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Acquisitions (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2018

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Preliminary Fair Value of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

Pending the finalization of asset valuations, the following table summarizes the preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed:

(in thousands)
Assets:
Cash		$	21,372
Accounts receivable		44,306
Current portion of programming		47,120
Intangible assets		32,300
Goodwill		209,572
Programming (less current portion)		74,998
Other assets		1,395
Total assets acquired		431,063
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		29,339
Current portion of programming liabilities		46,376
Programming liabilities		53,036
Net purchase price		$	302,312

Schedule of Pro Forma Information

Pro forma results of operations, assuming the Katz acquisition had taken place at the beginning of 2017, are presented in the following table. The pro forma information includes the historical results of operations of Scripps and Katz, as well as adjustments for additional depreciation and amortization of the assets acquired and additional interest expense related to the financing of the transaction. The pro forma information does not include efficiencies, cost reductions or synergies expected to result from the acquisition. The unaudited pro forma financial information is not necessarily indicative of the results that actually would have occurred had the acquisition been completed at the beginning of the period.

		Three Months Ended   June 30,				Six Months Ended   June 30,
(in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited)		2017				2017
Operating revenues		$	254,342			$	487,630
Income from continuing operations, net of tax		7,864				5,326
Income per share from continuing operations attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company:
Basic		$	0.10			$	0.06
Diluted		0.10				0.06

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Tabular disclosure of pro forma results of operations for a material business acquisition or series of individually immaterial business acquisitions that are material in the aggregate.

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Tabular disclosure of the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for each major class of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. May include but not limited to the following: (a) acquired receivables; (b) contingencies recognized at the acquisition date; and (c) the fair value of noncontrolling interests in the acquiree.

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