Investments (Notes)	9 Months Ended
Investments (Notes)	Sep. 29, 2013
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures Disclosure [Text Block]	NOTE 5 – Investments Captivate Network is a national news and entertainment network that delivers programming and full-motion video advertising on video screens located in elevators of office towers and select hotel lobbies across North America. On September 25, 2013, the Company contributed the assets of Captivate to a new company jointly owned by Gannett and Generation Partners that will fund the continued growth and expansion of Captivate. The Company received cash consideration and retained an 18% interest in the partnership for the contributed assets. The Company will continue to participate in the future value creation at Captivate and benefit from the on-going distribution of its content for Captivate’s displays. The Company used a discounted cash flow analysis to value its interest in the partnership. Following the transaction, the Company ceased to consolidate the results of Captivate and as a result, now accounts for its retained interest in this business using the equity method of accounting. The Company recorded a $16.6 million pretax non-cash charge as a result of the change in control and sale of interests related to the transaction which is reflected in “Other non-operating items” on its Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income.

The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group.

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