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Business Segment Information
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Business segment information
Business segment information

We classify our operations into two reportable segments: Media: consisting of our 46 television stations operating in 38 markets, offering high-quality television programming and digital content; and Digital: primarily consisting of our Cars.com and CareerBuilder business units which operate in the automotive and human capital solutions industries, respectively. Our reportable segments have been determined based on our management and internal reporting structure, the nature of products and services offered by the segments, and the financial information that is evaluated regularly by our chief operating decision maker.

The Digital Segment and the digital revenues line exclude online/digital revenues generated by digital platforms that are associated with our Media Segment’s operating properties as such amounts are reflected in the Media Segment. Summary operating results for each of our business segments were as follows (in thousands):
 
Quarters Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Sept. 30, 2016
 
Sept. 27, 2015
 
Sept. 30, 2016
 
Sept. 27, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Media
$
501,686

 
$
406,445

 
$
1,404,462

 
$
1,219,911

Digital
358,579

 
351,073

 
1,049,320

 
1,025,770

Total
$
860,265

 
$
757,518

 
$
2,453,782

 
$
2,245,681

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Income (net of depreciation, amortization, asset impairment charges, and facility consolidation):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Media
$
221,038

 
$
158,595

 
$
569,888

 
$
513,557

Digital
59,296

 
72,446

 
170,939

 
175,462

Corporate
(16,562
)
 
(12,939
)
 
(48,542
)
 
(50,817
)
Unallocated (a)
—

 
—

 
—

 
(51,939
)
Total
$
263,772

 
$
218,102

 
$
692,285

 
$
586,263

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, amortization, asset impairment charges and facility consolidation:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Media
$
18,105

 
$
18,406

 
$
58,377

 
$
61,492

Digital
48,887

 
31,074

 
110,728

 
106,050

Corporate
21

 
540

 
3,038

 
6,445

Total
$
67,013

 
$
50,020

 
$
172,143

 
$
173,987

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Identifiable assets by segment:
Sept. 30, 2016
 
Dec. 31, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Media
$
4,826,473

 
$
4,799,375

 
 
 
 
Digital
3,701,000

 
3,529,124

 
 
 
 
Corporate
147,204

 
170,194

 
 
 
 
Total (b)
$
8,674,677

 
$
8,498,693

 
 
 
 

(a) Unallocated expenses in 2015 represent certain expenses that historically were allocated to the former Publishing Segment but that could not be allocated to discontinued operations as they were not clearly and specifically identifiable to the spun-off businesses.
(b) For December 31, 2015, the total of business segment identifiable assets excludes assets recorded in discontinued operations on the consolidated balance sheet of $7.3 million.