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Asset Write-Downs and Other Charges and Credits
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Asset Write-Downs and Other Charges and Credits [Abstract]  
Asset Write-Downs and Other Charges and Credits
Asset Write-Downs and Other Charges and Credits
Income (loss) from operations was affected by the following:
2014 Acquisition and related integration costs of $14.0 million include costs associated with the acquisition of two television stations from Granite Broadcasting, as well as costs for spinning off our newspaper operations and the acquisition of Journal's broadcast business.

We recorded a $3.0 million gain from the sale of excess land in our newspaper business.

We recorded a $5.9 million non-cash charge to reduce the carrying value of investments.
In 2014, we were in the final stages of the system implementations for our newspaper division and any remaining restructuring costs are now included in segment operating results.
2013 — Restructuring costs, primarily at our newspaper operations, totaled $4.9 million. Restructuring costs primarily include costs associated with efforts to simplify and standardize advertising and circulation systems and other processes in our newspaper division.
We recorded a $4.5 million non-cash loss on the disposition of an investment and to reduce the carrying value of investments.
We recorded a $4.6 million non-cash charge to write-off unamortized deferred loan fees and costs as a result of the debt refinance in the fourth quarter of 2013.
2012 — Restructuring costs, primarily at our newspaper operations, totaled $9.3 million. Restructuring costs primarily include costs associated with efforts to simplify and standardize advertising and circulation systems and other processes in our newspaper division.

We incurred a $5.7 million non-cash charge to terminate the McGraw-Hill stations' national representation agreement. We decided to use our existing national representative in all Scripps markets. As an inducement, our existing national representative firm agreed to pay the $5.7 million termination fee on our behalf.
We recorded a $1.4 million non-cash charge to reduce the carrying value of investments.