Supplemental equity information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 25, 2011

Summary of Equity Account Activity

The following table summarizes equity account activity for the thirty-nine week periods ended September 25, 2011 and September 26, 2010. The redeemable noncontrolling interest accretion relates to redeemable stock formerly held by a noncontrolling owner of CareerBuilder that provided a fixed return on the noncontrolling owner’s investment.

(in thousands of dollars)	Gannett Co., Inc. Shareholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Equity
Balance at Dec. 26, 2010	$	2,163,754		$	170,319		$	2,334,073
Comprehensive income:
Net income		341,808			33,641			375,449
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interest accretion (income not available to shareholders)		—			(973	)		(973	)
Other comprehensive income		(283	)		(1,112	)		(1,395	)
Total Comprehensive Income		341,525			31,556			373,081
Dividends declared		(38,474	)		—			(38,474	)
Stock option and restricted stock compensation		20,239			—			20,239
401(k) match		17,996			—			17,996
Treasury shares acquired		(27,913	)		—			(27,913	)
Other activity		1,842			63			1,905
Balance at Sept. 25, 2011	$	2,478,969		$	201,938		$	2,680,907

(in thousands of dollars)
	Gannett Co., Inc. Shareholders’ Equity			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Equity
Balance at Dec. 27, 2009	$	1,603,925		$	143,550		$	1,747,475
Comprehensive income:
Net income		414,066			24,837			438,903
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interest accretion (income not available to shareholders)		—			(4,355	)		(4,355	)
Other comprehensive income		(6,176	)		(2,015	)		(8,191	)
Total Comprehensive Income		407,890			18,467			426,357
Dividends declared		(28,590	)		—			(28,590	)
Stock option and restricted stock compensation		21,528			—			21,528
401(k) match		17,456			—			17,456
Dispositions		—			378			378
Other activity		1,391			—			1,391
Balance at Sept. 26, 2010	$	2,023,600		$	162,395		$	2,185,995

Components of Comprehensive Income

The table below presents the components of comprehensive income for the third quarter and year-to-date periods of 2011 and 2010.

	Thirteen Weeks Ended						Thirty-nine Weeks Ended
(in thousands of dollars)	Sept. 25, 2011			Sept. 26, 2010			Sept. 25, 2011			Sept. 26, 2010
Net income	$	111,780		$	113,688		$	375,449		$	438,903
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interest accretion (income not available to shareholders)		—			(1,517	)		(973	)		(4,355	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(19,135	)		36,916			2,242			(9,695	)
Other		2,262			(7,576	)		(3,637	)		1,504
Total other comprehensive income (loss)		(16,873	)		29,340			(1,395	)		(8,191	)
Total comprehensive income		94,907			141,511			373,081			426,357
Comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interest		8,956			16,423			31,556			18,467
Comprehensive income attributable to Gannett Co., Inc.	$	85,951		$	125,088		$	341,525		$	407,890