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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details Textual)	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Jun. 28, 2015	Jun. 01, 2015	Feb. 28, 2015	Aug. 31, 2012
Economic Modeling
Acquisitions Investments and Disposals [Line Items]
Percentage change in ownership percentage	11.00%
Ownership percentage	85.00%			74.00%	74.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners		15.00%
Texas-New Mexico Newspapers Partnership
Acquisitions Investments and Disposals [Line Items]
Ownership percentage			100.00%
Ownership interest acquired (as a percent)			59.36%
California Newspapers Partnership [Member]
Acquisitions Investments and Disposals [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners			19.49%

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