Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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 January 2, 2011
	Goodwill	$	1,073,089	$	85,488	$	81,183	$	203,165	$	100,152	$	1,543,077
	Accumulated impairment losses		(15,529)		―		(65,772)		―		(85,419)		(166,720)
			1,057,560		85,488		15,411		203,165		14,733		1,376,357
Acquisitions			78,643		―		―		―		―		78,643
Impairment			―		―		―		―		(11,923)		(11,923)
Dispositions			(21,144)		―		―		―		―		(21,144)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other			(6,936)		―		―		―		―		(6,936)
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		―		―		―		16,242		23,606
Impairment			(102,259)		―		―		―		―		(102,259)
Dispositions			(29,000)		―		―		―		―		(29,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other			10,571		―		―		―		―		10,571
Balance as of December 31, 2012
	Goodwill		1,097,058		85,488		81,183		203,165		19,052		1,485,946
	Accumulated impairment losses		(102,259)		―		(65,772)		―		―		(168,031)
		$	994,799	$	85,488	$	15,411	$	203,165	$	19,052	$	1,317,915

Other Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

			As of December 31, 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
	Noncompete agreements	2–5 years	$	14,008	$	12,546	$	1,462	$	14,493	$	10,764	$	3,729
	Student and customer relationships	2–10 years		73,693		40,787		32,906		75,734		47,888		27,846
	Databases and technology	3–5 years		6,457		5,707		750		10,514		8,159		2,355
	Trade names and trademarks	2–10 years		26,634		18,185		8,449		36,222		18,936		17,286
	Other	1–25 years		8,849		6,839		2,010		9,971		6,565		3,406
			$	129,641	$	84,064	$	45,577	$	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			7,371						7,862
	Other			13,886						4,308
			$	539,728					$	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 January 2, 2011
	Goodwill	$	335,226	$	229,486	$	444,940	$	63,437	$	1,073,089
	Accumulated impairment losses		―		(7,037)		―		(8,492)		(15,529)
			335,226		222,449		444,940		54,945		1,057,560
Reallocation, net			91,043		(70,262)		―		(20,781)		―
Acquisitions			422		―		74,803		3,418		78,643
Dispositions			(17,479)		―		―		(3,665)		(21,144)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other			(84)		―		(3,807)		(3,045)		(6,936)
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
Impairment			―		(102,259)		―		―		(102,259)
Dispositions			―		―		―		(29,000)		(29,000)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other			56		―		12,387		(1,872)		10,571
Balance as of December 31, 2012
	Goodwill		409,184		152,187		535,687		―		1,097,058
	Accumulated impairment losses		―		(102,259)		―		―		(102,259)
		$	409,184	$	49,928	$	535,687	$	―	$	994,799