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Long-term Incentive Plans (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Stock option activity
The table below sets forth a summary of stock option activity under the A. H. Belo long-term incentive plan for 2012, 2011 and 2010:
 
Number of
Options
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2009
3,127,424

 
$
14.20

Exercised
(453,253
)
 
3.02

Canceled
(482,435
)
 
13.01

Outstanding at December 31, 2010
2,191,736

 
16.77

Exercised
(46,500
)
 
2.05

Canceled
(448,546
)
 
17.49

Outstanding at December 31, 2011
1,696,690

 
16.99

Exercised
(153,326
)
 
1.97

Canceled
(327,684
)
 
20.64

Outstanding at December 31, 2012
1,215,680

 
$
17.90
Vested and exercisable stock options outstanding
The table below summarizes vested and exercisable A. H. Belo stock options outstanding as of December 31, 2012:
Range of Exercise Prices
Number of
Options
Outstanding
 
Weighted-Average
Remaining
Life (years)
 
Weighted-Average
Exercise
Price
$1.00
-
$6.60
413,838
 
5.69
 
$
4.56

$6.61
-
$17.99
2,271
 
4.15
 
17.28

$18.00
-
$22.99
238,308
 
2.75
 
20.86

$23.00
-
$29.00
561,263
 
1.49
 
26.48

 
 
 
1,215,680
 
3.17
 
17.90
RSU activity
The table below sets forth a summary of RSU activity under the A. H. Belo long-term incentive plan for 2012, 2011 and 2010:
 
Total
RSUs
 
Issuance of
Common
Stock
 
RSUs
Redeemed in
Cash
 
Cash
Payments at
Closing Price
of Stock
 
Weighted-
Average Price
on Date of
Grant
Non-vested at December 31, 2009
438,582

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
10.35

Granted
775,997

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.21

Vested
(132,024
)
 
79,137

 
52,887

 
$
417

 
17.36

Canceled
(64,103
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.18

Non-vested at December 31, 2010
1,018,452

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.36

Granted
425,710

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.58

Vested
(408,039
)
 
244,803

 
163,236

 
$
1,242

 
8.47

Canceled
(33,893
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.71

Non-vested at December 31, 2011
1,002,230

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.01

Granted
375,686

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.82

Vested
(533,043
)
 
319,807

 
213,236

 
$
1,025

 
5.22

Canceled
(33,255
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.13

Non-vested at December 31, 2012
811,618

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
5.97
Compensation expense related to stock awards
The table below sets forth compensation expense (benefit) related to stock awards, which is recorded on a straight-line basis over the vesting period of the award, for 2012, 2011 and 2010:
 
A. H. Belo
 
Belo
 
 
 
Equity Awards
 
RSU-Cash Expense
 
Equity Awards
 
Total Expense
 
Options Expense
 
RSU-Stock Expense
 
Total
 
2012
$
—

 
$
1,287

 
$
1,287

 
$
784

 
$
—

 
$
2,071

2011
183

 
2,008

 
2,191

 
(87
)
 
131

 
2,235

2010
152

 
1,788

 
1,940

 
3,007

 
207

 
5,154