Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Operating Revenues
Total operating revenues		$ 484,036	$ 489,358	$ 939,024	$ 932,993
Operating Expenses
Programming		134,083	111,635	253,970	212,376
Direct operating expenses		98,087	98,817	197,250	200,205
Selling, general and administrative		129,700	125,878	262,962	257,834
Depreciation		13,867	13,281	26,819	27,056
Amortization		35,018	41,681	70,039	83,368
Gain on sales of spectrum		0	0	0	(133,197)
Total operating expenses		410,755	391,292	811,040	647,642
Operating Profit	[1]	73,281	98,066	127,984	285,351
Income on equity investments, net		46,527	52,568	92,212	91,705
Interest income		7,726	2,336	13,973	4,234
Interest expense		(43,777)	(41,990)	(87,392)	(82,621)
Pension and other postretirement periodic benefit credit, net		4,524	6,985	9,154	14,069
Gain on investment transactions		0	0	86,272	3,888
Other non-operating gain (loss), net		80	(26)	(1,543)	91
Reorganization items, net		(876)	(685)	(2,194)	(1,578)
Income Before Income Taxes		87,485	117,254	238,466	315,139
Income tax expense		23,835	32,816	61,612	89,518
Net Income		63,650	84,438	176,854	225,621
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		7	4	11	10
Net Income attributable to Tribune Media Company		$ 63,657	$ 84,442	$ 176,865	$ 225,631
Earnings Per Share
Basic		$ 0.72	$ 0.96	$ 2.01	$ 2.58
Diluted		$ 0.71	$ 0.96	$ 1.98	$ 2.55
Corporate and Other
Operating Revenues
Total operating revenues		$ 1,479	$ 2,941	$ 3,040	$ 5,874
Operating Expenses
Depreciation		1,803	2,340	3,693	5,245
Operating Profit	[1]	(26,322)	(21,701)	(51,544)	(46,268)
Television and Entertainment
Operating Revenues
Total operating revenues		$ 482,557	$ 486,417	$ 935,984	$ 927,119

[1] (1) Operating profit (loss) for each segment excludes income and loss on equity investments, interest income, interest expense, pension and other postretirement period benefit cost (credit), non-operating items, reorganization costs and income taxes.