CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues		$ 3,279,245	$ 2,991,093	$ 2,937,780
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	[1]	1,693,221	1,598,759	1,503,287
Business units - Selling, general and administrative expenses		414,530	396,446	365,601
Corporate - General and administrative expenses		60,108	68,127	73,295
Depreciation		61,195	64,841	66,880
Amortization of intangible assets		59,882	63,011	67,690
Spectrum repacking reimbursements and other, net (see Note 10)		(323)	(2,307)	(9,955)
Total		2,288,613	2,188,877	2,066,798
Operating income		990,632	802,216	870,982
Non-operating income (expense):
Equity (loss) income in unconsolidated investments, net		(4,473)	(9,713)	10,397
Interest expense		(174,022)	(185,650)	(210,294)
Other non-operating items, net		21,431	6,825	(34,029)
Total		(157,064)	(188,538)	(233,926)
Income before income taxes		833,568	613,678	637,056
Provision for income taxes		202,370	135,481	154,293
Net Income		631,198	478,197	482,763
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		(729)	(1,242)	15
Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.		$ 630,469	$ 476,955	$ 482,778
Earnings per share - basic (in dollars per share)		$ 2.82	$ 2.15	$ 2.20
Earnings per share - diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 2.81	$ 2.14	$ 2.19
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)		223,652	221,504	219,232
Diluted (in shares)		224,486	222,471	219,733

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