Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Operating revenues:
Total operating revenues	$ 948,682	$ 387,599
Operating expenses:
Operating costs	566,463	229,495
Selling, general and administrative expenses	299,137	129,050
Depreciation and amortization	78,024	20,923
Integration and reorganization costs	28,254	5,798
Acquisition costs	5,969	772
Impairment of long-lived assets	0	1,207
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	657	1,789
Total operating expenses	978,504	389,034
Operating loss	(29,822)	(1,435)
Non-operating (income) expense:
Interest expense	57,899	10,134
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	805	0
Other income	(16,899)	(260)
Non-operating expense	41,805	9,874
Net loss before income taxes	(71,627)	(11,309)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	8,979	(1,954)
Net loss	(80,606)	(9,355)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(454)	(249)
Net loss attributable to Gannett	$ (80,152)	$ (9,106)
Loss per share attributable to Gannett – basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.61)	$ (0.15)
Loss per share attributable to Gannett– diluted (in dollars per share)	(0.61)	(0.15)
Dividend declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.38
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$ (14,033)	$ 0
Pension and other postretirement benefit items:
Amortization of actuarial loss	(14)	(30)
Other	966	0
Total pension and other postretirement benefit items	952	(30)
Other comprehensive loss before tax	(13,081)	(30)
Income tax effect related to components of other comprehensive income	4	0
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	(13,077)	(30)
Comprehensive loss	(93,683)	(9,385)
Comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(454)	(249)
Comprehensive loss attributable to Gannett	(93,229)	(9,136)
Advertising and marketing services
Operating revenues:
Total operating revenues	487,010	193,544
Circulation
Operating revenues:
Total operating revenues	374,723	152,165
Other
Operating revenues:
Total operating revenues	$ 86,949	$ 41,890