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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Accounting Policies [Line Items]                      
Estimated losses for bad debts                 $ 400,000us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts $ (200,000)us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts $ 1,000,000us-gaap_ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts
Bad debts actually charged off                 900,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableWriteOffs 1,100,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableWriteOffs 700,000us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableWriteOffs
Long term debt fair value 340,300,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue       364,100,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue       340,300,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue 364,100,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue  
Percentage of tax benefit recognized                 50.00%evc_PercentageOfTaxBenefitRecognized    
Advertising expense                 500,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 300,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense 300,000us-gaap_AdvertisingExpense
Period to grant television station for terms of retransmission consent agreements                 6 years    
Retransmission consent agreements expiring date                 Dec. 31, 2014    
Retransmission consent revenue                 26,400,000evc_RetransmissionConsentRevenue 22,200,000evc_RetransmissionConsentRevenue 20,200,000evc_RetransmissionConsentRevenue
Net revenue 65,262,000us-gaap_Revenues 62,274,000us-gaap_Revenues 61,846,000us-gaap_Revenues 52,656,000us-gaap_Revenues 60,093,000us-gaap_Revenues 57,786,000us-gaap_Revenues 56,950,000us-gaap_Revenues 49,087,000us-gaap_Revenues 242,038,000us-gaap_Revenues 223,916,000us-gaap_Revenues 223,253,000us-gaap_Revenues
Broadcast trade cost                 500,000evc_BroadcastTradeCost 500,000evc_BroadcastTradeCost 600,000evc_BroadcastTradeCost
Shares of dilutive securities not included in computation of diluted income per share                 1,116,750us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 5,670,908us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 8,573,761us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount
Comprehensive income (loss)                 (2,372,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax 234,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax 0us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax
Broadcast Equipment                      
Accounting Policies [Line Items]                      
Net revenue                 $ 500,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= evc_BroadcastEquipmentMember
$ 500,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= evc_BroadcastEquipmentMember
$ 600,000us-gaap_Revenues
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= evc_BroadcastEquipmentMember
Interest Rate Swap Agreements                      
Accounting Policies [Line Items]                      
Term loan beginning date                 Dec. 31, 2015