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Acquisitions, investments and dispositions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 29, 2013
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block] | At the acquisition date, the purchase price assigned to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities is summarized as follows:
In thousands of dollars |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 38,107 |
Receivables and other current assets | 161,498 |
Assets held for sale | 429,186 |
Plant, property and equipment, net | 254,489 |
Indefinite-lived FCC licenses | 835,900 |
Definite-lived intangible assets: |
Retransmission agreements | 99,161 |
Network affiliation agreements | 37,030 |
Other | 48,782 |
Investments and other noncurrent assets | 53,478 |
Goodwill | 943,841 |
Total assets acquired | 2,901,472 |
Current liabilities | 86,128 |
Deferred income taxes | 525,550 |
Other noncurrent liabilities | 76,500 |
Long-term debt | 741,708 |
Total liabilities assumed | 1,429,886 |
Net assets acquired | $ | 1,471,586 |
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block] | Pro forma information. The following table sets forth unaudited pro forma results of operations, assuming that the Belo acquisition, along with transactions necessary to finance the acquisitions, occurred at the beginning of 2012:
| Unaudited
In thousands of dollars | 2013 | 2012
Total revenues | $ | 5,738,051 |  | $ | 5,948,945 |
Net income attributable to Gannett Co., Inc. | $ | 415,774 |  | $ | 427,917 |

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