Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended												10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended							12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2013 Per Operating Segment [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Per Operating Segment [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Company's Responsibility For Workers' Compensation And Auto And General Liability Claims [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Company's Responsibility For Workers' Compensation And Auto And General Liability Claims [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Class A and Class B Common Stock Reclassified into Voting Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Non-voting Common Stock Converted into Voting Common Stock [Member]	Nov. 11, 2013 Non-voting Common Stock Converted into Voting Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Voting Common Stock Converted into Non-voting Common Stock [Member]	Nov. 11, 2013 Voting Common Stock Converted into Non-voting Common Stock [Member]	Nov. 11, 2013 Shares of Media General for Each Share of Young [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Broadcast Licenses [Member] Maximum [Member]	Nov. 11, 2013 Voting Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Voting Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Advertising Revenue [Member] Sales Revenue, Net [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Advertising Revenue [Member] Sales Revenue, Net [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Advertising Revenue [Member] Sales Revenue, Net [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Retransmission Consent Revenue [Member] Sales Revenue, Net [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Retransmission Consent Revenue [Member] Sales Revenue, Net [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Retransmission Consent Revenue [Member] Sales Revenue, Net [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 CBS [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 CBS [Member] Weighted Average [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 NBC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 NBC [Member] Weighted Average [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 ABC [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 ABC [Member] Weighted Average [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 FOX [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 CW [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 MyNetworkTV [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member]
Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items]
Common Stock, Conversion Features, Number of Securities per Share (in Shares)								1	1	1	1	1
Percent of the Company's Directors Elected by Shareholders	70.00%
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in Shares)															60,193,351	60,200,000
Number of Stations	31			10	11																			12		9		7		1	1	1
Number of Markets	28
Number of Operating Segments	3
Number of Reportable Segments	1
Concentration Risk, Percentage																		77.00%	84.00%	88.00%	16.00%	10.00%	7.00%
Advertising Barter Transactions, Advertising Barter Revenue (in Dollars)	$ 4,300,000	$ 2,700,000	$ 2,600,000
Network Compensation (in Dollars)	20,000,000	8,900,000	3,100,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents (in Dollars)																	1,000,000
Supplementary Insurance Information, Liability for Future Policy Benefits, Losses, Claims and Loss Expense Reserves (in Dollars)						$ 100,000	$ 500,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life																																	1 year	20 years
Broadcast Licenses, Term														8 years
Network Affiliation Agreements, Time Until Renewal Is Due																									one and one-half		two		one	four	three
Business Combination, Common Stock Exchange Ratio													730.6171