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Retirement plans Retirement Plans (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Multiemployer Pension Plans Table
Multi-employer Pension Plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EIN Number/
Zone Status
Dec. 31,
FIP/RP Status
Pending/Implemented
Contributions(in thousands)
Surcharge Imposed
Expiration Dates of CBAs
Pension Plan Name
Plan Number
2013
2012
2013
2012
2011
AFTRA Retirement Plan (a)
13-6414972/001
Green
as of
Nov.
30,
2012
Green
as of
Nov.
30,
2011
NA
$
988

$
965

$
896

NA

5/31/2015
9/11/2015
CWA/ITU Negotiated Pension Plan
13-6212879/001
Red
Red
Implemented
242

572

146

No
8/17/2013
2/1/2014 10/15/2014 11/8/2014 12/31/2015
GCIU—Employer Retirement Benefit Plan (a)
91-6024903/001
Red
Red
Implemented
216

380

280

No
1/31/2015
The Newspaper Guild International Pension Plan (a)
52-1082662/001
Red
Red
Implemented
279

415

385

No
11/13/2015
IAM National Pension Plan (a)
51-6031295/002
Green
Green
NA
736

341

308

NA
4/30/2016
Teamsters Pension Trust Fund of Philadelphia and Vicinity (a)
23-1511735/001
Yellow
Yellow
Implemented
1,355

876

1,054

NA
3/13/2013
Central Pension Fund of the International Union of Operating Engineers and Participating Employers (a)
36-6052390/001
Green
as of
Jan.
31,
2013
Green
as of
Jan.
31,
2012
NA
160

158

163

NA
4/30/2016
Central States Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Fund
36-6044243/001
Red
as of
Dec.
31,
2012
Red
as of
Dec.
31,
2011
Implemented
40

260

372

No
6/30/2013
Total




$
4,016

$
3,967

$
3,604



(a) This plan has elected to utilize special amortization provisions provided under the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010.
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]
  
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]  
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]
The company’s pension costs, which include costs for its qualified and non-qualified plans, are presented in the following table:
In thousands of dollars
 
2013
2012
2011
Service cost—benefits earned during the period
$
7,538

$
7,545

$
7,833

Interest cost on benefit obligation
141,030

155,376

171,339

Expected return on plan assets
(198,216
)
(189,863
)
(211,659
)
Amortization of prior service costs
7,566

7,689

7,580

Amortization of actuarial loss
63,212

53,429

37,901

Pension expense for company-sponsored retirement plans
21,130

34,176

12,994

Settlement and special termination benefit charge
3,077

7,946

1,068

Total pension cost
$
24,207

$
42,122

$
14,062
Schedule of Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations
The following table provides a reconciliation of pension benefit obligations (on a projected benefit obligation measurement basis), plan assets and funded status of company-sponsored retirement plans, along with the related amounts that are recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
In thousands of dollars
 
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Change in benefit obligations
 
 
Benefit obligations at beginning of year
$
3,573,085

$
3,351,494

Service cost
7,538

7,545

Interest cost
141,030

155,376

Plan amendments
177

—

Plan participants’ contributions
4

7

Actuarial (gain) loss
(104,131
)
300,525

Foreign currency translation
21,758

27,526

Gross benefits paid
(230,979
)
(245,899
)
Acquisitions
274,510

—

Settlements
(10,743
)
(23,489
)
Benefit obligations at end of year
$
3,672,249

$
3,573,085

Change in plan assets
 
 
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year
$
2,552,316

$
2,408,768

Actual return on plan assets
364,652

254,225

Plan participants’ contributions
4

7

Employer contributions
107,086

137,499

Gross benefits paid
(230,979
)
(245,899
)
Acquisitions
229,774

—

Settlements
(10,743
)
(23,489
)
Foreign currency translation
16,357

21,205

Fair value of plan assets at end of year
$
3,028,467

$
2,552,316

Funded status at end of year
$
(643,782
)
$
(1,020,769
)
Amounts recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets
Noncurrent assets
$
3,684

$
—

Accrued benefit cost—current
$
(15,271
)
$
(13,444
)
Accrued benefit cost—noncurrent
$
(632,195
)
$
(1,007,325
)
Schedule of Net Funded Status
The funded status (on a projected benefit obligation basis) of the company’s principal retirement plans at Dec. 29, 2013, is as follows:
In thousands of dollars
 
Fair Value of
Plan Assets
Benefit
Obligation
Funded
Status
GRP
$
2,009,228

$
2,194,517

$
(185,289
)
SERP (a)
—

190,791

(190,791
)
Newsquest
699,478

925,280

(225,802
)
Belo
229,774

274,510

(44,736
)
All other
89,987

87,151

2,836

Total
$
3,028,467

$
3,672,249

$
(643,782
)
(a) the SERP is an unfunded, unsecured liability
Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]
The following table presents information for those company retirement plans for which accumulated benefits exceed assets:
In thousands of dollars
 
 
 
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Accumulated benefit obligation
$
3,568,021

$
3,546,819

Fair value of plan assets
$
2,938,480

$
2,552,316
Schedule of Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]
The following table presents information for those company retirement plans for which projected benefit obligations exceed assets:
In thousands of dollars
 
 
 
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Projected benefit obligation
$
3,585,947

$
3,573,085

Fair value of plan assets
$
2,938,480

$
2,552,316
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost Not yet Recognized [Table Text Block]
The following table summarizes the amounts recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) that have not yet been recognized as a component of pension expense as of the dates presented (pre-tax):
In thousands of dollars
 
 
 
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Net actuarial losses
$
(1,390,975
)
$
(1,717,674
)
Prior service cost
(53,949
)
(61,338
)
Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
$
(1,444,924
)
$
(1,779,012
)
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plan Amounts Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive loss consist of the following:
In thousands of dollars
 
2013
Current year actuarial gain
$
270,568

Change in prior service cost
(177
)
Amortization of actuarial loss
63,212

Amortization of prior service costs
7,566

Recognition of settlement
3,077

Currency loss
(10,158
)
Total
$
334,088
Schedule of Assumptions Used
Pension costs: The following assumptions were used to determine net pension costs:
 
2013
2012
2011
Discount rate
4.08%
4.83%
5.49%
Expected return on plan assets
7.94%
7.95%
8.46%
Rate of compensation increase
2.97%
2.96%
2.95%
Schedule Of Assumptions Used In Calculating Pension Benefit Obligations Table
Benefit obligations and funded status: The following assumptions were used to determine the year-end benefit obligations:
 
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Discount rate
4.75%
4.08%
Rate of compensation increase
2.97%
2.97%
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets
The asset allocation for the GRP at the end of 2013 and 2012, and target allocations for 2014, by asset category, are presented in the table below: 
Target Allocation
 
Allocation of Plan Assets
 
2014
2013
2012
Equity securities
65
%
64
%
51
%
Debt securities
20

22

35

Other
15

14

14

Total
100
%
100
%
100
%
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments
The company estimates it will make the following benefit payments (from either retirement plan assets or directly from company funds), which reflect expected future service, as appropriate:
In thousands of dollars
2014
$
225,471

2015
$
226,259

2016
$
228,646

2017
$
234,066

2018
$
232,890

2019-2023
$
1,168,924