Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 28, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 219,088	$ 118,484
Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful accounts (2015 - $20,722; 2014 - $16,498)		858,038	912,004
Other receivables		36,212	72,763
Inventories		37,993	38,861
Deferred income taxes		167,950	158,648
Assets held for sale		211,479	69,998
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		85,637	109,707
Total current assets		1,616,397	1,480,465
Property, plant and equipment
Cost		3,595,275	3,901,869
Less accumulated depreciation		(2,219,824)	(2,292,654)
Net property, plant and equipment		1,375,451	1,609,215
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill		4,525,618	4,499,927
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization		3,219,719	3,239,593
Deferred income taxes		58,741	63,647
Investments and other assets		297,843	312,608
Total intangible and other assets		8,101,921	8,115,775
Total assets	[1]	11,093,769	11,205,455
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and current portion of film contracts payable		227,706	281,784
Accrued expenses		502,710	564,628
Dividends payable		45,504	45,309
Income taxes		38,068	11,267
Deferred income		233,274	217,094
Current portion of long-term debt		7,854	7,854
Total current liabilities		1,055,116	1,127,936
Noncurrent liabilities
Income taxes		57,762	56,578
Deferred income taxes		717,475	650,372
Long-term debt		4,453,202	4,488,028
Post-retirement medical and life insurance liabilities		91,110	97,648
Pension liabilities		787,734	941,715
Other noncurrent liabilities		291,244	333,435
Total noncurrent liabilities		6,398,527	6,567,776
Total liabilities	[1]	7,453,643	7,695,712
Redeemable noncontrolling interest		$ 12,815	$ 20,470
Commitments and contingent liabilities (See Note 13)
TEGNA Inc. shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock of $1 par value per share, 2,000,000 shares authorized, none issued		$ 0	$ 0
Common stock of $1 par value per share, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 324,418,632 shares issued		324,419	324,419
Additional paid-in capital		524,094	546,406
Retained earnings		8,740,291	8,602,369
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(760,383)	(778,769)
Stockholders' Equity before Treasury Stock, Total		8,828,421	8,694,425
Less treasury stock, at cost (2015 - 97,946,786 shares; 2014 - 97,679,541 shares)		(5,461,276)	(5,439,511)
Total TEGNA Inc. shareholders’ equity		3,367,145	3,254,914
Noncontrolling interests		260,166	234,359
Total equity		3,627,311	3,489,273
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity		$ 11,093,769	$ 11,205,455

[1] Our consolidated assets as of Jun. 28, 2015 include total assets of $57.6 million related to variable interest entities (VIEs) and our consolidated assets as of Dec. 28, 2014, include $60.0 million of such assets. These assets can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Consolidated liabilities as of Jun. 28, 2015 include total liabilities of $2.9 million related to VIEs and our consolidated liabilities as of Dec. 28, 2014 include $4.3 million of such liabilities. The VIEs’ creditors have no recourse to TEGNA regarding these liabilities. See further description in Note 1 - Summary of significant accounting policies.