Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues		$ 774,123	$ 727,051
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	[1]	411,450	394,692
Business units - Selling, general and administrative expenses		101,969	89,326
Corporate - General and administrative expenses		21,320	16,870
Depreciation		15,305	15,896
Amortization of intangible assets		15,000	15,760
Spectrum repacking reimbursements and other, net		(58)	(1,423)
Total		564,986	531,121
Operating income		209,137	195,930
Non-operating (expense) income:
Equity loss in unconsolidated investments, net		(3,811)	(1,329)
Interest expense		(43,620)	(46,485)
Other non-operating items, net		17,319	330
Total		(30,112)	(47,484)
Income before income taxes		179,025	148,446
Provision for income taxes		44,738	35,614
Net Income		134,287	112,832
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		(53)	(215)
Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.		$ 134,234	$ 112,617
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.60	$ 0.51
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.60	$ 0.51
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic shares (in shares)		222,712	220,602
Diluted shares (in shares)		223,240	221,198

[1] 1 Cost of revenues exclude charges for depreciation and amortization expense, which are shown separately above.