Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

IMPAIRMENT OF GOODWILL AND OTHER INDEFINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

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IMPAIRMENT OF GOODWILL AND OTHER INDEFINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Qualitative Analysis for Annual Testing Period

The table below presents the results of our quantitative analysis for the annual testing period ending December 31, 2012:

 

      Excess Fair Value     Excess Fair Value  

Market Cluster

   2011 Estimate     2012 Estimate  

Atlanta, GA

     13.34     7.54

Chicago, IL

     11.85     6.38

Cleveland, OH

     9.03     2.23

Dallas, TX

     7.83     10.38

Detroit, MI

     10.17     4.69

Louisville, KY

     24.08     7.21

Miami FL

     14.93     27.84

Omaha, NE

     14.36     8.82

Orlando, FL

     19.36     38.74

Portland, OR

     19.47     11.00

Sacramento, CA

     10.46     4.87

Tampa, FL

     16.17     44.76
Fair Value of Mastheads Calculated by Discounted Cash Flow Method

Under the income approach, we utilize a discounted cash flow method to calculate the estimated fair value of our mastheads, the key estimates and assumptions to which are as follows:

 

Mastheads

   December 31, 2010   December 31, 2011   Interim
June 30, 2012
  December 31, 2012

Discount rate

   8.5%   8.5%   8.5%   8.5%

Projected revenue growth ranges

   2.0% - 2.5%   1.5% - 2.50%   1.5% - 2.50%   1.5% - 3.0%

Royalty growth rate

   3.0%   3.0%   3.0%   3.0%
Internet and Publishing
 
Key Estimates and Assumptions Used for Valuations

The key estimates and assumptions used for our enterprise valuations are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2012

Enterprise Valuations

   Broadcast Market Clusters

Discount rate

   9.0%

Operating profit margin ranges

   16.9% - 49.2%

Long-term revenue market growth rate ranges

   1.0% - 3.5%
Enterprise Valuation
 
Key Estimates and Assumptions Used for Valuations

The key estimates and assumptions used for our enterprise valuations are as follows:

 

    

December 31,

Enterprise Valuations

  

2010

  

2011

  

2012

Discount rate

   8.5%    13.5%    8.5% - 13.5%

Operating profit margin ranges

   2.0% - 8.4%    18.4% - 22.0%    0.5% - 22.0%

Long-term revenue growth rate ranges

   2.0%    3.0%    1.5% - 3.0%
Broadcast licenses
 
Percentage Range by which Fair or Enterprise Value Exceeded Carrying Value

The tables below present the percentage within a range by which the estimated fair value exceeded the carrying value of our broadcasting licenses for each of our clusters:

 

     Geographic Clusters as of December 31, 2012  
     Percentage Range By Which Fair Value Exceeds Carrying  Value  
     £25%      >26-30%      >30% to 75%      > than 75%  

Number of market clusters

     12         2         6         9   

Broadcast license carrying value (in thousands)

   $ 248,939       $ 22,112       $ 26,586       $ 76,082   
Broadcast licenses | 12 December 2011
 
Key Estimates and Assumptions Used for Valuations

The key estimates and assumptions used in the start-up income valuation for all of our broadcast licenses were as follows:

 

Broadcast Licenses

  

December 31, 2011

Discount rate

   9.0%

Operating profit margin ranges

   3.8% - 38.0%

Long-term market revenue growth rate ranges

   1.0% - 4.0%
Broadcast licenses | 12 December 2012
 
Key Estimates and Assumptions Used for Valuations

The key estimates and assumptions used in the Bond & Pecaro start-up income valuation for these selected markets were as follows:

 

Broadcast Licenses

  

December 31, 2012

Discount rate

   9.0%

Operating profit margin ranges

   5.1% - 35.5%

Long-term market revenue growth rate ranges

   0.3% - 15.0%
Goodwill-Broadcast
 
Key Estimates and Assumptions Used for Valuations

The key estimates and assumptions used in the start-up income valuation of our broadcast markets for each testing period are as follows:

 

     December 31,

Goodwill –Broadcast Market Clusters

   2010    2011    2012

Discount rate

   9.0%    9.0%    9.0%

Operating profit margin ranges

   3.8% - 36.3%    3.8% - 38.0%    5.1% - 35.5%

Long-term market revenue growth rate ranges

   0.25% - 3.5%    1.0% - 4.0%    0.3% - 15.0%
Percentage Range by which Fair or Enterprise Value Exceeded Carrying Value

The tables below present the percentage within a range by which the enterprise value exceeded the carrying value of each of our clusters, including goodwill:

 

     Broadcast Market Clusters as of December 31, 2012  
     Percentage Range By Which Enterprise Value
Exceeds Carrying Value Including Goodwill
 
     < 10%      >10% to 20%      >20% to 50%      > than 50%  

Number of market clusters

     2        1         1         5   

Enterprise carrying value (in thousands)

   $ 18,836      $ 1,423       $ 10,506       $ 132,645   
     Broadcast Market Clusters as of December 31, 2011  
     Percentage Range By Which Enterprise Value
Exceeds Carrying Value Including Goodwill
 
     < 10%      >10% to 20%      >20% to 50%      > than 50%  

Number of market clusters

     1         2         3         2   

Enterprise carrying value (in thousands)

   $ 9,877       $ 17,487       $ 68,506       $ 5,178   
     Broadcast Market Clusters as of December 31, 2010  
     Percentage Range By Which Enterprise Value
Exceeds Carrying Value Including Goodwill
 
     < 10%      >10% to 20%      >20% to 50%      > than 50%  

Number of market clusters

     2         —           2         3   

Enterprise carrying value (in thousands)

   $ 19,502       $ —         $ 66,871       $ 7,295   
Internet and Publishing
 
Percentage Range by which Fair or Enterprise Value Exceeded Carrying Value

The table below presents the percentage within a range by which the enterprise value exceeded the carrying value of our accounting units, including goodwill.

 

     Internet and Publishing Accounting units as of December 31, 2012  
     Percentage Range By Which Enterprise Value Exceeds Carrying  Value Including Goodwill  
     < 10%      >10% to 20%      >20% to 50%      > than 50%  

Number of accounting units

     —           —           2         4   

Enterprise carrying value (in thousands)

   $ —         $ —         $ 28,722       $ 2,103