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Business operations and segment information
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business operations and segment information
Business operations and segment information
We classify our operations into two reportable segments: Media: consisting of 46 television stations operating in 38 markets, offering high-quality television programming and digital content; and Digital: primarily consisting of our Cars.com and CareerBuilder business units which operate in the automotive and human capital solutions industries. Our reportable segments have been determined based on management and internal reporting structure, the nature of products and services offered by the segments, and the financial information that is evaluated regularly by our chief operating decision maker.
The Digital Segment and the digital revenues line exclude online/digital revenues generated by digital platforms that are associated with our Media Segment's operating properties as such amounts are reflected in the Media Segment.
We generate most of our sales from work performed in the U.S. Our Digital Segment, principally from the CareerBuilder business unit, also generates sales from international operations. International sales totaled approximately $76.0 million in 2015, $75.8 million in 2014 and $62.3 million in 2013. Our long-lived assets in international countries totaled approximately $213.8 million at Dec. 31, 2015 and $205.0 million at Dec. 28, 2014.
Separate financial data for each of our business segments is presented in the table that follows. The accounting policies of the segments are those described in Note 1. We evaluate the performance of our segments based on operating income. Operating income represents total revenue less operating expenses, including depreciation, amortization of intangibles and facility consolidation and asset impairment charges. Operating income by reportable segment does not include general corporate expenses, interest expense, interest income, and other income and expense items of a non-operating nature, as the effects of these items are not considered as part of management's evaluation of the segments operating performance.
Corporate assets primarily include cash and cash equivalents, property and equipment used for corporate purposes and certain other financial investments.
Business segment financial information
In thousands of dollars
 
2015
2014
2013
 
 
(recast)
(recast)
Operating revenues
Media
$
1,682,144

$
1,691,866

$
835,113

Digital
1,368,801

934,275

768,010

Total
$
3,050,945

$
2,626,141

$
1,603,123

Operating income
Media (2)
$
714,237

$
747,020

$
361,915

Digital (2)
229,386

119,908

107,413

Corporate (1) (2)
(68,418
)
(71,256
)
(64,633
)
Net gain on sale of corporate building
89,892

—

—

Unallocated (4)
(51,939
)
(88,173
)
(93,835
)
Total
$
913,158

$
707,499

$
310,860

Depreciation, amortization and facility consolidation and asset impairment charges
Media (2)
$
81,665

$
94,129

$
29,625

Digital (2)
146,907

91,967

57,654

Corporate (1) (2)
(82,342
)
10,702

10,283

Total
$
146,230

$
196,798

$
97,562

Equity (losses) income in unconsolidated investees, net
Media
$
(2,794
)
$
(1,667
)
$
(94
)
Digital
(2,151
)
154,370

23,343

Corporate
(119
)
(1,241
)
(2,194
)
Total
$
(5,064
)
$
151,462

$
21,055

Capital expenditures
Media
$
52,141

$
42,147

$
18,394

Digital
44,903

38,549

29,666

Corporate (1)
790

1,556

1,733

Total
$
97,834

$
82,252

$
49,793

Identifiable assets
 
Media
$
4,799,375

$
4,773,481

 
Digital
3,529,124

3,646,876

 
Corporate (1)
201,994

410,892

 
Total (3)
$
8,530,493

$
8,831,249

 
(1)
Corporate amounts represent those not directly related to our two business segments.
(2)
Operating income for Media and Digital Segments includes pre-tax facility consolidation and net asset (gains) impairment charges for each year presented. See Note 11.
(3)
Total of business segment identifiable assets exclude assets recorded in discontinued operations on the consolidated balance sheets of $7 million at Dec. 31, 2015 and $2.4 billion at Dec 28, 2014.
(4)
Unallocated expenses represent certain expenses that historically were allocated to the former Publishing Segment but that could not be allocated to discontinued operations as they were not clearly and specifically identifiable to the spun-off businesses.