Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

Summarized quarterly financial information is as follows:

2014	1st			2nd			3rd			4th
(in thousands, except per share data)	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Total
Operating revenues	$	203,794		$	211,946		$	207,600		$	245,728		$	869,068
Costs and expenses	(190,059		)	(203,347		)	(194,699		)	(205,016		)	(793,121		)
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles	(11,729		)	(11,595		)	(13,195		)	(12,551		)	(49,070		)
(Losses) gains, net on disposal of property, plant and equipment	(68		)	(22		)	2,951			(601		)	2,260
Interest expense	(2,254		)	(2,043		)	(2,050		)	(2,147		)	(8,494		)
Miscellaneous, net	(445		)	(400		)	(216		)	(7,328		)	(8,389		)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	149			2,027			(1,835		)	(2,373		)	(2,032		)
Net (loss) income	(612		)	(3,434		)	(1,444		)	15,712			10,222
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			(199		)	(103		)	(5		)	(307		)
Net (loss) income attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company	$	(612	)	$	(3,235	)	$	(1,341	)	$	15,717		$	10,529
Net (loss) income per basic share of common stock attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company:	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.02	)	$	0.27		$	0.18
Net (loss) income per diluted share of common stock attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company:	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.06	)	$	(0.02	)	$	0.27		$	0.18
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	56,084			56,043			56,469			56,763			56,342
Diluted	56,084			56,043			56,469			57,474			57,239
Cash dividends per share of common stock	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

2013	1st			2nd			3rd			4th
(in thousands, except per share data)	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Total
Operating revenues	$	198,653		$	207,853		$	189,535		$	220,830		$	816,871
Costs and expenses	(190,538		)	(187,935		)	(185,418		)	(191,416		)	(755,307		)
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles	(11,814		)	(11,774		)	(12,096		)	(12,078		)	(47,762		)
(Losses) gains, net on disposal of property, plant and equipment	(5		)	42			(177		)	(26		)	(166		)
Interest expense	(2,613		)	(2,656		)	(2,655		)	(2,524		)	(10,448		)
Miscellaneous, net	(1,304		)	(1,634		)	(1,087		)	(7,735		)	(11,760		)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	4,950			(711		)	3,047			562			7,848
Net (loss) income	(2,671		)	3,185			(8,851		)	7,613			(724		)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			(250		)	(250		)
Net (loss) income attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company	$	(2,671	)	$	3,185		$	(8,851	)	$	7,863		$	(474	)
Net (loss) income per basic share of common stock attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company:	$	(0.05	)	$	0.05		$	(0.16	)	$	0.14		$	(0.01	)
Net (loss) income per diluted share of common stock attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company:	$	(0.05	)	$	0.05		$	(0.16	)	$	0.13		$	(0.01	)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	56,330			57,448			56,177			55,980			56,516
Diluted	56,330			58,747			56,177			57,272			56,516
Cash dividends per share of common stock	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

The sum of the quarterly net income per share amounts may not equal the reported annual amount because each amount is computed independently based upon the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the period.