CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 76,920	$ 129,200
Trade receivables, net of allowances of $9,837 and $9,092, respectively	595,893	556,351
Other receivables	25,953	18,738
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	91,922	94,262
Current discontinued operations assets	0	6,608
Total current assets	790,688	805,159
Property and equipment
Land	74,747	76,089
Buildings and improvements	293,244	272,862
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	633,559	604,839
Construction in progress	13,192	30,395
Total	1,014,742	984,185
Less accumulated depreciation	(564,726)	(525,866)
Net property and equipment	450,016	458,319
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	4,067,529	3,919,726
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $324,416 and $220,662, respectively	3,013,432	3,065,107
Investments and other assets	221,060	256,990
Noncurrent discontinued operation assets	0	657
Total intangible and other assets	7,302,021	7,242,480
Total assets	8,542,725	8,505,958
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	120,911	124,654
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	103,590	115,679
Interest	42,413	49,835
Other	194,497	131,301
Dividends payable	30,178	31,033
Income taxes	13,478	15,742
Deferred revenue	113,468	132,650
Current portion of long-term debt	646	646
Current discontinued operations liabilities	0	5,243
Total current liabilities	619,181	606,783
Income taxes	22,644	18,191
Deferred income taxes	929,184	883,141
Long-term debt	4,042,749	4,169,016
Pension liabilities	187,290	178,844
Other noncurrent liabilities	142,407	168,573
Total noncurrent liabilities	5,324,274	5,417,765
Total liabilities	5,943,455	6,024,548
Redeemable noncontrolling interests	46,265	24,666
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 13)
TEGNA Inc. shareholders’ equity
Common stock, par value $1: Authorized, 800,000,000 shares: Issued, 324,418,632 shares	324,419	324,419
Additional paid-in capital	473,742	539,505
Retained earnings	7,384,556	7,111,129
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(161,573)	(130,951)
Less treasury stock at cost, 109,930,832 shares and 104,664,452 shares, respectively	(5,749,726)	(5,652,131)
Total TEGNA Inc. shareholders’ equity	2,271,418	2,191,971
Noncontrolling interests	281,587	264,773
Total equity	2,553,005	2,456,744
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	$ 8,542,725	$ 8,505,958