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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		0 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	0 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 2) (USD $)	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 05, 2014 Classified Ventures LLC Subsequent event	Aug. 05, 2014 Classified Ventures LLC Expected Subsequent event	May 07, 2014 MCT	Jun. 29, 2014 MCT	May 05, 2014 Anchorage	Apr. 01, 2014 Apartments.com business Classified Ventures LLC	Apr. 01, 2014 Apartments.com business Classified Ventures LLC	Jun. 29, 2014 Apartments.com business Classified Ventures LLC
Sale of Anchorage Daily News, Inc.
Cash received									$ 34,000,000	$ 585,000,000
Investments in Unconsolidated Companies Activity
Sale value of business									34,000,000	585,000,000
Share of the gain on sale												144,200,000
Distribution received from equity investee	7,410,000	11,968,000	16,968,000	21,129,000							146,900,000
Cost of content pursuant to contributor agreement							0	0
Term of contributor agreement							10 years	10 years
Intangible asset adjustment			3,100,000				3,100,000	3,100,000
Gains related to equity investments	145,893,000		145,893,000				1,700,000
Total consideration					2,500,000,000
Proceeds on sale of business						$ 640,000,000