Document and Entity Information Document - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Tribune Media Company
Entity Central Index Key	0000726513
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Subsequent Event | Common Class A
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		94,142,766
Subsequent Event | Common Class B
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		36,674