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Assets Held for Sale, Number of Properties Sold

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Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group.

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A description of the terms of the lease(s) related to the assets being leased-back in connection with the transaction involving the sale of property to another party and the lease of the property back to the seller.

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Real Estate Sales and Assets Held For Sale (Details) $ in Thousands													3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 26, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 22, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 14, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 26, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 14, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 12, 2016 USD ($) property	Jul. 07, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2016 USD ($)	May 02, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 19, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2014 USD ($) property
Assets Held for Sale, Number of Properties Held for Sale \| property													5		5
Non-current assets held for sale													$ 17,000		$ 17,000	$ 206,000
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of															15,000	7,000	$ 4,000
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets															506,000	5,000
(Gain) loss on sale of real estate													$ (1,000)	$ 1,000	$ (213,086)	$ 97	$ (21,690)
Assets Held for Sale, Number of Properties Sold \| property																	2
Deerfield Beach Property
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets											$ 24,000
Allentown Property
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets										$ 8,000
Seattle Property
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets									$ 19,000
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Lease Terms									11
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties, Deferred									$ 8,000
Orlando Sentinel Property
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets								$ 34,000
(Gain) loss on sale of real estate								$ (2,000)
Assets Held for Sale, Number of Properties Sold \| property								2
Arlington Heights Property
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets							$ 400
Tribune Tower
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets						$ 199,000
(Gain) loss on sale of real estate						$ (93,000)
Sale of Real Estate, Contingency Period						5 years
Tribune Tower \| Contingent Payment
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets						$ 35,000
LA Times Property
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets						102,000
(Gain) loss on sale of real estate						$ (59,000)
Sale of Real Estate, Contingency Period						5 years
LA Times Property \| Contingent Payment
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets						$ 10,000
Olympic Property
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets					$ 118,000
(Gain) loss on sale of real estate					$ (59,000)
Chicago, IL Property
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets				$ 1,000
Chicago, IL Property \| Subsequent Event
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets	$ 22,000
Sale Leaseback Transaction, Lease Terms	10
Baltimore, MD Property
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets			$ 300
Denver, CO Property \| Subsequent Event
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets		$ 23,000
Baltimore Property
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets												$ 45,000
(Gain) loss on sale of real estate												$ (21,000)
Idle Properties
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets																	$ 5,000
(Gain) loss on sale of real estate																	$ (1,000)
Scenario, Forecast \| Chicago, IL Property \| Subsequent Event
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties, Deferred	$ 13,000