Note 4 - Debt and Other Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended					1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	1 Months Ended				2 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		2 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Amended Media General Credit Agreement [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Amended Media General Credit Agreement [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Amended Media General Credit Agreement [Member] Secured Debt [Member]	Apr. 30, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Amended Media General Credit Agreement [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Shield Media Term Loan [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Term Loan [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Shield Media Term Loan [Member]	Nov. 30, 2013 Shield Media Term Loan [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jul. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Term Loan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member] Shield Media Term Loan [Member]
Note 4 - Debt and Other Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount											$ 885,000,000		$ 32,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		1,500,000,000	90,000,000	1,600,000,000										60,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term											7 years	5 years		5 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum									1.00%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate						3.25%	3.25%	2.75%							3.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage														0.50%
Repayments of Long-term Debt										35,000,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment, Principal										2,200,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	(98,000)									(100,000)
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount					$ 1,300,000
Debt Instrument, Periodic Payment as Percentage of Initial Principal Balance																1.875%