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Other matters - Narrative (Detail) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Jun. 17, 2019 defendant | Jul. 30, 2018 defendant | Jun. 30, 2019 defendant | Dec. 13, 2018 defendant | Apr. 30, 2017 USD ($) station phase | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) customer | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 23, 2018 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FCC Broadcast Spectrum Program, number of stations affected | station |  |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  |
FCC Broadcast Spectrum Program, number of stations acquired | station |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |
FCC Broadcast Spectrum Program, authorized reimbursement amount |  |  |  |  | $ 1,750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
FCC Broadcast Spectrum Program, repacking fund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000
FCC Broadcast Spectrum Program, repacking fund available for distributors |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000
FCC Broadcast Spectrum Program, repacking period |  |  |  |  | 39 months |  |  |  |  |
FCC Broadcast Spectrum Program, number of repacking phases | phase |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |
FCC Broadcast Spectrum Program, phase two | phase |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
FCC Broadcast Spectrum Program, phase nine | phase |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |
FCC Broadcast Spectrum Program, capital expenditures incurred |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 35,600,000 |  |  |
FCC Broadcast Spectrum Program, amount purchased |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,000,000.0 |  |  |
FCC Broadcast Spectrum Program, amount of reimbursement received |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 24,400,000 |  |  |
FCC Broadcast Spectrum Program, amounts reimbursed as a percentage of total costs |  |  |  |  | 92.50% |  |  |  |  |
Severance charge |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,300,000 |  |  |  |
Sales Revenue | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of customers which represent significant percentage of revenue | customer |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |
Customer A | Sales Revenue | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 270,300,000 | $ 245,300,000 | $ 215,400,000 |
Customer B | Sales Revenue | Customer Concentration Risk |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  | 251,200,000 | 223,800,000 | $ 202,400,000 |
Settled Litigation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of defendants | defendant | 4 |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |
Programming Contracts |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase commitments under contract |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,310,000,000 |  |  |
Purchase Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase commitments under contract |  |  |  |  |  |  | 129,500,000 |  |  |
Purchase Obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  | 129,530,000 |  |  |
Equity And Debt Investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses incurred with related party |  |  |  |  |  |  | 34,300,000 | 3,400,000 |  |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities with related party |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,300,000 | $ 1,600,000 |  |
Clay, Massey & Associates, P.C. v. Gray Television |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of defendants | defendant |  | 16 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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