Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2017
Operating Revenues
Television and Entertainment		$ 440,702	$ 436,033
Other		2,933	3,877
Total operating revenues	[1]	443,635	439,910
Operating Expenses
Programming		100,741	141,246
Direct operating expenses		101,388	98,807
Selling, general and administrative		131,956	165,594
Depreciation		13,775	13,571
Amortization		41,687	41,659
Gain on sales of spectrum		(133,197)	0
Total operating expenses		256,350	460,877
Operating Profit (Loss)	[1],[2]	187,285	(20,967)
Income on equity investments, net		39,137	37,037
Interest and dividend income		1,898	505
Interest expense		(40,631)	(38,758)
Pension and other postretirement periodic benefit credit, net		7,084	5,735
Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt		0	(19,052)
Gain on investment transactions		3,888	4,950
Write-down of investment		0	(122,000)
Other non-operating gain (loss), net		117	(26)
Reorganization items, net		(893)	(250)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes		197,885	(152,826)
Income tax expense (benefit)		56,702	(51,614)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations		141,183	(101,212)
Income from Discontinued Operations, net of taxes		0	15,618
Net Income (Loss)		141,183	(85,594)
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests		6	0
Net Income (Loss) attributable to Tribune Media Company		$ 141,189	$ (85,594)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Continuing Operations		$ 1.61	$ (1.17)
Discontinued Operations		0.00	0.18
Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share		1.61	(0.99)
Continuing Operations		1.60	(1.17)
Discontinued Operations		0.00	0.18
Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share		1.60	(0.99)
Regular Cash Dividend
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Dividends declared per common share (usd per share)		0.25	0.25
Special Cash Dividend
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Dividends declared per common share (usd per share)		$ 0.00	$ 5.77

[1] (1)See Note 2 for the disclosures of operating revenues and operating loss included in discontinued operations for the historical periods.

[2] (2)Operating profit (loss) for each segment excludes income and loss on equity investments, interest and dividend income, interest expense, non-operating items, reorganization costs and income taxes.