Acquisitions and Dispositions - Stainless - Additional Information (Details) (Stainless [Member], USD $)
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0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 13, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Stainless [Member]
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||
Purchase price of entities to be acquired | $ 15,300,000nxst_PurchasePriceOfEntitiesToBeAcquired / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = nxst_StainlessBroadcastingMember |
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Deposit paid upon signing an agreement to acquire a business | 200,000us-gaap_OtherPaymentsToAcquireBusinesses / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = nxst_StainlessBroadcastingMember |
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Acquisition related costs | $ 400,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = nxst_StainlessBroadcastingMember |
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Amount of consideration to be transferred, consisting of assets to be transferred by the acquirer, liabilities to be incurred by the acquirer and equity interest to be issued by the acquirer upon closing of the proposed acquisition. No definition available.
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- Definition
This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The cash outflow associated with other payments to acquire businesses including deposit on pending acquisitions and preacquisition costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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