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Goodwill and intangible assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill and Intangible Assets | Goodwill and intangible assets consisted of the following:
| December 31, 2025 |  | December 31, 2024
In thousands | Gross carrying amount |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Net carrying amount |  | Gross carrying amount |  | Accumulated amortization |  | Net carrying amount
Finite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Advertiser relationships | $434,928 |  | $317,104 |  | $117,824 |  | $445,356 |  | $279,176 |  | $166,180
Other customer relationships | 88,609 |  | 67,427 |  | 21,182 |  | 89,106 |  | 59,198 |  | 29,908
Subscriber relationships | 240,272 |  | 205,602 |  | 34,670 |  | 250,820 |  | 183,895 |  | 66,925
Other intangible assets | 66,870 |  | 66,837 |  | 33 |  | 66,870 |  | 66,212 |  | 658
Sub-total | $830,679 |  | $656,970 |  | $173,709 |  | $852,152 |  | $588,481 |  | $263,671
Indefinite-lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mastheads |  |  |  |  | 164,136 |  |  |  |  |  | 166,703
Total intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $337,845 |  |  |  |  |  | $430,374
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $518,762 |  |  |  |  |  | $530,028
Schedule of the Change in Net Goodwill | Changes in the carrying amount of Goodwill by segment are as follows:
In thousands | USA TODAY Media |  | Newsquest |  | LocaliQ |  | Total
Balance at December 31, 2023 | $401,057 |  | $15,348 |  | $117,471 |  | $533,876
Divestitures | (3,662) |  | — |  | — |  | (3,662)
Foreign exchange | 13 |  | (199) |  | — |  | (186)
Balance at December 31, 2024 | $397,408 |  | $15,149 |  | $117,471 |  | $530,028
Divestitures | (12,375) |  | — |  | — |  | (12,375)
Foreign exchange | (7) |  | 1,116 |  | — |  | 1,109
Balance at December 31, 2025 | $385,026 |  | $16,265 |  | $117,471 |  | $518,762

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