CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 29, 2019
Operating revenues:
Total operating revenues	$ 814,539	$ 376,649	$ 2,530,223	$ 1,168,636
Operating expenses:
Operating costs	492,342	218,369	1,535,539	681,271
Selling, general and administrative expenses	241,652	119,821	767,275	375,497
Depreciation and amortization	61,355	24,482	205,706	68,733
Integration and reorganization costs	13,417	3,136	73,978	13,213
Acquisition costs	1,913	12,181	10,261	15,318
Asset impairments	1,585	0	8,444	2,469
Goodwill and intangible impairments	0	0	393,446	0
Loss on sale or disposal of assets	795	602	1,540	3,339
Total operating expenses	813,059	378,591	2,996,189	1,159,840
Operating income (loss)	1,480	(1,942)	(465,966)	8,796
Non-operating (income) expenses:
Interest expense	58,063	10,030	173,890	30,376
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	476	0	1,650	0
Non-operating pension income	(18,334)	(208)	(54,433)	(625)
Gain on sale of investments	(7,800)	0	(7,995)	0
Other income, net	(2,575)	(22)	(6,993)	(176)
Non-operating expenses	29,830	9,800	106,119	29,575
Net loss before income taxes	(28,350)	(11,742)	(572,085)	(20,779)
Income tax expense (benefit)	3,098	7,226	(22,200)	4,929
Net loss	(31,448)	(18,968)	(549,885)	(25,708)
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(188)	(505)	(1,580)	(954)
Net loss attributable to Gannett	$ (31,260)	$ (18,463)	$ (548,305)	$ (24,754)
Loss per share attributable to Gannett – basic (in dollars per share)	$ (0.24)	$ (0.31)	$ (4.17)	$ (0.41)
Loss per share attributable to Gannett– diluted (in dollars per share)	(0.24)	(0.31)	(4.17)	(0.41)
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.38	$ 0.00	$ 1.14
Other comprehensive loss:
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$ 7,677	$ (3)	$ (8,908)	$ 0
Pension and other postretirement benefit items:
Net actuarial loss	0	0	(8,078)	0
Amortization of net actuarial gain	(11)	(30)	(36)	(90)
Other	(714)	0	347	0
Total pension and other postretirement benefit items	(725)	(30)	(7,767)	(90)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before tax	6,952	(33)	(16,675)	(90)
Income tax expense (benefit) related to components of other comprehensive income	1	0	(2,062)	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	6,951	(33)	(14,613)	(90)
Comprehensive loss	(24,497)	(19,001)	(564,498)	(25,798)
Comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests	(188)	(505)	(1,580)	(954)
Comprehensive loss attributable to Gannett	(24,309)	(18,496)	(562,918)	(24,844)
Advertising and marketing services
Operating revenues:
Total operating revenues	405,227	184,078	1,249,156	582,320
Circulation
Operating revenues:
Total operating revenues	336,158	146,254	1,053,528	449,269
Other
Operating revenues:
Total operating revenues	$ 73,154	$ 46,317	$ 227,539	$ 137,047