Consolidated and Combined Statement of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Preferred Stock	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	(Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	TEGNA's Investment, net
Balance at Dec. 31, 2016		$ 2,417,285	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 2,417,285
Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2016			0	0
Net (loss) income		224,443	$ 0	$ 0	0	176,582	0	47,861
Cash distribution to TEGNA related to Separation		(650,000)	0	0	0	0	0	(650,000)
Deferred taxes related to Separation		(246,197)	0	0	0	0	0	(246,197)
Distribution by TEGNA		0	$ 0	$ 716	1,499,203	0	0	(1,499,919)
Distribution by TEGNA, Shares			0	71,588,000
Shares issued in connection with stock-based compensation plans, net		0	$ 0	$ 0	0	0	0	0
Shares issued in connection with stock-based compensation plans, net, Shares				40,000
Stock-based compensation		2,627	0	$ 0	2,627	0	0	0
Transactions with TEGNA, net	[1]	(69,030)	$ 0	$ 0	0	0	0	(69,030)
Transactions with TEGNA, net, Shares	[1]		0	0
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017		1,679,128	$ 0	$ 716	1,501,830	176,582	0	0
Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2017			0	71,628,000
Net (loss) income		38,809	$ 0	$ 0	0	38,809	0	0
Repurchases of common stock		(97,190)	0	$ (38)	0	(97,152)	0	0
Repurchases of common stock, Shares				(3,789,000)
Shares issued in connection with stock-based compensation plans, net		377	0	$ 2	375	0	0	0
Shares issued in connection with stock-based compensation plans, net, Shares				160,000
Stock-based compensation		9,423	0	$ 0	9,423	0	0	0
Transactions with TEGNA, net	[1]	(3,624)	$ 0	$ 3	(3,627)	0	0	0
Transactions with TEGNA, net, Shares	[1]		0	263,000
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018		$ 1,626,923	$ 0	$ 683	1,508,001	118,239	0	0
Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2018		68,262,000	0	68,262,000
Net (loss) income		$ (445,324)	$ 0	$ 0	0	(445,324)	0	0
Other comprehensive loss, net		(7,642)	0	0	0	0	(7,642)	0
Repurchases of common stock		(40,000)	0	$ (18)	0	(39,982)	0	0
Repurchases of common stock, Shares				(1,750,000)
Shares issued in connection with stock-based compensation plans, net		(286)	0	$ 2	(288)	0	0	0
Shares issued in connection with stock-based compensation plans, net, Shares				238,000
Stock-based compensation		7,588	0	$ 0	7,588	0	0	0
Transactions with TEGNA, net	[1]	(191)	$ 0	$ 1	(192)	0	0	0
Transactions with TEGNA, net, Shares	[1]		0	14,000
Balance at Dec. 31, 2019		$ 1,141,068	$ 0	$ 668	$ 1,515,109	$ (367,067)	$ (7,642)	$ 0
Balance, Shares at Dec. 31, 2019		66,764,000	0	66,764,000

[1] For information related to related party transactions, see Note 16 (Related Party).