Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

We compute depreciation using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives as follows:



Buildings and improvements	35 to 45 years
Leasehold improvements	Shorter of term of lease or useful life
Printing presses	20 to 30 years
Other newspaper production equipment	5 to 15 years
Television transmission towers and related equipment	15 to 35 years
Other television and program production equipment	3 to 15 years
Computer hardware and software	3 to 5 years
Office and other equipment	3 to 10 years

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following:



	As of December 31,
(in thousands)	2013		2012

Land and improvements	$	73,980	$	74,797
Buildings and improvements	231,219		223,761
Equipment	472,407		494,024
Computer software	36,155		33,635
Total	813,761		826,217
Accumulated depreciation	459,964		451,286
Net property, plant and equipment	$	353,797	$	374,931

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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