Shareholders' Equity - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) Director shares	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) shares
Capital stock [Abstract]
Number of directors entitled to be elected, minimum | Director			3
Percentage of directors entitled to be elected, maximum	33.33%		33.33%
Incentive Plans [Abstract]
LTI Plan expiration date			Feb. 28, 2025
Shares available for future stock compensation grants (in million shares)	6,900,000		6,900,000
Grants in period, stock options (in shares)			600,000	400,000
Grants in period, restricted share awards (in shares)				300,000
Share based compensation costs | $	$ 7.0	$ 7.1	$ 24.7	$ 24.3
Share Repurchase Program [Abstract]
Repurchase of class A common shares (in shares)	0	0	0	3,986,275
Cost of shares repurchased | $				$ 289.5
Authorized amount | $	$ 1,512.5		$ 1,512.5
Scripps Family Members [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Abstract]
Repurchase of class A common shares (in shares)				3,000,000
Cost of shares repurchased | $				$ 216.8
Maximum [Member]
Incentive Plans [Abstract]
Grants in period, restricted share awards (in shares)			400,000
Common Class A [Member]
Capital stock [Abstract]
Shares reserved for issuance of stock	8,000,000		8,000,000