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Summary of Stock Award Activity and Related Information (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Outstanding Options, Shares Available for Grant [Roll Forward]      
Shares Available for Grant, Balances (in shares) 397,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant 1,158,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant  
Stock Options [Member]      
Outstanding Options, Shares Available for Grant [Roll Forward]      
Shares Available for Grant, Options granted (in shares) (797,500)nxst_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrantGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Shares Available for Grant, Forfeited/cancelled (in shares) 57,500nxst_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrantForfeitedCancelled
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Outstanding Options, Shares [Roll Forward]      
Outstanding Options at beginning of the period (in shares) 2,575,800us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Stock options granted (in shares) 797,500us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
1,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
Options Exercised (in shares) (573,525)us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Options Forfeited/cancelled (in shares) (57,500)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Outstanding Options at end of the period (in shares) 2,742,275us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
2,575,800us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
 
Outstanding Options Exercisable as of December 31, 2014 (in shares) 1,455,275us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Outstanding Options Fully vested and expected to vest as of December 31, 2014 (in shares) 2,713,295us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Outstanding Options, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]      
Outstanding Options Weighted-Average Exercise Price, beginning of period (in dollars per share) $ 6.24us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Options granted Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 45.92us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Option Exercised Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 3.54us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Options Forfeited/cancelled Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 41.21us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Outstanding Options Weighted-Average Exercise Price, end of period (in dollars per share) $ 17.61us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
$ 6.24us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
 
Outstanding Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 6.20us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Outstanding Options Fully vested and expected to vest Weighted-Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share) $ 17.39us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Outstanding Options Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term 6 years 5 months 9 days    
Outstanding Options Exercisable, Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term 4 years 8 months 5 days    
Outstanding Options Fully vested and expected to vest Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term 6 years 4 months 28 days    
Outstanding Options Aggregate Intrinsic Value $ 93,728us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
[1]    
Outstanding Options Exercisable, Aggregate Intrinsic Value 66,351us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
[1]    
Outstanding Options Fully vested and expected to vest Aggregate Intrinsic Value $ 93,339us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
[1]    
Non-vested Options, Shares [Roll Forward]      
Non-vested Shares, beginning of the period (in shares) 934,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedNumberOfShares
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Non-vested Shares, Options granted (in shares) 797,500nxst_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonvestedOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Non-vested Shares, Vested (in shares) (392,000)us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedNumberOfShares
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Non-vested Shares, Forfeited/cancelled (in shares) (52,500)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Non-vested Shares, end of the period (in shares) 1,287,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedNumberOfShares
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
934,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedNumberOfShares
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
 
Non-vested Shares, Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]      
Non-vested shares, Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value, beginning of the period (in dollars per share) $ 6.33nxst_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonvestedOptionsWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Non-vested shares Vested, Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) $ 5.27nxst_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonVestedOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Non-vested shares Forfeited/cancelled, Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value (in dollars per share) $ 30.94us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedOptionsForfeitedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Non-vested shares, Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value, end of the period (in dollars per share) $ 21.48us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Restricted stock units [Member]      
Outstanding Options, Shares Available for Grant [Roll Forward]      
Shares Available for Grant, Restricted stock units awarded (in shares) (20,500)us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
   
[1] Aggregate intrinsic value represents the difference between the closing market price of Nexstar’s common stock on the last day of the fiscal period, which was $51.79 on December 31, 2014, and the stock option exercise prices multiplied by the number of options outstanding.