CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 28, 2014		Dec. 29, 2013
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 118,484		$ 469,203
Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables of $16,498 and $15,275, respectively	912,004		834,052
Other receivables	72,763		28,592
Inventories	38,861		49,950
Deferred income taxes	158,648		21,245
Assets held for sale	69,998		395,851
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	109,707		124,592
Total current assets	1,480,465		1,923,485
Property, plant and equipment
Land	191,530		237,554
Buildings and improvements	1,270,401		1,239,719
Machinery, equipment and fixtures	2,411,821		2,506,121
Construction in progress	28,117		24,485
Total	3,901,869		4,007,879
Less accumulated depreciation	(2,292,654)		(2,338,247)
Net property, plant and equipment	1,609,215		1,669,632
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	4,499,927		3,790,472
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $265,727 and $201,178, respectively	3,239,593		1,477,231
Deferred income taxes	63,647		0
Investments and other assets	312,608		379,886
Total intangible and other assets	8,115,775		5,647,589
Total assets	11,205,455	[1]	9,240,706	[1]
Accounts payable
Trade	246,860		176,055
Other	34,924		39,245
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	225,704		214,434
Interest	64,929		58,575
Other	273,995		226,153
Dividends payable	45,309		45,645
Income taxes	11,267		17,791
Deferred income	217,094		223,404
Current portion of long-term debt	7,854		5,890
Total current liabilities	1,127,936		1,007,192
Income taxes	56,578		49,748
Deferred income taxes	650,372		587,904
Long-term debt	4,488,028		3,707,010
Postretirement medical and life insurance liabilities	97,648		129,078
Pension liabilities	941,715		632,195
Other noncurrent liabilities	333,435		218,168
Total noncurrent liabilities	6,567,776		5,324,103
Total liabilities	7,695,712	[1]	6,331,295	[1]
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	20,470		14,618
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 11)
Gannett Co., Inc. shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, par value $1: Authorized, 2,000,000 shares: Issued, none	0		0
Common stock, par value $1: Authorized, 800,000,000 shares: Issued, 324,418,632 shares	324,419		324,419
Additional paid-in capital	546,406		552,368
Retained earnings	8,602,369		7,720,903
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(778,769)		(494,055)
Stockholders' Equity before Treasury Stock, Total	8,694,425		8,103,635
Less Treasury stock, 97,679,541 shares and 96,849,744 shares, respectively, at cost	(5,439,511)		(5,410,537)
Total Gannett Co., Inc. shareholders’ equity	3,254,914		2,693,098
Noncontrolling interests	234,359		201,695
Total equity	3,489,273		2,894,793
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 11,205,455		$ 9,240,706

[1] Our consolidated assets as of Dec. 28, 2014, include total assets of $60.0 million related to variable interest entities (VIEs) and our consolidated assets as of Dec. 29, 2013, include $44.7 million of such assets. These assets can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Consolidated liabilities as of Dec. 28, 2014 include total liabilities of $4.3 million related to VIEs and our consolidated liabilities as of Dec. 29, 2013 include $2.7 million of such liabilities. The VIEs’ creditors have no recourse to us regarding these liabilities. See further description in Note 1 - Summary of significant accounting policies.