Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

Summarized quarterly financial information is as follows:

	1st			2nd		3rd			4th
2015	Quarter			Quarter		Quarter			Quarter		Total
Total revenue	$	91,478		$	115,814	$	110,306		$	123,408	$	441,006
Total operating costs and expenses	$	95,196		$	112,070	$	110,904		$	113,517	$	431,687
Operating income (loss)	$	(3,718	)	$	3,744	$	(598	)	$	9,891	$	9,319
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	(3,442	)	$	3,619	$	(1,148	)	$	9,721	$	8,750
Net income (loss) attributable to Journal Media Group	$	(3,542	)	$	3,323	$	(488	)	$	3,834	$	3,127
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	(0.14		)	0.13		(0.02		)	0.15		0.12
Diluted	(0.14		)	0.13		(0.02		)	0.15		0.12

On April 1, 2015 we acquired the JRN Newspapers.

	1st			2nd			3rd			4th
2014	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Total
Total revenue	$	98,459		$	92,228		$	84,543		$	95,102		$	370,332
Total operating costs and expenses	$	102,057		$	102,342		$	92,984		$	97,037		$	394,420
Operating income (loss)	$	(3,598	)	$	(10,114	)	$	(8,441	)	$	(1,935	)	$	(24,088	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	$	(3,933	)	$	(10,446	)	$	(8,856	)	$	(2,322	)	$	(25,557	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Journal Media Group	$	(3,939	)	$	(10,456	)	$	(9,053	)	$	(2,318	)	$	(25,766	)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	(0.27		)	(0.72		)	(0.63		)	(0.16		)	(1.78		)
Diluted	(0.27		)	(0.72		)	(0.63		)	(0.16		)	(1.78		)