Note 5. Related Party	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]	5. Berkshire Hathaway and its wholly owned subsidiary, World Media, are considered related parties of Media General. As described in Notes 3 and 4, the Company consummated financing arrangements, granted warrants that were exercised, sold most of its newspaper assets and engaged in a series of transition services with Berkshire Hathaway. At the time of the original agreements for the financing arrangements (including the warrant agreement) and the sale of the newspaper assets, the Company and Berkshire Hathaway were not then related parties. The consummation of, along with the exercise of rights under, those agreements created the related-party status. As of September 30, 2013, Berkshire Hathaway owned approximately 17% of the Class A shares of the Company and had recommended to the Company an individual who is actively serving as a Director in accordance with the Shareholder Agreement. Berkshire Hathaway was also the counterparty to the Company’s term loan and revolving line of credit. Following the sale of the Company’s newspaper assets, the Company and World Media engaged in a series of transition services to effectuate the transfer in a smooth and orderly fashion. The Company provided World Media services and support in the areas of information technology and digital for fees that were designed to approximate the Company’s cost. Payments received from World Media for these transition services totaled approximately $350 thousand and $1.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company also was reimbursed for approximately $30 thousand and $1.3 million, respectively, of medical claims paid on behalf of World Media, as compared to approximately $1.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 23, 2012. World Media provided services and support to the Company in the areas of information technology support, billing and remittance processing for fees that were designed to approximate World Media’s cost. Payments for these services totaled approximately $10 thousand and $150 thousand during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, as compared to $230 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 23, 2012. In addition, the Company passed along approximately $100 thousand and $600 thousand, respectively, of other collections to World Media during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to $70 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 23, 2012. As of September 30, 2013, the Company had a receivable for transition services of approximately $200 thousand included in the line item “Other” current assets on the consolidated condensed balance sheet. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company made interest payments of $8.8 million and $25 million, respectively, to Berkshire Hathaway as compared to $5.1 million, for the three and nine months ended September 23, 2012. As of September 30, 2013, the Company had accrued interest payable to Berkshire Hathaway of approximately $100 thousand included in the line item “Accrued expenses and other liabilities” on the consolidated condensed balance sheet.

Note 5. Related Party

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

5. Berkshire Hathaway and its wholly owned subsidiary, World Media, are considered related parties of Media General. As described in Notes 3 and 4, the Company consummated financing arrangements, granted warrants that were exercised, sold most of its newspaper assets and engaged in a series of transition services with Berkshire Hathaway. At the time of the original agreements for the financing arrangements (including the warrant agreement) and the sale of the newspaper assets, the Company and Berkshire Hathaway were not then related parties. The consummation of, along with the exercise of rights under, those agreements created the related-party status.

As of September 30, 2013, Berkshire Hathaway owned approximately 17% of the Class A shares of the Company and had recommended to the Company an individual who is actively serving as a Director in accordance with the Shareholder Agreement. Berkshire Hathaway was also the counterparty to the Company’s term loan and revolving line of credit. Following the sale of the Company’s newspaper assets, the Company and World Media engaged in a series of transition services to effectuate the transfer in a smooth and orderly fashion. The Company provided World Media services and support in the areas of information technology and digital for fees that were designed to approximate the Company’s cost. Payments received from World Media for these transition services totaled approximately $350 thousand and $1.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company also was reimbursed for approximately $30 thousand and $1.3 million, respectively, of medical claims paid on behalf of World Media, as compared to approximately $1.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 23, 2012. World Media provided services and support to the Company in the areas of information technology support, billing and remittance processing for fees that were designed to approximate World Media’s cost. Payments for these services totaled approximately $10 thousand and $150 thousand during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, respectively, as compared to $230 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 23, 2012. In addition, the Company passed along approximately $100 thousand and $600 thousand, respectively, of other collections to World Media during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 as compared to $70 thousand for the three and nine months ended September 23, 2012.

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had a receivable for transition services of approximately $200 thousand included in the line item “Other” current assets on the consolidated condensed balance sheet.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company made interest payments of $8.8 million and $25 million, respectively, to Berkshire Hathaway as compared to $5.1 million, for the three and nine months ended September 23, 2012. As of September 30, 2013, the Company had accrued interest payable to Berkshire Hathaway of approximately $100 thousand included in the line item “Accrued expenses and other liabilities” on the consolidated condensed balance sheet.

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The entire disclosure for related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners; and (d) affiliates.

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