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Tribune Media Co – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/15 – ‘XML’

On:  Monday, 2/29/16, at 7:45am ET   ·   For:  12/31/15   ·   Accession #:  726513-16-39   ·   File #:  1-08572

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 2/29/16  Tribune Media Co                  10-K       12/31/15  163:32M

Annual Report   —   Form 10-K   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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30: R12         Proceedings Under Chapter 11                        HTML    435K 
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34: R16         Assets Held For Sale and Sales of Real Estate       HTML     55K 
                Assets (Notes)                                                   
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                Liabilities                                                      
36: R18         Investments                                         HTML    164K 
37: R19         Debt                                                HTML    116K 
38: R20         Contracts Payable for Broadcast Rights              HTML     51K 
39: R21         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     80K 
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                Policies (Policies)                                              
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                Assets (Tables)                                                  
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                Policies Narrative (Details)                                     
73: R55         Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting    HTML     54K 
                Policies Accounts Receivable Allowance                           
                Reconciliation (Details)                                         
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                Policies Principles of Consolidation and VIEs                    
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75: R57         Discontinued Operations - Publishing Spin-off       HTML    129K 
                Adjustments (Details)                                            
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                Items, Net (Details)                                             
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Implementation (Details)                                         
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                (Details)                                                        
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                and Intangible Liabilities (Details)                             
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                Liabilities - Intangible Assets (Details)                        
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                Liabilities - Intangible Liabilities Subject to                  
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                Liabilities - Intangible Liabilities (Details)                   
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Investments (Details)                                            
116: R98         Investments TV Food Network (Details)               HTML     70K  
117: R99         Investments Career Builder, Dose Media and CV       HTML     84K  
                Summarized Financial Information (Details)                       
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119: R101        Debt Long Term Debt (Details)                       HTML     70K  
120: R102        Debt Maturities of Long-term Debt (Details)         HTML     67K  
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                Continuing Operations (Details)                                  
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                Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details)                              
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                Plans Summarized Info (Details)                                  
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                Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets                        
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                Net Periodic Benefit Cost (Details)                              
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                Net Periodic Benefit Cost for Other Post                         
                Retirement Plans Applicable to Continuing and                    
                Discontinued Operations (Details)                                
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                Included in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income               
                (Loss) (Details)                                                 
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                Average Assumptions (Details)                                    
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                Cost Trend Rates (Details)                                       
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                Allocations and Target Allocations by Asset Class                
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                Assets by Asset Category (Details)                               
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                Fair Value of Pension Plan Level 3 Assets                        
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