Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Nov. 01, 2016
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2016
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	EVC
Entity Registrant Name	ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001109116
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Class A common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		65,401,179
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