Business Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segment Information

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

	Quarters Ended						Nine Months Ended
	Sept. 30, 2016			Sept. 27, 2015			Sept. 30, 2016			Sept. 27, 2015
Operating Revenues:
Media	$	501,686		$	406,445		$	1,404,462		$	1,219,911
Digital	358,579			351,073			1,049,320			1,025,770
Total	$	860,265		$	757,518		$	2,453,782		$	2,245,681
Operating Income (net of depreciation, amortization, asset impairment charges, and facility consolidation):
Media	$	221,038		$	158,595		$	569,888		$	513,557
Digital	59,296			72,446			170,939			175,462
Corporate	(16,562		)	(12,939		)	(48,542		)	(50,817		)
Unallocated (a)	—			—			—			(51,939		)
Total	$	263,772		$	218,102		$	692,285		$	586,263
Depreciation, amortization, asset impairment charges and facility consolidation:
Media	$	18,105		$	18,406		$	58,377		$	61,492
Digital	48,887			31,074			110,728			106,050
Corporate	21			540			3,038			6,445
Total	$	67,013		$	50,020		$	172,143		$	173,987
Identifiable assets by segment:	Sept. 30, 2016			Dec. 31, 2015
Media	$	4,826,473		$	4,799,375
Digital	3,701,000			3,529,124
Corporate	147,204			170,194
Total (b)	$	8,674,677		$	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 December 31, 2015, the total of business segment identifiable assets excludes assets recorded in discontinued operations on the consolidated balance sheet of $7.3 million.