Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Jan. 31, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	SCRIPPS E W CO /DE
Entity Central Index Key	0000832428
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Public Float		$ 640,490,000
Common Class A
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			45,293,298
Voting common stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			11,932,722