Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 29, 2014
Operating Revenues
Television and Entertainment	$ 445,622	$ 426,961	$ 855,922	$ 827,162
Digital and Data	43,625	33,807	93,827	65,292
Other	12,277	14,211	24,512	28,627
Total operating revenues	501,524	474,979	974,261	921,081
Operating Expenses
Programming	137,682	94,992	231,198	175,623
Direct operating expenses	112,533	103,431	215,521	203,704
Selling, general and administrative	165,122	165,805	315,595	303,358
Depreciation	17,966	17,540	35,020	34,251
Amortization	48,437	61,018	96,208	121,692
Total operating expenses	481,740	442,786	893,542	838,628
Operating Profit	19,784	32,193	80,719	82,453
Income on equity investments, net	45,913	118,953	82,847	157,216
Interest and dividend income	43	147	410	318
Interest expense	(40,374)	(39,146)	(79,586)	(79,665)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(37,040)	0	(37,040)	0
Gain on investment transactions	8,133	700	8,820	700
Other non-operating gain (loss)	211	(1,295)	211	(1,138)
Reorganization items, net	(628)	(2,165)	(1,620)	(4,381)
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes	(3,958)	109,387	54,761	155,503
Income tax (benefit) expense	(693)	42,305	21,609	59,954
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations	(3,265)	67,082	33,152	95,549
Income from Discontinued Operations, net of taxes	0	15,840	0	28,441
Net (Loss) Income	$ (3,265)	$ 82,922	$ 33,152	$ 123,990
Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share, Basic, continuing operations	$ (0.04)	$ 0.67	$ 0.34	$ 0.96
Earnings Per Share, Basic, discontinued operations	0.00	0.16	0.00	0.28
Basic, net earnings per common share	(0.04)	0.83	0.34	1.24
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, continuing operations	(0.04)	0.67	0.34	0.96
Earnings Per Share, Diluted, discontinued operations	0.00	0.16	0.00	0.28
Diluted, net earnings per common share	(0.04)	0.83	0.34	1.24
Regular Cash Dividend
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	0.25	0.00	0.25	0.00
Special Cash Dividend
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 6.73	$ 0.00