Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	GANNETT CO INC /DE/
Entity Central Index Key	0000039899
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 24, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	GCI
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-30
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding	231,421,058