjusted for any terms specific to that asset or liability.

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Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Nov. 02, 2012 Class A Common Stock [Member]	Nov. 02, 2012 Class B Common Stock [Member]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	wpo
Entity Registrant Name	WASHINGTON POST CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000104889
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,219,383	6,158,779

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Business Segments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Business Segments [Abstract]

Business Segments [Text Block]

12. BUSINESS SEGMENTS

The Company has six reportable segments: Kaplan Higher Education, Kaplan Test Preparation, Kaplan International, cable television, newspaper publishing, and television broadcasting.

Education.Kaplan sold Kidum in August 2012, EduNeering in April 2012, KLT in February 2012, KCS in October 2011 and KVE in July 2011; therefore, the education division's operating results exclude these businesses.Due to the sale of Kidum, the Kaplan Ventures segment is no longer included as a separate segment as its results have been reclassified to discontinued operations.Also, Kaplan's Colloquy and U.S. Pathways businesses moved from Kaplan Ventures to Kaplan International.Segment operating results of the education division have been restated to reflect these changes.

For the first nine months of 2012, Kaplan International results benefited from a favorable $3.9 million out of period expense adjustment related to certain items recorded in 2011 and 2010. With respect to this out of period expense adjustment, the Company has concluded that it was not material to the Company's financial position or results of operations for 2012, 2011 and 2010 and the related interim periods, based on its consideration of quantitative and qualitative factors.

Other Businesses.In the third quarter of 2012, Social Code has been moved from the newspaper publishing segment to other businesses. Due to the disposal of Avenue100 Media Solutions, it is no longer included in the other businesses segment, as its results have been reclassified to discontinued operations. The other businesses operating results have been restated to reflect these changes.

Identifiable Assets.In the third quarter of 2012, the Company has excluded prepaid pension cost from identifiable assets by segment. The 2011 amounts have been revised to reflect this change; the 2010 revised amounts are not included.

The following table summarizes the 2012 quarterly financial information related to each of the Company's business segments:

		March 31,		June 30,		September 30,
(in thousands)		2012		2012		2012
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	547,280	$	552,202	$	552,585
	Cable television		190,210		195,579		199,625
	Newspaper publishing		137,553		144,721		137,276
	Television broadcasting		81,497		95,591		106,411
	Other businesses		4,768		7,177		15,834
	Corporate office		―		―		―
	Intersegment elimination		(109)		(246)		(397)
		$	961,199	$	995,024	$	1,011,334
Income (Loss) From Operations
	Education	$	(11,915)	$	3,728	$	14,693
	Cable television		32,777		38,446		39,913
	Newspaper publishing		(21,431)		(13,079)		(21,825)
	Television broadcasting		30,999		43,728		54,082
	Other businesses		(4,643)		(6,775)		(5,248)
	Corporate office		(5,308)		(3,492)		(5,694)
		$	20,479	$	62,556	$	75,921
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates, Net			3,888		3,314		4,099
Interest Expense, Net			(8,094)		(8,204)		(8,090)
Other Income (Expense), Net			8,588		(635)		4,163
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes		$	24,861	$	57,031	$	76,093
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Education	$	20,717	$	21,011	$	22,024
	Cable television		32,197		32,234		32,310
	Newspaper publishing		6,236		6,282		6,274
	Television broadcasting		3,125		3,222		3,126
	Other businesses		―		―		5
	Corporate office		―		―		―
		$	62,275	$	62,749	$	63,739
Amortization of Intangible Assets
	Education	$	3,236	$	3,803	$	4,489
	Cable television		54		53		52
	Newspaper publishing		183		172		150
	Television broadcasting		―		―		―
	Other businesses		400		400		400
	Corporate office		―		―		―
		$	3,873	$	4,428	$	5,091
Net Pension Expense (Credit)
	Education	$	2,392	$	1,969	$	3,522
	Cable television		530		514		694
	Newspaper publishing		8,601		7,772		16,181
	Television broadcasting		960		1,055		1,432
	Other businesses		10		10		18
	Corporate office		(9,298)		(8,896)		(9,021)
		$	3,195	$	2,424	$	12,826

The following table summarizes the 2011 quarterly financial information related to each of the Company's business segments:

		April 3,		July 3,		October 2,		December 31,
(in thousands)		2011		2011		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	611,714	$	610,371	$	601,611	$	580,763
	Cable television		190,280		191,231		187,892		190,818
	Newspaper publishing		151,053		155,863		143,495		172,121
	Television broadcasting		72,183		84,940		73,830		88,253
	Other businesses		3,944		6,909		5,764		8,890
	Corporate office		―		―		―		―
	Intersegment elimination		(253)		(9)		(94)		(424)
		$	1,028,921	$	1,049,305	$	1,012,498	$	1,040,421
Income (Loss) From Operations
	Education	$	21,029	$	23,556	$	20,808	$	30,893
	Cable television		37,707		40,425		36,795		41,917
	Newspaper publishing		(13,712)		(3,524)		(10,761)		6,793
	Television broadcasting		19,591		32,571		24,073		40,854
	Other businesses		(1,918)		(2,008)		(1,745)		(3,064)
	Corporate office		(2,928)		(4,433)		1,069		(8,130)
		$	59,769	$	86,587	$	70,239	$	109,263
Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Affiliates, Net			3,737		3,138		(1,494)		568
Interest Expense, Net			(6,979)		(6,963)		(7,673)		(7,464)
Other (Expense) Income, Net			(24,032)		(2,591)		(29,650)		1,073
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes		$	32,495	$	80,171	$	31,422	$	103,440
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Education	$	19,989	$	21,308	$	20,338	$	22,100
	Cable television		31,786		31,533		31,661		31,322
	Newspaper publishing		6,900		6,540		6,453		6,443
	Television broadcasting		3,110		3,134		3,137		3,067
	Other businesses		―		―		―		―
	Corporate office		144		100		―		―
		$	61,929	$	62,615	$	61,589	$	62,932
Amortization of Intangible Assets
	Education	$	4,413	$	5,042	$	5,568	$	4,394
	Cable television		73		66		62		66
	Newspaper publishing		290		289		290		182
	Television broadcasting		―		―		―		―
	Other businesses		400		400		400		400
	Corporate office		―		―		―		―
		$	5,176	$	5,797	$	6,320	$	5,042
Net Pension Expense (Credit)
	Education	$	1,552	$	1,652	$	1,655	$	1,486
	Cable television		518		497		455		454
	Newspaper publishing(1)		6,700		5,285		5,241		8,057
	Television broadcasting		646		335		325		363
	Other businesses		5		4		4		4
	Corporate office		(9,297)		(9,247)		(9,185)		(9,254)
		$	124	$	(1,474)	$	(1,505)	$	1,110
(1) Includes a $2.4 million charge in the fourth quarter of 2011 related to the withdrawal from a multiemployer pension plan.

The following table summarizes financial information related to each of the Company's business segments:

		Nine Months Ended				Fiscal Year Ended
		September 30,		October 2,		December 31,		January 2,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	1,652,067	$	1,823,696	$	2,404,459	$	2,804,840
	Cable television		585,414		569,403		760,221		759,884
	Newspaper publishing		419,550		450,411		622,532		675,931
	Television broadcasting		283,499		230,953		319,206		342,164
	Other businesses		27,779		16,617		25,507		4,442
	Corporate office		―		―		―		―
	Intersegment elimination		(752)		(356)		(780)		(844)
		$	2,967,557	$	3,090,724	$	4,131,145	$	4,586,417
Income (Loss) from Operations
	Education	$	6,506	$	65,393	$	96,286	$	359,584
	Cable television		111,136		114,927		156,844		163,945
	Newspaper publishing		(56,335)		(27,997)		(21,204)		(11,115)
	Television broadcasting		128,809		76,235		117,089		121,348
	Other businesses		(16,666)		(5,671)		(8,735)		(6,326)
	Corporate office		(14,494)		(6,292)		(14,422)		(24,572)
		$	158,956	$	216,595	$	325,858	$	602,864
Equity in Earnings (Losses) of Affiliates, Net			11,301		5,381		5,949		(4,133)
Interest Expense, Net			(24,388)		(21,615)		(29,079)		(27,927)
Other Income (Expense), Net			12,116		(56,273)		(55,200)		7,515
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes		$	157,985	$	144,088	$	247,528	$	578,319
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Education	$	63,752	$	61,635	$	83,735	$	73,351
	Cable television		96,741		94,980		126,302		124,834
	Newspaper publishing		18,792		19,893		26,336		30,341
	Television broadcasting		9,473		9,381		12,448		12,720
	Other businesses		5		―		―		―
	Corporate office		―		244		244		1,159
		$	188,763	$	186,133	$	249,065	$	242,405
Amortization of Intangible Assets
	Education	$	11,528	$	15,023	$	19,417	$	19,202
	Cable television		159		201		267		327
	Newspaper publishing		505		869		1,051		1,223
	Television broadcasting		―		―		―		―
	Other businesses		1,200		1,200		1,600		800
	Corporate office		―		―		―		―
		$	13,392	$	17,293	$	22,335	$	21,552
Net Pension Expense (Credit)
	Education	$	7,883	$	4,859	$	6,345	$	5,707
	Cable television		1,738		1,470		1,924		1,919
	Newspaper publishing(1)		32,554		17,226		25,283		42,287
	Television broadcasting		3,447		1,306		1,669		1,113
	Other businesses		38		13		17		―
	Corporate office		(27,215)		(27,729)		(36,983)		(34,599)
		$	18,445	$	(2,855)	$	(1,745)	$	16,427
(1) Includes a $2.4 and $20.4 million charge in 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to the withdrawal from a multiemployer pension plan

Asset information for the Company's business segments are as follows:

			As of
		September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)		2012		2011
Identifiable Assets
	Education	$	1,915,268	$	2,217,719
	Cable television		1,175,151		1,164,756
	Newspaper publishing		272,203		314,405
	Television broadcasting		381,795		376,259
	Other businesses		25,844		15,381
	Corporate office		262,604		70,902
		$	4,032,865	$	4,159,422
Investments in Marketable Equity Securities			379,928		303,201
Investments in Affiliates			25,219		17,101
Prepaid Pension Cost			528,438		537,262
Total Assets		$	4,966,450	$	5,016,986

The following table summarizes the 2012 quarterly financial information related to the operating segments of the Company's education division:

		March 31,		June 30,		September 30,
(in thousands)		2012		2012		2012
Operating Revenues
	Higher education	$	308,384	$	290,861	$	273,703
	Test preparation		62,829		79,787		81,151
	Kaplan international		176,385		181,656		197,858
	Kaplan corporate and other		1,157		1,003		998
	Intersegment elimination		(1,475)		(1,105)		(1,125)
		$	547,280	$	552,202	$	552,585
Income (Loss) from Operations
	Higher education	$	8,959	$	5,860	$	1,510
	Test preparation		(10,219)		2,706		3,446
	Kaplan international		3,423		9,294		20,619
	Kaplan corporate and other		(14,272)		(14,293)		(11,106)
	Intersegment elimination		194		161		224
		$	(11,915)	$	3,728	$	14,693
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Higher education	$	11,757	$	11,673	$	12,168
	Test preparation		4,315		4,449		5,544
	Kaplan international		4,200		4,472		3,841
	Kaplan corporate and other		445		417		471
		$	20,717	$	21,011	$	22,024

The following table summarizes the 2011 quarterly financial information related to the reportable segments within the Company's education division:

		March 31,		June 30,		September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)		2011		2011		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Higher education	$	386,883	$	358,312	$	330,856	$	323,532
	Test preparation		73,365		83,197		79,630		66,901
	Kaplan international		152,135		169,016		192,609		190,821
	Kaplan corporate and other		1,117		1,065		1,293		1,110
	Intersegment elimination		(1,786)		(1,219)		(2,777)		(1,601)
		$	611,714	$	610,371	$	601,611	$	580,763
Income (Loss) from Operations
	Higher education	$	50,650	$	45,157	$	25,083	$	28,025
	Test preparation		(12,676)		(11,597)		(4,745)		520
	Kaplan international		(682)		8,642		10,775		22,771
	Kaplan corporate and other		(16,032)		(18,664)		(9,225)		(20,596)
	Intersegment elimination		(231)		18		(1,080)		173
		$	21,029	$	23,556	$	20,808	$	30,893
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Higher education	$	11,241	$	11,897	$	11,825	$	13,416
	Test preparation		4,449		3,796		3,445		3,799
	Kaplan international		3,468		4,751		4,384		4,350
	Kaplan corporate and other		831		864		684		535
		$	19,989	$	21,308	$	20,338	$	22,100

The following table summarizes financial information related to the operating segments of the Company's education division segments:

		Nine Months Ended				Fiscal Year Ended
		September 30,				December 31,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		2011		2010
Operating Revenues
	Higher education	$	872,948	$	1,076,051	$	1,399,583	$	1,905,038
	Test preparation		223,767		236,192		303,093		314,879
	Kaplan international		555,899		513,760		704,581		587,781
	Kaplan corporate and other		3,158		3,475		4,585		5,537
	Intersegment elimination		(3,705)		(5,782)		(7,383)		(8,395)
		$	1,652,067	$	1,823,696	$	2,404,459	$	2,804,840
Income (Loss) from Operations
	Higher education	$	16,329	$	120,890	$	148,915	$	406,880
	Test preparation		(4,067)		(29,018)		(28,498)		(32,583)
	Kaplan international		33,336		18,735		41,506		49,309
	Kaplan corporate and other		(39,671)		(43,921)		(64,517)		(63,788)
	Intersegment elimination		579		(1,293)		(1,120)		(234)
		$	6,506	$	65,393	$	96,286	$	359,584
Depreciation of Property, Plant and Equipment
	Higher education	$	35,598	$	34,963	$	48,379	$	42,412
	Test preparation		14,308		11,690		15,489		14,095
	Kaplan international		12,513		12,603		16,953		12,993
	Kaplan corporate and other		1,333		2,379		2,914		3,851
		$	63,752	$	61,635	$	83,735	$	73,351

Identifiable assets for the Company's education division consist of the following:

		As of
		September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)		2012		2011
Identifiable Assets
	Higher education	$	683,253	$	919,443
	Test preparation		325,143		334,343
	Kaplan international		884,285		810,140
	Kaplan corporate and other		22,587		153,793
		$	1,915,268	$	2,217,719

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 305,654	$ 381,099
Restricted cash	21,485	25,287
Investments in marketable equity securities and other investments	424,277	338,674
Accounts receivable, net	391,003	392,725
Income taxes receivable	51,160	16,990
Deferred income taxes	2,935	13,343
Inventories	4,424	6,571
Other current assets	77,181	70,936
Total Current Assets	1,278,119	1,245,625
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	1,100,885	1,152,390
Investments In Affiliates	25,219	17,101
Goodwill, Net	1,406,930	1,414,997
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	525,833	530,641
Amortized Intangible Assets, Net	46,794	54,622
Prepaid Pension Cost	528,438	537,262
Deferred Charges and Other Assets	54,232	64,348
Total Assets	4,966,450	5,016,986
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	493,040	495,041
Deferred revenue	390,650	387,532
Dividends declared	18,299	0
Short-term borrowings	3,043	112,983
Total Current Liabilities	905,032	995,556
Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions	69,749	67,864
Accrued Compensation and Related Benefits	225,625	228,304
Other Liabilities	115,421	107,741
Deferred Income Taxes	536,515	545,361
Long-Term Debt	453,471	452,229
Total Liabilities	2,305,813	2,397,055
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	6,750	6,740
Redeemable Preferred Stock	11,096	11,295
Preferred Stock	0	0
Common Stockholders' Equity
Common stock	20,000	20,000
Capital in excess of par value	248,937	252,767
Retained earnings	4,665,007	4,561,989
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment	24,683	21,338
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities	99,659	80,358
Unrealized gain on pensions and other postretirement plans	66,895	63,625
Cash flow hedge	(687)	8
Cost of Class B common stock held in treasury	(2,481,703)	(2,398,189)
Total Equity	2,642,791	2,601,896
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 4,966,450	$ 5,016,986

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Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt [Abstract]

Debt [Text Block]

6. DEBT

The Company's borrowings consist of the following:

	September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2012		2011
7.25% unsecured notes due February 1, 2019	$	397,375	$	397,065
Commercial paper borrowings		―		109,671
AUD 50M borrowing		51,877		51,012
Other indebtedness		7,262		7,464
Total Debt		456,514		565,212
Less: current portion		(3,043)		(112,983)
Total Long-Term Debt	$	453,471	$	452,229

The Company's other indebtedness at September 30, 2012 andDecember 31, 2011is atinterest ratesfrom 0% to 6% and matures from 2012 to 2017and 2012 to 2016, respectively.

During the three months endedSeptember 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, the Company had average borrowings outstanding of approximately $456.3 million and $417.6million, respectively, at average annual interest rates of approximately 7.0% and 7.2%. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, the Company incurred net interest expense of $8.1 million and $7.7 million, respectively.

During the nine months endedSeptember 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, the Company had average borrowings outstanding of approximately $467.3 million and $406.9 million, respectively, at average annual interest rates of approximately 7.0% and 7.2%. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011, the Company incurred net interest expense of $24.4 million and $21.6 million, respectively.

At September 30, 2012, the fair value of the Company's 7.25% unsecured notes, based on quoted market prices, totaled $485.2million, compared with the carrying amount of $397.4 million. At December 31, 2011, the fair value of the Company's 7.25% unsecured notes, based on quoted market prices, totaled $460.5million, compared with the carrying amount of $397.1 million. The carrying value of the Company's other unsecured debt at September 30, 2012 approximates fair value.

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Text Block]

5. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Amortization of intangible assets for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and October 2, 2011 was $5.1 million and $9.3million, respectively. Amortization of intangible assets for the ninemonths ended September 30, 2012and October 2, 2011was $13.8million and $23.5 million. Amortization of intangible assets is estimated to be approximately $5 million for the remainder of 2012, $15 million in 2013, $8 million in 2014, $5 million in 2015, $5 million in 2016, $5 million in 2017 and $4 million thereafter.

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, by segment, were as follows:

				Cable		Newspaper		Television		Other
(in thousands)		Education		Television		Publishing		Broadcasting		Businesses		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011
	Goodwill	$	1,116,615	$	85,488	$	81,183	$	203,165	$	100,152	$	1,586,603
	Accumulated impairment losses		(8,492)		―		(65,772)		―		(97,342)		(171,606)
			1,108,123		85,488		15,411		203,165		2,810		1,414,997
Acquisitions			7,364		―		―		―		4,098		11,462
Dispositions			(29,000)		―		―		―		―		(29,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other			9,471		―		―		―		―		9,471
Balance as of September 30, 2012
	Goodwill		1,095,958		85,488		81,183		203,165		6,908		1,472,702
	Accumulated impairment losses		―		―		(65,772)		―		―		(65,772)
		$	1,095,958	$	85,488	$	15,411	$	203,165	$	6,908	$	1,406,930

The changes in carrying amount of goodwill at the Company's education division were as follows:

		Higher		Test		Kaplan		Kaplan
(in thousands)		Education		Preparation		International		Ventures		Total
Balance as of December 31, 2011
	Goodwill	$	409,128	$	152,187	$	515,936	$	39,364	$	1,116,615
	Accumulated impairment losses		―		―		―		(8,492)		(8,492)
			409,128		152,187		515,936		30,872		1,108,123
Acquisitions			―		―		7,364		―		7,364
Dispositions			―		―		―		(29,000)		(29,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other			89		―		11,254		(1,872)		9,471
Balance as of September 30, 2012
	Goodwill		409,217		152,187		534,554		―		1,095,958
	Accumulated impairment losses		―		―		―		―		―
		$	409,217	$	152,187	$	534,554	$	―	$	1,095,958

Other intangible assets consist of the following:

			As of September 30, 2012						As of December 31, 2011
			Gross				Net		Gross				Net
		Useful Life	Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying		Carrying		Accumulated		Carrying
(in thousands)		Range	Amount		Amortization		Amount		Amount		Amortization		Amount
Amortized Intangible Assets
	Non-compete agreements	2-5 years	$	14,348	$	12,215	$	2,133	$	14,493	$	10,764	$	3,729
	Student and customer relationships	2-10 years		65,185		38,944		26,241		75,734		47,888		27,846
	Databases and technology	3-5 years		6,457		5,332		1,125		10,514		8,159		2,355
	Trade names and trademarks	2-10 years		32,713		18,225		14,488		36,222		18,936		17,286
	Other	1-25 years		9,344		6,537		2,807		9,971		6,565		3,406
			$	128,047	$	81,253	$	46,794	$	146,934	$	92,312	$	54,622
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
	Franchise agreements		$	496,321					$	496,321
	Wireless licenses			22,150						22,150
	Licensure and accreditation			7,362						7,862
	Other			―						4,308
			$	525,833					$	530,641

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Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt [Abstract]

Components of Debt [Table Text Block]

	September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2012		2011
7.25% unsecured notes due February 1, 2019	$	397,375	$	397,065
Commercial paper borrowings		―		109,671
AUD 50M borrowing		51,877		51,012
Other indebtedness		7,262		7,464
Total Debt		456,514		565,212
Less: current portion		(3,043)		(112,983)
Total Long-Term Debt	$	453,471	$	452,229

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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Policy)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Organization, Basis Of Presentation And Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Abstract]

Financial Periods

Financial Periods – In the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company changed its fiscal quarter from a thirteen week quarter ending on the Sunday nearest the calendar quarter-end to a quarterly month end. The fiscal quarters for 2012 and 2011 ended on September 30, 2012, June 30, 2012, March 31, 2012,October 2, 2011, July 3, 2011, and April 3, 2011, respectively. Subsidiaries of the Company report on a calendar-quarter basis, with the exception of most of the newspaper publishing operations, which report on a thirteen week quarter ending on the Sunday nearest the calendar quarter-end.

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation – The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with: (i) generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information; (ii) the instructions to Form 10-Q; and (iii) the guidance of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for financial statements required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). They include the assets, liabilities, results of operations and cash flows of the Company, including its domestic and foreign subsidiaries that are more than 50% owned or otherwise controlled by the Company. As permitted under such rules, certain notes and other financial information normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Management believes the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial position, results of operations, and cash flows as of and for the periods presented herein. The Company's results of operations for the quarterly periods ended September 30,2012 and October 2,2011 may not be indicative of the Company's future results. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011.

The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.

Certain amounts in previously issued financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation, which includes the reclassification of the results of operations of certain Kaplan and Other businesses as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of the Condensed Financial Statements

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported herein. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in those estimates.

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations – A business is classified as a discontinued operation when (i) the operations and cash flows of the business can be clearly distinguished and have been or will be eliminated from the Company's ongoing operations; (ii) the business has either been disposed of or is classified as held for sale; and (iii) the Company will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the business after the disposal transactions. The results of discontinued operations (as well as the gain or loss on the disposal) are aggregated and separately presented in the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations, net of income taxes. The assets and related liabilities are aggregated and separately presented in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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Other Non-Operating Income (Expense)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Other Non-Operating Income (Expense) [Abstract]

Other Non-Operating Income (Expense) [Text Block]

9. OTHER NON-OPERATINGINCOME (EXPENSE)

A summary of non-operating income(expense) is as follows:

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		2012		2011
Foreign exchange gain (loss)		$	3,111	$	(6,707)	$	3,179	$	(3,675)
Impairment write-down on a cost method investment			(112)		(231)		(498)		(3,379)
Gain on sales of cost method investments			―		―		7,258		4,031
Impairment write-down of a marketable equity security			―		(23,097)		―		(53,793)
Other, net			1,164		385		2,177		543
	Total Other Non-Operating Income (Expense)	$	4,163	$	(29,650)	$	12,116	$	(56,273)

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Earnings Per Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

7.EARNINGS PER SHARE

The Company's earnings per share from continuing operations (basic and diluted) are presented below:

			Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
			September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)			2012		2011		2012		2011
Income from continuing operations attributable to The
	Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	44,742	$	12,580	$	93,480	$	83,281
Less: Amount attributable to participating securities				(888)		(190)		(1,830)		(835)
Basic income from continuing operations attributable to
	The Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	43,854	$	12,390	$	91,650	$	82,446
Plus: Amount attributable to participating securities				888		190		1,830		835
Diluted income from continuing operations attributable to
	The Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	44,742	$	12,580	$	93,480	$	83,281
Basic weighted average shares outstanding				7,272		7,802		7,405		7,900
Plus: Effect of dilutive shares related to stock options and restricted stock				104		81		103		79
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding				7,376		7,883		7,508		7,979
Income Per Share from Continuing Operations Attributable
	to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders:
		Basic	$	6.03	$	1.59	$	12.38	$	10.44
		Diluted	$	6.03	$	1.59	$	12.38	$	10.44

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the basic earnings per share computed under the two-class method is lower than the diluted earnings per share computed under the if-converted method for participating securities, resulting in the presentation of the lower amount in diluted earnings per share. The diluted earnings per share amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 exclude the effects of123,494and 111,994stock options outstanding, respectively, as their inclusion would have been antidilutive. The diluted earnings per share amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 exclude the effects of 42,500 restricted stock awards, as their inclusion would have been antidilutive. The diluted earnings per share amounts for the three and nine months ended October 2, 2011 exclude the effects of137,544 and101,794 stock options outstanding, respectively, as their inclusion would have been antidilutive.

In the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company declared regular dividends totaling $2.45 and $9.80 per share, respectively. In the three and nine months ended October 2, 2011, the Company declared regular dividends totaling $2.35 and $9.40 per share, respectively.

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Pension and Postretirement Plans

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Pension and Postretirement Plans [Abstract]

Pension and Postretirement Plans [Text Block]

8. PENSION AND POSTRETIREMENT PLANS

Defined Benefit Plans. The total cost (benefit) arising from the Company's defined benefit pension plans, including a portion included in discontinued operations, consists of the following components:

	Pension Plans
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service cost	$	10,876	$	6,760	$	28,684	$	20,734
Interest cost		14,828		14,964		44,248		45,033
Expected return on assets		(23,779)		(24,095)		(72,301)		(71,648)
Amortization of prior service cost		919		882		2,775		2,645
Recognized actuarial loss		2,502		―		6,574		―
Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)		5,346		(1,489)		9,980		(3,236)
Early retirement programs expense		7,486		―		8,508		430
Total Cost (Benefit)	$	12,832	$	(1,489)	$	18,488	$	(2,806)

In the third quarter of 2012, the Company offered a Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program to certain employees of The Washington Post newspaper and recorded early retirement program expense of $7.5 million. In the first quarter of 2012, the Company offered a Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program to certain employees of Post-Newsweek Media and recorded early retirement program expense of $1.0 million. In the first quarter of 2011, the Company offered a Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program to certain employees of Robinson Terminal Warehouse and recorded early retirement program expense of $0.4 million. The early retirement program expense for these programs is funded from the assets of the Company's pension plans.

Effective August 1, 2012, the Company's defined benefit pension plan was amended to provide most of the current participants with a new cash balance benefit. The new cash balance benefit will be funded by the assets of the Company's pension plans. As a result of this new benefit, effective August 1, 2012, the Company's matching contribution for its 401(k) Savings Plans was reduced.

The total cost arising from the Company's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) consists of the following components:

	SERP
	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service cost	$	367	$	380	$	1,100	$	1,140
Interest cost		1,060		1,084		3,181		3,252
Amortization of prior service cost		14		65		41		195
Recognized actuarial loss		458		353		1,375		1,059
Total Cost	$	1,899	$	1,882	$	5,697	$	5,646

Defined Benefit Plan Assets. The Company's defined benefit pension obligations are funded by a portfolio made up of a relatively small number of stocks and high-quality fixed-income securities that are held by a third-party trustee. The assets of the Company's pension plans were allocated as follows:

	September 30,			December 31,
	2012			2011
U.S. equities		66	%		69	%
U.S. fixed income		12	%		10	%
International equities		22	%		21	%
		100	%		100	%

Essentially all of the assets are actively managed by two investment companies. The goal of the investment managers is to produce moderate long-term growth in the value of these assets, while protecting them against large decreases in value. Both of these managers may invest in a combination of equity and fixed-income securities and cash. The managers are not permitted to invest in securities of the Company or in alternative investments. The investment managers cannot invest more than 20% of the assets at the time of purchase in the stock of Berkshire Hathaway or more than 10% of the assets in the securities of any other single issuer, except for obligations of the U.S. Government, without receiving prior approval by the Plan administrator. As of September 30, 2012, the managers can invest no more than 24% of the assets in international stocks at the time the investment is made, and no less than 10% of the assets could be invested in fixed-income securities. None of the assets is managed internally by the Company.

In determining the expected rate of return on plan assets, the Company considers the relative weighting of plan assets, the historical performance of total plan assets and individual asset classes and economic and other indicators of future performance. In addition, the Company may consult with and consider the input of financial and other professionals in developing appropriate return benchmarks.

The Company evaluated its defined benefit pension plan asset portfolio for the existence of significant concentrations (defined as greater than 10% of plan assets) of credit risk as of September 30, 2012. Types of concentrations that were evaluated include, but are not limited to, investment concentrations in a single entity, type of industry, foreign country and individual fund. At September 30, 2012 the Company held common stock in one investment which exceeded 10% of total plan assets. This investment was valued at $206.3 million and $222.4 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, or approximately 10%and 12%, respectively, of total plan assets.Assets also included $178.1 million and $154.0 million of Berkshire Hathaway common stock at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. At September 30, 2012 the Company held investments in one foreign country which exceeded 10% of total plan assets. These investments were valued at $222.6 million and $241.4 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, or approximately 11%and 13%, respectively,of total plan assets.

Other Postretirement Plans. The total benefit arising from the Company's other postretirement plans consists of the following components:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)	2012		2011		2012		2011
Service cost	$	778	$	718	$	2,335	$	2,154
Interest cost		684		766		2,052		2,297
Amortization of prior service credit		(1,402)		(1,412)		(4,206)		(4,237)
Recognized actuarial gain		(370)		(481)		(1,110)		(1,441)
Total Periodic Benefit	$	(310)	$	(409)	$	(929)	$	(1,227)

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Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Contingencies [Abstract]

Contingencies [Text Block]

10. CONTINGENCIES

Litigation and Legal Matters.The Company is involved in various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of its business. Although the outcome of the legal claims and proceedings against the Company cannot be predicted with certainty, based on currently available information, management believes that there are no existing claims or proceedings that are likely to have a material effect on the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Also, based on currently available information, management is of the opinion that the exposure to future material losses from existing legal proceedings is not reasonably possible, or that future material losses in excess of the amounts accrued are not reasonably possible.

DOE Program Reviews.The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) undertakes program reviews at Title IV participating institutions.Currently, there is pending program review activity at Kaplan Universityand one open review at KHE's Broomall, PA location. In May 2012, the DOE issued a preliminary report on its 2009 onsite program review at Kaplan University. Several of the preliminary findings require Kaplan University to conduct additional, detailed file reviews, with Kaplan University's review and response due in January 2013. In August 2012, the DOE notified Kaplan University that it was conducting an offsite program review focused on more recent years and the DOE began this review in September 2012.In addition, the Company is awaiting the DOE's final report on the program review at KHE's Broomall, PA, location. The results of these open reviews and their impact on Kaplan's operations are uncertain.

Other. In June 2012, the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), a KHE accreditor, issued a notice to three campuses (Baltimore, Dayton and Indianapolis Northwest), to “show cause” as to why their accreditation should not be withdrawn for failure to meet certain student achievement threshold requirements. These campuses represent approximately 2% of KHE's year-to-date revenue for 2012.Each of these campuses failed to meet student placement thresholds or student graduation rate thresholds or both in some programs or aggregated over all programs. The Baltimore and Dayton campuses responded in September 2012, providing their plans to improve these rates and come into compliance with the ACCSC standards. The Indianapolis Northwest responded in October 2012, indicating that this campus will be closing and consolidating into an existing campus, also in Indianapolis. KHE cannot be certain that its remedial measures will satisfy all of ACCSC's concerns; in the event that ACCSC determines that some or all of these campuses may lose accreditation, a loss of accreditation would mean that the school would no longer be eligible to participate in Title IV programs and may also lose programmatic accreditation necessary for students to obtain licensure and/or employment in specific professions.

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Investments (Investments in Marketable Equity Securities) (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Investments [Abstract]
Total cost	$ 213,831	$ 169,271
Net unrealized gains	166,097	133,930
Total Fair Value	$ 379,928	$ 303,201

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Pension and Postretirement Plans (Total Benefit/Cost) (Details 5) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended							9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)								$ 9,980	$ (3,236)
Early retirement program expense								8,508	430
Total Cost (Benefit)	12,826	2,424	3,195	1,110	(1,505)	(1,474)	124	18,445	(2,855)	(1,745)	16,427
Amortization of prior service credit (cost)	469				465			1,390	1,397
Total recognized in other comprehensive income (before tax effects)	2,123				6,109			5,449	309
Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	10,876				6,760			28,684	20,734
Interest cost	14,828				14,964			44,248	45,033
Expected return on assets	(23,779)				(24,095)			(72,301)	(71,648)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	919				882			2,775	2,645
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)	2,502				0			6,574	0
Net Periodic Cost (Benefit)	5,346				(1,489)			9,980	(3,236)
Early retirement program expense	7,486				0			8,508	430
Total Cost (Benefit)	12,832				(1,489)			18,488	(2,806)
Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	367				380			1,100	1,140
Interest cost	1,060				1,084			3,181	3,252
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	14				65			41	195
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)	458				353			1,375	1,059
Total Cost (Benefit)	1,899				1,882			5,697	5,646
Other Postretirement Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	778				718			2,335	2,154
Interest cost	684				766			2,052	2,297
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	(1,402)				(1,412)			(4,206)	(4,237)
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)	(370)				(481)			(1,110)	(1,441)
Total Cost (Benefit)	$ (310)				$ (409)			$ (929)	$ (1,227)

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Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Investments [Abstract]

Investments in Marketable Equity Securities [Table Text Block]

	September 30,		December 31,
(in thousands)	2012		2011
Total cost	$	213,831	$	169,271
Net unrealized gains		166,097		133,930
Total Fair Value	$	379,928	$	303,201

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Other Non-Operating Income (Expense) (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Other Non-Operating Income (Expense) [Abstract]

Summary of Other Non-Operating Income (Expense) [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		2012		2011
Foreign exchange gain (loss)		$	3,111	$	(6,707)	$	3,179	$	(3,675)
Impairment write-down on a cost method investment			(112)		(231)		(498)		(3,379)
Gain on sales of cost method investments			―		―		7,258		4,031
Impairment write-down of a marketable equity security			―		(23,097)		―		(53,793)
Other, net			1,164		385		2,177		543
	Total Other Non-Operating Income (Expense)	$	4,163	$	(29,650)	$	12,116	$	(56,273)

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Pension and Postretirement Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Pension Plans [Member] companies	Oct. 02, 2011 Pension Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pension Plans [Member] companies	Oct. 02, 2011 Pension Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Pension Plans [Member] Washington Post Newspaper [Member]	Apr. 03, 2011 Pension Plans [Member] Robinson Terminal Warehouse [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Pension Plans [Member] Post Newsweek Media [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Berkshire Hathaway Common Stock [Member] Pension Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Berkshire Hathaway Common Stock [Member] Pension Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Foreign Investments [Member] Pension Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Single Equity Concentration [Member] Pension Plans [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Single Equity Concentration [Member] Pension Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Concentration In Single Entity, Type Of Industry, Foreign Country Or Individual Fund [Member] Pension Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Other fixed income securities [Member] Pension Plans [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Geographic Concentration [Member] Foreign Investments [Member] Pension Plans [Member] country	Dec. 31, 2011 Geographic Concentration [Member] Foreign Investments [Member] Pension Plans [Member]
Retirement Benefits Disclosure [Line Items]
Early retirement program expense	$ 8,508,000	$ 430,000		$ 7,486,000	$ 0	$ 8,508,000	$ 430,000	$ 7,500,000	$ 400,000	$ 1,000,000
Number of investment companies actively managing plan assets				2		2
Defined benefit plan, target allocation maximum percentage of assets, equity securities													24.00%
Defined benefit plan, target allocation maximum percentage of assets, singular equity security, without prior approval by plan administrator											20.00%			10.00%
Defined benefit plan, target allocation percentage of assets, fixed-income securities, range minimum																	10.00%
Minimum percentage of plan assets considered as significant concentrations in pension plans																10.00%
Investment in Marketable Equity Securities	379,928,000		303,201,000
Value of investments											$ 178,100,000	$ 154,000,000		$ 206,300,000	$ 222,400,000			$ 222,600,000	$ 241,400,000
Percentage of total plan assets														10.00%	12.00%			11.00%	13.00%
Number of investments the companys pension plan held which individually exceed 10% of total plan assets														1
Number of foreign countries for which the companys pension plan holds investments that exceed 10% of total plan assets																		1

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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Other Intangible Assets) (Details) 2 (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 year	Dec. 31, 2011 year
Amortized intangible assets [Abstract]
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 128,047	$ 146,934
Accumulated Amortization	81,253	92,312
Net Carrying Amount	46,794	54,622
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	525,833	530,641
Franchise Agreements [Member]
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	496,321	496,321
Wireless Licenses [Member]
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	22,150	22,150
Licensure and Accreditation [Member]
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	7,362	7,862
Other [Member]
Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill [Line Items]
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	0	4,308
Non-compete Agreements [Member]
Amortized intangible assets [Abstract]
Useful Life, minimum (in years)	2	2
Useful Life, maximum (in years)	5	5
Gross Carrying Amount	14,348	14,493
Accumulated Amortization	12,215	10,764
Net Carrying Amount	2,133	3,729
Student and Customer Relationships [Member]
Amortized intangible assets [Abstract]
Useful Life, minimum (in years)	2	2
Useful Life, maximum (in years)	10	10
Gross Carrying Amount	65,185	75,734
Accumulated Amortization	38,944	47,888
Net Carrying Amount	26,241	27,846
Databases and Technology [Member]
Amortized intangible assets [Abstract]
Useful Life, minimum (in years)	3	3
Useful Life, maximum (in years)	5	5
Gross Carrying Amount	6,457	10,514
Accumulated Amortization	5,332	8,159
Net Carrying Amount	1,125	2,355
Trade Names and Trademarks [Member]
Amortized intangible assets [Abstract]
Useful Life, minimum (in years)	2	2
Useful Life, maximum (in years)	10	10
Gross Carrying Amount	32,713	36,222
Accumulated Amortization	18,225	18,936
Net Carrying Amount	14,488	17,286
Other [Member]
Amortized intangible assets [Abstract]
Useful Life, minimum (in years)	1	1
Useful Life, maximum (in years)	25	25
Gross Carrying Amount	9,344	9,971
Accumulated Amortization	6,537	6,565
Net Carrying Amount	$ 2,807	$ 3,406

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net Income	$ 177,562	$ 55,426
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	190,111	191,935
Amortization of intangible assets	13,833	23,514
Goodwill impairment charges	0	11,923
Net pension expense (benefit)	9,980	(3,236)
Early retirement program expense	8,508	430
Foreign exchange (gain) loss	(3,179)	3,675
Net gain on sales and disposition of businesses	(23,759)	(516)
Impairment write-down on a marketable equity security	0	53,793
Equity in earnings of affiliates, net of distributions	(10,577)	(5,381)
(Benefit) provision for deferred income taxes	(15,756)	17,317
Net (gain) loss on sale or write-down of property, plant and equipment and other assets	(6,215)	6,155
Change in assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net	(11,984)	38,835
Decrease (increase) in inventories	1,690	(2,268)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(24,885)	(88,643)
Increase in deferred revenue	20,070	1,771
(Increase) decrease in income taxes receivable	(35,341)	9,291
Decrease (increase) in other assets and other liabilities, net	5,460	(51,564)
Other	(8)	1,107
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities	295,510	263,564
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(152,391)	(145,622)
Net proceeds from sales of businesses, property, plant and equipment and other assets	75,106	28,842
Purchase of marketable equity securities and other investments	(46,324)	(5,260)
Investments in certain businesses, net of cash acquired	(8,971)	(79,223)
Other	1,477	(1,599)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities	(131,103)	(202,862)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repayment of commercial paper, net	(109,671)	0
Common shares repurchased	(97,545)	(179,454)
Dividends paid	(56,235)	(57,126)
Issuance of debt	0	52,476
Other	19,561	(1,390)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities	(243,890)	(185,494)
Effect of Currency Exchange Rate Change	4,038	(1,789)
Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(75,445)	(126,581)
Beginning Cash and Cash Equivalents	381,099	437,740
Ending Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 305,654	$ 311,159

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Acquisitions and Dispositions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Acquisitions And Dispositions [Abstract]

Acquisitions and Dispositions [Text Block]

4. ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

In the first nine months of 2012, the Company acquired three small businesses in its education division and one small business included in other businesses; the purchase price allocation mostly comprised goodwill and other intangible assets on a preliminary basis. In the first nine months of 2011, the Company acquired four businesses. These acquisitions included Kaplan's May 2011 acquisitions of Franklyn Scholar and Carrick Education Group, leading national providers of vocational training and higher education in Australia. In June 2011, Kaplan acquired Structuralia, a provider of e-learning for the engineering and infrastructure sector in Spain. The Company did not make any acquisitions during the third quarters of 2012 or 2011. The assets and liabilities of the companies acquired have been recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition.

In September 2012, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Celtic Healthcare, Inc. (Celtic), a provider of home healthcare and hospice services in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic regions. The transaction closedon November5, 2012. The operating results of Celtic will be included in other businesses.

The Company divested its interested in Avenue100 Media Solutions in July 2012, which was previously reported in other businesses. Kaplan completed the sales of Kidum in August 2012, EduNeering in April 2012 and Kaplan Learning Technologies in February 2012, which were part of the Kaplan Ventures division. In October 2011, Kaplan completed the sale of Kaplan Compliance Solutions, which was part of the Kaplan Higher Education division. In July 2011, Kaplan completed the sale of Kaplan Virtual Education, which was part of Kaplan Ventures division.

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	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Oct. 02, 2011	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Oct. 02, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Education [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Education [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Education [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Education [Member]	Oct. 02, 2011 Education [Member]	Jul. 03, 2011 Education [Member]	Apr. 03, 2011 Education [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Education [Member]	Oct. 02, 2011 Education [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Education [Member]	Jan. 02, 2011 Education [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Higher Education [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Higher Education [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Higher Education [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Higher Education [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Higher Education [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Higher Education [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Higher Education [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Higher Education [Member]	Sep. 30, 2011 Higher Education [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Higher Education [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Higher Education [Member]	Sep. 30, 2012 Test Preparation 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Operating revenues	$ 1,011,334,000	$ 995,024,000	$ 961,199,000	$ 1,040,421,000	$ 1,012,498,000	$ 1,049,305,000	$ 1,028,921,000	$ 2,967,557,000	$ 3,090,724,000	$ 4,131,145,000	$ 4,586,417,000	$ 552,585,000	$ 552,202,000	$ 547,280,000	$ 580,763,000	$ 601,611,000	$ 610,371,000	$ 611,714,000	$ 1,652,067,000	$ 1,823,696,000	$ 2,404,459,000	$ 2,804,840,000	$ 273,703,000	$ 290,861,000	$ 308,384,000	$ 323,532,000	$ 330,856,000	$ 358,312,000	$ 386,883,000	$ 872,948,000	$ 1,076,051,000	$ 1,399,583,000	$ 1,905,038,000	$ 81,151,000	$ 79,787,000	$ 62,829,000	$ 66,901,000	$ 79,630,000	$ 83,197,000	$ 73,365,000	$ 223,767,000	$ 236,192,000	$ 303,093,000	$ 314,879,000	$ 197,858,000	$ 181,656,000	$ 176,385,000	$ 190,821,000	$ 192,609,000	$ 169,016,000	$ 152,135,000	$ 555,899,000	$ 513,760,000	$ 704,581,000	$ 587,781,000	$ 998,000	$ 1,003,000	$ 1,157,000	$ 1,110,000	$ 1,293,000	$ 1,065,000	$ 1,117,000	$ 3,158,000	$ 3,475,000	$ 4,585,000	$ 5,537,000	$ 199,625,000	$ 195,579,000	$ 190,210,000	$ 190,818,000	$ 187,892,000	$ 191,231,000	$ 190,280,000	$ 585,414,000	$ 569,403,000	$ 760,221,000	$ 759,884,000	$ 137,276,000	$ 144,721,000	$ 137,553,000	$ 172,121,000		$ 143,495,000	$ 155,863,000	$ 151,053,000	$ 419,550,000	$ 450,411,000	$ 622,532,000		$ 675,931,000		$ 106,411,000	$ 95,591,000	$ 81,497,000	$ 88,253,000	$ 73,830,000	$ 84,940,000	$ 72,183,000	$ 283,499,000	$ 230,953,000	$ 319,206,000	$ 342,164,000	$ 15,834,000	$ 7,177,000	$ 4,768,000	$ 8,890,000	$ 5,764,000	$ 6,909,000	$ 3,944,000	$ 27,779,000	$ 16,617,000	$ 25,507,000	$ 4,442,000	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ (397,000)	$ (246,000)	$ (109,000)	$ (424,000)	$ (94,000)	$ (9,000)	$ (253,000)	$ (752,000)	$ (356,000)	$ (780,000)	$ (844,000)	$ (1,125,000)	$ (1,105,000)	$ (1,475,000)	$ (1,601,000)	$ (2,777,000)	$ (1,219,000)	$ (1,786,000)	$ (3,705,000)	$ (5,782,000)	$ (7,383,000)	$ (8,395,000)
Income (loss) from operations	75,921,000	62,556,000	20,479,000	109,263,000	70,239,000	86,587,000	59,769,000	158,956,000	216,595,000	325,858,000	602,864,000	14,693,000	3,728,000	(11,915,000)	30,893,000	20,808,000	23,556,000	21,029,000	6,506,000	65,393,000	96,286,000	359,584,000	1,510,000	5,860,000	8,959,000	28,025,000	25,083,000	45,157,000	50,650,000	16,329,000	120,890,000	148,915,000	406,880,000	3,446,000	2,706,000	(10,219,000)	520,000	(4,745,000)	(11,597,000)	(12,676,000)	(4,067,000)	(29,018,000)	(28,498,000)	(32,583,000)	20,619,000	9,294,000	3,423,000	22,771,000	10,775,000	8,642,000	(682,000)	33,336,000	18,735,000	41,506,000	49,309,000	(11,106,000)	(14,293,000)	(14,272,000)	(20,596,000)	(9,225,000)	(18,664,000)	(16,032,000)	(39,671,000)	(43,921,000)	(64,517,000)	(63,788,000)	39,913,000	38,446,000	32,777,000	41,917,000	36,795,000	40,425,000	37,707,000	111,136,000	114,927,000	156,844,000	163,945,000	(21,825,000)	(13,079,000)	(21,431,000)	6,793,000		(10,761,000)	(3,524,000)	(13,712,000)	(56,335,000)	(27,997,000)	(21,204,000)		(11,115,000)		54,082,000	43,728,000	30,999,000	40,854,000	24,073,000	32,571,000	19,591,000	128,809,000	76,235,000	117,089,000	121,348,000	(5,248,000)	(6,775,000)	(4,643,000)	(3,064,000)	(1,745,000)	(2,008,000)	(1,918,000)	(16,666,000)	(5,671,000)	(8,735,000)	(6,326,000)	(5,694,000)	(3,492,000)	(5,308,000)	(8,130,000)	1,069,000	(4,433,000)	(2,928,000)	(14,494,000)	(6,292,000)	(14,422,000)	(24,572,000)												224,000	161,000	194,000	173,000	(1,080,000)	18,000	(231,000)	579,000	(1,293,000)	(1,120,000)	(234,000)
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, net	4,099,000	3,314,000	3,888,000	568,000	(1,494,000)	3,138,000	3,737,000	11,301,000	5,381,000	5,949,000	(4,133,000)
Interest expense, net	(8,090,000)	(8,204,000)	(8,094,000)	(7,464,000)	(7,673,000)	(6,963,000)	(6,979,000)	(24,388,000)	(21,615,000)	(29,079,000)	(27,927,000)
Other income (expense), net	4,163,000	(635,000)	8,588,000	1,073,000	(29,650,000)	(2,591,000)	(24,032,000)	12,116,000	(56,273,000)	(55,200,000)	7,515,000
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	76,093,000	57,031,000	24,861,000	103,440,000	31,422,000	80,171,000	32,495,000	157,985,000	144,088,000	247,528,000	578,319,000
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	63,739,000	62,749,000	62,275,000	62,932,000	61,589,000	62,615,000	61,929,000	188,763,000	186,133,000	249,065,000	242,405,000	22,024,000	21,011,000	20,717,000	22,100,000	20,338,000	21,308,000	19,989,000	63,752,000	61,635,000	83,735,000	73,351,000	12,168,000	11,673,000	11,757,000	13,416,000	11,825,000	11,897,000	11,241,000	35,598,000	34,963,000	48,379,000	42,412,000	5,544,000	4,449,000	4,315,000	3,799,000	3,445,000	3,796,000	4,449,000	14,308,000	11,690,000	15,489,000	14,095,000	3,841,000	4,472,000	4,200,000	4,350,000	4,384,000	4,751,000	3,468,000	12,513,000	12,603,000	16,953,000	12,993,000	471,000	417,000	445,000	535,000	684,000	864,000	831,000	1,333,000	2,379,000	2,914,000	3,851,000	32,310,000	32,234,000	32,197,000	31,322,000	31,661,000	31,533,000	31,786,000	96,741,000	94,980,000	126,302,000	124,834,000	6,274,000	6,282,000	6,236,000	6,443,000		6,453,000	6,540,000	6,900,000	18,792,000	19,893,000	26,336,000		30,341,000		3,126,000	3,222,000	3,125,000	3,067,000	3,137,000	3,134,000	3,110,000	9,473,000	9,381,000	12,448,000	12,720,000	5,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	5,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100,000	144,000	0	244,000	244,000	1,159,000
Amortization of intangible assets	5,091,000	4,428,000	3,873,000	5,042,000	6,320,000	5,797,000	5,176,000	13,392,000	17,293,000	22,335,000	21,552,000	4,489,000	3,803,000	3,236,000	4,394,000	5,568,000	5,042,000	4,413,000	11,528,000	15,023,000	19,417,000	19,202,000																																													52,000	53,000	54,000	66,000	62,000	66,000	73,000	159,000	201,000	267,000	327,000	150,000	172,000	183,000	182,000		290,000	289,000	290,000	505,000	869,000	1,051,000		1,223,000		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	400,000	400,000	400,000	400,000	400,000	400,000	400,000	1,200,000	1,200,000	1,600,000	800,000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pension expense (credit)	12,826,000	2,424,000	3,195,000	1,110,000	(1,505,000)	(1,474,000)	124,000	18,445,000	(2,855,000)	(1,745,000)	16,427,000	3,522,000	1,969,000	2,392,000	1,486,000	1,655,000	1,652,000	1,552,000	7,883,000	4,859,000	6,345,000	5,707,000																																													694,000	514,000	530,000	454,000	455,000	497,000	518,000	1,738,000	1,470,000	1,924,000	1,919,000	16,181,000	7,772,000	8,601,000	8,057,000	[1]	5,241,000	5,285,000	6,700,000	32,554,000	17,226,000	25,283,000	[2]	42,287,000	[2]	1,432,000	1,055,000	960,000	363,000	325,000	335,000	646,000	3,447,000	1,306,000	1,669,000	1,113,000	18,000	10,000	10,000	4,000	4,000	4,000	5,000	38,000	13,000	17,000	0	(9,021,000)	(8,896,000)	(9,298,000)	(9,254,000)	(9,185,000)	(9,247,000)	(9,297,000)	(27,215,000)	(27,729,000)	(36,983,000)	(34,599,000)
Identifiable assets	4,032,865,000			4,159,422,000				4,032,865,000		4,159,422,000		1,915,268,000			2,217,719,000				1,915,268,000		2,217,719,000		683,253,000			919,443,000				683,253,000		919,443,000		325,143,000			334,343,000				325,143,000		334,343,000		884,285,000			810,140,000				884,285,000		810,140,000		22,587,000			153,793,000				22,587,000		153,793,000		1,175,151,000			1,164,756,000				1,175,151,000		1,164,756,000		272,203,000			314,405,000					272,203,000		314,405,000				381,795,000			376,259,000				381,795,000		376,259,000		25,844,000			15,381,000				25,844,000		15,381,000		262,604,000			70,902,000				262,604,000		70,902,000
Investment in Marketable Equity Securities	379,928,000			303,201,000				379,928,000		303,201,000
Investments In Affiliates	25,219,000			17,101,000				25,219,000		17,101,000
Prepaid Pension Cost	528,438,000			537,262,000				528,438,000		537,262,000
Total Assets	4,966,450,000			5,016,986,000				4,966,450,000		5,016,986,000
Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plan Withdrawal Charge																																																																																	$ 2,400,000							$ 2,400,000		$ 20,400,000

[1] (1) Includes a $2.4 million charge in the fourth quarter of 2011 related to the withdrawal from a multiemployer pension plan.

[2] (1) Includes a $2.4 and $20.4 million charge in 2011 and 2010, respectively, related to the withdrawal from a multiemployer pension plan.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value Measurements [Abstract]

Summary of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)			Level 1		Level 2		Total
At September 30, 2012
Assets
	Money market investments(1)		$	―	$	160,217	$	160,217
	Marketable equity securities(3)			379,928		―		379,928
	Other current investments(4)			22,115		22,234		44,349
		Total Financial Assets	$	402,043	$	182,451	$	584,494
Liabilities
	Deferred compensation plan liabilities(6)		$	―	$	60,996	$	60,996
	7.25% unsecured notes(7)			―		485,164		485,164
	AUD 50M borrowing(7)			―		51,877		51,877
	Interest rate swap(8)			―		1,146		1,146
		Total Financial Liabilities	$	―	$	599,183	$	599,183

At December 31, 2011
Assets
	Money market investments(2)		$	―	$	180,136	$	180,136
	Marketable equity securities(3)			303,201		―		303,201
	Other current investments(4)			15,223		20,250		35,473
	Interest rate swap(5)			―		14		14
		Total Financial Assets	$	318,424	$	200,400	$	518,824
Liabilities
	Deferred compensation plan liabilities(6)		$	―	$	63,403	$	63,403
	7.25% unsecured notes(7)			―		460,500		460,500
	AUD 50M borrowing(7)			―		51,012		51,012
		Total Financial Liabilities	$	―	$	574,915	$	574,915

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(1)The Company's money market investments at September 30, 2012 are included in cash and cash equivalents.

(2)The Company's money market investments at December 31, 2011 are included in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.

(3)The Company's investments in marketable equity securities are classified as available-for-sale.

(4)Includes U.S. Government Securities, corporate bonds, mutual funds and time deposits (with original maturities greater than 90 days, but less than one year).

(5)Included in Deferred charges and other assets. The fair value utilized a market approach model using the notional amount of the interest rate swap multiplied by the observable inputs of time to maturity and market interest rates.

(6)Includes The Washington Post Company Deferred Compensation Plan and supplemental savings plan benefits under The Washington Post Company Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, which are included in accrued compensation and related benefits.

(7)See Note 6 for carrying amount of these notes and borrowing.

(8)Included in Other liabilities. The fair value utilized a market approach model using the notional amount of the interest rate swap multiplied by the observable inputs of time to maturity and market interest rates.

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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 business	Oct. 02, 2011 business	Oct. 02, 2011 business	Sep. 30, 2012 Education [Member] business	Sep. 30, 2012 Other Businesses [Member] business
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses acquired	0	0	4	3	1

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Discontinued Operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Discontinued Operations [Abstract]

Summarized Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net Of Tax [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
		September 30,		October 2,		September 30,		October 2,
(in thousands)		2012		2011		2012		2011
Operating revenues		$	4,861	$	23,956	$	35,342	$	95,219
Operating costs and expenses			(5,579)		(44,359)		(42,583)		(131,096)
Loss from discontinued operations			(718)		(20,403)		(7,241)		(35,877)
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes			232		(2,782)		(2,068)		(8,282)
Net Loss from Discontinued Operations			(950)		(17,621)		(5,173)		(27,595)
(Loss) gain on sales and disposition of discontinued operations			(2,174)		516		23,759		516
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes on sales and disposition
	of discontinued operations		(52,178)		1,683		(64,591)		1,683
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax		$	49,054	$	(18,788)	$	83,177	$	(28,762)

2012 Quarterly Operating Results After Reclassifying Certain Operations As Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

		March 31,		June 30,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)		2012		2012
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	547,280	$	552,202
	Advertising		170,750		190,086
	Circulation and subscriber		215,230		219,286
	Other		27,939		33,450
			961,199		995,024
Operating Costs and Expenses
	Operating		463,106		464,615
	Selling, general and administrative		411,466		400,676
	Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		62,275		62,749
	Amortization of intangible assets		3,873		4,428
			940,720		932,468
Income from Operations			20,479		62,556
	Equity in earnings of affiliates, net		3,888		3,314
	Interest income		1,069		775
	Interest expense		(9,163)		(8,979)
	Other income (expense), net		8,588		(635)
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes			24,861		57,031
Provision for Income Taxes			11,400		21,000
Income from Continuing Operations			13,461		36,031
Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax			18,107		16,016
Net Income			31,568		52,047
Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests			(70)		(11)
Net Income Attributable to The Washington Post Company			31,498		52,036
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends			(451)		(222)
Net Income Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders		$	31,047	$	51,814
Amounts Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Income from continuing operations		$	12,940	$	35,798
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax			18,107		16,016
Net income attributable to the Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	31,047	$	51,814
Per Share Information Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Basic income per common share from continuing operations		$	1.66	$	4.72
Basic income per common share from discontinued operations			2.41		2.12
Basic net income per common share		$	4.07	$	6.84
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations		$	1.66	$	4.72
Diluted income per common share from discontinued operations			2.41		2.12
Diluted net income per common share		$	4.07	$	6.84

2011 Quarterly Operating Results After Reclassifying Certain Operations As Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

		April 3,		July 3,		October 2,		December 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)		2011		2011		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	611,714	$	610,371	$	601,611	$	580,763
	Advertising		177,385		193,352		170,552		213,255
	Circulation and subscriber		214,523		216,606		212,145		213,183
	Other		25,299		28,976		28,190		33,220
			1,028,921		1,049,305		1,012,498		1,040,421
Operating Costs and Expenses
	Operating		463,303		488,577		486,615		465,666
	Selling, general and administrative		438,744		405,729		387,735		397,518
	Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		61,929		62,615		61,589		62,932
	Amortization of intangible assets		5,176		5,797		6,320		5,042
			969,152		962,718		942,259		931,158
Income from Operations			59,769		86,587		70,239		109,263
	Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, net		3,737		3,138		(1,494)		568
	Interest income		982		997		994		1,174
	Interest expense		(7,961)		(7,960)		(8,667)		(8,638)
	Other (expense) income, net		(24,032)		(2,591)		(29,650)		1,073
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes			32,495		80,171		31,422		103,440
Provision for Income Taxes			12,100		29,200		18,600		42,000
Income from Continuing Operations			20,395		50,971		12,822		61,440
(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax			(4,766)		(5,208)		(18,788)		291
Net Income (Loss)			15,629		45,763		(5,966)		61,731
Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests			(14)		40		(16)		(17)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post Company			15,615		45,803		(5,982)		61,714
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends			(461)		(230)		(226)		―
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to The Washington Post Company
	Common Stockholders	$	15,154	$	45,573	$	(6,208)	$	61,714
Amounts Attributable to The Washington Post Company
	Common Stockholders
Income from continuing operations		$	19,920	$	50,781	$	12,580	$	61,423
(Loss) income from discontinued operations, net of tax			(4,766)		(5,208)		(18,788)		291
Net income (loss) attributable to the Washington Post
	Company common stockholders	$	15,154	$	45,573	$	(6,208)	$	61,714
Per Share Information Attributable to The Washington Post
	Company Common Stockholders
Basic income per common share from continuing operations		$	2.43	$	6.40	$	1.59	$	8.00
Basic (loss) income per common share from discontinued operations			(0.56)		(0.66)		(2.41)		0.03
Basic net income (loss) per common share		$	1.87	$	5.74	$	(0.82)	$	8.03
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations		$	2.43	$	6.40	$	1.59	$	8.00
Diluted (loss) income per common share from discontinued operations			(0.56)		(0.66)		(2.41)		0.03
Diluted net income (loss) per common share		$	1.87	$	5.74	$	(0.82)	$	8.03

Yearly Operating Results After Reclassifying Certain Operations As Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

		Fiscal Year Ended
		December 31,		January 2,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)		2011		2011
Operating Revenues
	Education	$	2,404,459	$	2,804,840
	Advertising		754,544		833,605
	Circulation and subscriber		856,457		857,290
	Other		115,685		90,682
			4,131,145		4,586,417
Operating Costs and Expenses
	Operating		1,904,161		1,850,402
	Selling, general and administrative		1,629,726		1,869,194
	Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		249,065		242,405
	Amortization of intangible assets		22,335		21,552
			3,805,287		3,983,553
Income from Operations			325,858		602,864
	Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates, net		5,949		(4,133)
	Interest income		4,147		2,576
	Interest expense		(33,226)		(30,503)
	Other (expense) income, net		(55,200)		7,515
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes			247,528		578,319
Provision for Income Taxes			101,900		222,400
Income from Continuing Operations			145,628		355,919
Loss from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax			(28,471)		(77,899)
Net Income			117,157		278,020
Net (Income) Loss attributable to noncontrolling interests			(7)		94
Net Income Attributable to The Washington Post Company			117,150		278,114
Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends			(917)		(922)
Net Income Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders		$	116,233	$	277,192
Amounts Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common Stockholders
Income from continuing operations		$	144,704	$	355,091
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax			(28,471)		(77,899)
Net income attributable to the Washington Post Company common stockholders		$	116,233	$	277,192
Per Share Information Attributable to The Washington Post Company Common
	Stockholders
Basic income per common share from continuing operations		$	18.30	$	39.78
Basic loss per common share from discontinued operations			(3.60)		(8.72)
Basic net income per common share		$	14.70	$	31.06
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations		$	18.30	$	39.76
Diluted loss per common share from discontinued operations			(3.60)		(8.72)
Diluted net income per common share		$	14.70	$	31.04