CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$ 215,046	$ 487,999	$ 522,686
Adjustments to reconcile net income to operating cash flows:
Depreciation	74,637	89,531	140,954
Amortization of intangible assets	61,870	114,959	121,290
Stock-based compensation	17,098	17,590	26,344
Loss on sale of CareerBuilder	342,900	0	0
(Benefit) Provision for deferred income taxes	(296,820)	16,535	100,202
Equity (income) loss in unconsolidated investees, net	(10,462)	7,170	(5,743)
Other, including losses (gains) on sale of assets and impairments	19,803	42,067	(65,496)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables	14,541	(32,046)	32,787
Decrease (increase) in inventories	0	0	1,807
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable	(21,474)	(1,506)	(57,643)
(Decrease) increase in interest and taxes payable	(29,977)	(7,771)	(46,411)
(Decrease) increase in deferred revenue	(3,888)	(20,004)	4,822
Pension expense, net of (contributions)	(13,276)	3,257	(122,376)
Spectrum channel share proceeds	32,588	0	0
Changes in other assets and liabilities, net	(16,375)	(34,352)	(1,992)
Net cash flows from operating activities	386,211	683,429	651,231
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of property and equipment	(76,886)	(94,796)	(118,767)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	(206,078)	(53,656)
Payments for investments	(6,405)	(20,797)	(33,715)
Proceeds from investments	36,468	39,954	12,402
Proceeds from sale of businesses and assets	205,188	8,441	411,012
Proceeds from insurance settlements	16,454	0	0
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	174,819	(273,276)	217,276
Cash flows from financing activities
(Payments of) proceeds from borrowings under revolving credit facilities, net	(635,000)	(85,000)	80,000
Proceeds from Cars.com borrowings	675,000	0	0
Proceeds from borrowings	0	300,000	200,000
Debt repayments	(412,246)	(352,590)	(587,509)
Payments of debt issuance and financing costs	(6,208)	(1,684)	(7,619)
Dividends paid	(90,170)	(121,639)	(167,508)
Repurchases of common stock	(23,480)	(161,891)	(271,030)
Net settlement of stock for tax withholding and proceeds from stock option exercises	(3,932)	(20,352)	(6,841)
Distributions to noncontrolling membership interests	(22,980)	(18,840)	(24,783)
Cash transferred to the Cars.com business	(20,133)	0	0
Deferred payments for acquisitions	0	(437)	(9,136)
Cash transferred to the Gannett Co., Inc. business	0	0	(63,365)
Net cash (used for) financing activities	(539,149)	(462,433)	(857,791)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	21,881	(52,280)	10,716
Cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, beginning of year	15,879	26,096	45,183
Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations, beginning of year	61,041	103,104	73,301
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	76,920	129,200	118,484
Cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations, end of year	98,801	15,879	26,096
Cash and cash equivalents from discontinued operations, end of year	0	61,041	103,104
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at end of year	98,801	76,920	129,200
Supplemental cash flow information:
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	154,693	206,271	105,581
Cash paid for interest	200,512	225,462	265,174
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Non-monetary exchange of investment for acquisition	$ 0	$ 0	$ (34,403)