Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment

We compute depreciation using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives as follows:

Buildings and improvements	35 to 45 years
Leasehold improvements	Shorter of term of lease or useful life
Printing presses	20 to 30 years
Other newspaper production equipment	5 to 15 years
Television transmission towers and related equipment	15 to 35 years
Other television and program production equipment	3 to 15 years
Computer hardware and software	3 to 5 years
Office and other equipment	3 to 10 years

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:

	As of December 31,
(in thousands)	2014		2013
Land and improvements	$	74,510	$	73,980
Buildings and improvements	234,272		231,219
Equipment	482,241		472,407
Computer software	35,961		36,155
Total	826,984		813,761
Accumulated depreciation	483,595		459,964
Net property, plant and equipment	$	343,389	$	353,797