SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 29, 2013

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

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

	December 30,		Acquired		Amortization		September 29,
(in thousands)	2012		Assets		Expense		2013
Intangible assets subject to amortization	$	834,961	$	500	—		$	835,461
Accumulated amortization	(510,546)		—		$	(42,877)	(553,423)
	324,415		500		(42,877)		282,038
Mastheads	203,587		—		N/A		203,587
Goodwill	1,012,011		903		N/A		1,012,914
Total	$	1,540,013	$	1,403	$	(42,877)	$	1,498,539

Summary of amortization expense with respect to intangible assets

	Quarter Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 29,		September 23,		September 29,		September 23,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2013		2012
Amortization expense	$	14,375	$	14,251	$	42,877	$	42,811

Amortization expense for the five succeeding fiscal years

	Amortization Expense
Year	(in thousands)
2013 (remainder)	$	14,304
2014	52,757
2015	48,086
2016	47,721
2017	48,552
2018	46,977

Schedule of components of accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassifications, 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	—		(666)		(666)
Amounts reclassified from AOCL	10,160		—		10,160
Other comprehensive income (loss)	10,160		(666)		9,494
Ending balance - September 29, 2013	$	(463,288)	$	(8,534)	$	(471,822)

	Amount Reclassified from AOCL (in thousands)
	Quarter Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 29,		September 29,		Affected Line in the Condensed
AOCL Component	2013		2013		Consolidated Statements of Operations
Minimum pension and post-retirement liability	$	5,645	$	16,933	Compensation
	(2,258)		(6,773)		Provision for income taxes
	$	3,387	$	10,160	Net of tax

Summary of anti-dilutive stock options

	Quarter Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 29,	September 23,	September 29,	September 23,
(shares in thousands)	2013	2012	2013	2012
Anti-dilutive stock options	4,990	6,654	4,936	6,322

Schedule of cash paid for interest and income taxes

	Nine Months Ended
	September 29,		September 23,
(in thousands)	2013		2012
Interest paid (net of amount capitalized)	$	82,990	$	139,437
Income taxes paid (net of amounts received)	13,202		35,945