CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Operating revenues:
Total operating revenues	$ 1,867,909	$ 1,526,024	$ 1,342,004
Operating expenses:
Operating costs	1,079,593	865,234	742,822
Selling, general and administrative expenses	606,917	502,631	447,133
Depreciation and amortization	111,882	84,791	74,394
Integration and reorganization costs	47,401	15,011	8,903
Acquisition costs	60,618	2,651	1,975
Impairment of long-lived assets	3,009	1,538	7,142
Goodwill and mastheads impairment	100,743	0	27,448
Net (gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets	4,723	(3,971)	(1,649)
Total operating expenses	2,014,886	1,467,885	1,308,168
Operating income (loss)	(146,977)	58,139	33,836
Non-operating (income) expense:
Interest expense	63,660	36,072	30,476
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	6,058	2,886	4,767
Other (income) expense	(9,511)	(838)	(973)
Non-operating expense	60,207	38,120	34,270
Income (loss) before income taxes	(207,184)	20,019	(434)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	(85,994)	1,912	481
Net income (loss)	(121,190)	18,107	(915)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(1,348)	(89)	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Gannett	$ (119,842)	$ 18,196	$ (915)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Gannett - basic (in dollars per share)	$ (1.77)	$ 0.31	$ (0.02)
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to Gannett - diluted (in dollars per share)	(1.77)	0.31	(0.02)
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 1.52	$ 1.49	$ 1.42
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$ 7,266	$ 0	$ 0
Pension and other postretirement benefit items:
Net actuarial (loss) gain	12,534	(1,509)	(1,530)
Amortization of net actuarial loss (gain)	86	89	46
Other	305	0	0
Total pension and other postretirement benefit items	12,925	(1,420)	(1,484)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax	20,191	(1,420)	(1,484)
Income tax effect related to components of other comprehensive income (loss)	(5,108)	0	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	15,083	(1,420)	(1,484)
Comprehensive income (loss)	(106,107)	16,687	(2,399)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(1,348)	(89)	0
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Gannett	(104,759)	16,776	(2,399)
Advertising and marketing services
Operating revenues:
Total operating revenues	952,644	786,577	726,004
Circulation
Operating revenues:
Total operating revenues	704,842	574,963	474,324
Commercial printing and other
Operating revenues:
Total operating revenues	$ 210,423	$ 164,484	$ 141,676