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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2011	Jun. 25, 2010
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	GANNETT CO INC /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000039899
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Mar. 27, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-25
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float		$ 3,544,790,597
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	240,432,276

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2011	Dec. 26, 2010
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 142,217	$ 183,014
Trade receivables, less allowance for doubtful receivables (2011 - $41,483; 2010 - $39,419)	630,529	717,377
Other receivables	18,006	30,746
Inventories	84,414	72,025
Deferred income taxes	20,442	21,254
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	88,611	95,064
Assets held for sale	19,654	19,654
Total current assets	1,003,873	1,139,134
Property, plant and equipment
Cost	4,179,741	4,170,740
Less accumulated depreciation	(2,453,934)	(2,412,629)
Net property, plant and equipment	1,725,807	1,758,111
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,854,603	2,836,960
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	518,491	518,797
Deferred income taxes	173,332	170,385
Investments and other assets	390,583	393,457
Total intangible and other assets	3,937,009	3,919,599
Total assets	6,666,689	6,816,844
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and current portion of film contracts payable	188,362	232,952
Compensation, interest and other accruals	360,739	394,942
Dividends payable	9,690	9,680
Income taxes	43,335	31,565
Deferred income	258,755	224,047
Total current liabilities	860,881	893,186
Income taxes	134,614	137,497
Long-term debt	2,188,129	2,352,242
Postretirement medical and life insurance liabilities	162,264	168,322
Pension liabilities	622,755	619,340
Other long-term liabilities	236,631	228,008
Total liabilities	4,205,274	4,398,595
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	$ 0	$ 84,176
Commitments and contingent liabilities (See Note 13)
Gannett Co., Inc. shareholders' equity
Preferred stock of $1 par value per share Authorized: 2,000,000 shares; Issued: none	$ 0	$ 0
Common stock of $1 par value per share Authorized: 800,000,000 shares; Issued: 324,418,632 shares	324,419	324,419
Additional paid-in capital	624,889	630,316
Retained earnings	6,955,547	6,874,641
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(346,630)	(365,334)
Shareholders' Equity before treasury stock	7,558,225	7,464,042
Less treasury stock, 83,986,356 shares and 84,909,612 shares, respectively, at cost	(5,277,370)	(5,300,288)
Total Gannett Co., Inc. shareholders' equity	2,280,855	2,163,754
Noncontrolling interests	180,560	170,319
Total equity	2,461,415	2,334,073
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 6,666,689	$ 6,816,844

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 27, 2011	Dec. 26, 2010
Current assets
Allowance for doubtful receivables	$ 41,483	$ 39,419
Gannett Co., Inc. shareholders' equity
Preferred stock, par value	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	2,000,000	2,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 1	$ 1
Common stock, shares authorized	800,000,000	800,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	324,418,632	324,418,632
Treasury stock, shares	83,986,356	84,909,612

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2011	Mar. 28, 2010
Net Operating Revenues:
Publishing advertising	$ 601,736	$ 649,335
Publishing circulation	268,213	279,000
Digital	157,594	140,638
Broadcasting	163,882	167,488
All other	59,836	63,124
Total	1,251,261	1,299,585
Operating expenses
Cost of sales and operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation	717,515	732,109
Selling, general and administrative expenses, exclusive of depreciation	297,547	295,133
Depreciation	41,638	47,351
Amortization of intangible assets	8,289	7,962
Facility consolidation charges	7,656	0
Total	1,072,645	1,082,555
Operating income	178,616	217,030
Non-operating (expense) income
Equity income in unconsolidated investees, net	3,458	533
Interest expense	(46,629)	(43,473)
Other non-operating items	1,297	(523)
Total	(41,874)	(43,463)
Income before income taxes	136,742	173,567
Provision for income taxes	38,600	54,813
Income from continuing operations	98,142	118,754
Income from the operation of discontinued operations, net of tax	0	560
Net income	98,142	119,314
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(7,649)	(2,135)
Net income attributable to Gannett Co., Inc.	90,493	117,179
Income from continuing operations attributable to Gannett Co., Inc.	90,493	116,619
Income from the operation of discontinued operations, net of tax	0	560
Net income attributable to Gannett Co., Inc.	$ 90,493	$ 117,179
Earnings from continuing operations per share - basic	$ 0.38	$ 0.49
Earnings from discontinued operations
Discontinued operations per share - basic	0	0
Net income per share - basic	0.38	0.49
Earnings from continuing operations per share - diluted	0.37	0.48
Earnings from discontinued operations
Discontinued operations per share - diluted	0	0.01
Net income per share - diluted	0.37	0.49
Dividends per share	$ 0.04	$ 0.04

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income Percentage Increase (Decrease) (Unaudited)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2011
Net Operating Revenues:
Publishing advertising	(7.30%)
Publishing circulation	(3.90%)
Digital	12.10%
Broadcasting	(2.20%)
All other	(5.20%)
Total	(3.70%)
Operating Expenses:
Cost of sales and operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation	(2.00%)
Selling, general and administrative expenses, exclusive of depreciation	0.80%
Depreciation	(12.10%)
Amortization of intangible assets	4.10%
Facility consolidation charges	100.00%
Total	(0.90%)
Operating income	(17.70%)
Non-operating (expense) income:
Equity income in unconsolidated investees, net	548.80%
Interest expense	7.30%
Other non-operating items	348.00%
Total	(3.70%)
Income before income taxes	(21.20%)
Provision for income taxes	(29.60%)
Income from continuing operations	(17.40%)
Income from the operation of discontinued operations, net of tax	(100.00%)
Net income	(17.70%)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	258.30%
Net income attributable to Gannett Co., Inc.	(22.80%)
Income from continuing operations attributable to Gannett Co., Inc.	(22.40%)
Income from the operation of discontinued operations, net of tax	(100.00%)
Net income attributable to Gannett Co., Inc.	(22.80%)
Earnings from continuing operations per share - basic	(22.40%)
Earnings from discontinued operations
Discontinued operations per share - basic	0.00%
Net income per share - basic	(22.40%)
Earnings from continuing operations per share - diluted	(22.90%)
Earnings from discontinued operations
Discontinued operations per share - diluted	0.00%
Net income per share - diluted	(24.50%)
Dividends per share	0.00%

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2011	Mar. 28, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 98,142	$ 119,314
Adjustments to reconcile net income to operating cash flows:
Depreciation and amortization	49,927	55,903
Facility consolidation charges	7,656	0
Pension (benefit) expense, net of pension contributions	(1,583)	(3,575)
Equity income in unconsolidated investees, net	(3,458)	(533)
Stock-based compensation - equity awards	9,653	12,943
Change in other assets and liabilities, net	63,745	108,135
Net cash flow from operating activities	224,082	292,187
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(12,628)	(8,879)
Payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(2,280)	(15,164)
Payments for investments	(475)	(2,716)
Proceeds from investments	5,465	5,834
Proceeds from sale of assets	3,910	5,194
Net cash used for investing activities	(6,008)	(15,731)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Payments of borrowings under revolving credit agreements	(166,000)	(262,000)
Dividends paid	(9,576)	(9,493)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options	1,416	638
Repurchase of noncontrolling membership interest	(85,149)	0
Net cash used for financing activities	(259,309)	(270,855)
Effect of currency exchange rate change	438	(248)
Net increase, in cash and cash equivalents	(40,797)	5,353
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at beginning of Period	183,014	98,795
Balance of cash and cash equivalents at end of Period	$ 142,217	$ 104,148

Basis of presentation	3 Months Ended
Basis of presentation	Mar. 27, 2011
Basis of presentation [Abstract]
Basis of presentation	NOTE 1 — Basis of presentation The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of Gannett Co., Inc. (the Company) have been prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes, which are normally included in the Form 10-K and annual report to shareholders. The financial statements covering the thirteen week period ended March 27, 2011, and the comparable period of 2010, reflect all adjustments which, in the opinion of the Company, are necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim periods and reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which are necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates and for the periods presented.

Recent accounting standards	3 Months Ended
Recent accounting standards	Mar. 27, 2011
Recent accounting standards
Recent accounting standards	NOTE 2 — Recent accounting standards In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2009-13, Multiple Element Arrangements. ASU 2009-13 addresses the determination of when the individual deliverables included in a multiple arrangement may be treated as separate units of accounting. ASU 2009-13 also modifies the manner in which the transaction consideration is allocated across separately identified deliverables and establishes definitions for determining fair value of elements in an arrangement. The new guidance applies prospectively to agreements entered after 2010. ASU 2009-13 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations or financial condition.

Facility consolidation charges	3 Months Ended
Facility consolidation charges	Mar. 27, 2011
Facility consolidation charges [Abstract]
Facility consolidation charges	NOTE 3 — Facility consolidation charges The carrying values of property, plant and equipment at certain publishing businesses were evaluated due to facility consolidation efforts. The Company revised the useful lives of certain assets, which were taken out of service during the quarter or for which management has committed to a plan to discontinue use in the near future, in order to reflect the use of those assets over a shortened useful life. As a result of the evaluation, the Company recorded pre-tax charges of $7.7 million in the first quarter of 2011. Current and deferred tax benefits were recognized for these charges and, therefore, the first quarter after-tax impact was $4.6 million or $0.02 per share.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2011

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Goodwill and other intangible assets

NOTE 4 — Goodwill and other intangible assets

The following table displays goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets, and amortizable intangible assets at March 27, 2011 and December 26, 2010.


	Mar. 27, 2011				Dec. 26, 2010
			Accumulated				Accumulated
(in thousands of dollars)	Gross		Amortization		Gross		Amortization

Goodwill	$	2,854,603	$	—	$	2,836,960	$	—
Indefinite-lived intangibles:
Mastheads and trade names		93,435		—		92,673		—
Television station FCC licenses		255,304		—		255,304		—
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer relationships		311,890		169,885		311,646		166,068
Other		55,950		28,203		56,628		31,386

Amortization expense was $8.3 million in the quarter ended March 27, 2011. For the first quarter of 2010, amortization expense was $8.0 million. Customer relationships, which include subscriber lists and advertiser relationships, are amortized on a straight-line basis over three to 25 years. Other intangibles primarily include commercial internally developed technology, patents and amortizable trade names. These assets were assigned lives of between three and 21 years and are amortized on a straight-line basis.

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s net goodwill balance through March 27, 2011


(in thousands of dollars)	Publishing			Digital			Broadcasting		Total
Balance at Dec. 26, 2010
Goodwill	$	7,599,030		$	675,527		$	1,618,563	$	9,893,120
Accumulated impairment losses		(7,019,557	)		(36,603	)		—		(7,056,160	)

Net balance at Dec. 26, 2010		579,473			638,924			1,618,563		2,836,960


Activity during the period
Acquisitions and adjustments		9,634			(5,105	)		—		4,529
Foreign currency exchange rate changes		7,255			5,762			97		13,114

Total		16,889			657			97		17,643


Balance end of period
Goodwill		7,701,945			676,184			1,618,660		9,996,789
Accumulated impairment losses		(7,105,583	)		(36,603	)		—		(7,142,186	)

Net balance at Mar. 27, 2011	$	596,362		$	639,581		$	1,618,660	$	2,854,603

Long-Term Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2011

Long-Term Debt [Abstract]

Long-term debt

NOTE 5 — Long-term debt

The long-term debt of the Company is summarized below:


(in thousands of dollars)	Mar. 27, 2011		Dec. 26, 2010
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 5.75% due June 2011	$	433,333	$	433,196
Unsecured floating rate term loan due July 2011		180,000		180,000
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 6.375% due April 2012		306,431		306,397
Borrowings under revolving credit agreements expiring September 2014		55,000		221,000
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 8.75% due November 2014		247,091		246,924
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 10% due June 2015		58,369		58,007
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 6.375% due September 2015		247,648		247,535
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 10% due April 2016		166,855		165,950
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 9.375% due November 2017		246,912		246,830
Unsecured notes bearing fixed rate interest at 7.125% due September 2018		246,490		246,403

Total long-term debt	$	2,188,129	$	2,352,242

For the first three months of 2011 the Company’s long-term debt was reduced by $164 million reflecting repayments of borrowings under the revolving credit agreements of $166 million partially offset by debt discount amortization.

On March, 27, 2011, the Company had unused borrowing commitments of $1.58 billion under its revolving credit agreements. In addition, its revolving credit agreements allow the Company to borrow at least $1.0 billion of additional unsecured debt (unrestricted as to purpose) guaranteed by the guarantor subsidiaries under these credit agreements. This borrowing limit is subject to increases depending upon the Company’s total leverage ratio. The Company expects that it will use a combination of cash flow from operating activities and borrowings from the credit agreements to fund its debt maturing in June 2011 and July 2011.

Retirement Plans

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2011

Retirement Plans [Abstract]

Retirement plans

NOTE 6 — Retirement plans

The Company and its subsidiaries have various retirement plans, including plans established under collective bargaining agreements. The Gannett Retirement Plan is the Company’s principal retirement plan. The Company’s pension costs, which include costs for qualified, nonqualified and union plans are presented in the following table:


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	Mar. 27,			Mar. 28,
(in thousands of dollars)	2011			2010

Service cost-benefits earned during the period	$	2,105		$	4,052
Interest cost on benefit obligation		42,872			43,125
Expected return on plan assets		(53,099	)		(47,727	)
Amortization of prior service cost		1,875			1,624
Amortization of actuarial loss		9,281			11,134

Pension expense for Company-sponsored retirement plans		3,034			12,208
Union and other pension cost		998			1,287


Pension cost	$	4,032		$	13,495

In the second quarter of 2011, the Company made a $14 million contribution to the Gannett Retirement Plan.

Postretirement benefits other than pensions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2011

Postretirement benefits other than pensions [Abstract]

Postretirement benefits other than pensions

NOTE 7 — Postretirement benefits other than pension

The Company provides health care and life insurance benefits to certain retired employees who meet age and service requirements. Most of the Company’s retirees contribute to the cost of these benefits and retiree contributions are increased as actual benefit costs increase. The Company’s policy is to fund benefits as claims and premiums are paid. Postretirement benefit costs for health care and life insurance are presented in the following table:


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	Mar. 27,			Mar. 28,
(in thousands of dollars)	2011			2010

Service cost-benefits earned during the period	$	175		$	389
Interest cost on net benefit obligation		2,375			2,814
Amortization of prior service credit		(4,875	)		(4,844	)
Amortization of actuarial loss		1,200			1,227

Net periodic postretirement benefit (credit) cost	$	(1,125	)	$	(414	)

Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Income Taxes	Mar. 27, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Income taxes	NOTE 8 — Income taxes The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate was approximately $108.7 million as of Dec 26, 2010 and $109.9 million as of March 27, 2011. These amounts reflect the federal tax benefit of state tax deductions. Excluding the federal tax benefit of state tax deductions, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of December 26, 2010 was $153.5 million and as of March 27, 2011 was $152.9 million. The $0.6 million decrease reflects a reduction for the lapses of statutes of limitations of $1.8 million, reductions for prior year tax positions of $1.5 million, and state audit settlements of $0.1 million. The decrease from these factors is partially offset by an increase for prior year tax positions of $0.7 million and an increase for current year tax positions of $2.1 million. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. The Company also recognizes interest income attributable to overpayment of income taxes as a component of income tax expense, and it recognizes interest credits for the reversal of interest expense previously recorded for uncertain tax positions which are subsequently released. The Company recognized net interest and penalty expense of $1.1 million and $0.1 million during the first quarter of 2011 and 2010, respectively. The amount of net accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits as of December 26, 2010, was approximately $36.5 million and as of March 27, 2011, was approximately $37.7 million. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. and various state and foreign jurisdictions. The 2005 through 2010 tax years remain subject to examination by the IRS. The 2005 through 2010 tax years generally remain subject to examination by state authorities, and the years 2003-2010 are subject to examination in the UK. In addition, tax years prior to 2005 remain subject to examination by certain states primarily due to the filing of amended tax returns upon settlement of the IRS examination for those years and ongoing state audits. It is reasonably possible that the amount of unrecognized benefits with respect to certain of the Company’s unrecognized tax positions will significantly increase or decrease within the next 12 months. These changes may be the result of settlement of ongoing audits, lapses of statutes of limitations or other regulatory developments. At this time, the Company estimates that the amount of its gross unrecognized tax positions may decrease by up to $84 million within the next 12 months.

Supplemental equity information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2011

Supplemental equity information [Abstract]

Supplemental equity information

NOTE 9 — Supplemental equity information

The following table summarizes equity account activity for the thirteen week periods ended March 27, 2011 and March 28, 2010. The redeemable noncontrolling interest accretion relates to redeemable stock formerly held by a noncontrolling owner of CareerBuilder that provided a fixed return on the noncontrolling owner’s investment.


	Gannett Co., Inc.
	Shareholders’			Noncontrolling
(in thousands of dollars)	Equity			Interest			Total Equity

Balance at Dec. 26, 2010	$	2,163,754		$	170,319		$	2,334,073
Comprehensive income:
Net income		90,493			7,649			98,142
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interest accretion (income not available to shareholders)		—			(973	)		(973	)
Other comprehensive income		18,704			3,502			22,206
Dividends declared		(9,587	)		—			(9,587	)
Stock option and restricted stock compensation		9,653			—			9,653
401(k) match		6,386			—			6,386
Other activity		1,452			63			1,515

Balance at Mar. 27, 2011	$	2,280,855		$	180,560		$	2,461,415


	Gannett Co., Inc.
	Shareholders’			Noncontrolling
(in thousands of dollars)	Equity			Interest			Total Equity

Balance at Dec. 27, 2009	$	1,603,925		$	143,550		$	1,747,475
Comprehensive income:
Net income		117,179			2,135			119,314
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interest accretion (income not available to shareholders)		—			(1,380	)		(1,380	)
Other comprehensive income		(28,298	)		(2,570	)		(30,868	)
Dividends declared		(9,524	)		—			(9,524	)
Stock option and restricted stock compensation		12,943			—			12,943
401(k) match		5,132			—			5,132
Other activity		1,033			—			1,033

Balance at Mar. 28, 2010	$	1,702,390		$	141,735		$	1,844,125

The table below presents the components of comprehensive income for the first quarter of 2011 and 2010.


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	Mar. 27,			Mar. 28,
(in thousands of dollars)	2011			2010

Net income	$	98,142		$	119,314
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interest accretion (income not available to shareholders)		(973	)		(1,380	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Foreign currency translation adjustment		24,553			(43,591	)
Other		(2,347	)		12,723

Total other comprehensive income (loss)		22,206			(30,868	)

Total comprehensive income		119,375			87,066

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the noncontrolling interest		10,178			(1,815	)

Comprehensive income attributable to Gannett Co., Inc.	$	109,197		$	88,881

During the first quarter of 2011, CareerBuilder repurchased a membership interest held by a noncontrolling interest. As a result, Gannett’s ownership percentage in CareerBuilder increased from 50.8% to 52.9%.

Fair Value Measurement

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2011

Fair Value Measurement [Abstract]

Fair value measurement

NOTE 10 — Fair value measurement

The Company measures and records in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements certain assets at fair value. ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” establishes a fair value hierarchy for those instruments measured at fair value that distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and the company’s own assumptions (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy consists of three levels:

	Level 1 —		Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

	Level 2 —		Inputs other than Level 1 inputs that are either directly or indirectly observable; and

	Level 3 —		Unobservable inputs developed using estimates and assumptions developed by the Company, which reflect those that a market participant would use.

The following table summarizes the financial instruments measured at fair value in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 27, 2011 and December 26, 2010 (in thousands of dollars):


	Fair Value Measurements as of
	Mar. 27, 2011
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Employee compensation related investments	$	16,755	$	—	$	—	$	16,755
Rabbi trust investments	$	27,692	$	—	$	—	$	27,692


	Fair Value Measurements as of
	Dec. 26, 2010
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Employee compensation related investments	$	15,976	$	—	$	—	$	15,976
Rabbi trust investments	$	26,902	$	—	$	—	$	26,902

The fair value of the Company’s total long-term debt, determined based on quoted market prices for the individual tranches of debt, totaled $2.4 billion and $2.5 billion at March 27, 2011 and December 26, 2010, respectively.

In addition, the Company holds investments in non-public businesses in which the Company does not have control and does not exert significant influence. Such investments are carried at cost and are reduced for any impairment losses resulting from periodic evaluations of the carrying value of the investment. At March 27, 2011 and December 26, 2010, the aggregate carrying amount of such investments was $17 million and $16 million, respectively. No events or changes in circumstances have occurred since December 26, 2010 that suggests a significant and adverse effect on the fair value of such investments. Accordingly, the Company did not evaluate such investments for impairment during the first quarter of 2011.

Business segment information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2011

Business segment information [Abstract]

Business segment information

NOTE 11 — Business segment information

The Company has determined that its reportable segments based on its management and internal reporting structures are publishing, digital, and broadcasting. Publishing includes U.S. Community Publishing, Newsquest operations in the UK and the USA TODAY group. The digital segment includes CareerBuilder, ShopLocal, Planet Discover, Metromix and PointRoll. Broadcasting includes the Company’s 23 television stations and Captivate.


	Thirteen weeks ended						% Inc
(in thousands of dollars)	Mar. 27, 2011			Mar. 28, 2010			(Dec)
Net Operating Revenues:
Publishing	$	929,785		$	991,459			(6.2	)
Digital		157,594			140,638			12.1
Broadcasting		163,882			167,488			(2.2	)

*Total*	$	1,251,261		$	1,299,585			(3.7	)


Operating Income (net of depreciation, amortization and facility consolidation charges):
Publishing	$	117,597		$	164,433			(28.5	)
Digital		16,085			3,350			***
Broadcasting		63,459			68,495			(7.4	)
Corporate		(18,525	)		(19,248	)		(3.8	)

*Total*	$	178,616		$	217,030			(17.7	)


Depreciation, amortization and facility consolidation charges:
Publishing	$	38,920		$	35,028			11.1
Digital		7,424			8,077			(8.1	)
Broadcasting		7,459			8,193			(9.0	)
Corporate		3,780			4,015			(5.9	)

*Total*	$	57,583		$	55,313			4.1

Earnings per share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 27, 2011

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

NOTE 12 — Earnings per share

The Company’s earnings per share (basic and diluted) are presented below:


	Thirteen weeks ended
(in thousands except per share amounts)	Mar. 27, 2011		Mar. 28, 2010
Income from continuing operations attributable to Gannett Co., Inc.	$	90,493	$	116,619
Income from the operation of discontinued operations, net of tax		—		560

Net income attributable to Gannett Co., Inc.	$	90,493	$	117,179


Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — basic		239,712		237,447
Effect of dilutive securities
Stock options		1,446		1,606
Restricted stock		2,150		1,560

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding — diluted		243,308		240,613


Earnings from continuing operations per share — basic	$	0.38	$	0.49
Earnings from discontinued operations
Discontinued operations per share — basic		—		—

Net income per share — basic	$	0.38	$	0.49


Earnings from continuing operations per share — diluted	$	0.37	$	0.48
Earnings from discontinued operations
Discontinued operations per share — diluted		—		0.01

Net income per share — diluted	$	0.37	$	0.49

Litigation	3 Months Ended
Litigation	Mar. 27, 2011
Litigation [Abstract]
Litigation	NOTE 13 — Litigation The Company and a number of its subsidiaries are defendants in judicial and administrative proceedings involving matters incidental to their business. The Company’s management does not believe that any material liability will be imposed as a result of these matters.