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Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Jul. 03, 2011	Aug. 05, 2011
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jul. 03, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	wpo
Entity Registrant Name	WASHINGTON POST CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000104889
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Class A [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		1,229,383
Class B [Member]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		6,702,037

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended						6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2011	Apr. 03, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011	Oct. 03, 2010	Jul. 04, 2010	Apr. 04, 2010	Jul. 03, 2011	Jul. 04, 2010	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
Operating revenues
Education	$ 628,701	$ 630,027	$ 695,619	$ 741,156	$ 742,921	$ 698,336	$ 1,258,728	$ 1,441,257	$ 2,878,032	$ 2,595,802
Advertising	193,352	177,384	241,650	200,532	207,241	184,182	370,736	391,423	833,605	778,158
Circulation and subscriber	216,607	214,523	214,464	213,377	215,995	213,454	431,130	429,449	857,290	845,848
Other	34,337	31,076	34,106	32,495	31,253	33,013	65,413	64,266	130,867	125,872
Total operating revenues	1,072,997	1,053,010	1,185,839	1,187,560	1,197,410	1,128,985	2,126,007	2,326,395	4,699,794	4,345,680
Operating costs and expenses
Operating	500,204	475,285	496,694	473,328	471,525	465,372	975,489	936,897	1,906,919	1,852,166
Selling, general and administrative	420,956	453,258	467,880	481,436	490,414	489,096	874,214	979,510	1,928,826	1,878,310
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	63,908	63,230	63,901	60,939	61,024	61,458	127,138	122,482	247,322	291,221
Amortization of intangible assets	6,836	6,221	6,495	6,466	7,549	6,460	13,057	14,009	26,970	26,294
Total operating costs and expenses	991,904	997,994	1,034,970	1,049,646	1,030,512	1,022,386	1,989,898	2,052,898	4,137,514	4,073,378
Operating income	81,093	55,016	150,869	137,914	166,898	106,599	136,109	273,497	562,280	272,302
Other income (expense)
Equity in (losses) earnings of affiliates	3,138	3,737	(191)	2,140	2,027	(8,109)	6,875	(6,082)	(4,133)	(29,421)
Interest income	997	982	1,051	600	599	326	1,979	925	2,576	2,597
Interest expense	(7,960)	(7,961)	(7,693)	(7,633)	(7,598)	(7,579)	(15,921)	(15,177)	30,503	31,565
Other, net	(2,591)	(24,032)	2,157	12,486	(3,807)	(3,321)	(26,623)	(7,128)	7,515	13,197
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	74,677	27,742	146,193	145,507	158,119	87,916	102,419	246,035	537,735	227,110
Provision for income taxes	27,500	10,300	68,100	59,600	56,400	33,700	37,800	90,100	217,800	81,800
Income from continuing operations	47,177	17,442	78,093	85,907	101,719	54,216	64,619	155,935	319,935	145,310
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(1,414)	(1,813)	896	(24,831)	(9,592)	(8,388)	(3,227)	(17,980)	(41,915)	(54,110)
Net income	45,763	15,629	78,989	61,076	92,127	45,828	61,392	137,955	278,020	91,200
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	40	(14)	(2)	76	8	12	26	20	94	1,574
Net income attributable to The Washington Post Company	45,803	15,615	78,987	61,152	92,135	45,840	61,418	137,975	278,114	92,774
RedeemablePreferredStockDividends	230	461		230	231	461	691	692	922	928
Net income attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders	45,573	15,154	78,987	60,922	91,904	45,379	60,727	137,283	277,192	91,846
Amounts attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	46,987	16,967	78,091	85,753	101,496	53,767	63,954	155,263	319,107	145,956
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(1,414)	(1,813)	896	(24,831)	(9,592)	(8,388)	(3,227)	(17,980)	(41,915)	(54,110)
Net income attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders	$ 45,573	$ 15,154	$ 78,987	$ 60,922	$ 91,904	$ 45,379	$ 60,727	$ 137,283	$ 277,192	$ 91,846
Per share information attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders:
Basic income per common share from continuing operations	$ 5.92	$ 2.09	$ 9.31	$ 9.64	$ 11.04	$ 5.82	$ 7.97	$ 16.86	$ 35.76	$ 15.54
Basic loss per common share from discontinued operations	(0.18)	(0.22)	0.11	(2.79)	(1.04)	(0.91)	(0.40)	(1.95)	(4.70)	(5.76)
Basic net income per common share	$ 5.74	1.87	9.42	6.85	$ 10.00	4.91	$ 7.57	$ 14.91	31.06	9.78
Basic average number of common shares outstanding	7,852				9,126		7,949	9,150
Diluted income per common share from continuing operations	$ 5.92	2.09	9.31	9.63	$ 11.04	5.82	$ 7.97	$ 16.86	35.74	15.54
Diluted loss per common share from discontinued operations	(0.18)	(0.22)	0.11	(2.79)	(1.04)	(0.91)	(0.40)	(1.95)	(4.70)	(5.76)
Diluted net income per common share	$ 5.74	$ 1.87	$ 9.42	$ 6.84	$ 10.00	$ 4.91	$ 7.57	$ 14.91	$ 31.04	$ 9.78
Diluted average number of common shares outstanding	7,933				9,193		8,026	9,217

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2011	Jul. 04, 2010	Jul. 03, 2011	Jul. 04, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Net income	$ 45,763	$ 92,127	$ 61,392	$ 137,955
Other comprehensive (loss) income
Foreign currency translation adjustment	5,088	(11,256)	13,058	(13,866)
Change in unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale securities	(22,315)	(80,751)	(15,105)	5,363
Pension and other postretirement plan adjustments	(593)	142	(5,800)	(3,396)
Less reclassification adjustment for write-down on available-for-sale security included in net income			30,696
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax, total	(17,820)	(91,865)	22,849	(11,899)
Income tax benefit (expense) related to other comprehensive (loss) income	9,100	33,008	(6,269)	(1,428)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, total	(8,720)	(58,857)	16,580	(13,327)
Comprehensive income	37,043	33,270	77,972	124,628
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3)	21	(38)	33
Total comprehensive income attributable to The Washington Post Company	$ 37,040	$ 33,291	$ 77,934	$ 124,661

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 03, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 299,362	$ 437,740
Restricted cash	20,452	31,138
Investments in marketable equity securities and other investments	366,140	373,750
Accounts receivable, net	388,106	397,024
Income taxes receivable	26,245	33,307
Deferred income taxes	16,372	15,318
Inventories	8,142	4,984
Other current assets	80,429	68,637
Total current assets	1,205,248	1,361,898
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,168,596	1,200,726
Investments in affiliates	32,687	31,637
Goodwill, net	1,463,191	1,376,357
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, net	536,802	530,816
Amortized intangible assets, net	59,024	61,242
Prepaid pension cost	541,974	538,753
Deferred charges and other assets	72,257	56,938
Noncurrent assets of discontinued operations	12,715
Total assets	5,092,494	5,158,367
Liabilities and Equity
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	642,957	626,188
Deferred revenue	379,487	379,089
Dividends declared	18,866
Short-term borrowings	3,219	3,000
Total current liabilities	1,044,529	1,008,277
Postretirement benefits other than pensions	66,374	64,342
Accrued compensation and related benefits	213,912	231,034
Other liabilities	114,764	119,036
Deferred income taxes	522,029	506,405
Long-term debt	402,328	396,650
Noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations	1,715
Total liabilities	2,365,651	2,325,744
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	6,707	6,733
Redeemable preferred stock	11,295	11,526
Preferred stock
Common shareholders' equity
Common stock	20,000	20,000
Capital in excess of par value	247,118	249,719
Retained earnings	4,524,621	4,520,332
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of taxes
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustment	50,157	37,606
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities	80,061	70,707
Unrealized gain on pensions and other postretirement plans	68,501	73,826
Cost of Class B common stock held in treasury	(2,281,617)	(2,157,826)
Total common shareholders' equity	2,708,841	2,814,364
Noncontrolling interests
Total equity	2,708,841	2,814,364
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,092,494	$ 5,158,367

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2011	Jul. 04, 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 61,392	$ 137,955
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	128,973	125,633
Amortization of intangible assets	14,215	14,120
Net pension benefit	(1,747)	(1,199)
Multiemployer pension plan withdrawal charge		17,700
Early retirement programs expense	430
Foreign exchange (gain) loss	(3,031)	7,099
Net loss on write-down of marketable equity securities	30,696
Equity in (earnings) losses of affiliates, net of distributions	(6,875)	6,082
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	4,798	(20,818)
Net loss on sale or write-down of property, plant and equipment and other assets	5,638	8,677
Change in assets and liabilities:
Decrease in accounts receivable, net	43,375	27,970
(Increase) decrease in inventories	(3,158)	4,458
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(44,888)	(21,763)
Decrease in deferred revenue	(28,216)	(10,557)
Income taxes receivable/payable	6,655	16,441
(Increase) decrease in other assets and other liabilities, net	(28,840)	4,226
Other	597	1,294
Net cash provided by operating activities	180,014	317,318
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(92,842)	(84,835)
Net proceeds from sale of business		23,176
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment, and other assets	7,913	12,343
Investments in certain businesses, net of cash acquired	(79,065)	(3,626)
Investments in marketable equity securities and other investments	(4,928)	(2,699)
Other	(36)	781
Net cash used in investing activities	(168,958)	(54,860)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Common shares repurchased	(131,520)	(43,482)
Dividends paid	(38,262)	(41,997)
Other	16,298	9,593
Net cash used in financing activities	(153,484)	(75,886)
Effect of currency exchange rate change	4,050	(5,218)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(138,378)	181,354
Beginning cash and cash equivalents	437,740	477,673
Ending cash and cash equivalents	$ 299,362	$ 659,027

Organization, Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

6 Months Ended

Jul. 03, 2011

Organization, Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Organization, Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Note 1: Organization, Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Washington Post Company, Inc. (the "Company") is a diversified education and media company. The Company's Kaplan subsidiary provides a wide variety of educational services, both domestically and outside the United States. The Company's media operations consist of the ownership and operation of cable television systems, newspaper publishing (principally The Washington Post), and television broadcasting (through the ownership and operation of six television broadcast stations).

Financial Periods – The Company generally reports on a thirteen week fiscal quarter ending on the Sunday nearest the calendar quarter-end. The fiscal quarters for 2011 and 2010 ended on July 3, 2011, April 3, 2011, July 4, 2010 and April 4, 2010, respectively. With the exception of the newspaper publishing operations and the corporate office, subsidiaries of the Company report on a calendar-quarter basis.

Basis of Presentation – The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with: (i) generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information; (ii) the instructions to Form 10-Q; and (iii) the guidance of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for financial statements required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). They include the assets, liabilities, results of operations and cash flows of the Company, including its domestic and foreign subsidiaries that are more than 50% owned or otherwise controlled by the Company. As permitted under such rules, certain notes and other financial information normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Management believes the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial position, results of operations, and cash flows as of and for the periods presented herein. The Company's results of operations for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 3, 2011 and July 4, 2010 may not be indicative of the Company's future results. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2011.

The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP.

Certain amounts in previously issued financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation, which includes the reclassification of the results of operations of the magazine publishing segment as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported herein. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in those estimates.

Discontinued Operations – A business is classified as a discontinued operation when (i) the operations and cash flows of the business can be clearly distinguished and have been or will be eliminated from the Company's ongoing operations; (ii) the business has either been disposed of or is classified as held for sale; and (iii) the Company will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the business after the disposal transactions. The results of discontinued operations (as well as the gain or loss on the disposal) are aggregated and separately presented in the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations, net of income taxes. The assets and related liabilities are aggregated and separately presented in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Assets Held for Sale – An asset or business is classified as held for sale when (i) management commits to a plan to sell the asset or business; (ii) the asset or business is available for immediate sale in its present condition; (iii) the asset or business is actively marketed for sale at a reasonable price; (iv) the sale is expected to be completed within one year; and (v) it is unlikely significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn. The assets and related liabilities are aggregated and reported separately in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Recently Adopted and Issued Accounting Pronouncements – In October 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued new guidance that modifies the fair value requirement of multiple element revenue arrangements. The new guidance allows the use of the "best estimate of selling price" in addition to vendor-specific objective evidence ("VSOE") and third-party evidence ("TPE") for determining the selling price of a deliverable. A vendor is now required to use its best estimate of the selling price when VSOE or TPE of the selling price cannot be determined. In addition, the residual method of allocating arrangement consideration is no longer permitted. The guidance requires expanded qualitative and quantitative disclosures and is effective for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The implementation of this guidance in the first quarter of 2011 did not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company.

In January 2010, the FASB issued additional disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. One of the fair value disclosure amendments requires more detailed disclosures of the changes in Level 3 instruments. This change became effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2010, and did not impact the condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company.

Discontinued Operations

6 Months Ended

Jul. 03, 2011

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

Note 2: Discontinued Operations

On May 16, 2011, Kaplan entered into an agreement to sell Kaplan Virtual Education. Under the terms of the asset purchase agreement, the buyer will receive Kaplan Virtual Education's intellectual property, education programs and selected other long-lived assets. The transaction closed in July 2011. The resulting gain or loss at closing is not expected to be material to the financial position of the Company. The assets and liabilities of Kaplan Virtual Education have been classified on the Company's condensed balance sheet as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations as of July 3, 2011. The Company did not reclassify its condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 2, 2011 to reflect the discontinued operations.

In April 2010, Kaplan completed the sale of Education Connection and in September 2010, the Company completed the sale of Newsweek magazine. The results of operations of Kaplan Virtual Education, Education Connection and the magazine publishing division for the second quarter and first six months of 2011 and 2010, where applicable, are included in the Company's condensed consolidated statements of income as "Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax." All corresponding prior period operating results presented in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes have been reclassified to reflect the discontinued operations presented. The Company did not reclassify its condensed consolidated statements of cash flows to reflect the discontinued operations.

Newsweek employees were participants in The Washington Post Company Retirement Plan, and the Company had historically allocated Newsweek a net pension credit for segment reporting purposes. Since the associated pension assets and liabilities were retained by the Company, the associated credit of $8.8 million and $17.1 million, respectively, for the second quarter and six months of 2010 has been excluded from the reclassification of Newsweek results to discontinued operations. In the second quarter of 2010, Newsweek recorded $3.9 million in accelerated depreciation and property, plant and equipment write-downs.

The summarized loss from discontinued operations, net of tax, for the first half of 2011 and 2010 is presented below (in thousands):


	Second Quarter Period						Six Month Period
	July 3, 2011			July 4, 2010			July 3, 2011			July 4, 2010
Operating revenues	$	12,879		$	40,256		$	23,481		$	82,429
Operating costs and expenses		(15,093	)		(48,285	)		(28,708	)		(104,546	)

Loss from discontinued operations		(2,214	)		(8,029	)		(5,227	)		(22,117	)
Benefit from income taxes		(800	)		(3,600	)		(2,000	)		(9,300	)

Net loss from discontinued operations		(1,414	)		(4,429	)		(3,227	)		(12,817	)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations		—			(1,363	)		—			(1,363	)
Provision for income taxes on sale of discontinued operations		—			3,800			—			3,800

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(1,414	)	$	(9,592	)	$	(3,227	)	$	(17,980	)

The following table summarizes the quarterly operating results of the Company for 2010 and the first quarter of 2011, following the reclassification of the operations discussed above as discontinued operations (in thousands):


	Thirteen Weeks Ended
	April 3, 2011			January 2, 2011			October 3, 2010			July 4, 2010			April 4, 2010
Operating revenues
Education	$	630,027		$	695,619		$	741,156		$	742,921		$	698,336
Advertising		177,384			241,650			200,532			207,241			184,182
Circulation and subscriber		214,523			214,464			213,377			215,995			213,454
Other		31,076			34,106			32,495			31,253			33,013

		1,053,010			1,185,839			1,187,560			1,197,410			1,128,985


Operating costs and expenses
Operating		475,285			496,694			473,328			471,525			465,372
Selling, general and administrative		453,258			467,880			481,436			490,414			489,096
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		63,230			63,901			60,939			61,024			61,458
Amortization of intangible assets		6,221			6,495			6,466			7,549			6,460
Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets		—			—			27,477			—			—

		997,994			1,034,970			1,049,646			1,030,512			1,022,386

Operating income		55,016			150,869			137,914			166,898			106,599
Other income (expense)
Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates		3,737			(191	)		2,140			2,027			(8,109	)
Interest income		982			1,051			600			599			326
Interest expense		(7,961	)		(7,693	)		(7,633	)		(7,598	)		(7,579	)
Other, net		(24,032	)		2,157			12,486			(3,807	)		(3,321	)

Income from continuing operations before income taxes		27,742			146,193			145,507			158,119			87,916
Provision for income taxes		10,300			68,100			59,600			56,400			33,700

Income from continuing operations		17,442			78,093			85,907			101,719			54,216
(Loss) gain from discontinued operations, net of tax		(1,813	)		896			(24,831	)		(9,592	)		(8,388	)

Net income		15,629			78,989			61,076			92,127			45,828
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(14	)		(2	)		76			8			12

Net income attributable to The Washington Post Company		15,615			78,987			61,152			92,135			45,840
Redeemable preferred stock dividends		(461	)		—			(230	)		(231	)		(461	)

Net income attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders	$	15,154		$	78,987		$	60,922		$	91,904		$	45,379


Amounts attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	16,967		$	78,091		$	85,753		$	101,496		$	53,767
(Loss) gain from discontinued operations, net of tax		(1,813	)		896			(24,831	)		(9,592	)		(8,388	)

Net income attributable to the Washington Post Company common stockholders	$	15,154		$	78,987		$	60,922		$	91,904		$	45,379


Per share information attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders:
Basic income per common share from continuing operations	$	2.09		$	9.31		$	9.64		$	11.04		$	5.82
Basic (loss) income per common share from discontinued operations		(0.22	)		0.11			(2.79	)		(1.04	)		(0.91	)

Basic net income per common share	$	1.87		$	9.42		$	6.85		$	10.00		$	4.91


Diluted income per common share from continuing operations	$	2.09		$	9.31		$	9.63		$	11.04		$	5.82
Diluted (loss) income per common share from discontinued operations		(0.22	)		0.11			(2.79	)		(1.04	)		(0.91	)


Diluted net income per common share	$	1.87		$	9.42		$	6.84		$	10.00		$	4.91

The following table summarizes the operating results of the Company for fiscal year 2010 and 2009, following the reclassification of Kaplan Virtual Education and Education Connection as discontinued operations (in thousands):


	Fiscal Year Ended
	January 2, 2011			January 3, 2010
Operating revenues
Education	$	2,878,032		$	2,595,802
Advertising		833,605			778,158
Circulation and subscriber		857,290			845,848
Other		130,867			125,872

		4,699,794			4,345,680


Operating costs and expenses
Operating		1,906,919			1,852,166
Selling, general and administrative		1,928,826			1,878,310
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment		247,322			291,221
Amortization of intangible assets		26,970			26,294
Impairment of goodwill and other long-lived assets		27,477			25,387

		4,137,514			4,073,378

Operating income		562,280			272,302
Other income (expense)
Equity in losses of affiliates		(4,133	)		(29,421	)
Interest income		2,576			2,597
Interest expense		(30,503	)		(31,565	)
Other, net		7,515			13,197

Income from continuing operations before income taxes		537,735			227,110
Provision for income taxes		217,800			81,800

Income from continuing operations		319,935			145,310
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(41,915	)		(54,110	)

Net income		278,020			91,200
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		94			1,574

Net income attributable to The Washington Post Company		278,114			92,774
Redeemable preferred stock dividends		(922	)		(928	)

Net income attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders	$	277,192		$	91,846


Amounts attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders:
Income from continuing operations	$	319,107		$	145,956
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(41,915	)		(54,110	)

Net income attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders	$	277,192		$	91,846


Per share information attributable to The Washington Post Company common stockholders:
Basic income per common share from continuing operations	$	35.76		$	15.54
Basic loss per common share from discontinued operations		(4.70	)		(5.76	)

Basic net income per common share	$	31.06		$	9.78

Diluted income per common share from continuing operations	$	35.74		$	15.54
Diluted loss per common share from discontinued operations		(4.70	)		(5.76	)

Diluted net income per common share	$	31.04		$	9.78

Acquisitions and Dispositions	6 Months Ended
Acquisitions and Dispositions	Jul. 03, 2011
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Acquisitions and Dispositions	Note 4: Acquisitions and Dispositions In the first six months of 2011, the Company acquired four businesses totaling $127.2 million, including assumed debt of $5.5 million and other assumed liabilities. The assets and liabilities of the companies acquired have been recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition; most of the purchase price for these acquisitions has been allocated to goodwill, other intangible assets, and property, plant and equipment on a preliminary basis. In the second quarter of 2011, Kaplan acquired three businesses in its Kaplan International division. These acquisitions included Kaplan's May 2011 acquisitions of Franklyn Scholar and Carrick Education Group, leading national providers of vocational training and higher education in Australia. In June 2011, Kaplan acquired Structuralia, a provider of e-learning for the engineering and infrastructure sector in Spain. In July 2011, Kaplan sold Kaplan Virtual Education, which was part of Kaplan Ventures. In the second quarter of 2010, the Company made two small acquisitions in its Other Businesses and Cable divisions. In the first quarter of 2010, Kaplan made one small acquisition in its Kaplan Ventures division. In April 2010, Kaplan sold Education Connection, which was part of Kaplan Ventures.

Organization, Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting (Policy)	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2011
Organization, Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Financial Periods	Financial Periods – The Company generally reports on a thirteen week fiscal quarter ending on the Sunday nearest the calendar quarter-end. The fiscal quarters for 2011 and 2010 ended on July 3, 2011, April 3, 2011, July 4, 2010 and April 4, 2010, respectively. With the exception of the newspaper publishing operations and the corporate office, subsidiaries of the Company report on a calendar-quarter basis.
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation – The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with: (i) generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP") for interim financial information; (ii) the instructions to Form 10-Q; and (iii) the guidance of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for financial statements required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). They include the assets, liabilities, results of operations and cash flows of the Company, including its domestic and foreign subsidiaries that are more than 50% owned or otherwise controlled by the Company. As permitted under such rules, certain notes and other financial information normally required by GAAP have been condensed or omitted. Management believes the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Company's financial position, results of operations, and cash flows as of and for the periods presented herein. The Company's results of operations for the thirteen and twenty-six weeks ended July 3, 2011 and July 4, 2010 may not be indicative of the Company's future results. These condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2011. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. Certain amounts in previously issued financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation, which includes the reclassification of the results of operations of the magazine publishing segment as discontinued operations for all periods presented.
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	Use of Estimates in the Preparation of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – The preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported herein. Management bases its estimates and assumptions on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Due to the inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be affected by changes in those estimates.
Discontinued Operations	Discontinued Operations – A business is classified as a discontinued operation when (i) the operations and cash flows of the business can be clearly distinguished and have been or will be eliminated from the Company's ongoing operations; (ii) the business has either been disposed of or is classified as held for sale; and (iii) the Company will not have any significant continuing involvement in the operations of the business after the disposal transactions. The results of discontinued operations (as well as the gain or loss on the disposal) are aggregated and separately presented in the Company's condensed consolidated statement of operations, net of income taxes. The assets and related liabilities are aggregated and separately presented in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Assets Held For Sale	Assets Held for Sale – An asset or business is classified as held for sale when (i) management commits to a plan to sell the asset or business; (ii) the asset or business is available for immediate sale in its present condition; (iii) the asset or business is actively marketed for sale at a reasonable price; (iv) the sale is expected to be completed within one year; and (v) it is unlikely significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn. The assets and related liabilities are aggregated and reported separately in the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Organization, Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2011
Organization, Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Number of television broadcast stations	6
Percentage owned and controlled by company in domestic and foreign subsidiaries	more than 50%

Investments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Investments (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 03, 2011	Jul. 04, 2010	Jul. 03, 2011	Jul. 04, 2010	Apr. 03, 2011
Investments
Investment Owned, at Fair Value					$ 33,500
Marketable Securities, Realized Loss, Other than Temporary Impairments, Amount			$ 30,696

Investments (Investments in Marketable Equity Securities) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 03, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
Investments
Total cost	$ 192,368	$ 223,064
Net unrealized gains	133,437	117,846
Total fair value	$ 325,805	$ 340,910	$ 353,884

Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 03, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 04, 2010	Apr. 04, 2010	Jul. 03, 2011 USD ($)
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Number of businesses acquired	3	2	1	4
Business acquisitions				$ 127.2
Assumed debt	$ 5.5			$ 5.5

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2011	Jul. 04, 2010
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Amortization of intangible assets	$ 14,215	$ 14,120
Estimated amortization of intangible assets, remainder of 2011	14,000
Estimated amortization of intangible assets, 2012	15,000
Estimated amortization of intangible assets, 2013	11,000
Estimated amortization of intangible assets, 2014	6,000
Estimated amortization of intangible assets, 2015	4,000
Estimated amortization of intangible assets, 2016	3,000
Estimated amortization of intangible assets, after 2016	$ 5,000

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Changes in Carrying Amount of Goodwill) (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2011 USD ($)
Goodwill, beginning balance	$ 1,543,077
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	(166,720)
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	1,376,357
Acquisitions	74,359
Reclassification to discontinued operations	(3,646)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	16,121
Goodwill, ending balance	1,629,911
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	(166,720)
Goodwill, net, ending balance	1,463,191
Education [Member]
Goodwill, beginning balance	1,073,089
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	(15,529)
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	1,057,560
Acquisitions	74,359
Reclassification to discontinued operations	(3,646)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	16,121
Goodwill, ending balance	1,159,923
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	(15,529)
Goodwill, net, ending balance	1,144,394
Cable Television [Member]
Goodwill, beginning balance	85,488
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	85,488
Reclassification to discontinued operations
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other
Goodwill, ending balance	85,488
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance
Goodwill, net, ending balance	85,488
Newspaper Publishing [Member]
Goodwill, beginning balance	81,183
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	(65,772)
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	15,411
Reclassification to discontinued operations
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other
Goodwill, ending balance	81,183
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	(65,772)
Goodwill, net, ending balance	15,411
Television Broadcasting [Member]
Goodwill, beginning balance	203,165
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	203,165
Reclassification to discontinued operations
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other
Goodwill, ending balance	203,165
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance
Goodwill, net, ending balance	203,165
Other Businesses [Member]
Goodwill, beginning balance	100,152
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	(85,419)
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	14,733
Reclassification to discontinued operations
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other
Goodwill, ending balance	100,152
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	(85,419)
Goodwill, net, ending balance	14,733
Education [Member]
Goodwill, beginning balance	1,073,089
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	(15,529)
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	1,057,560
Reallocation, net (Note 12)
Acquisitions	74,359
Reclassification to discontinued operations	(3,646)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	16,121
Goodwill, ending balance	1,159,923
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	(15,529)
Goodwill, net, ending balance	1,144,394
Education [Member] \| Higher Education [Member]
Goodwill, beginning balance	335,226
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	335,226
Reallocation, net (Note 12)	91,043
Acquisitions	422
Reclassification to discontinued operations
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	105
Goodwill, ending balance	433,833
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	(7,037)
Goodwill, net, ending balance	426,796
Education [Member] \| Test Preparation [Member]
Goodwill, beginning balance	229,486
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	(7,037)
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	222,449
Reallocation, net (Note 12)	(70,262)
Acquisitions
Reclassification to discontinued operations
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other
Goodwill, ending balance	152,187
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance
Goodwill, net, ending balance	152,187
Education [Member] \| Kaplan International [Member]
Goodwill, beginning balance	444,940
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	444,940
Reallocation, net (Note 12)
Acquisitions	70,519
Reclassification to discontinued operations
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	14,164
Goodwill, ending balance	529,623
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance
Goodwill, net, ending balance	529,623
Education [Member] \| Kaplan Ventures [Member]
Goodwill, beginning balance	63,437
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance	(8,492)
Goodwill, net, beginning balance	54,945
Reallocation, net (Note 12)	(20,781)
Acquisitions	3,418
Reclassification to discontinued operations	(3,646)
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other	1,852
Goodwill, ending balance	44,280
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance	(8,492)
Goodwill, net, ending balance	35,788
Education [Member] \| Kaplan Corporate and Other [Member]
Accumulated impairment losses, beginning balance
Reallocation, net (Note 12)
Acquisitions
Reclassification to discontinued operations
Foreign currency exchange rate changes and other
Accumulated impairment losses, ending balance

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Other Intangible Assets) (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 03, 2011 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2011 USD ($)
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 170,179	$ 161,519
Accumulated Amortization	111,155	100,277
Net Carrying Amount	59,024	61,242
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	536,802	530,816
Franchise Agreements [Member]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	496,166	496,166
Wireless Licenses [Member]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	22,150	22,150
Licensure and Accreditation [Member]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	7,878	7,877
Other Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Member]
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, Gross Carrying Amount	$ 10,608	4,623
Non-compete Agreements [Member]
Useful Life, minimum (in years)	2
Useful Life, maximum (in years)	5
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 44,033	43,940
Accumulated Amortization	38,985	33,570
Net Carrying Amount	$ 5,048	10,370
Student and Customer Relationships [Member]
Useful Life, minimum (in years)	2
Useful Life, maximum (in years)	10
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 75,929	66,510
Accumulated Amortization	44,466	41,958
Net Carrying Amount	$ 31,463	24,552
Databases and Technology [Member]
Useful Life, minimum (in years)	3
Useful Life, maximum (in years)	5
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 10,514	10,514
Accumulated Amortization	4,861	2,921
Net Carrying Amount	$ 5,653	7,593
Trade Names and Trademarks [Member]
Useful Life, minimum (in years)	2
Useful Life, maximum (in years)	10
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 29,618	29,053
Accumulated Amortization	17,062	15,330
Net Carrying Amount	$ 12,556	13,723
Other Amortized Intangible Assets [Member]
Useful Life, minimum (in years)	1
Useful Life, maximum (in years)	25
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 10,085	11,502
Accumulated Amortization	5,781	6,498
Net Carrying Amount	$ 4,304	$ 5,004

Borrowings (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Borrowings (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 03, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 04, 2010 USD ($)	Jul. 03, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 04, 2010 USD ($)	Jan. 02, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 17, 2011 AUD ($)	Jun. 17, 2011 USD ($)
Minimum interest rate	0.00%				0.00%
Maximum interest rate	6.00%				6.00%
Average borrowings outstanding	$ 401,200,000	$ 399,400,000	$ 400,600,000	$ 399,400,000
Weighted average interest rate of borrowings	7.20%	7.20%	7.20%	7.20%
Interest expense incurred	$ 7,000,000	$ 7,000,000	$ 13,900,000	$ 14,300,000
Carrying value of debt instrument	$ (402,328,000)		(402,328,000)		$ (396,650,000)
Termination of credit agreement							$ 500,000,000
Current borrowing capacity						$ 50	450,000,000
Maximum borrowing capacity							$ 700,000,000
Line of credit facility minimum requirement of shareholder's equity			$ 1,500,000,000
7.25% Unsecured Notes due February 1, 2019 [Member]
Interest rate of debt instrument	7.25%		7.25%
Fair value of debt instrument	$ 463,100,000		$ 463,100,000		457,200,000
Carrying value of debt instrument	$ (396,900,000)		$ (396,900,000)		$ (396,700,000)
Maximum [Member]
Debt instrument maturity year					2016
Maximum fee percentage for line of credit facility			0.20%
Minimum [Member]
Debt instrument maturity year					2011
Minimum fee percentage for line of credit facility			0.08%

Borrowings (Components of Borrowings) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 03, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011
Borrowings
7.25% unsecured notes due February 1, 2019	$ 396,858	$ 396,650
Other indebtedness	8,689	3,000
Total	405,547	399,650
Less: current portion	(3,219)	(3,000)
Total long-term debt	$ 402,328	$ 396,650

Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Details) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share (Narrative) (Details) - $ / shares	Jul. 03, 2011	Jul. 04, 2010	Jul. 03, 2011	Jul. 04, 2010
Earnings Per Share
Antidilutive securities, shares	89,850	51,275	79,850	51,275
Regular quarterly dividends	$ 2.35		$ 7.05

Pensions and Postretirement Plans (Allocation of the Pension Plans Assets) (Details)	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Total	100.00%	100.00%
U.S. Equities [Member]
Equity securities	65.00%	66.00%
International Stocks [Member]
Equity securities	23.00%	15.00%
U.S. Fixed Income [Member]
U.S. fixed income	12.00%	19.00%

Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 03, 2011	Dec. 01, 2011	Jul. 22, 2011 USD ($)
Number of existing claims	0
Number of pending program reviews	6
Placement rate at which programs may be subject to a hold on new enrollments		60.00%
Student Enrollment		550
CHI-Broomall [Member]
Amount receivable under agreement termination			$ 1.6

Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jul. 03, 2011	Jan. 02, 2011	Jan. 03, 2010
Marketable equity securities	$ 325,805	$ 340,910	$ 353,884
7.25% unsecured notes	396,858	396,650
Fair Value [Member]
Money market investments		308,927
Marketable equity securities		340,910
Other current investments		32,840
Total financial assets		682,677
Deferred compensation plan liabilities		69,226
7.25% unsecured notes		457,200
Total financial liabilities		526,426
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Money market investments	100,324
Marketable equity securities	325,805
Other current investments	40,335
Deferred compensation plan liabilities	65,941
7.25% unsecured notes	463,080
Total financial liabilities	529,021
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Items (Level 1) [Member]
Money market investments
Marketable equity securities	325,805	340,910
Other current investments	14,529	11,835
Total financial assets		352,745
Deferred compensation plan liabilities
7.25% unsecured notes
Total financial liabilities
Fair Value Measurements, Recurring [Member] \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Money market investments	100,324	308,927
Marketable equity securities
Other current investments	25,806	21,005
Total financial assets		329,932
Deferred compensation plan liabilities	65,941	69,226
7.25% unsecured notes	463,080	457,200
Total financial liabilities	$ 529,021	$ 526,426