CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands	Sep. 25, 2011	Dec. 26, 2010
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 195,990	$ 183,014
Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables (2011-$41,688; 2010-$39,419)	621,040	717,377
Other receivables	17,916	30,746
Inventories	69,163	72,025
Deferred income taxes	15,555	21,254
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	116,956	95,064
Assets held for sale	19,654	19,654
Total current assets	1,056,274	1,139,134
Property, plant and equipment
Cost	4,154,524	4,170,740
Less accumulated depreciation	(2,495,828)	(2,412,629)
Net property, plant and equipment	1,658,696	1,758,111
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,862,019	2,836,960
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	506,960	518,797
Deferred income taxes	107,188	170,385
Investments and other assets	353,592	393,457
Total intangible and other assets	3,829,759	3,919,599
Total assets	6,544,729	6,816,844
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and current portion of film contracts payable	207,395	232,952
Compensation, interest and other accruals	383,109	394,942
Dividends payable	19,336	9,680
Income taxes	28,985	31,565
Deferred income	234,711	224,047
Total current liabilities	873,536	893,186
Income taxes	112,812	137,497
Long-term debt	1,918,424	2,352,242
Postretirement medical and life insurance liabilities	150,054	168,322
Pension liabilities	588,674	619,340
Other long-term liabilities	220,322	228,008
Total liabilities	3,863,822	4,398,595
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		84,176
Commitments and contingent liabilities (See Note 14)
Gannett Co., Inc. shareholders' equity
Preferred stock of $1 par value per share Authorized: 2,000,000 shares; Issued: none
Common stock of $1 par value per share Authorized: 800,000,000 shares; Issued: 324,418,632 shares	324,419	324,419
Additional paid-in capital	628,411	630,316
Retained earnings	7,177,974	6,874,641
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(365,617)	(365,334)
Stockholders' Equity before Treasury Stock, Total	7,765,187	7,464,042
Less treasury stock, 86,130,499 shares and 84,909,612 shares, respectively, at cost	(5,286,218)	(5,300,288)
Total Gannett Co., Inc. shareholders' equity	2,478,969	2,163,754
Noncontrolling interests	201,938	170,319
Total equity	2,680,907	2,334,073
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 6,544,729	$ 6,816,844