Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Credit Losses for Financing Receivables, Current

A rollforward of the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows:

Balance as of January 1, 2013	$	676
Charged to selling, general and administrative expenses	877
Amounts charged off, net	(646		)
Balance as of December 31, 2013	907
Charged to selling, general and administrative expenses	632
Amounts charged off, net	(793		)
Balance as of December 31, 2014	746
Charged to selling, general and administrative expenses	1,117
Amounts charged off, net	(1,016		)
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	847

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

We compute depreciation and amortization using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives as follows:

Buildings and improvements	30 to 45 years
Printing presses	10 to 30 years
Other production equipment	5 to 15 years
Computer hardware and software	3 to 5 years
Office and other equipment	3 to 10 years

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following (with the amounts as of December 31, 2015 reflecting the acquisition of JRN Newspapers):

	As of December 31,
	2015			2014
Land and improvements	$	52,705		$	44,463
Buildings and improvements	165,441			133,019
Equipment	291,221			264,194
Construction in progress	1,487			475
Total	510,854			442,151
Accumulated depreciation	(268,513		)	(256,603		)
Net property, plant and equipment	$	242,341		$	185,548