CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 27, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013
REVENUES - NET:
Advertising	$ 637,415	$ 731,783	$ 822,128
Audience	367,858	366,592	346,311
Other	51,301	48,177	46,409
Revenues, total	1,056,574	1,146,552	1,214,848
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Compensation	395,449	411,881	422,981
Newsprint, supplements and printing expenses	95,674	114,801	120,551
Depreciation and amortization	101,595	113,638	121,570
Other operating expenses	404,347	415,682	411,621
Goodwill and other asset impairments (see Notes 1 and 4)	304,848	8,227	17,181
Operating expenses, total	1,301,913	1,064,229	1,093,904
OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)	(245,339)	82,323	120,944
NON-OPERATING (EXPENSE) INCOME:
Interest expense	(85,973)	(127,503)	(135,381)
Interest income	331	254	53
Equity income in unconsolidated companies, net	10,086	19,084	42,651
Gains related to equity investments	8,061	705,247
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt, net	1,167	(72,777)	(13,643)
Gain on sale of Miami property			12,938
Other - net	(292)	579	541
Non-operating (expense) income, total	(66,620)	524,884	(92,841)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	(311,959)	607,207	28,103
Income tax provision (benefit)	(11,797)	231,230	11,659
INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS	(300,162)	375,977	16,444
INCOME (LOSS) FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, NET OF TAXES		(1,988)	2,359
NET INCOME (LOSS)	$ (300,162)	$ 373,989	$ 18,803
Basic:
Income (loss) from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ (3.47)	$ 4.33	$ 0.19
Loss from discontinued operations (in dollars per share)		(0.02)	0.03
Net income (loss) per share (in dollars per share)	(3.47)	4.31	0.22
Diluted:
Income (loss) from continuing operations - diluted (in dollars per share)	(3.47)	4.26	0.19
Loss from discontinued operations - diluted (in dollars per share)		(0.03)	0.03
Net income (loss) per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ (3.47)	$ 4.23	$ 0.22
Weighted average number of common shares used to calculate basic and diluted earnings per share:
Basic (in shares)	86,591	86,797	86,201
Diluted (in shares)	86,591	88,357	87,136