Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 383,354	$ 15,879
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,222 and $3,404, respectively	382,791	386,074
Other receivables	20,384	20,685
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	80,201	62,090
Current discontinued operations assets	0	305,960
Total current assets	866,730	790,688
Property and equipment
Cost	801,791	805,349
Less accumulated depreciation	(456,768)	(430,028)
Net property and equipment	345,023	375,321
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,579,417	2,579,417
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	1,278,667	1,294,839
Investments and other assets	173,219	180,616
Noncurrent discontinued operations assets	0	3,321,844
Total intangible and other assets	4,031,303	7,376,716
Total assets	5,243,056	8,542,725
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	102,758	99,568
Accrued liabilities	219,701	200,417
Dividends payable	15,190	30,178
Income taxes	14,304	11,448
Current portion of long-term debt	280,646	646
Current discontinued operations liabilities	0	276,924
Total current liabilities	632,599	619,181
Noncurrent liabilities
Income taxes	19,711	22,644
Deferred income taxes	585,173	648,920
Long-term debt	3,035,166	4,042,749
Pension liabilities	168,024	187,290
Other noncurrent liabilities	96,508	75,438
Noncurrent discontinued operations liabilities	0	347,233
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,904,582	5,324,274
Total liabilities	4,537,181	5,943,455
Redeemable noncontrolling interests related to discontinued operations	0	46,265
TEGNA Inc. shareholders’ equity
Common stock of $1 par value per share, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 324,418,632 shares issued	324,419	324,419
Additional paid-in capital	390,886	473,742
Retained earnings	5,777,443	7,384,556
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(121,073)	(161,573)
Less treasury stock at cost, 109,212,809 shares and 109,930,832 shares, respectively	(5,665,800)	(5,749,726)
Total TEGNA Inc. shareholders’ equity	705,875	2,271,418
Noncontrolling interests related to discontinued operations	0	281,587
Total equity	705,875	2,553,005
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	$ 5,243,056	$ 8,542,725