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, 2013
Qualitative Analysis for Annual Testing Period

The table below presents the results of our quantitative analysis for 17 market clusters as of the 2013 annual testing period.

 

     Excess Fair Value  

Market Cluster

   2013 Estimate  

Atlanta, GA

     13.6

Boston, MA

     6.9

Chicago, IL

     6.4

Cleveland, OH

     4.6

Colorado Springs, CO

     82.5

Columbus, OH

     6.0

Dallas, TX

     10.9

Detroit, MI

     2.9

Greenville, SC (NEW)

     8.5

Honolulu, HI

     6.3

Los Angeles, CA

     107.4

Louisville, KY

     8.0

Minneapolis, MN

     85.8

Omaha, NE

     1.1

Phoenix, AZ

     17.4

Portland, OR

     6.9

Sacramento, CA

     1.6
Fair Value of Mastheads Calculated by Discounted Cash Flow Method

A discounted cash flow method is applied to calculate the estimated fair value of our mastheads, the key estimates and assumptions to which are as follows:

 

Mastheads     

December 31,
2011

    

Interim

June 30, 2012

    

December 31,
2012

    

Interim

June 30, 2013

    

December 31,
2013

Discount rate

     8.5%      8.5%      8.5%      9.0%      9.5%

Projected revenue growth ranges

     1.5% -2.50%      1.5% -2.50%      1.5% -3.0%      1.0% -2.8%      1.2% - 2.5%

Royalty growth rate

     3.0%      3.0%      3.0%      3.0%      2.0%
Enterprise Valuation
 
Key Estimates and Assumptions Used for Valuations

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

 

Enterprise Valuation

  

December 31,
2011

  

Interim

June 30, 2012

  

December 31, 2012

  

Interim

June 30, 2013

  

December 31,
2013

     (Internet)    (Publishing)    (Internet & Publishing)    (Publishing)    (Publishing)

Discount rate

   13.5%    8.5%    8.5% - 13.5%    9.0%    9.5%

Operating profit margin ranges

   18.4 - 22.0%    1.4% - 7.5%    0.5% - 22.0%    0.9% - 6.0%    (0.5%) - 6.0%

Long-term revenue market growth rate ranges

   3.0%    1.5%    1.5% - 3.0%    1.5% - 2.8%    1.5% - 6.1%
Broadcast licenses
 
Percentage Range by which Fair Value Exceeded Carrying Value

The table below presents the percentage within a range by which our prior year start-up income estimated fair value exceeded the carrying value of our broadcasting licenses:

 

     Geographic Market Clusters as of December 31, 2013  
     Percentage Range By Which 2012 Estimated Fair Value Exceeds  Carrying Value  
     £25%      >26-30%      >30% to 75%      > than 75%  

Number of market clusters

     9         1         2         —     

Broadcast license carrying value (in thousands)

   $ 217,111       $ 18,501       $ 13,577       $ —     
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 our broadcast licenses were as follows:

 

Broadcast Licenses

  

December 31, 2011

  

December 31, 2012

  

December 31, 2013

Discount rate

   9.0%    9.0%    9.0%

Operating profit margin ranges

   3.8%—36.3%    5.1%—35.5%    4.1%—37.5%

Long-term market revenue growth rate ranges

   1.0%—4.0%    0.3%—15.0%    1.0%—2.5%
Goodwill-Broadcast
 
Percentage Range by which Fair Value Exceeded Carrying Value

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

 

     Broadcast Market Clusters as of December 31, 2013  
     Percentage Range By Which Estimated Fair Value Exceeds Carrying  Value Including Goodwill  
     £ 1%      >10% to 20%      >20% to 50%      > than 50%  

Number of market clusters

     4         1         3         3  

Carrying value including goodwill (in thousands)

   $ 28,952       $ 17,978       $ 45,375       $ 45,152  
     Broadcast Market Clusters as of December 31, 2012  
     Percentage Range By Which Estimated Fair Value Exceeds Carrying Value Including Goodwill  
     £ 10%      >10% to 20%      >20% to 50%      > than 50%  

Number of market clusters

     2         1         1         5  

Carrying value including goodwill (in thousands)

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

Number of market clusters

     1         2         3         2  

Carrying value including goodwill (in thousands)

   $ 9,877       $ 17,487       $ 68,506       $ 5,178  
Key Estimates and Assumptions Used for Valuations

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

 

    

December 31,

Goodwill –Broadcast Market Clusters

  

2011

  

2012

  

2013

Discount rate

   9.0%    9.0%    9.0%

Operating profit margin ranges

   3.8% - 38.0%    5.1% - 35.5%    4.1% - 37.5%

Long-term market revenue growth rate ranges

   1.0% - 4.0%    0.3% - 15.0%    1.0% - 2.5%
Station Operating Income [Member] | Broadcast licenses
 
Percentage Range by which Fair Value Exceeded Carrying Value

The table below presents the percentage within a range by which our estimated fair value as a multiple of SOI exceeded the carrying value of our broadcasting licenses for these market clusters:

 

     Geographic Market Clusters as of December 31, 2013  
     Percentage Range By Which SOI Estimated Fair Value Exceeds  Carrying Value  
     £5%      >6-10%      >11% to 40%      >than 40%  

Number of market clusters

     8         1         4         8   

Broadcast license carrying value (in thousands)

   $ 51,850       $ 2,402       $ 61,354       $ 21,835   
Internet and Publishing
 
Percentage Range by which Fair Value Exceeded Carrying Value

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

 

     Internet and Publishing Accounting units as of December 31, 2013  
     Percentage Range By Which Estimated Fair Value Exceeds Carrying  Value Including Goodwill  
     £ 10%      >10% to 20%      >20% to 50%      > than 50%  

Number of accounting units

     2         —          2         —    

Carrying value including goodwill (in thousands)

   $ $28,707       $ —         $ 5,107       $ —    
     Internet and Publishing Accounting units as of December 31, 2012  
     Percentage Range By Which Estimated Fair Value Exceeds Carrying Value Including Goodwill  
     £ 10%      >10% to 20%      >20% to 50%      > than 50%  

Number of accounting units

     —          —          2         2  

Carrying value including goodwill (in thousands)

   $ —         $ —         $ 28,722       $ 2,103  
     Internet and Publishing Accounting units as of December 31, 2011  
     Percentage Range By Which Estimated Fair Value Exceeds Carrying  Value Including Goodwill  
     £ 10%      >10% to 20%      >20% to 50%      > than 50%  

Number of accounting units

     1         1         1         1  

Carrying value including goodwill (in thousands)

   $ $1,123       $ 3,764       $ 22,757       $ (46 )
Key Estimates and Assumptions Used for Valuations

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

 

     December 31, 2011    December 31, 2012    December 31, 2013

Enterprise Valuations

  

Broadcast Market
Clusters

  

Broadcast Market
Clusters

  

Broadcast Market
Clusters

Discount rate

   9.0%    9.0%    9.0%

Operating profit margin ranges

   6.8% - 45.4%    16.9% - 49.2%    11.9% - 44.7%

Long-term revenue market growth rate ranges

   1.5% - 3.5%    1.0% - 3.5%    1.0% - 2.5%