| Schedule of assets and liabilities of discontinued operations and results of operations from discontinued operations | 
        
 
      Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations were as follows:
     
    
    
        
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            December 31,
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            2013
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            2012
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            Assets
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            Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation
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            270,188
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            —
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            Investments in excess mortgage servicing rights at fair value
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            —
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            245,036
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            Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization
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            145,400
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            —
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            Goodwill
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            126,686
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            —
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            Cash and cash equivalents
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            31,811
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            —
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            Restricted cash
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            6,477
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            —
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            Receivables and other assets
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            110,184
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            33
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            Total assets of discontinued operations
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            $
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            690,746
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            $
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            245,069
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            Liabilities
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            Credit facilities, media
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            182,016
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            —
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            Purchase price payable on investments in excess mortgage servicing
            rights
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            —
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            59
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            Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
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            113,251
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            421
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            Total liabilities of discontinued operations
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            $
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            295,267
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            $
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            480
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            Results of operations from discontinued operations were as follows:
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            Year Ended December 31,
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            2013
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            2012
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            2011
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            Interest income
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            $
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            15,095
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            $
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            27,508
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            $
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            1,260
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            Interest expense
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            1,591
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            —
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            —
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                  Net
            interest income
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            13,504
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            27,508
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            1,260
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            Other Revenues
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               Advertising
            income
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            38,757
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            —
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            —
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               Circulation
            income
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            16,649
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            —
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            —
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               Commercial
            printing and other income
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            6,231
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            —
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            —
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               Rental
            income
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            —
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            —
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            136
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                  Total
            other revenues
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            61,637
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            —
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            136
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            Other Income (Loss)
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               Change
            in fair value of investments in excess mortgage servicing rights
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            3,894
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            —
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            —
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               Change
            in fair value of investments in equity method investees
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            885
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            —
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            —
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               Equity
            income in Local Media Group
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            1,870
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            —
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            —
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               Equity
            from investments in equity method investees
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            18,286
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            —
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            —
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               Other
            income (loss), net
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            (2,415
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            )
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            17,421
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            428
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            22,520
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            17,421
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            428
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            Expenses
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               Property
            operating expenses
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            15
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            26
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            177
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               Media
            operating expenses
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            49,092
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            —
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            —
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               General
            and administrative expense
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            4,004
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            5,735
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            1,086
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               Depreciation
            and amortization
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            3,845
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            —
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            —
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               Income
            tax expense
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            1,062
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            —
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            —
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            58,018
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            5,761
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            1,263
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          | 
            Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
           | 
          
             
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            $
           | 
          
            39,643
           | 
          
             
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           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            39,168
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
             
           | 
          
            $
           | 
          
            561
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