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Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) - Schedule (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Sep. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2017
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Impairment charge   $ 29,000             $ 29,403   $ 22,500
Impairment of Intangible Assets, Finite-lived                 6,300    
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]                      
Operating revenues $ 256,975 197,781 $ 213,749 $ 196,329 $ 252,953 $ 212,838 $ 208,833 $ 194,196 864,834 $ 868,820 654,175
Costs and expenses (224,167) (186,456) (181,602) (182,268) (172,111) (170,506) (171,924) (170,390) (774,493) (684,931) (616,028)
Depreciation and amortization of intangibles (14,926) (13,775) (13,781) (13,861) (13,643) (13,974) (13,978) (13,609) (56,343) (55,204) (49,791)
Impairment of goodwill and intangibles 0 (35,732) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (35,732) 0 (24,613)
Gains (losses), net on disposal of property and equipment 7 (114) (15) (47) (436) (26) (22) 4 (169) (480) (305)
Interest expense (8,534) (5,720) (8,248) (4,195) (4,436) (4,592) (4,432) (4,579) (26,697) (18,039) (15,099)
Defined benefit pension plan expense (3,627) (3,551) (3,467) (3,467) (3,828) (3,605) (3,449) (3,450) (14,112) (14,332) (58,674)
Miscellaneous, net 5,225 1,187 5,103 (879) (1,401) (596) (458) (191) 10,636 (2,646) (1,421)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 10,953 (46,380) 11,739 (8,388) 57,098 19,539 14,570 1,981 (32,076) 93,188 (111,756)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes (507) (18,776) 4,884 (5,655) 20,799 8,563 5,510 (1,606) (20,054) 33,266 (37,884)
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax 11,460 (27,604) 6,855 (2,733) 36,299 10,976 9,060 3,587 (12,022) 59,922 (73,872)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax (6,009) 984 1,649 781 2,038 1,546 2,428 1,301 (2,595) 7,313 (8,605)
Net income (loss) 5,451 (26,620) 8,504 (1,952) 38,337 12,522 11,488 4,888 (14,617) 67,235 (82,477)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest 1,511 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1,511) 0 0
Net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company $ 6,962 $ (26,620) $ 8,504 $ (1,952) $ 38,337 $ 12,522 $ 11,488 $ 4,888 $ (13,106) $ 67,235 $ (82,477)
Income (loss) from continuing operations, per basic share $ 0.16 $ (0.34) $ 0.08 $ (0.03) $ 0.44 $ 0.13 $ 0.11 $ 0.04 $ (0.13) $ 0.71 $ (0.95)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, per basic share (0.07) 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.02 (0.03) 0.09 (0.11)
Income (loss) from continuing operations, per diluted share 0.16 (0.34) 0.08 (0.03) 0.44 0.13 0.10 0.04 (0.13) 0.71 (0.95)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, per diluted share $ (0.07) $ 0.01 $ 0.02 $ 0.01 $ 0.02 $ 0.02 $ 0.03 $ 0.02 $ (0.03) $ 0.09 $ (0.11)
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding 81,792 82,039 82,302 82,079 82,401 83,230 83,773 83,965 82,052 83,339 77,373
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding 81,792 82,039 82,465 82,079 82,684 83,518 84,051 84,225 82,052 83,639 77,373
Cash dividends per share of common stock (USD per share) $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0.00 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 1.03