Business Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segment Information

Summary operating results for each of our business segments were as follows (in thousands):

	Quarters Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016			Mar. 29, 2015
Operating Revenues:
Media	$	443,829		$	396,417
Digital	337,903			335,074
Total	$	781,732		$	731,491
Operating Income (net of depreciation, amortization and facility consolidation):
Media	$	169,299		$	176,880
Digital	47,219			48,181
Corporate	(14,599		)	(18,860		)
Unallocated (a)	—			(23,729		)
Total	$	201,919		$	182,472
Depreciation, amortization and facility consolidation:
Media	$	19,441		$	21,261
Digital	30,361			33,709
Corporate	721			2,721
Total	$	50,523		$	57,691
Identifiable assets:	Mar. 31, 2016			Dec. 31, 2015
Media	$	4,782,916		$	4,799,375
Digital	3,529,356			3,529,124
Corporate	156,901			170,194
Total (b)	$	8,469,173		$	8,498,693

(a) Unallocated expenses in 2015 represent certain expenses that historically were allocated to the former Publishing Segment but that could not be allocated to discontinued operations as they were not clearly and specifically identifiable to the spun-off businesses.

(b) For Dec. 31, 2015, the total of business segment identifiable assets excludes assets recorded in discontinued operations on the consolidated balance sheet of $7.3 million.