Acquisitions and Dispositions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Acquisitions And Dispositions [Abstract]
Acquisitions and Dispositions	ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS Acquisitions. In the first three months of 2014, the Company acquired one small business included in its education division; the purchase price allocation comprised goodwill on a preliminary basis. In the first three months of 2013, the Company acquired one small business included in other business; the purchase price allocation mostly comprised goodwill and other intangible assets. On April 1, 2014, Celtic Healthcare acquired VNA-TIP Healthcare, a provider of home health and hospice services in Missouri and Illinois. The operating results of VNA-TIP will be included in other businesses beginning in the second quarter of 2014. Dispositions. 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. The specific number of shares of each company and the amount of cash will be determined on the closing date based on certain factors, including the market prices of the shares of both companies at that time. The transaction is subject to FCC approval and other customary conditions. In addition, there are certain termination rights relating to minimum trading prices of the stock of each company immediately prior to closing and to a minimum value of the television station for purposes of the transaction on the closing date. 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 certain assets of The Herald, a daily and Sunday newspaper headquartered in Everett, WA. Consequently, the Company’s income from continuing operations excludes these sold businesses, which have been reclassified to discontinued operations, net of tax (see Note 2).

ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

Acquisitions. In the first three months of 2014, the Company acquired one small business included in its education division; the purchase price allocation comprised goodwill on a preliminary basis. In the first three months of 2013, the Company acquired one small business included in other business; the purchase price allocation mostly comprised goodwill and other intangible assets.

On April 1, 2014, Celtic Healthcare acquired VNA-TIP Healthcare, a provider of home health and hospice services in Missouri and Illinois. The operating results of VNA-TIP will be included in other businesses beginning in the second quarter of 2014.

Dispositions. 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.

The specific number of shares of each company and the amount of cash will be determined on the closing date based on certain factors, including the market prices of the shares of both companies at that time. The transaction is subject to FCC approval and other customary conditions. In addition, there are certain termination rights relating to minimum trading prices of the stock of each company immediately prior to closing and to a minimum value of the television station for purposes of the transaction on the closing date.

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 certain assets of The Herald, a daily and Sunday newspaper headquartered in Everett, WA.

Consequently, the Company’s income from continuing operations excludes these sold businesses, which have been reclassified to discontinued operations, net of tax (see Note 2).