Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 27, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 27, 2015
Operating revenues:
Media	$ 501,686	$ 406,445	$ 1,404,462	$ 1,219,911
Digital	358,579	351,073	1,049,320	1,025,770
Total	860,265	757,518	2,453,782	2,245,681
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues and operating expenses, exclusive of depreciation	261,065	224,294	764,793	690,781
Selling, general and administrative expenses, exclusive of depreciation	268,415	265,102	824,561	794,650
Depreciation	22,634	21,518	67,494	70,752
Amortization of intangible assets	29,161	28,502	85,703	86,156
Asset impairment charges and facility consolidation	15,218	0	18,946	17,079
Total	596,493	539,416	1,761,497	1,659,418
Operating income	263,772	218,102	692,285	586,263
Non-operating expenses:
Equity loss in unconsolidated investments, net	(3,549)	(1,012)	(6,530)	(4,123)
Interest expense	(57,607)	(66,949)	(175,461)	(206,871)
Other non-operating expenses, net	(11,051)	(3,115)	(11,220)	(5,346)
Total	(72,207)	(71,076)	(193,211)	(216,340)
Income before income taxes	191,565	147,026	499,074	369,923
Provision for income taxes	58,130	35,967	147,844	120,706
Income from continuing operations	133,435	111,059	351,230	249,217
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	(5,317)	(7,474)	115,501
Net income	133,435	105,742	343,756	364,718
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(14,752)	(17,487)	(40,178)	(47,701)
Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.	$ 118,683	$ 88,255	$ 303,578	$ 317,017
Earnings from continuing operations per share - basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.55	$ 0.42	$ 1.43	$ 0.89
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per share - basic (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.03)	(0.03)	0.51
Net income per share – basic (In dollars per share)	0.55	0.39	1.40	1.40
Earnings from continuing operations per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	0.54	0.41	1.41	0.87
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per share - diluted (in dollars per share)	0.00	(0.03)	(0.03)	0.50
Net income per share – diluted (In dollars per share)	$ 0.54	$ 0.38	$ 1.38	$ 1.37
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic shares	214,813	224,530	216,865	226,053
Diluted shares	218,099	230,078	220,511	231,310
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.14	$ 0.14	$ 0.42	$ 0.54