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Goodwill, Other Intangible Assets And Intangible Liabilities (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Goodwill, other intangible assets and intangible liabilities subject to amortization consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
March 29, 2015
 
December 28, 2014
 
Gross Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Amount
 
Gross Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Amount
Other intangible assets subject to amortization (1)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliate relationships (useful life of 16 years)
$
212,000

 
$
(29,813
)
 
$
182,187

 
$
212,000

 
$
(26,500
)
 
$
185,500

Advertiser relationships (useful life of 8 years)
168,000

 
(47,250
)
 
120,750

 
168,000

 
(42,000
)
 
126,000

Network affiliation agreements (useful life of 5 to 16 years)
362,000

 
(60,904
)
 
301,096

 
362,000

 
(50,485
)
 
311,515

Retransmission consent agreements (useful life of 7 to 12 years)
830,100

 
(129,426
)
 
700,674

 
830,100

 
(106,897
)
 
723,203

Other customer relationships (useful life of 3 to 12 years)
99,137

 
(15,035
)
 
84,102

 
99,528

 
(12,632
)
 
86,896

Technology (useful life of 5 to 15 years)
162,652

 
(20,705
)
 
141,947

 
163,785

 
(17,023
)
 
146,762

Trade names and trademarks (useful life of 3 to15 years)
9,290

 
(803
)
 
8,487

 
9,300

 
(597
)
 
8,703

Other (useful life of 3 to 11 years)
10,741

 
(3,368
)
 
7,373

 
10,770

 
(2,955
)
 
7,815

Total
$
1,853,920

 
$
(307,304
)
 
1,546,616

 
$
1,855,483

 
$
(259,089
)
 
1,596,394

Other intangible assets not subject to amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FCC licenses
 
 
 
 
786,600

 
 
 
 
 
786,600

Trade name
 
 
 
 
14,800

 
 
 
 
 
14,800

Total other intangible assets, net
 
 
 
 
2,348,016

 
 
 
 
 
2,397,794

Goodwill
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Television and Entertainment
 
 
 
 
3,601,300

 
 
 
 
 
3,601,300

Digital and Data
 
 
 
 
314,966

 
 
 
 
 
316,836

Total goodwill
 
 
 
 
3,916,266

 
 
 
 
 
3,918,136

Total goodwill and other intangible assets
 
 
 
 
$
6,264,282

 
 
 
 
 
$
6,315,930

 
(1)
Useful lives presented in the table above represent those used by the Company following the Publishing Spin-off.
Schedule Of Finite-Lived Intangible Liabilities
 
March 29, 2015
 
December 28, 2014
 
Gross Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Amount
 
Gross Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Amount
Intangible liabilities subject to amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Broadcast rights intangible liabilities
$
(91,279
)
 
$
60,765

 
$
(30,514
)
 
$
(102,373
)
 
$
68,059

 
$
(34,314
)
Lease contract intangible liabilities
(209
)
 
110

 
(99
)
 
(209
)
 
98

 
(111
)
Total intangible liabilities subject to amortization
$
(91,488
)
 
$
60,875

 
$
(30,613
)
 
$
(102,582
)
 
$
68,157

 
$
(34,425
)
Schedule Of Changes of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, and Goodwill
The changes in the carrying amounts of intangible assets during the three months ended March 29, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):
 
Television and Entertainment
 
Digital and Data
 
Total
Other intangible assets subject to amortization
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of December 28, 2014
$
1,352,867

 
$
243,527

 
$
1,596,394

Amortization (1)
(41,856
)
 
(6,266
)
 
(48,122
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
—

 
(1,656
)
 
(1,656
)
Balance as of March 29, 2015
$
1,311,011

 
$
235,605

 
$
1,546,616

 
 
 
 
 
 
Other intangible assets not subject to amortization
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of March 29, 2015 and December 28, 2014
$
801,400

 
$
—

 
$
801,400

 
 
 
 
 
 
Goodwill
 
 
 
 
 
Balance as of December 28, 2014
$
3,601,300

 
$
316,836

 
$
3,918,136

Acquisitions (2)
—

 
109

 
109

Foreign currency translation adjustment
—

 
(1,979
)
 
(1,979
)
Balance as of March 29, 2015
$
3,601,300

 
$
314,966

 
$
3,916,266

Total goodwill and other intangible assets as of March 29, 2015
$
5,713,711

 
$
550,571

 
$
6,264,282

 

(1)
Amortization of intangible assets includes $0.4 million related to lease contract intangible assets and is recorded in direct operating expenses or selling, general and administrative expense, as applicable, in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations.
(2)
Acquisitions include the true-up of working capital for the acquisition of Baseline. See Note 3 for additional information regarding this acquisition.
Schedule Of Changes of Finite-Lived Intangible Liabilities
The net changes in the carrying amounts of intangible liabilities during the three months ended March 29, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):
 
Television and Entertainment
Intangible liabilities subject to amortization
 
Balance as of December 28, 2014
$
(34,425
)
Amortization
3,812

Balance as of March 29, 2015
$
(30,613
)