INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 27, 2015

INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL

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

	December 28,		Acquired		Disposition		Impairment		Amortization		December 27,
(in thousands)	2014		Adjustment		Adjustment		Charges		Expense		2015
Intangible assets subject to amortization	$	833,254	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	833,254
Accumulated amortization		(615,378)		—		—		—		(48,357)		(663,735)
		217,876		—		—		—		(48,357)		169,519
Mastheads		193,039		—		—		(13,907)		—		179,132
Goodwill		996,115		—		—		(290,941)		—		705,174
Total	$	1,407,030	$	—	$	—	$	(304,848)	$	(48,357)	$	1,053,825

	December 29,		Acquired		Disposition		Impairment		Amortization		December 28,
(in thousands)	2013		Adjustment		Adjustment		Charges		Expense		2014
Intangible assets subject to amortization	$	835,461	$	3,100	$	(5,307)	$	—	$	—	$	833,254
Accumulated amortization		(567,737)		—		5,307		—		(52,948)		(615,378)
		267,724		3,100		—		—		(52,948)		217,876
Mastheads		198,242		—		—		(5,203)		—		193,039
Goodwill		1,013,002		—		(16,887)		—		—		996,115
Total	$	1,478,968	$	3,100	$	(16,887)	$	(5,203)	$	(52,948)	$	1,407,030

Summary of amortization expense with respect to intangible assets

	December 27, 2015						December 28, 2014
	Original Gross		Accumulated		Carrying		Original Gross		Accumulated		Carrying
(in thousands)	Amount		Impairment		Amount		Amount		Impairment		Amount
Mastheads	$	683,000	$	(503,868)	$	179,132	$	683,000	$	(489,961)	$	193,039
Goodwill		3,571,111		(2,865,937)		705,174		3,571,111		(2,574,996)		996,115
Total	$	4,254,111	$	(3,369,805)	$	884,306	$	4,254,111	$	(3,064,957)	$	1,189,154

Amortization expense for the five succeeding fiscal years

	Amortization
	Expense
Year	(in thousands)
2016	$	47,986
2017		48,907
2018		47,275
2019		23,769
2020		418