Discontinued Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures

The 2012 results of operations for the About Group and the Regional Media Group presented as discontinued operations are summarized below.



	For the Quarter Ended
	March 25, 2012
(In thousands)	About Group		Regional Media Group			Total
Revenues	$	23,944	$	6,115		$	30,059
Total operating costs	16,948		8,017			24,965
Pre-tax income/(loss)	6,996		(1,902		)	5,094
Income tax expense/(benefit)	2,675		(736		)	1,939
Income/(loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	4,321		(1,166		)	3,155
Gain on sale, net of income taxes:
Gain on sale	—		2,309			2,309
Income tax benefit⁽¹⁾	—		(27,927		)	(27,927		)
Gain on sale, net of income taxes	—		30,236			30,236
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	$	4,321	$	29,070		$	33,391


(1)	The income tax benefit for the Regional Media Group included a tax deduction for goodwill, which was previously non-deductible, triggered upon the sale of the Regional Media Group.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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