SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2014 newspaper	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 29, 2013
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Number of daily newspapers	30
Number of days in a fiscal quarter	91 days
Long-term debt fair value disclosure
Estimated fair value of long-term debt	$ 1,700,000,000
Carrying value of long-term debt	1,523,014,000		1,521,871,000
Property, plant and equipment
Acquisition of a new production facility in cash	5,200,000
Accelerated depreciation incurred	13,500,000	2,100,000
Assets held for sale
Impairment charge of assets held for sale	900,000
Intangible assets subject to amortization, gross
Balance at the beginning of the period	835,461,000
Balance at the end of the period	835,461,000
Accumulated amortization
Balance at the beginning of the period	(567,737,000)
Amortization Expense	(14,313,000)	(14,251,000)
Balance at the end of the period	(582,050,000)
Intangible assets subject to amortization, net
Balance at the beginning of the period	267,724,000
Amortization Expense	(14,313,000)	(14,251,000)
Balance at the end of the period	253,411,000
Mastheads
Balance at the beginning of the period	198,242,000
Balance at the end of the period	198,242,000
Goodwill
Balance at the beginning of the period	1,013,002,000
Balance at the end of the period	1,013,002,000
Total
Balance at the beginning of the period	1,478,968,000
Amortization Expense	(14,313,000)	(14,251,000)
Balance at the end of the period	1,464,655,000
Amortization expense with respect to intangible assets
Amortization expense	14,313,000	14,251,000
Estimated amortization expense
2014 (remainder)	39,581,000
2015	48,092,000
2016	47,721,000
2017	48,552,000
2018	46,977,000
2019	$ 23,477,000
Career Builder LLC
Related Party Transaction
Ownership Interest (as a percent)	15.00%
Classified Ventures LLC
Related Party Transaction
Ownership Interest (as a percent)	25.60%
Home Finder LLC
Related Party Transaction
Ownership Interest (as a percent)	33.30%
Wanderful Media
Related Party Transaction
Ownership Interest (as a percent)	12.20%