Commitments and Contingencies - LIN Television (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013
Statement
2013	$ 23,319,000
2014	61,736,000
2015	48,775,000
2016	26,040,000
2017	14,198,000
Thereafter	11,260,000
Total obligations	185,328,000
Operating Leases and Agreements
Statement
2013	10,401,000
2014	37,515,000
2015	29,663,000
2016	13,845,000
2017	11,699,000
Thereafter	10,893,000
Total obligations	114,016,000
Syndicated Television Programming
Statement
2013	12,918,000	[1]
2014	24,221,000
2015	19,112,000
2016	12,195,000
2017	2,499,000
Thereafter	367,000
Total obligations	71,312,000
Recorded program obligations	11,500,000
LIN Television Corporation
Statement
2013	23,319,000
2014	61,736,000
2015	48,775,000
2016	26,040,000
2017	14,198,000
Thereafter	11,260,000
Total obligations	185,328,000
LIN Television Corporation | Operating Leases and Agreements
Statement
2013	10,401,000
2014	37,515,000
2015	29,663,000
2016	13,845,000
2017	11,699,000
Thereafter	10,893,000
Total obligations	114,016,000
LIN Television Corporation | Syndicated Television Programming
Statement
2013	12,918,000	[1]
2014	24,221,000
2015	19,112,000
2016	12,195,000
2017	2,499,000
Thereafter	367,000
Total obligations	71,312,000
Recorded program obligations	$ 11,500,000

[1] Includes $11.5 million of program obligations recorded on our consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2013