Selected Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

Year ended June 30, 2017	First Quarter			Second  Quarter			Third   Quarter			Fourth  Quarter			Total
(In thousands except per share data)
Revenues
National media	$	247,293		$	259,345		$	283,351		$	293,211		$	1,083,200
Local media	152,586			183,297			142,069			152,209			630,161
Total revenues	$	399,879		$	442,642		$	425,420		$	445,420		$	1,713,361
Operating profit
National media	$	24,111		$	46,757		$	41,314		$	34,359		$	146,541
Local media	50,622			76,815			41,164			46,319			214,920
Unallocated corporate	(13,971		)	(13,747		)	(12,450		)	(12,170		)	(52,338		)
Income from operations	$	60,762		$	109,825		$	70,028		$	68,508		$	309,123
Net earnings	$	33,973		$	71,805		$	39,781		$	43,369		$	188,928
Basic earnings per share	0.76			1.61			0.89			0.97			4.23
Diluted earnings per share	0.75			1.58			0.87			0.95			4.16
Dividends per share	0.495			0.495			0.520			0.520			2.030

Year ended June 30, 2016	First Quarter			Second  Quarter			Third   Quarter		Fourth  Quarter			Total
(In thousands except per share data)
Revenues
National media	$	258,199		$	266,527		$	281,843	$	294,614		$	1,101,183
Local media	126,467			139,886			140,928		141,164			548,445
Total revenues	$	384,666		$	406,413		$	422,771	$	435,778		$	1,649,628
Operating profit (loss)
National media	$	22,803		$	33,583		$	34,781	$	(108,860	)	$	(17,693	)
Local media	29,327			40,441			46,150		42,563			158,481
Unallocated corporate	(23,118		)	(13,911		)	47,107		(20,257		)	(10,179		)
Income (loss) from operations	$	29,012		$	60,113		$	128,038	$	(86,554	)	$	130,609
Net earnings (loss)	$	11,029		$	32,519		$	80,904	$	(90,515	)	$	33,937
Basic earnings (loss) per share	0.25			0.73			1.81		(2.03		)	0.76
Diluted earnings (loss) per share	0.24			0.72			1.79		(2.03		)	0.75
Dividends per share	0.4575			0.4575			0.4950		0.4950			1.9050