Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 04, 2016	Jun. 30, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	EVC
Entity Registrant Name	ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001109116
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 598,833,367
Class A common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		64,630,021
Class B common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		14,927,613
Class U common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		9,352,729