Note 4 - Common Stock (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	2 Months Ended		1 Months Ended			10 Months Ended					12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended					1 Months Ended			10 Months Ended	12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Feb. 29, 2012 Funded from Senior Term Loan [Member] January 2012 Tender Offer [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 Funded with Cash [Member] January 2012 Tender Offer [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Funded with Cash [Member] November 2012 Tender Offer [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Class A and Class B Common Stock Reclassified into Voting Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Class A and Class B Common Stock Reclassified into Voting Common Stock [Member]	Nov. 11, 2013 Shares of Media General for Each Share of Young [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]	Dec. 31, 2013 Outstanding Warrants Converted into Voting Common Stock [Member] Voting Common Stock [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Outstanding Warrants Converted into Voting Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Lender Warrants [Member] Voting Common Stock [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 Lender Warrants [Member] January 2012 Tender Offer [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 Lender Warrants [Member] January 2012 Tender Offer [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Lender Warrants [Member] November 2012 Tender Offer [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Lender Warrants [Member] November 2012 Tender Offer [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 Lender Warrants [Member]	Apr. 30, 2012 Lender Warrants [Member]	Nov. 11, 2013 Lender Warrants [Member]	Nov. 11, 2013 Voting Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Voting Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Voting Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Voting Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Voting Common Stock [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 January 2012 Tender Offer [Member]	Feb. 29, 2012 January 2012 Tender Offer [Member]	Nov. 30, 2012 November 2012 Tender Offer [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 November 2012 Tender Offer [Member]
Note 4 - Common Stock (Details) [Line Items]
Conversion of Stock, Shares Converted					28,192,395																			1,039,668	2,608,303
Business Combination, Common Stock Exchange Ratio							730.6171
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares																						60,193,351	60,200,000
Common Stock, Conversion Features, Number of Securities per Share						1		1	1	1	1
Class of Warrant or Right, Number of Securities Called by Each Warrant or Right																					1
Class of Warrant or Right, Outstanding															26,131,251	36,796,069	12,390,535	13,384,175			0						91,327,868	64,759,708	64,759,708	60,193,351
Stock Repurchase Program, Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased																											26,568,160		4,566,357
Stock Repurchase Program, Purchase Price Per Share (in Dollars per share)																											$ 4.52		$ 5.47
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount (in Dollars)																											$ 120,000,000		$ 25,000,000
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding																							87,695,495	47,802,816	53,062,528	50,454,225	54,531,799	38,628,457	51,375,533	47,802,816
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value (in Dollars)	$ 145,000,000	$ 65,000,000	$ 55,000,000	$ 25,000,000
Outstanding Securities Submitted for Tender, Percentage																													91.00%
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Other												12,390,535	12,390,535	12,747,077					10,007,263	2,739,814			17