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Business Segment Financial Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2013 | Dec. 30, 2012 | Dec. 25, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | $ 5,161,362 |  | $ 5,353,197 | $ 5,239,989
Operating Income (Loss) | 739,243 |  | 789,755 | 830,791
Depreciation, amortization and facility consolidation and asset impairment charges | 247,812 |  | 316,168 | 224,616
Equity income (losses) in unconsolidated investees, net | 43,824 |  | 22,387 | 8,197
Identifiable Assets | 9,240,706 | [1] | 6,379,886 | 6,616,450
Capital expenditures | 110,407 |  | 91,874 | 72,451
Broadcasting |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 835,113 |  | 906,104 | 722,410
Operating Income (Loss) | 361,915 |  | 443,808 | 302,140
Depreciation, amortization and facility consolidation and asset impairment charges | 29,625 |  | 28,007 | 28,926
Equity income (losses) in unconsolidated investees, net | (94) |  | (597) | (162)
Identifiable Assets | 5,077,114 |  | 2,001,979 | 1,994,051
Capital expenditures | 18,394 |  | 17,473 | 15,263
Publishing |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 3,577,804 |  | 3,728,144 | 3,831,108
Operating Income (Loss) | 313,697 |  | 368,644 | 477,583
Depreciation, amortization and facility consolidation and asset impairment charges | 153,380 |  | 147,750 | 148,537
Equity income (losses) in unconsolidated investees, net | 44,265 |  | 23,380 | 8,543
Identifiable Assets | 2,632,651 |  | 2,850,915 | 3,032,605
Capital expenditures | 62,480 |  | 56,597 | 40,175
Digital |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating revenues | 748,445 |  | 718,949 | 686,471
Operating Income (Loss) | 128,264 |  | 41,700 | 125,340
Depreciation, amortization and facility consolidation and asset impairment charges | 46,415 |  | 123,990 | 30,693
Equity income (losses) in unconsolidated investees, net | (347) |  | (396) | (184)
Identifiable Assets | 982,355 |  | 1,009,821 | 1,014,805
Capital expenditures | 27,800 |  | 17,220 | 15,673
Corporate |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Operating Income (Loss) | (64,633) |  | (64,397) | (74,272)
Depreciation, amortization and facility consolidation and asset impairment charges | 18,392 |  | 16,421 | 16,460
Identifiable Assets | 548,586 |  | 517,171 | 574,989
Capital expenditures | $ 1,733 |  | $ 584 | $ 1,340
[1] | (a) Consolidated assets as of Dec. 29, 2013 include total assets of $44.7 million of variable interest entities (VIEs) that can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Consolidated liabilities as of Dec. 29, 2013 include $2.7 million of total liabilities of the VIEs for which the VIEs’ creditors have no recourse to the company. See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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