Schedule II - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Allowance for doubtful accounts and revenue reserves
Description
Balance at Beginning of Period	$ 8,540	$ 8,775	$ 7,309
Charges to Earnings	15,226	12,275	12,237
Charges to Other Accounts	(116)	564	654
Deductions	(11,213)	(13,074)	(11,425)
Balance at End of Period	12,437	8,540	8,775
Magazine publishing allowance for newsstand returns
Description
Balance at Beginning of Period		2,313	0
Charges to Earnings		164	10,426
Charges to Other Accounts		45	33
Deductions		(2,522)	(8,146)
Balance at End of Period		0	2,313
Sales returns accrual
Description
Balance at Beginning of Period	1,208	1,244	1,020
Charges to Earnings	19,743	19,176	17,728
Charges to Other Accounts	0	0	0
Deductions	(19,832)	(19,212)	(17,504)
Balance at End of Period	1,119	1,208	1,244
Deferred tax valuation allowance
Description
Balance at Beginning of Period	62,353	60,783	45,084
Charges to Earnings	34,133	8,864	9,320
Charges to Other Accounts	1,864	(7,294)	6,379
Deductions	0	0	0
Balance at End of Period	98,350	62,353	60,783
Other reserves
Description
Balance at Beginning of Period				2,119
Balance at End of Period	$ 2,204	$ 2,518	$ 1,925	$ 2,119

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Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 4

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690

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-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 09

-Article 12

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