CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues		$ 731,506	$ 784,881	$ 1,471,833	$ 1,559,004
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	[1]	430,528	420,235	857,460	831,685
Business units - Selling, general and administrative expenses		97,231	99,585	196,340	201,554
Corporate - General and administrative expenses		26,506	13,612	38,606	34,932
Depreciation		14,987	15,534	30,036	30,839
Amortization of intangible assets		13,296	14,999	26,878	29,999
Asset impairment and other		3,359	(105)	3,359	(163)
Merger termination fee		(136,000)	0	(136,000)	0
Total		449,907	563,860	1,016,679	1,128,846
Operating income		281,599	221,021	455,154	430,158
Non-operating (expense) income:
Equity loss in unconsolidated investments, net		(283)	(236)	(520)	(4,047)
Interest expense		(42,797)	(42,950)	(85,703)	(86,570)
Other non-operating items, net		5,781	(1,865)	11,192	15,454
Total		(37,299)	(45,051)	(75,031)	(75,163)
Income before income taxes		244,300	175,970	380,123	354,995
Provision for income taxes		44,207	44,030	76,026	88,768
Net Income		200,093	131,940	304,097	266,227
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		12	(371)	311	(424)
Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.		$ 200,105	$ 131,569	$ 304,408	$ 265,803
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.92	$ 0.59	$ 1.37	$ 1.19
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.92	$ 0.59	$ 1.37	$ 1.19
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic shares (in shares)		217,830	223,675	221,168	223,197
Diluted shares (in shares)		217,979	224,489	221,391	223,867

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