Acquisitions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract]
Acquisitions	HWW Acquisition On October 1, 2014, the Company completed an acquisition of all issued and outstanding equity interests in HWW Pty Ltd (“HWW”) for $18 million, net of cash acquired, from ninemsn Pty Limited. HWW is a leading Australian provider of TV and movie data and expands the Digital and Data segment’s reach into the Australian TV and digital entertainment markets as well as its global dataset to include Australian TV and movie data. HWW syndicates TV and movie data to leading Australian broadcasters, pay-TV operators and on-demand services for program guides on a wide range of devices, including IPTV, cable & satellite set-top boxes, Smart TVs and mobile apps. HWW has data describing millions of TV programs and movies across more than 500 national and local TV channels in Australia and its DataGenius software platform is used to support entertainment data services across Australasia, Africa and the Middle East. Of the total purchase price of $18 million, $9 million was attributed to other intangible assets, $12 million was attributed to goodwill and $2 million was attributed to net liabilities assumed. Goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes due to the acquisition being a stock acquisition. Baseline Acquisition On August 29, 2014, the Company completed an acquisition of all of the outstanding and issued limited liability company interests of Baseline, LLC (“Baseline”) for $49 million, net of cash acquired. Baseline is a provider of film and television information and related services with movie and TV databases featuring information for more than 300,000 movie and TV projects, information on nearly 1.5 million TV and film professionals, and foreign and domestic box office data. Baseline’s licensed data powers video search and discovery features, and TV Everywhere apps for leading satellite operators, on-demand movie services, Internet companies and on-line streaming providers. Additionally, Baseline’s subscription-based content delivery platform, The Studio System, is used by major Hollywood studios, production companies and talent agencies as a primary source of business intelligence. Baseline expands the reach of the Company’s Digital and Data segment into the studio and TV network communities with data and services geared towards entertainment industry professionals. Of the total purchase price of $49 million, $26 million was attributed to other intangible assets, $23 million was attributed to goodwill and $0.3 million was attributed to net assets acquired. The entire amount of the purchase price allocated to other intangible assets and goodwill will be deductible for income tax purposes pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 197 over a 15 year period. What’s ON Acquisition On July 4, 2014, the Company completed an acquisition of all of the outstanding and issued equity interests of What’s On India Media Private Limited (“What’s ON”) for a purchase price of $27 million, net of cash acquired, consisting of $21 million net initial cash consideration and $6 million recorded as the net present value (“NPV”) of additional deferred payments. The acquisition of What’s ON may also include additional payments in 2015 and 2016 to selling management shareholders totaling up to $8 million which will be accounted for as compensation expense as the payments are earned, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, “Business Combinations”. What’s ON expands the reach of the Company’s Digital and Data segment in the television search and Electronic Program Guide (“EPG”) markets as What’s ON is a leading television search and EPG data provider for India and the Middle East. What’s ON offers EPG data and TV search products for 16 countries, including India, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Indonesia, Kenya and Sri Lanka, across 1,600 television channels and helps power more than 58 million set-top boxes through the region’s top cable and Internet protocol television services. Of the total purchase price of $27 million, $14 million was attributed to other intangible assets, $16 million was attributed to goodwill and $3 million was attributed to net liabilities assumed. Goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes due to the acquisition being a stock acquisition. Gracenote Acquisition On January 31, 2014, the Company completed an acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in Gracenote, Inc. (“Gracenote”) for $158 million, net of cash acquired. Gracenote, a global leader in digital entertainment data, maintains and licenses data, products and services to businesses that enable their end users to discover analog and digital media on virtually any device. The Gracenote acquisition expands the reach of the Company’s Digital and Data segment into new growth areas, including streaming music services, mobile devices and automotive infotainment. Gracenote is a leading provider of music and voice recognition technology and is supported by the industry’s largest source of music and video metadata. Of the total purchase price of $158 million, $113 million was attributed to other intangible assets, $66 million was attributed to goodwill and $21 million was attributed to net liabilities assumed. Goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes due to the acquisition being a stock acquisition. Acquisitions Distributed in the Publishing Spin-off On May 1, 2014, the Company completed an acquisition of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of Capital-Gazette Communications, LLC and Landmark Community Newspapers of Maryland, LLC from Landmark Media Enterprises, LLC (the “Landmark Acquisition”), which were subsequently distributed to Tribune Publishing in conjunction with the Publishing Spin-off, for $29 million in cash, net of certain working capital and other closing adjustments. The results of operations attributable to Landmark from the date of acquisition are reflected within discontinued operations for the periods prior to the Publishing Spin-off. See Note 5 to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2014 for information related to the Landmark Acquisition as well as certain other acquisitions that were distributed in the Publishing Spin-off.

HWW Acquisition

On October 1, 2014, the Company completed an acquisition of all issued and outstanding equity interests in HWW Pty Ltd (“HWW”) for $18 million, net of cash acquired, from ninemsn Pty Limited. HWW is a leading Australian provider of TV and movie data and expands the Digital and Data segment’s reach into the Australian TV and digital entertainment markets as well as its global dataset to include Australian TV and movie data. HWW syndicates TV and movie data to leading Australian broadcasters, pay-TV operators and on-demand services for program guides on a wide range of devices, including IPTV, cable & satellite set-top boxes, Smart TVs and mobile apps. HWW has data describing millions of TV programs and movies across more than 500 national and local TV channels in Australia and its DataGenius software platform is used to support entertainment data services across Australasia, Africa and the Middle East. Of the total purchase price of $18 million, $9 million was attributed to other intangible assets, $12 million was attributed to goodwill and $2 million was attributed to net liabilities assumed. Goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes due to the acquisition being a stock acquisition.

Baseline Acquisition

On August 29, 2014, the Company completed an acquisition of all of the outstanding and issued limited liability company interests of Baseline, LLC (“Baseline”) for $49 million, net of cash acquired. Baseline is a provider of film and television information and related services with movie and TV databases featuring information for more than 300,000 movie and TV projects, information on nearly 1.5 million TV and film professionals, and foreign and domestic box office data. Baseline’s licensed data powers video search and discovery features, and TV Everywhere apps for leading satellite operators, on-demand movie services, Internet companies and on-line streaming providers. Additionally, Baseline’s subscription-based content delivery platform, The Studio System, is used by major Hollywood studios, production companies and talent agencies as a primary source of business intelligence. Baseline expands the reach of the Company’s Digital and Data segment into the studio and TV network communities with data and services geared towards entertainment industry professionals. Of the total purchase price of $49 million, $26 million was attributed to other intangible assets, $23 million was attributed to goodwill and $0.3 million was attributed to net assets acquired. The entire amount of the purchase price allocated to other intangible assets and goodwill will be deductible for income tax purposes pursuant to Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 197 over a 15 year period.

What’s ON Acquisition

On July 4, 2014, the Company completed an acquisition of all of the outstanding and issued equity interests of What’s On India Media Private Limited (“What’s ON”) for a purchase price of $27 million, net of cash acquired, consisting of $21 million net initial cash consideration and $6 million recorded as the net present value (“NPV”) of additional deferred payments. The acquisition of What’s ON may also include additional payments in 2015 and 2016 to selling management shareholders totaling up to $8 million which will be accounted for as compensation expense as the payments are earned, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 805, “Business Combinations”. What’s ON expands the reach of the Company’s Digital and Data segment in the television search and Electronic Program Guide (“EPG”) markets as What’s ON is a leading television search and EPG data provider for India and the Middle East. What’s ON offers EPG data and TV search products for 16 countries, including India, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Qatar, Bahrain, Indonesia, Kenya and Sri Lanka, across 1,600 television channels and helps power more than 58 million set-top boxes through the region’s top cable and Internet protocol television services. Of the total purchase price of $27 million, $14 million was attributed to other intangible assets, $16 million was attributed to goodwill and $3 million was attributed to net liabilities assumed. Goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes due to the acquisition being a stock acquisition.

Gracenote Acquisition

On January 31, 2014, the Company completed an acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding equity interests in Gracenote, Inc. (“Gracenote”) for $158 million, net of cash acquired. Gracenote, a global leader in digital entertainment data, maintains and licenses data, products and services to businesses that enable their end users to discover analog and digital media on virtually any device. The Gracenote acquisition expands the reach of the Company’s Digital and Data segment into new growth areas, including streaming music services, mobile devices and automotive infotainment. Gracenote is a leading provider of music and voice recognition technology and is supported by the industry’s largest source of music and video metadata. Of the total purchase price of $158 million, $113 million was attributed to other intangible assets, $66 million was attributed to goodwill and $21 million was attributed to net liabilities assumed. Goodwill will not be deductible for tax purposes due to the acquisition being a stock acquisition.

Acquisitions Distributed in the Publishing Spin-off

On May 1, 2014, the Company completed an acquisition of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of Capital-Gazette Communications, LLC and Landmark Community Newspapers of Maryland, LLC from Landmark Media Enterprises, LLC (the “Landmark Acquisition”), which were subsequently distributed to Tribune Publishing in conjunction with the Publishing Spin-off, for $29 million in cash, net of certain working capital and other closing adjustments. The results of operations attributable to Landmark from the date of acquisition are reflected within discontinued operations for the periods prior to the Publishing Spin-off. See Note 5 to the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 28, 2014 for information related to the Landmark Acquisition as well as certain other acquisitions that were distributed in the Publishing Spin-off.