CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues		$ 714,252	$ 740,327
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	[1]	430,567	426,932
Business units - Selling, general and administrative expenses		102,260	99,109
Corporate - General and administrative expenses		14,798	12,100
Depreciation		14,310	15,049
Amortization of intangible assets		13,660	13,582
Asset impairment and other		1,097
Total		576,692	566,772
Operating income		137,560	173,555
Non-operating (expense) income:
Interest expense		(42,368)	(42,906)
Interest income		5,573	7,573
Other non-operating items, net		149,758	(2,399)
Total		112,963	(37,732)
Income before income taxes		250,523	135,823
Provision for income taxes		61,261	31,819
Net Income		189,262	104,004
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		298	299
Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.		$ 189,560	$ 104,303
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 1.06	$ 0.46
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 1.06	$ 0.46
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic shares (in shares)		177,823	224,544
Diluted shares (in shares)		178,437	224,839

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