Facility consolidation and asset impairment charges	9 Months Ended
Sep. 25, 2011
Facility consolidation and asset impairment charges	NOTE 3 – Facility consolidation and asset impairment charges 2011 The carrying values of property, plant and equipment at certain publishing businesses were evaluated due to facility consolidation efforts. The Company revised the useful lives of certain assets to reflect the use of those assets over a shortened useful life. As a result of the evaluation, the Company recorded pre-tax charges of $14 million year-to-date 2011. Current and deferred tax benefits were recognized for these charges and, therefore, the year-to-date after-tax impact was $8 million (or $0.03 per share). In the third quarter, the carrying value of an investment for which the Company owns a noncontrolling interest was written down to fair value because the business underlying the investment had experienced significant and sustained operating losses, leading the Company to conclude that it was other than temporarily impaired. The investment carrying value adjustment totaled $2 million pre-tax and $1 million on an after-tax basis, or less than $0.01 per share. 2010 Difficult business conditions required the Company to perform impairment tests on certain assets including goodwill and other intangible assets. As a result, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges to reduce the book value of certain of those assets. A goodwill impairment charge of $11 million resulted from the application of the impairment testing provisions included within the goodwill subtopic of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 350. Because revenue results from the underlying business had softened from what was expected at the time the asset was last valued, testing for a certain digital reporting unit was updated during the third quarter of 2010 and an impairment was indicated. The fair value of the reporting unit was determined based on a discounted cash flow technique. The implied value of goodwill for this reporting unit was less than the carrying amount by $11 million and therefore an impairment charge in this amount was taken. No deferred tax benefits were recognized for the goodwill charge and therefore the after-tax effect of the impairment was $11 million or $0.04 per share. The impairment charge of $2 million for other intangible assets for this same reporting unit results from carrying values being reduced for certain developed technology in accordance with ASC Topic 360. Deferred tax benefits have been recognized for this intangible asset impairment charge and therefore the total after-tax impact was $1 million or less than $0.01 per share. The carrying values of property, plant and equipment at certain publishing and broadcast businesses were evaluated in the third quarter of 2010 due to facility consolidation efforts and changes in expected useful lives. The Company revised the useful lives of certain assets to reflect the use of those assets over a shortened useful life. As a result of the evaluation, the Company recorded pre-tax charges of $6 million in the third quarter including $4 million in the broadcast segment and $2 million in the publishing segment. Deferred tax benefits were recognized for these charges and, therefore, the third quarter after-tax impact was $3 million or $0.01 per share. Other charges of $5 million in the third quarter of 2010 include primarily the impairment of certain broadcast assets. Deferred tax benefits were recognized for these charges and, therefore, the third quarter after-tax impact was $3 million or $0.01 per share.

NOTE 3 – Facility consolidation and asset impairment charges

2011

The carrying values of property, plant and equipment at certain publishing businesses were evaluated due to facility consolidation efforts. The Company revised the useful lives of certain assets to reflect the use of those assets over a shortened useful life. As a result of the evaluation, the Company recorded pre-tax charges of $14 million year-to-date 2011. Current and deferred tax benefits were recognized for these charges and, therefore, the year-to-date after-tax impact was $8 million (or $0.03 per share).

In the third quarter, the carrying value of an investment for which the Company owns a noncontrolling interest was written down to fair value because the business underlying the investment had experienced significant and sustained operating losses, leading the Company to conclude that it was other than temporarily impaired. The investment carrying value adjustment totaled $2 million pre-tax and $1 million on an after-tax basis, or less than $0.01 per share.

2010

Difficult business conditions required the Company to perform impairment tests on certain assets including goodwill and other intangible assets. As a result, the Company recorded non-cash impairment charges to reduce the book value of certain of those assets.

A goodwill impairment charge of $11 million resulted from the application of the impairment testing provisions included within the goodwill subtopic of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 350. Because revenue results from the underlying business had softened from what was expected at the time the asset was last valued, testing for a certain digital reporting unit was updated during the third quarter of 2010 and an impairment was indicated. The fair value of the reporting unit was determined based on a discounted cash flow technique. The implied value of goodwill for this reporting unit was less than the carrying amount by $11 million and therefore an impairment charge in this amount was taken. No deferred tax benefits were recognized for the goodwill charge and therefore the after-tax effect of the impairment was $11 million or $0.04 per share.

The impairment charge of $2 million for other intangible assets for this same reporting unit results from carrying values being reduced for certain developed technology in accordance with ASC Topic 360. Deferred tax benefits have been recognized for this intangible asset impairment charge and therefore the total after-tax impact was $1 million or less than $0.01 per share.

The carrying values of property, plant and equipment at certain publishing and broadcast businesses were evaluated in the third quarter of 2010 due to facility consolidation efforts and changes in expected useful lives. The Company revised the useful lives of certain assets to reflect the use of those assets over a shortened useful life. As a result of the evaluation, the Company recorded pre-tax charges of $6 million in the third quarter including $4 million in the broadcast segment and $2 million in the publishing segment. Deferred tax benefits were recognized for these charges and, therefore, the third quarter after-tax impact was $3 million or $0.01 per share.

Other charges of $5 million in the third quarter of 2010 include primarily the impairment of certain broadcast assets. Deferred tax benefits were recognized for these charges and, therefore, the third quarter after-tax impact was $3 million or $0.01 per share.