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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, 2020
Sep. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2020
Mar. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Sep. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2019
Mar. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]                      
Total operating revenues $ 591,110 $ 493,262 $ 358,883 $ 414,223 $ 423,055 $ 330,857 $ 320,428 $ 277,059 $ 1,857,478 $ 1,351,399 $ 1,157,362
Costs and expenses (391,087) (361,185) (329,381) (364,521) (351,080) (303,652) (272,351) (254,305) (1,446,174) (1,181,388) (946,913)
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets (26,309) (26,856) (26,645) (27,345) (26,145) (21,661) (19,532) (17,006) (107,155) (84,344) (60,711)
Gains (losses), net on disposal of property and equipment 67 2,012 (1,307) (1,433) 1,998 11 (144) (173) (661) 1,692 (1,255)
Interest expense (22,810) (21,387) (22,999) (25,798) (27,120) (26,537) (18,023) (8,916) (92,994) (80,596) (36,184)
Defined benefit pension plan expense (1,075) (1,261) (1,026) (1,026) (1,746) (2,071) (1,564) (1,572) (4,388) (6,953) (19,752)
Miscellaneous, net 1,864 1,488 (1,552) 1,114 (417) 2,042 369 (800) 2,914 1,194 123
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 151,760 86,073 (24,027) (4,786) 18,545 (21,011) 9,183 (5,713) 209,020 1,004 92,670
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 37,459 22,100 (6,515) 2,412 5,602 (3,677) 3,385 (2,393) 55,456 2,917 22,781
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax 114,301 63,973 (17,512) (7,198) 12,943 (17,334) 5,798 (3,320) 153,564 (1,913) 69,889
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax 130,366 (5,455) (4,531) (4,611) (2,378) (4,429) (6,164) (3,494) 115,769 (16,465) (50,140)
Net income (loss) 244,667 58,518 (22,043) (11,809) 10,565 (21,763) (366) (6,814) 269,333 (18,378) 19,749
Income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest 0 0 0 0 (166) 166 0 0 0 0 (632)
Net income (loss) attributable to the shareholders of The E.W. Scripps Company $ 244,667 $ 58,518 $ (22,043) $ (11,809) $ 10,731 $ (21,929) $ (366) $ (6,814) $ 269,333 $ (18,378) $ 20,381
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per basic share of common stock $ 1.36 $ 0.76 $ (0.22) $ (0.09) $ 0.16 $ (0.22) $ 0.07 $ (0.04) $ 1.84 $ (0.02) $ 0.85
Loss from discontinued operations per basic share of common stock 1.55 (0.07) (0.06) (0.06) (0.03) (0.05) (0.07) (0.04) 1.39 (0.20) (0.61)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per diluted share of common stock 1.35 0.76 (0.22) (0.09) 0.16 (0.22) 0.07 (0.04) 1.83 (0.02) 0.85
Loss from discontinued operations per diluted share of common stock $ 1.55 $ (0.07) $ (0.06) $ (0.06) $ (0.03) $ (0.05) $ (0.07) $ (0.04) $ 1.39 $ (0.20) $ (0.60)
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding 81,650 81,522 81,418 81,077 80,927 80,877 80,822 80,673 81,418 80,826 81,369
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding 82,467 82,088 81,418 81,077 81,322 80,877 81,196 80,673 81,831 80,826 81,927
Cash dividends per share of common stock (USD per share) $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.05 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.20