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Segment reporting (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2025
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment | The following tables below present summarized financial information for each of the Company's reportable segments. Revenues
| Year ended December 31, 2025
In thousands | USA TODAY Media |  | Newsquest |  | LocaliQ |  | Total
External revenues | $1,617,453 |  | $230,394 |  | $448,311 |  | $2,296,158
Intersegment revenues | 126,129 |  | 7,873 |  | — |  | 134,002
Segment revenues | 1,743,582 |  | 238,267 |  | 448,311 |  | 2,430,160
Reconciliation of revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,068
Elimination of intersegment revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  | (134,002)
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  | $2,302,226
| Year ended December 31, 2024
In thousands | USA TODAY Media |  | Newsquest |  | LocaliQ |  | Total
External revenues | $1,793,757 |  | $232,095 |  | $477,807 |  | $2,503,659
Intersegment revenues | 144,641 |  | 7,178 |  | — |  | 151,819
Segment revenues | 1,938,398 |  | 239,273 |  | 477,807 |  | 2,655,478
Reconciliation of revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,656
Elimination of intersegment revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  | (151,819)
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  | $2,509,315
| Year ended December 31, 2023
In thousands | USA TODAY Media |  | Newsquest |  | LocaliQ |  | Total
External revenues | $1,953,252 |  | $226,121 |  | $477,909 |  | $2,657,282
Intersegment revenues | 142,601 |  | 7,859 |  | — |  | 150,460
Segment revenues | 2,095,853 |  | 233,980 |  | 477,909 |  | 2,807,742
Reconciliation of revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,268
Elimination of intersegment revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  | (150,460)
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  | $2,663,550
Schedule of Reconciliation of Segment Revenue Adjusted EBITDA | Reconciliation of Segment Revenues to Segment Adjusted EBITDA
| Year ended December 31, 2025
In thousands | USA TODAY Media |  | Newsquest |  | LocaliQ
Segment revenues | $1,743,582 |  | $238,267 |  | $448,311
Less: |  |  |  |  |
Payroll | 494,619 |  | 101,211 |  | 93,180
Benefits | 97,519 |  | 4,181 |  | 13,177
Newsprint and other production materials | 56,289 |  | 12,189 |  | —
Distribution | 246,778 |  | 12,549 |  | —
Outside services | 164,053 |  | 12,125 |  | 18,866
Digital cost of goods sold | 173,389 |  | 8,920 |  | 270,336
Other(a) | 329,819 |  | 30,202 |  | 6,417
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | $181,116 |  | $56,890 |  | $46,335
(a)Other expenses primarily include corporate allocations of shared costs, facility-related expenses, advertising costs, and Equity loss (income) in unconsolidated investees, net, which are not separately provided to the CODM. Corporate allocations of shared costs include, but are not limited to technology, finance, analytics, legal, and human resources, as well as other general business costs.
| Year ended December 31, 2024
In thousands | USA TODAY Media |  | Newsquest |  | LocaliQ
Segment revenues | $1,938,398 |  | $239,273 |  | $477,807
Less: |  |  |  |  |
Payroll | 549,478 |  | 96,526 |  | 102,641
Benefits | 99,206 |  | 4,075 |  | 12,752
Newsprint and other production materials | 74,419 |  | 12,820 |  | —
Distribution | 276,069 |  | 12,755 |  | —
Outside services | 183,382 |  | 10,396 |  | 10,542
Digital cost of goods sold | 176,962 |  | 9,175 |  | 295,549
Other(a) | 376,141 |  | 40,117 |  | 12,645
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | $202,741 |  | $53,409 |  | $43,678
(a)Other expenses primarily include corporate allocations of shared costs, facility-related expenses, advertising costs, and Equity loss (income) in unconsolidated investees, net, which are not separately provided to the CODM. Corporate allocations of shared costs include, but are not limited to technology, finance, analytics, legal, and human resources, as well as other general business costs.
| Year ended December 31, 2023
In thousands | USA TODAY Media |  | Newsquest |  | LocaliQ
Segment revenues | $2,095,853 |  | $233,980 |  | $477,909
Less: |  |  |  |  |
Payroll | 562,209 |  | 93,492 |  | 99,942
Benefits | 102,193 |  | 4,002 |  | 11,852
Newsprint and other production materials | 108,257 |  | 15,330 |  | —
Distribution | 323,750 |  | 13,325 |  | —
Outside services | 201,906 |  | 10,046 |  | 8,319
Digital cost of goods sold | 180,876 |  | 9,876 |  | 289,878
Other(a) | 421,631 |  | 37,781 |  | 14,695
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | $195,031 |  | $50,128 |  | $53,223
(a)Other expenses primarily include corporate allocations of shared costs, facility-related expenses, advertising costs, and Equity loss (income) in unconsolidated investees, net, which are not separately provided to the CODM. Corporate allocations of shared costs include, but are not limited to technology, finance, analytics, legal, and human resources, as well as other general business costs.
Schedule of Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBTIDA to Loss Before Income Taxes | Reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to Net income (loss) attributable to USA TODAY Co.
| Year ended December 31,
In thousands | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
USA TODAY Media | $181,116 |  | $202,741 |  | $195,031
Newsquest | 56,890 |  | 53,409 |  | 50,128
LocaliQ | 46,335 |  | 43,678 |  | 53,223
Segment Adjusted EBITDA | 284,341 |  | 299,828 |  | 298,382
Corporate | 21,293 |  | 26,672 |  | 30,802
(Benefit) provision for income taxes | (3,030) |  | (51,286) |  | 21,729
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | 6 |  | (33) |  | (103)
Interest expense | 97,225 |  | 104,697 |  | 111,776
Loss (gain) early extinguishment of debt | 1,516 |  | (55,559) |  | (4,529)
Depreciation and amortization | 165,759 |  | 156,287 |  | 162,622
Integration and reorganization costs(a) | 31,595 |  | 66,155 |  | 24,468
Asset impairments | 2,243 |  | 46,589 |  | 1,370
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets, net | (16,844) |  | 1,106 |  | (40,101)
Share-based compensation expense | 9,149 |  | 12,522 |  | 16,567
Other (income) expense, net(b) | (26,320) |  | 19,032 |  | 1,572
Net income (loss) attributable to USA TODAY Co. | $1,749 |  | $(26,354) |  | $(27,791)
(a)Integration and reorganization costs mainly reflect severance-related expenses and other reorganization-related costs, designed primarily to right-size the Company's employee base, consolidate facilities and improve operations. (b)Other (income) expense, net primarily reflects the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefits other than service cost, expert fees associated with the litigation with Google, consulting fees related to a discrete initiative to reformulate our go-to-market strategy and post-sales processes, (gains) losses from the sale of investments, third-party debt costs and the components of net periodic pension and postretirement benefits other than service cost.

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