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Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2014
Dec. 29, 2013
Dec. 30, 2012
Jun. 30, 2013
May 04, 2010
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Stock options outstanding excluded from calculation of diluted earnings per share 800,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 2,400,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount 6,500,000us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount    
Shares approved to be repurchased under share repurchase program, amount       $ 300,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount1  
Shares repurchased under share repurchase program, shares 2,700,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 4,900,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired 10,300,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired    
Cost of common shares repurchased 75,815,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock 116,639,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock 153,948,000us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock    
Remaining authorized repurchase amount 148,900,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount1        
Stock options awarded   22,558us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod 109,699us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod    
Income tax benefit from exercise of award 12,875,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense 12,706,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense 10,111,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense    
Cash received from exercise of stock options 14,235,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised 21,671,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised 24,505,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised    
Intrinsic value of options exercised 15,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue 16,700,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue 21,300,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue    
Tax benefit realized from option exercises 3,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions 2,800,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions 3,900,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitRealizedFromExerciseOfStockOptions    
Grant date fair value for options vested 6,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue 8,600,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue 11,600,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingAggregateIntrinsicValue    
Minimum          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Number of units ultimately paid for performance share awards of target (as a percent) 0gci_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementConversionRateOfPerformanceSharesToCommonStock
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Maximum          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Number of units ultimately paid for performance share awards of target (as a percent) 2gci_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementConversionRateOfPerformanceSharesToCommonStock
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= us-gaap_MaximumMember
       
Stock options and other          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Award vesting period 4 years        
Stock options and other | Employee          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Shares reserved for issuance         60,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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= gci_EmployeeMember
Maximum number of awards that can be granted to any participant in any fiscal year 1,000,000gci_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardMaximumNumberOfSharesThatCanBeGrantedToParticipantInAnyFiscalYear
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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= gci_EmployeeMember
       
Options exercisable percentage per year 25.00%gci_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisablePercentage
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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= gci_EmployeeMember
       
Stock options and other | Employee | Options Issued from 1996 through November 2004          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Options exercise period 10 years        
Stock options and other | Employee | Options Issued in December 2004 and Thereafter          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Options exercise period 8 years        
Stock options and other | Employee | Minimum          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Options to purchase common stock, purchase price as percentage of fair market value 100.00%gci_OptionExercisePriceAsPercentageOfFairValueOfCommonStock
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= us-gaap_MinimumMember
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= gci_EmployeeMember
       
Stock options and other | Director          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Stock options awarded   22,558us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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= us-gaap_DirectorMember
74,611us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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= us-gaap_DirectorMember
   
Stock options and other | Director | Retainer Fees          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Award vesting period 1 year        
Performance Based Awards          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Award vesting period 3 years        
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) | Employee          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Number of shares of common stock received for each RSU granted 1gci_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementNumberOfSharesOfCommonStockThatCanBeIssuedForEachRestrictedStockUnitGranted
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= gci_EmployeeMember
       
Award vesting percentage 25.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= gci_EmployeeMember
       
Maximum number of awards that can be granted to any participant in any fiscal year 500,000gci_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardMaximumNumberOfSharesThatCanBeGrantedToParticipantInAnyFiscalYear
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= gci_EmployeeMember
       
Restricted Stock | Employee          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Maximum number of awards that can be granted to any participant in any fiscal year 500,000gci_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardMaximumNumberOfSharesThatCanBeGrantedToParticipantInAnyFiscalYear
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
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= gci_EmployeeMember
       
Restricted Stock | Director          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Shares awarded 40,530us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
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= us-gaap_DirectorMember
57,531us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
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= us-gaap_DirectorMember
31,929us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= us-gaap_DirectorMember
   
Restricted Stock | Director | Retainer Fees          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Award vesting period 1 year        
Restricted Stock | Director | Long-Term Awards          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Award vesting period 3 years        
Performance Shares          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Maximum number of awards that can be granted to any participant in any fiscal year 500,000gci_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardMaximumNumberOfSharesThatCanBeGrantedToParticipantInAnyFiscalYear
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
       
Shares awarded 436,340us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
813,783us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
1,109,873us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
   
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation 8,100,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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= us-gaap_PerformanceSharesMember
       
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation for options, recognition period 1 year 8 months 15 days        
Performance Units and Cash-Based Awards          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Maximum number of awards that can be granted to any participant in any fiscal year 10,000,000gci_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardMaximumAmountThatCanBeGrantedToAnyParticipantInAnyFiscalYear
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= gci_PerformanceUnitsAndCashBasedAwardsMember
       
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units          
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]          
Shares awarded 1,048,516us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= gci_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
1,588,628us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= gci_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
1,937,512us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= gci_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
   
Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation 30,200,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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Unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation for options, recognition period 2 years 4 months 11 days        
Income tax benefit from exercise of award $ 9,500,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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= gci_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
$ 7,000,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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= gci_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember
$ 5,400,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense
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= gci_RestrictedStockAndRestrictedStockUnitsMember