Commitments And Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2011

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

NOTE 6. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Contingent claims: Libel, employment (including wage and hour) and other legal actions have arisen in the ordinary course of business and are pending against the Company. From time to time the Company is involved as a party in various governmental proceedings, including environmental matters. Management believes, after reviewing such actions with counsel, that the expected outcome of pending actions will not have a material effect on the Company's consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, although no assurances can be given. No material amounts for any losses from litigation that may ultimately occur have been recorded in the consolidated financial statements as management believes that any such losses are not probable.

The Company has certain indemnification obligations related to workers' compensation claims and multiemployer pension plans of disposed newspaper operations. In 2010 the Company reversed a reserve (and recorded income) of $6.5 million ($4.2 million, net of taxes) related to certain of the indemnification obligations as the related newspapers paid current amounts and showed the ability to continue to meet their obligations to the Company. Remaining indemnification obligations related to disposed newspapers are not expected to be material to the Company's financial position or results of operations.