Revenues - Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	$ 612,439	$ 652,871	$ 1,888,040	$ 1,994,145
International \| Revenue Benchmark \| Geographic Concentration Risk
Disaggregation of Revenue
Revenue, percentage	11.40%	10.60%	11.20%	10.30%
Digital
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	$ 277,386	$ 263,644	$ 823,263	$ 773,225
Digital advertising
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	84,742	80,758	253,673	242,464
Digital marketing services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	119,576	121,891	359,303	357,113
Digital-only subscription
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	50,055	40,039	139,816	113,726
Digital other
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	23,013	20,956	70,471	59,922
Print and commercial
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	335,053	389,227	1,064,777	1,220,920
Print advertising
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	123,929	137,154	397,509	434,383
Print circulation
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	157,295	187,065	493,941	588,275
Commercial and other
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	53,829	65,008	173,327	198,262
Operating Segments \| Domestic Gannett Media
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	468,511	508,505	1,456,139	1,566,636
Operating Segments \| Newsquest
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	59,548	59,035	180,998	175,802
Operating Segments \| Digital Marketing Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	119,929	121,919	360,772	357,525
Operating Segments \| Digital \| Domestic Gannett Media
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	172,831	159,217	512,521	465,556
Operating Segments \| Digital \| Newsquest
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	20,175	19,096	59,839	55,962
Operating Segments \| Digital \| Digital Marketing Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	119,929	121,919	360,772	357,525
Operating Segments \| Digital advertising \| Domestic Gannett Media
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	71,224	67,958	213,087	204,807
Operating Segments \| Digital advertising \| Newsquest
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	13,518	12,800	40,586	37,657
Operating Segments \| Digital marketing services \| Domestic Gannett Media
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	34,712	35,809	106,765	103,231
Operating Segments \| Digital marketing services \| Newsquest
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	1,915	2,283	5,928	6,778
Operating Segments \| Digital marketing services \| Digital Marketing Solutions
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	119,929	121,919	360,772	357,525
Operating Segments \| Digital-only subscription \| Domestic Gannett Media
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	48,111	38,677	134,644	109,956
Operating Segments \| Digital-only subscription \| Newsquest
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	1,944	1,362	5,172	3,770
Operating Segments \| Digital other \| Domestic Gannett Media
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	18,784	16,773	58,025	47,562
Operating Segments \| Digital other \| Newsquest
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	2,798	2,651	8,153	7,757
Operating Segments \| Print and commercial \| Domestic Gannett Media
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	295,680	349,288	943,618	1,101,080
Operating Segments \| Print and commercial \| Newsquest
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	39,373	39,939	121,159	119,840
Operating Segments \| Print advertising \| Domestic Gannett Media
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	105,885	118,247	340,504	377,735
Operating Segments \| Print advertising \| Newsquest
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	18,044	18,907	57,005	56,648
Operating Segments \| Print circulation \| Domestic Gannett Media
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	140,436	169,784	443,372	536,551
Operating Segments \| Print circulation \| Newsquest
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	16,859	17,281	50,569	51,724
Operating Segments \| Commercial and other \| Domestic Gannett Media
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	49,359	61,257	159,742	186,794
Operating Segments \| Commercial and other \| Newsquest
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	4,470	3,751	13,585	11,468
Operating Segments \| Commercial Printing and Delivery Revenue \| Domestic Gannett Media
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	32,900	42,600	110,700	136,800
Operating Segments \| Commercial Printing and Delivery Revenue \| Newsquest
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	2,600	1,800	7,600	5,700
Corporate and other
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	1,431	1,532	4,293	4,603
Corporate and other \| Digital
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	1,431	1,532	4,293	4,603
Corporate and other \| Digital other
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	1,431	1,532	4,293	4,603
Intersegment eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	36,980	38,120	114,162	110,421
Intersegment eliminations \| Digital
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	36,980	38,120	114,162	110,421
Intersegment eliminations \| Digital marketing services
Disaggregation of Revenue
Total revenues	$ 36,980	$ 38,120	$ 114,162	$ 110,421