Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

Summarized quarterly financial information is as follows:

2013	1st			2nd			3rd			4th
(in thousands, except per share data)	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Total
Operating revenues	$	198,653		$	207,853		$	189,535		$	220,830		$	816,871
Costs and expenses	(190,538		)	(187,935		)	(185,418		)	(191,416		)	(755,307		)
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles	(11,814		)	(11,774		)	(12,096		)	(12,078		)	(47,762		)
(Losses) gains, net on disposal of property, plant and equipment	(5		)	42			(177		)	(26		)	(166		)
Interest expense	(2,613		)	(2,656		)	(2,655		)	(2,524		)	(10,448		)
Miscellaneous, net	(1,304		)	(1,634		)	(1,087		)	(7,735		)	(11,760		)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	4,950			(711		)	3,047			562			7,848
Net (loss) income	(2,671		)	3,185			(8,851		)	7,613			(724		)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			(250		)	(250		)
Net (loss) income attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company	$	(2,671	)	$	3,185		$	(8,851	)	$	7,863		$	(474	)
Net (loss) income per basic share of common stock attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company:	$	(0.05	)	$	0.05		$	(0.16	)	$	0.14		$	(0.01	)
Net (loss) income per diluted share of common stock attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company:	$	(0.05	)	$	0.05		$	(0.16	)	$	0.13		$	(0.01	)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	56,330			57,448			56,177			55,980			56,516
Diluted	56,330			58,747			56,177			57,272			56,516
Cash dividends per share of common stock	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

2012	1st			2nd			3rd			4th
(in thousands, except per share data)	Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Quarter			Total
Operating revenues	$	207,127		$	216,934		$	219,644		$	259,753		$	903,458
Costs and expenses	(199,236		)	(189,752		)	(189,090		)	(201,674		)	(779,752		)
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles	(12,306		)	(12,603		)	(12,136		)	(12,287		)	(49,332		)
Gains (losses), net on disposal of property, plant and equipment	242			(212		)	(80		)	(424		)	(474		)
Interest expense	(3,154		)	(3,211		)	(3,288		)	(2,593		)	(12,246		)
Miscellaneous, net	(117		)	(1,435		)	(900		)	(2,295		)	(4,747		)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	3,029			(4,305		)	(2,148		)	(13,561		)	(16,985		)
Net (loss) income	(4,415		)	5,416			12,002			26,919			39,922
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			(266		)	(266		)
Net (loss) income attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company	$	(4,415	)	$	5,416		$	12,002		$	27,185		$	40,188
Net (loss) income per basic share of common stock attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company:	$	(0.08	)	$	0.09		$	0.21		$	0.47		$	0.70
Net (loss) income per diluted share of common stock attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company:	$	(0.08	)	$	0.09		$	0.21		$	0.47		$	0.69
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	54,775			55,146			54,637			55,073			54,907
Diluted	54,775			55,486			55,211			55,956			55,381
Cash dividends per share of common stock	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—

The sum of the quarterly net income per share amounts may not equal the reported annual amount because each amount is computed independently based upon the weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the period.