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Segment Information - Schedule of Business Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Segment operating revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating revenues | $ 423,055 | $ 330,857 | $ 320,428 | $ 277,059 | $ 351,397 | $ 289,334 | $ 273,425 | $ 243,206 | $ 1,351,399 | $ 1,157,362 | $ 845,773
Segment profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87,359 | 148,483 | 4,138
Acquisition and related integration costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (26,304) | (4,124) | 0
Restructuring costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,370) | (8,911) | (4,422)
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles | (26,145) | (21,661) | (19,532) | (17,006) | (16,830) | (14,840) | (14,494) | (14,547) | (84,344) | (60,711) | (52,906)
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | (35,732)
Gains (losses), net on disposal of property and equipment | 1,998 | 11 | (144) | (173) | (1,105) | 501 | 66 | (717) | 1,692 | (1,255) | (169)
Interest expense | (27,120) | (26,537) | (18,023) | (8,916) | (9,143) | (9,003) | (9,279) | (8,759) | (80,596) | (36,184) | (26,552)
Defined benefit pension plan expense | (1,746) | (2,071) | (1,564) | (1,572) | (13,446) | (3,529) | (1,389) | (1,388) | (6,953) | (19,752) | (14,112)
Miscellaneous, net | (417) | $ 2,042 | $ 369 | $ (800) | 687 | $ (546) | $ (156) | $ 138 | 1,194 | 123 | 7,436
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary items, noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,004 | 92,670 | (29,090)
Depreciation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 39,998 | 34,385 | 34,049
Amortization of intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amortization of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,346 | 26,326 | 18,857
Additions to property and equipment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total additions to property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61,225 | 47,500 | 17,602
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 3,561,857 |  |  |  | 2,130,347 |  |  |  | 3,561,857 | 2,130,347 | 2,129,779
Continuing Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 3,460,591 |  |  |  | 2,048,078 |  |  |  | 3,460,591 | 2,048,078 | 1,924,990
Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 101,266 |  |  |  | 82,269 |  |  |  | 101,266 | 82,269 | 204,789
Local Media |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment operating revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,022,805 | 917,480 | 778,376
Segment profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 217,885 | 251,119 | 156,890
Depreciation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,086 | 30,467 | 31,870
Amortization of intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amortization of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,283 | 14,821 | 15,084
Additions to property and equipment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total additions to property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 46,855 | 37,773 | 16,946
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 2,694,667 |  |  |  | 1,261,526 |  |  |  | 2,694,667 | 1,261,526 | 1,273,735
National Media |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment operating revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 323,674 | 235,107 | 61,942
Segment profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 43,166 | 29,168 | (6,656)
Depreciation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,302 | 2,336 | 88
Amortization of intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amortization of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16,710 | 10,152 | 2,419
Additions to property and equipment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total additions to property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,963 | 9,004 | 289
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 680,764 |  |  |  | 655,718 |  |  |  | 680,764 | 655,718 | 459,694
Other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment operating revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total operating revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,920 | 4,775 | 5,455
Segment profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,957) | (3,680) | (2,361)
Depreciation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 148 | 150 | 208
Additions to property and equipment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total additions to property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 529 | 0 | 0
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 3,503 |  |  |  | 865 |  |  |  | 3,503 | 865 | 2,128
Shared services and corporate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment profit (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment profit (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (57,409) | (53,123) | (50,506)
Depreciation: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,462 | 1,432 | 1,883
Amortization of intangibles: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total amortization of intangible assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,353 | 1,353 | 1,354
Additions to property and equipment: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total additions to property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,878 | 723 | 367
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 81,657 |  |  |  | $ 129,969 |  |  |  | $ 81,657 | $ 129,969 | $ 189,433

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