Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

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

(in thousands)	Education			Cable		Newspaper Publishing			Television Broadcasting		Other Businesses			Total
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
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
Reallocation, net	—			—		(1,809		)	—		1,809			—
Acquisitions	—			—		—			—		7,934			7,934
Dispositions	—			—		(13,602		)	—		—			(13,602		)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	(23,625		)	—		—			—		—			(23,625		)
As of December 31, 2013
Goodwill	1,073,433			85,488		—			203,165		34,877			1,396,963
Accumulated impairment losses	(102,259		)	—		—			—		(6,082		)	(108,341		)
	$	971,174		$	85,488	$	—		$	203,165	$	28,795		$	1,288,622

Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets consist of the following:

		As of December 31, 2013						As of December 31, 2012
(in thousands)	Useful Life Range	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
Amortized Intangible Assets
Noncompete agreements	2–5 years	$	13,540	$	12,622	$	918	$	14,008	$	12,546	$	1,462
Student and customer relationships	2–10 years	72,050		45,718		26,332		73,693		40,787		32,906
Databases and technology	3–5 years	10,790		6,991		3,799		6,457		5,707		750
Trade names and trademarks	2–10 years	22,327		16,052		6,275		26,634		18,185		8,449
Other	1–25 years	9,836		7,572		2,264		8,849		6,839		2,010
		$	128,543	$	88,955	$	39,588	$	129,641	$	84,064	$	45,577
Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets
Franchise agreements		$	496,321					$	496,321
Wireless licenses		22,150						22,150
Licensure and accreditation		7,171						7,371
Other		15,636						13,886
		$	541,278					$	539,728

Education [Member]

Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill

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

(in thousands)	Higher Education			Test Preparation			Kaplan International			Kaplan Ventures			Total
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 Losses	—			(102,259		)	—			—			(102,259		)
Dispositions	—			—			—			(29,000		)	(29,000		)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	56			—			12,387			(1,872		)	10,571
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
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	(168		)	—			(23,457		)	—			(23,625		)
As of December 31, 2013
Goodwill	409,016			152,187			512,230			—			1,073,433
Accumulated impairment losses	—			(102,259		)	—			—			(102,259		)
	$	409,016		$	49,928		$	512,230		$	—		$	971,174