Document and Entity Information - Jun. 28, 2015 - shares	Total
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	TEGNA INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000039899
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 28, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding	226,471,846
Trading Symbol	TGNA