Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Information regarding business segments

The following table presents additions to property, plant and equipment by segment:

	For the years ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2012
Additions to property, plant and equipment:
Television	$	13,039	$	12,595	$	19,947
Newspapers	2,206		2,399		2,771
Syndication and other	1,335		—		780
Shared services and corporate	2,428		6,361		6,712
Total additions to property, plant and equipment	$	19,008	$	21,355	$	30,210

Total assets by segment for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

	As of December 31,
(in thousands)	2014		2013		2012
Assets:
Television	$	509,569	$	410,529	$	415,174
Newspapers	232,420		261,974		278,110
Syndication and other	44,178		2,017		3,837
Shared services and corporate	246,564		291,610		333,647
Total assets	$	1,032,731	$	966,130	$	1,030,768

Information regarding our business segments is as follows:

	For the years ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2014			2013			2012
Segment operating revenues:
Television	$	486,322		$	422,763		$	493,896
Newspapers	370,316			384,514			399,091
Syndication and other	12,430			9,594			10,471
Total operating revenues	$	869,068		$	816,871		$	903,458
Segment profit (loss):
Television	$	134,885		$	99,790		$	159,917
Newspapers	20,783			27,965			27,595
Syndication and other	(1,871		)	102			(347		)
Shared services and corporate	(53,876		)	(52,563		)	(39,678		)
Defined benefit pension plan expense	(10,000		)	(8,837		)	(8,620		)
Acquisition and related integration costs	(13,974		)	—			(5,826		)
Restructuring costs	—			(4,893		)	(9,335		)
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles	(49,070		)	(47,762		)	(49,332		)
Gains (losses), net on disposal of property, plant and equipment	2,260			(166		)	(474		)
Interest expense	(8,494		)	(10,448		)	(12,246		)
Miscellaneous, net	(8,389		)	(11,760		)	(4,747		)
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes	$	12,254		$	(8,572	)	$	56,907
Depreciation:
Television	$	21,676		$	22,561		$	23,022
Newspapers	15,933			16,204			18,186
Syndication and other	495			78			55
Shared services and corporate	2,564			1,996			995
Total depreciation	$	40,668		$	40,839		$	42,258
Amortization of intangibles:
Television	$	7,092		$	6,378		$	6,413
Newspapers	390			545			661
Syndication and other	920			—			—
Total amortization of intangibles	$	8,402		$	6,923		$	7,074