SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

	December 30,		Acquired		Amortization		June 30,
(in thousands)	2012		Assets		Expense		2013
Intangible assets subject to amortization	$	834,961	$	500	-		$	835,461
Accumulated amortization	(510,546)		-		$	(28,502)	(539,048)
	324,415		500		(28,502)		296,413
Mastheads	203,587		-		N/A		203,587
Goodwill	1,012,011		903		N/A		1,012,914
Total	$	1,540,013	$	1,403	$	(28,502)	$	1,512,914

Summary of amortization expense with respect to intangible assets

	Quarter Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,		June 24,		June 30,		June 24,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2013		2012
Amortization expense	$	14,251	$	14,274	$	28,502	$	28,560

Amortization expense for the five succeeding fiscal years

	Amortization Expense
Year	(in thousands)
2013 (remainder)	$	28,689
2014	52,774
2015	48,092
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	-		(731)		(731)
Amounts reclassified from AOCL	6,773		-		6,773
Other comprehensive income (loss)	6,773		(731)		6,042
Ending balance - June 30, 2013	$	(466,675)	$	(8,599)	$	(475,274)

	Amount Reclassified from AOCL (in thousands)
	Quarter Ended		Six Months Ended
	June 30,		June 30,		Affected Line in the Condensed
AOCL Component	2013		2013		Consolidated Statements of Operations
Minimum pension and post-retirement liability	$	5,664	$	11,289	Compensation
	(2,266)		(4,516)		Provision for income taxes
	$	3,398	$	6,773	Net of tax

Summary of anti-dilutive stock options

	Quarter Ended		Six Months Ended
	June 30,	June 24,	June 30,	June 24,
(shares in thousands)	2013	2012	2013	2012
Anti-dilutive stock options	5,619	6,293	6,048	5,987

Schedule of cash paid for interest and income taxes

	Six Months Ended
	June 30,		June 24,
(in thousands)	2013		2012
Interest paid (net of amount capitalized)	$	65,736	$	73,277
Income taxes paid (received)	(2,861)		14,153