CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 135,862	$ 98,801
Trade receivables, net of allowances of $3,090 and $3,266, respectively	425,404	406,852
Other receivables	20,967	32,442
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	17,737	61,070
Programming rights	35,252	37,758
Total current assets	635,222	636,923
Property and equipment
Land	68,540	62,885
Buildings and improvements	259,053	246,917
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	489,799	467,265
Construction in progress	40,778	5,535
Total	858,170	782,602
Less accumulated depreciation	(482,955)	(447,262)
Net property and equipment	375,215	335,340
Intangible and other assets (see Note 3)
Goodwill	2,596,863	2,579,417
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $118,958 and $88,120, respectively	1,526,077	1,273,269
Investments and other assets	143,465	137,166
Total intangible and other assets	4,266,405	3,989,852
Total assets	5,276,842	4,962,115
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	83,226	52,992
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	52,726	54,088
Interest	37,458	39,217
Contracts payable for programming rights	112,059	105,040
Other	49,211	58,196
Dividends payable	15,154	15,173
Income taxes	19,383	0
Current portion of long-term debt	0	646
Total current liabilities	369,217	325,352
Income taxes	13,624	20,203
Deferred income taxes	396,847	382,310
Long-term debt	2,944,466	3,007,047
Pension liabilities	139,375	144,220
Other noncurrent liabilities	72,389	87,942
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,566,701	3,641,722
Total liabilities	3,935,918	3,967,074
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 13)
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	301,352	382,127
Retained earnings	6,429,512	6,062,995
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(136,511)	(106,923)
Less treasury stock at cost, 108,660,002 shares and 109,487,979 shares, respectively	(5,577,848)	(5,667,577)
Total equity	1,340,924	995,041
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	$ 5,276,842	$ 4,962,115