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Discontinued Operations
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operation, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]  
Discontinued Operations
DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
On April 11, 2014, the Company and Berkshire Hathaway Inc. announced that they have signed an agreement for Berkshire to acquire a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company that includes WPLG, the Company's Miami-based television station, a number of Berkshire shares currently held by the Company and an amount of cash in exchange for approximately 1.6 million shares of Graham Holdings Class B common stock currently owned by Berkshire. The transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of 2014.
On October 1, 2013, the Company completed the sale of most of its newspaper publishing businesses. The publishing businesses sold include The Washington Post, Express, The Gazette Newspapers, Southern Maryland Newspapers, Greater Washington Publishing, Fairfax County Times and El Tiempo Latino and related websites (Publishing Subsidiaries).
In March 2013, the Company completed the sale of The Herald which resulted in a pre-tax loss of $0.1 million that was recorded in the first quarter of 2013.
The results of operations of WPLG, the Publishing Subsidiaries and The Herald are included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations as Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax, for all periods presented. The assets of WPLG have been classified on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as assets held for sale as of March 31, 2014. The Company did not reclassify its Statements of Cash Flows or prior Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets to reflect the various discontinued operations.
The carrying amounts of the major classes of assets included in assets held for sale at March 31, 2014 are as follows: 
 
As of
(in thousands)
March 31, 2014
Other current assets
$
397

Current Assets Held for Sale
$
397

Property, plant and equipment, net
$
30,954

Goodwill, net
60,206

Indefinite-lived intangible assets, net
22,150

Deferred charges and other assets
2

Noncurrent Assets Held for Sale
$
113,312


In the first quarter of 2014, an after-tax adjustment of $3.0 million was made to reduce the $100.0 million after-tax gain on the sale of the Publishing Subsidiaries previously reported in the fourth quarter of 2013, as a result of changes in estimates related to liabilities retained as part of the sale.
The summarized income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax, is presented below:
  
Three Months Ended 
 March 31
  
(in thousands)
2014
 
2013
Operating revenues
$
16,274

 
$
141,974

Operating costs and expenses
(10,134
)
 
(168,077
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
6,140

 
(26,103
)
Expense (benefit) from income taxes
2,026

 
(9,176
)
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations
4,114

 
(16,927
)
Loss on sales of discontinued operations
(4,737
)
 
(70
)
Benefit from income taxes on sales of discontinued operations
(1,695
)
 
(24
)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax
$
1,072

 
$
(16,973
)

The following table summarizes the 2013 quarterly operating results of the Company following the reclassification of the operations discussed above as discontinued operations:
  
March 31,
 
June 30,
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
2013
 
2013
 
2013
 
2013
Operating Revenues
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Education
$
527,815

 
$
548,230

 
$
546,452

 
$
555,011

Subscriber
186,790

 
192,273

 
190,302

 
186,297

Advertising
69,122

 
79,898

 
73,549

 
87,692

Other
36,865

 
50,103

 
48,651

 
42,635

  
820,592

 
870,504

 
858,954

 
871,635

Operating Costs and Expenses
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

Operating
376,545

 
394,841

 
395,436

 
375,876

Selling, general and administrative
334,224

 
319,170

 
327,560

 
332,207

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
58,959

 
56,879

 
54,705

 
58,954

Amortization of intangible assets
3,717

 
3,313

 
2,837

 
3,731

Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets

 

 

 
3,250

  
773,445

 
774,203

 
780,538

 
774,018

Income from Operations
47,147

 
96,301

 
78,416

 
97,617

Equity in earnings of affiliates, net
3,418

 
3,868

 
5,892

 
37

Interest income
510

 
522

 
642

 
590

Interest expense
(8,960
)
 
(9,048
)
 
(9,221
)
 
(8,838
)
Other (expense) income, net
(4,083
)
 
(12,858
)
 
8,110

 
(14,920
)
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes
38,032

 
78,785

 
83,839

 
74,486

Provision for Income Taxes
15,800

 
31,700

 
29,900

 
24,100

Income from Continuing Operations
22,232

 
47,085

 
53,939

 
50,386

(Loss) Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax
(16,973
)
 
(1,951
)
 
(23,515
)
 
106,142

Net Income
5,259

 
45,134

 
30,424

 
156,528

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
(97
)
 
(253
)
 
(75
)
 
(55
)
Net Income Attributable to Graham Holdings Company
5,162

 
44,881

 
30,349

 
156,473

Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends
(444
)
 
(206
)
 
(205
)
 

Net Income Attributable to Graham Holdings Company Common Stockholders
$
4,718

 
$
44,675

 
$
30,144

 
$
156,473

Amounts Attributable to Graham Holdings Company Common Stockholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
$
21,691

 
$
46,626

 
$
53,659

 
$
50,331

(Loss) Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
(16,973
)
 
(1,951
)
 
(23,515
)
 
106,142

Net income attributable to Graham Holdings Company common stockholders
$
4,718

 
$
44,675

 
$
30,144

 
$
156,473

Per Share Information Attributable to Graham Holdings Company Common Stockholders
  

 
  

 
  

 
  

Basic income per common share from continuing operations
$
2.92

 
$
6.28

 
$
7.23

 
$
6.82

Basic (loss) income per common share from discontinued operations
(2.28
)
 
(0.26
)
 
(3.16
)
 
14.38

Basic net income per common share
$
0.64

 
$
6.02

 
$
4.07

 
$
21.20

Diluted income per common share from continuing operations
$
2.92

 
$
6.28

 
$
7.22

 
$
6.80

Diluted (loss) income per common share from discontinued operations
(2.28
)
 
(0.26
)
 
(3.17
)
 
14.34

Diluted net income per common share
$
0.64

 
$
6.02

 
$
4.05

 
$
21.14



The following table summarizes the annual operating results of the Company following the reclassification of operations discussed above as discontinued operations:
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
2013
 
2012
Operating Revenues
  
 
  
Education
$
2,177,508

 
$
2,196,496

Subscriber
755,662

 
732,370

Advertising
310,261

 
337,621

Other
178,254

 
118,063

  
3,421,685

 
3,384,550

Operating Costs and Expenses
  

 
  

Operating
1,542,698

 
1,543,083

Selling, general and administrative
1,313,161

 
1,318,946

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment
229,497

 
240,313

Amortization of intangible assets
13,598

 
20,946

Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets
3,250

 
111,593

  
3,102,204

 
3,234,881

Income from Operations
319,481

 
149,669

Equity in earnings of affiliates, net
13,215

 
14,086

Interest income
2,264

 
3,393

Interest expense
(36,067
)
 
(35,944
)
Other expense, net
(23,751
)
 
(5,456
)
Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes
275,142

 
125,748

Provision for Income Taxes
101,500

 
73,400

Income from Continuing Operations
173,642

 
52,348

Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax
63,703

 
79,839

Net Income
237,345

 
132,187

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
(480
)
 
(74
)
Net Income Attributable to Graham Holdings Company
236,865

 
132,113

Redeemable Preferred Stock Dividends
(855
)
 
(895
)
Net Income Attributable to Graham Holdings Company Common Stockholders
$
236,010

 
$
131,218

Amounts Attributable to Graham Holdings Company Common Stockholders
 
 
 
Income from continuing operations
$
172,307

 
$
51,379

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
63,703

 
79,839

Net income attributable to Graham Holdings Company common stockholders
$
236,010

 
$
131,218

Per Share Information Attributable to Graham Holdings Company Common Stockholders
 
 
  

Basic income per common share from continuing operations
$
23.44

 
$
6.54

Basic income per common share from discontinued operations
8.66

 
10.85

Basic net income per common share
$
32.10

 
$
17.39

Diluted income per common share from continuing operations
$
23.40

 
$
6.54

Diluted income per common share from discontinued operations
8.65

 
10.85

Diluted net income per common share
$
32.05

 
$
17.39