Related Party Transactions- Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
E. W. Scripps Company [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Compensation payment including selling, general and administrative expenses	$ 4.8	$ 12.6	$ 12.2
UK To UKTV [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Taxable losses compensation rate	83.30%
Tax benefit recognized related to the surrender of U.K. losses	$ 7.9	1.3	1.4
Net receivable due related to tax benefits	$ 4.5	$ 0.8	$ 3.1