CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 28, 2014	Dec. 29, 2013
Operating Revenues:
Media	$ 1,682,144	$ 1,691,866	$ 835,113
Digital	1,368,801	934,275	768,010
Total	3,050,945	2,626,141	1,603,123
Operating expenses:
Cost of sales and operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation	923,336	954,990	662,769
Selling, general and administrative expenses, exclusive of depreciation	1,068,221	766,854	531,932
Depreciation	90,803	85,866	54,127
Amortization of intangible assets	114,284	65,971	20,706
Facility consolidation and net asset (gains) impairment charges (see Note 11)	(58,857)	44,961	22,729
Total	2,137,787	1,918,642	1,292,263
Operating income	913,158	707,499	310,860
Non-operating (expense) income
Equity (loss) income in unconsolidated investees, net (see Note 4)	(5,064)	151,462	21,055
Interest expense	(273,629)	(272,668)	(174,818)
Other non-operating items	(11,529)	404,403	(45,279)
Total	(290,222)	283,197	(199,042)
Income before income taxes	622,936	990,696	111,818
Provision for income taxes	202,314	234,471	13,122
Income from continuing operations	420,622	756,225	98,696
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	102,064	374,235	347,217
Net Income	522,686	1,130,460	445,913
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(63,164)	(68,289)	(57,233)
Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.	$ 459,522	$ 1,062,171	$ 388,680
Earnings from continuing operations per share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.59	$ 3.04	$ 0.18
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per share - basic (in dollars per share)	0.45	1.65	1.52
Net income per share - basic (in dollars per share)	2.04	4.69	1.70
Earnings from continuing operations per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	1.56	2.97	0.18
Earnings from discontinued operations per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	0.44	1.61	1.48
Net income per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.00	$ 4.58	$ 1.66
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	224,688	226,292	228,541
Diluted (in shares)	229,721	231,907	234,189
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.68	$ 0.80	$ 0.8