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Employee Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
plan
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Jun. 30, 2014
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Increase in defined benefit plan, benefit obligation $ 45,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationPeriodIncreaseDecrease      
Estimated future benefit payments expected to be paid in 2015 22,800,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths      
Estimated future benefit payments expected to be paid in 2016 24,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo      
Estimated future benefit payments expected to be paid in 2017 25,600,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree      
Estimated future benefit payments expected to be paid in 2018 27,600,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour      
Estimated future benefit payments expected to be paid in 2019 29,200,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive      
Total estimated future benefit payments expected to be paid for the five years ending 2024 167,900,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter      
Percentage of total contributions made to multi-employer plans 5.00%ssp_MultiemployerPlansCollectiveBargainingArrangementPercentageOfContributionsRepresented      
Number of multi-employer pension plans 4ssp_NumberOfMultiEmployerPensionPlans      
Number of multi-employer plans deemed significant 2ssp_NumberOfMultiEmployerPensionPlansDeemedSignificant      
CWA/ITU        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Multi-employer plan withdrawal liability 4,800,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlansWithdrawalObligation
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GCIU        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Multi-employer plan withdrawal liability 6,500,000us-gaap_MultiemployerPlansWithdrawalObligation
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Multi-employer Plans, Withdrawal Obligation, Present Value       4,100,000ssp_MultiemployerPlansWithdrawalObligationPresentValue
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Multiemployer Plans, Withdrawal Obligation, Period of Repayment 20 years      
SERP        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Amortization of actuarial gain (loss) (300,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax
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(400,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax
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(300,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax
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Current year actuarial gain (loss) 600,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
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700,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
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2,300,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
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Settlement charge   1,100,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanSettlementsBenefitObligation
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Defined Benefit Plans        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Amortization of actuarial gain (loss) (2,861,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
(4,192,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax
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(4,246,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetGainLossBeforeTax
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Current year actuarial gain (loss) (75,527,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
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52,063,000us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
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(30,761,000)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetUnamortizedGainLossArisingDuringPeriodBeforeTax
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Increase in defined benefit plan, benefit obligation 5,004,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationPeriodIncreaseDecrease
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6,502,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationPeriodIncreaseDecrease
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= us-gaap_PensionPlansDefinedBenefitMember
7,664,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligationPeriodIncreaseDecrease
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Minimum        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Period of consideration for historical plan asset rate of return 10 years      
Historical period considered 10 years      
Maximum        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Period of consideration for historical plan asset rate of return 15 years      
Historical period considered 15 years      
Fixed-income securities        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Target plan asset allocations range 70.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
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Equity securities        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Target plan asset allocations range 30.00%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanTargetPlanAssetAllocationsRangeMinimum
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Forecast [Member]        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Expected amortization of actuarial loss from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit costs 4,900,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
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Forecast [Member] | SERP        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Expected amortization of actuarial loss from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit costs 300,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
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Expected contributions to benefit plans 1,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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Forecast [Member] | Defined Benefit Plans        
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]        
Expected contributions to benefit plans $ 0us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansEstimatedFutureEmployerContributionsInNextFiscalYear
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