CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 129,200	$ 110,305
Trade receivables, net of allowances of $9,092 and $8,844, respectively		556,351	537,457
Other receivables		18,738	55,040
Assets held for sale		0	36,774
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		94,262	82,956
Current discontinued operations assets		6,608	490,531
Total current assets		805,159	1,313,063
Property and equipment
Land		76,089	97,892
Buildings and improvements		272,862	487,885
Equipment, furniture and fixtures		604,839	692,424
Construction in progress		30,395	17,511
Total		984,185	1,295,712
Less accumulated depreciation		(525,866)	(628,794)
Net property and equipment		458,319	666,918
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill		3,919,726	3,914,771
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $220,662 and $114,273, respectively		3,065,107	3,177,578
Investments and other assets		288,790	249,450
Noncurrent discontinued operation assets		657	1,920,415
Total intangible and other assets		7,274,280	9,262,214
Total assets	[1]	8,537,758	11,242,195
Accounts payable
Trade		87,706	114,362
Other		36,948	34,924
Accrued liabilities
Compensation		115,679	143,905
Interest		49,835	64,929
Other		131,301	154,370
Dividends payable		31,033	45,309
Income taxes		15,742	11,267
Deferred income		132,650	131,794
Current portion of long-term debt		646	7,854
Current discontinued operations liabilities		5,243	424,739
Total current liabilities		606,783	1,133,453
Income taxes		18,191	56,578
Deferred income taxes		883,141	681,595
Long-term debt		4,200,816	4,488,028
Pension liabilities		178,844	171,675
Other noncurrent liabilities		168,573	175,710
Noncurrent discontinued operations liabilities		0	1,025,413
Total noncurrent liabilities		5,449,565	6,598,999
Total liabilities	[1]	6,056,348	7,732,452
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		$ 24,666	$ 20,470
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 12)
TEGNA Inc. shareholders’ equity
Common stock, par value $1: Authorized, 800,000,000 shares: Issued, 324,418,632 shares		$ 324,419	$ 324,419
Additional paid-in capital		539,505	546,406
Retained earnings		7,111,129	8,602,369
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(130,951)	(778,769)
Stockholders' Equity before Treasury Stock, Total		7,844,102	8,694,425
Less treasury stock at cost, 104,664,452 shares and 97,679,541 shares, respectively		(5,652,131)	(5,439,511)
Total TEGNA Inc. shareholders’ equity		2,191,971	3,254,914
Noncontrolling interests		264,773	234,359
Total equity		2,456,744	3,489,273
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity		$ 8,537,758	$ 11,242,195

[1] Our consolidated assets as of Dec. 31, 2015 and Dec. 28, 2014, include total assets of $4.4 million and $60.0 million related to variable interest entities (VIEs). These assets can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Consolidated liabilities as of Dec. 31, 2015 include total liabilities of $1.2 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 us regarding these liabilities. See further description in Note 1 - Summary of significant accounting policies.