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Segment reporting - Schedule of Reconciliation of Segment Revenue Adjusted EBITDA (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting Information      
Segment revenues $ 2,302,226 $ 2,509,315 $ 2,663,550
Operating Segments      
Segment Reporting Information      
Segment revenues 2,430,160 2,655,478 2,807,742
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 284,341 299,828 298,382
Operating Segments | USA TODAY Media      
Segment Reporting Information      
Segment revenues 1,743,582 1,938,398 2,095,853
Payroll 494,619 549,478 562,209
Benefits 97,519 99,206 102,193
Newsprint and other production materials 56,289 74,419 108,257
Distribution 246,778 276,069 323,750
Outside services 164,053 183,382 201,906
Digital cost of goods sold 173,389 176,962 180,876
Other 329,819 376,141 421,631
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 181,116 202,741 195,031
Operating Segments | Newsquest      
Segment Reporting Information      
Segment revenues 238,267 239,273 233,980
Payroll 101,211 96,526 93,492
Benefits 4,181 4,075 4,002
Newsprint and other production materials 12,189 12,820 15,330
Distribution 12,549 12,755 13,325
Outside services 12,125 10,396 10,046
Digital cost of goods sold 8,920 9,175 9,876
Other 30,202 40,117 37,781
Segment Adjusted EBITDA 56,890 53,409 50,128
Operating Segments | LocaliQ      
Segment Reporting Information      
Segment revenues 448,311 477,807 477,909
Payroll 93,180 102,641 99,942
Benefits 13,177 12,752 11,852
Newsprint and other production materials 0 0 0
Distribution 0 0 0
Outside services 18,866 10,542 8,319
Digital cost of goods sold 270,336 295,549 289,878
Other 6,417 12,645 14,695
Segment Adjusted EBITDA $ 46,335 $ 43,678 $ 53,223