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Debt - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
 12 Months Ended
May 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Borrowings $ 675,000,000 $ 696,250,000  
Cash payment to TEGNA $ 650,000,000   $ 650,000,000
Debt issuance costs   $ 4,100,000  
Swap | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cash Flow Hedging      
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Fixed rate of interest   2.96%  
Notional amount   $ 300,000,000  
New York Fed Bank Rate      
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate 0.50%    
Minimum | LIBOR      
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate 1.25%    
Minimum | ABR      
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate 0.25%    
Maximum | LIBOR      
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate 2.00%    
Maximum | ABR      
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Basis spread on variable rate 1.00%    
Term Loan And Revolving Credit Facility      
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Credit agreement maturity date May 31, 2022    
Line of credit facility description   the Credit Agreement is payable based on either (i) the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (ii) the Alternate Base Rate (“ABR”), as defined in the Credit Agreement, in either case plus an applicable margin and fees which, after the second full fiscal quarter following the closing date, is based upon its total net leverage ratio. The ABR is the greater of (a) the prime rate, (b) the New York Fed Bank Rate plus 50 basis points or (c) adjusted LIBOR, which is computed as the LIBOR Screen Rate at 11:00 AM on such day. The applicable margin varies between 1.25% to 2.0% for LIBOR borrowings and 0.25% to 1.0% for ABR borrowings, depending on the Company’s net leverage ratio.  
Revolving Credit Facility      
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Aggregate principal amount $ 450,000,000    
Borrowings   $ 165,000,000  
Outstanding borrowings   $ 280,000,000  
Effective interest rate   4.30%  
Repayment of loan   $ 60,000,000  
Share repurchases funding through borrowings   30,000,000  
Additional amount permitted to borrow   $ 170,000,000  
Net leverage ratio   2.90%  
Letter Of Credit      
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Aggregate principal amount 25,000,000    
Term Loan      
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]      
Aggregate principal amount $ 450,000,000    
Mode of payment   Quarterly  
Outstanding borrowings   $ 416,300,000  
Effective interest rate   4.10%  
Repayment of loan   $ 22,500,000