SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Schedule of intangible assets (primarily advertiser and subscriber lists) and goodwill

	December 30,			Amortization			March 31,
(in thousands)	2012			Expense			2013
Intangible assets subject to amortization	$	834,961					$	834,961
Accumulated amortization	(510,546		)	$	(14,251	)	(524,797		)
	324,415			(14,251		)	310,164
Mastheads	203,587			N/A			203,587
Goodwill	1,012,011			N/A			1,012,011
Total	$	1,540,013		$	(14,251	)	$	1,525,762

Amortization expense for the five succeeding fiscal years

	Amortization Expense
Year	(in thousands)
2013 (remainder)	$	42,753
2014	52,524
2015	48,030
2016	47,721
2017	48,552
2018	46,977

Schedule of components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

(in thousands)	Minimum Pension and Post- Retirement Liability			Other Comprehensive Loss Related to Equity Investments			Total
Beginning balance - December 30, 2012	$	(473,448	)	$	(7,868	)	$	(481,316	)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	—			(663		)	(663		)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (1)	3,375			—			3,375
Other comprehensive income (loss)	3,375			(663		)	2,712
Ending balance - March 31, 2013	$	(470,073	)	$	(8,531	)	$	(478,604	)

(1) Reclassified amounts related to pension and post retirement liabilities affect the compensation line item on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.  The reclassified amounts are net of a tax benefit of $2,250.

Summary of anti-dilutive stock options

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,	March 25,
(shares in thousands)	2013	2012
Anti-dilutive stock options	5,729	7,724

Schedule of cash paid for interest and income taxes

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,			March 25,
(in thousands)	2013			2012
Interest paid (net of amount capitalized)	$	21,885		$	68,061
Income taxes paid (net of refunds)	(8,214		)	8,935