Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Information regarding business segments

Total assets by segment for the years ended December 31 were as follows:

	As of December 31,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Assets:
Television	$	410,529	$	415,174	$	432,584
Newspapers	261,974		278,110		296,414
Syndication and other	2,017		3,837		1,783
Investments	11,652		15,171		16,776
Shared services and corporate	279,958		318,476		222,971
Total assets	$	966,130	$	1,030,768	$	970,528

The following table presents additions to property, plant and equipment by segment:

	For the years ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2013		2012		2011
Additions to property, plant and equipment:
Television	$	12,595	$	19,947	$	10,215
Newspapers	2,399		2,771		1,793
Syndication and other	—		780		362
Shared services and corporate	6,361		6,712		273
Total additions to property, plant and equipment	$	21,355	$	30,210	$	12,643

Information regarding our business segments is as follows:

	For the years ended December 31,
(in thousands)	2013			2012			2011
Segment operating revenues:
Television	$	422,763		$	493,896		$	300,598
Newspapers	384,514			399,091			414,289
Syndication and other	9,594			10,471			13,773
Total operating revenues	$	816,871		$	903,458		$	728,660
Segment profit (loss):
Television	$	99,790		$	159,917		$	51,989
Newspapers	27,965			27,595			26,417
Syndication and other	102			(347		)	(1,343		)
Shared services and corporate	(52,563		)	(39,678		)	(30,634		)
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles	(47,762		)	(49,332		)	(40,069		)
Impairment of long-lived assets	—			—			(9,000		)
(Losses) gains, net on disposal of property, plant and equipment	(166		)	(474		)	124
Defined benefit pension plan expense	(8,837		)	(8,620		)	(8,135		)
Acquisition and related integration costs	—			(5,826		)	(2,787		)
Separation and restructuring costs	(4,893		)	(9,335		)	(9,935		)
Interest expense	(10,448		)	(12,246		)	(1,640		)
Miscellaneous, net	(11,760		)	(4,747		)	(675		)
(Loss) income from operations before income taxes	$	(8,572	)	$	56,907		$	(25,688	)
Depreciation:
Television	$	22,561		$	23,022		$	16,579
Newspapers	16,204			18,186			20,914
Syndication and other	78			55			138
Shared services and corporate	1,996			995			1,191
Total depreciation	$	40,839		$	42,258		$	38,822
Amortization of intangibles:
Television	$	6,378		$	6,413		$	318
Newspapers	545			661			929
Total amortization of intangibles	$	6,923		$	7,074		$	1,247