Escrow Deposit Disbursement Related to Acquisition

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Number of Publicly Traded Companies

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Number of Television Stations

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period in addition to the cash inflow from the sale of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale.

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Amount classified as assets attributable to disposal group held for sale or disposed of.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 205

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-Section 45

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This item represents disclosure of the amount of dividends or other distributions received from unconsolidated subsidiaries, certain corporate joint ventures, and certain noncontrolled corporation; these investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. This element excludes distributions that constitute a return of investment, which are classified as investing activities.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 28

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-Publisher SEC

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a business segment or subsidiary or sale of an entity that is related to it but not strictly controlled during the period (for example, an unconsolidated subsidiary, affiliate, joint venture or equity method investment).

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

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-Topic 230

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-Section 45

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The value of all consideration given or received by the Entity in the significant acquisition or disposal.

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Acquisitions, investments and dispositions - Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014 company	Jun. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013	Dec. 30, 2012	Apr. 01, 2014	Mar. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014 station
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of assets		$ 407,500,000gci_ProceedsFromSaleOfAssets
Escrow deposit disbursement related to London Broadcasting Company television stations acquisition			134,908,000	0	0
Number of publicly traded companies	2gci_NumberofPubliclyTradedCompanies
Gannett Healthcare Group (GHG)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Net assets of Gannett Healthcare Group			14,800,000
Investment Classified Ventures
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from equity method investment, dividends or distributions						154,600,000
Investment Classified Ventures \| Apartments.com
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from divestiture of businesses and interests in affiliates							585,000,000
London Broadcasting Company
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of television stations								6
Purchase of television stations from London Broadcasting Company								215,000,000
Escrow deposit disbursement related to London Broadcasting Company television stations acquisition								$ 134,900,000