Discontinued Operation, Equity Method Investment Retained after Disposal, Ownership Interest after Disposal, Diluted

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Discontinued Operations, Number Seats Retained on Board of Directors

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Discontinued Operations, Number of Members on Board of Directors

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Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation, Shares of Spin-off Received by Shareholders, Conversion Ratio

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Percent, after disposal, of ownership interest of a discontinued operation in which an equity method investment is retained.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4B
-Subparagraph (d)(3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64827811&loc=SL51721665-107760

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of share in income (loss) of the equity method investee after the disposal of the discontinued operation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4B
-Subparagraph (d)(4)
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Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) seat	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2017
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Conversion ratio for every share of Tegna common stock owned by stockholders			0.3333
CareerBuilder
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of discontinued operation \| $	$ 198.3
CareerBuilder
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Equity method investment retained after disposal, ownership interest (as a percent)	17.00%	17.00%
Equity method investment retained after disposal, fully diluted ownership interest (as a percent)	12.00%	12.00%
Number seats retained on Board of Directors after sale \| seat	2
Total number of seats on Board of Directors \| seat	10
Equity income (loss) in unconsolidated investments, net \| $		$ 1.3