INTERNATIONAL NEWS

SEGMENT REPORTING—GANNETT*
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (in Part)
Note 14 Business Operations and Segment Information (in Part)

In thousands of dollars

     

Business segment financial information

     
 

2008

2007

2006

Operating revenues

$5,713,739

$6,579,816

$6,940,019

Publishing

281,378

70,347

52,773

Digital

772,533

789,297

854,821

Broadcasting

$6,767,650

$7,439,460

$7,847,613

Total

     

Operating income (loss)

     

Publishing(2)

($7,025,681)

$1,390,170

$1,588,973

Digital(2)

18,934

23,201

17,540

Broadcasting(2)

306,354

314,900

379,989

Corporate(1)(2)

61,262

77,375

81,906

Total

($6,761,655)

$1,650,896

$1,904,595

 

In thousands of dollars

     

Business segment financial information

     
 

2008

2007

2006

Depreciation, amortization, and asset impairment charges

     

Publishing(2)

$8,147,018

$299,921

$212,712

Digital(2)

31,950

5,260

5,360

Broadcasting(2)

42,520

33,553

36,675

Corporate(1)(2)

17,128

15,657

16,551

Total

$8,238,616

$354,391

$271,298

Equity income (loss) in unconsolidated investees, net

     

Publishing

($365,371)

$45,054

$53,680

Digital

9,554

4,361

15,636

Total

($374,925)

$40,693

$38,044

Identifiable assets

     

Publishing

$4,038,015

$12,565,723

$12,844,757

Digital

1,096,026

409,577

390,146

Broadcasting

2,153,257

2,366,793

2,377,971

Corporate(1)

509,516

545,634

610,930

Total

$7,796,814

$15,887,727

$16,223,804

Capital expenditures

     

Publishing

$104,804

$136,472

$159,202

Digital

5,445

1,011

1,372

Broadcasting

52,706

29,096

33,426

Corporate(1)

2,045

4,826

6,780

Total

$165,000

$171,405

$200,780

Required

a. Using 2006 as the base, prepare a horizontal common-size analysis for the following: (prepare by segment)

1. Operating revenues

2. Operating income (loss)

3. Depreciation, amortization, and asset impairment charges

4. Identifiable assets

5. Capital expenditures

b. Comment on each of the horizontal common-size in (a).