Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 28, 2013	Mar. 03, 2014 Common Class A [Member]	Mar. 03, 2014 Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	SGA
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding			4,920,640	815,945
Entity Registrant Name	SAGA COMMUNICATIONS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000886136
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float		$ 215,596,299