Formation of the Company and Basis of Presentation (Policies)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2015 include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The financial statements for periods prior to April 1, 2015 reflect the combined financial statements of Scripps Newspapers, a business representing the principal publishing operations of Scripps, as described below. Various agreements between the Company and Scripps became effective as of April 1, 2015 as further described in Note 15 - Transactions with Scripps. The Company's operations consist of daily and community newspapers in 14 markets across the United States. The newspapers earn revenue primarily from the sale of advertising to local and national advertisers and newspaper subscription fees. Employee related costs, newspaper distribution and newsprint costs are the primary expenses at each newspaper. The newspapers operate in small and mid-size markets, focusing on news coverage within their local markets. The daily newspapers published by the Company are the Abilene (TX) Reporter-News, the Anderson (SC) Independent-Mail, the Corpus Christi (TX) Caller-Times, the Evansville (IN) Courier & Press, the Henderson (KY) Gleaner, the Kitsap (WA) Sun, the Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, the Memphis (TN) Commercial Appeal, the Milwaukee (WI) Journal Sentinel, the Naples (FL) Daily News, the Redding (CA) Record-Searchlight, the San Angelo (TX) Standard-Times, the Treasure Coast (FL) News/Press/Tribune, the Ventura County (CA) Star and the Wichita Falls (TX) Times Record News. The business also includes a 40% ownership in the Albuquerque Publishing Company, which publishes the Albuquerque Journal (NM). Historically, separate financial statements have not been prepared for Scripps Newspapers. For periods prior to April 1, 2015, the combined financial statements reflect the historical financial position, results of operations, changes in parent company equity and cash flows of the Scripps Newspapers, as Scripps Newspapers was historically managed within Scripps (the "Parent"). The combined financial statements have been prepared on a “carve-out” basis and are derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Scripps. The consolidated and combined financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Management believes that assumptions and methodologies underlying the allocation of general corporate expenses are reasonable. However, such expenses may not be indicative of the actual level of expense that would have been incurred had the Company operated as a separate stand-alone entity, and, accordingly, may not necessarily reflect the Company's combined financial position, results of operations and cash flows had the Company operated as a stand-alone entity during the periods presented.

The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2015 include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. The financial statements for periods prior to April 1, 2015 reflect the combined financial statements of Scripps Newspapers, a business representing the principal publishing operations of Scripps, as described below. Various agreements between the Company and Scripps became effective as of April 1, 2015 as further described in Note 15 - Transactions with Scripps.

The Company's operations consist of daily and community newspapers in 14 markets across the United States. The newspapers earn revenue primarily from the sale of advertising to local and national advertisers and newspaper subscription fees. Employee related costs, newspaper distribution and newsprint costs are the primary expenses at each newspaper. The newspapers operate in small and mid-size markets, focusing on news coverage within their local markets. The daily newspapers published by the Company are the Abilene (TX) Reporter-News, the Anderson (SC) Independent-Mail, the Corpus Christi (TX) Caller-Times, the Evansville (IN) Courier & Press, the Henderson (KY) Gleaner, the Kitsap (WA) Sun, the Knoxville (TN) News Sentinel, the Memphis (TN) Commercial Appeal, the Milwaukee (WI) Journal Sentinel, the Naples (FL) Daily News, the Redding (CA) Record-Searchlight, the San Angelo (TX) Standard-Times, the Treasure Coast (FL) News/Press/Tribune, the Ventura County (CA) Star and the Wichita Falls (TX) Times Record News. The business also includes a 40% ownership in the Albuquerque Publishing Company, which publishes the Albuquerque Journal (NM).

Historically, separate financial statements have not been prepared for Scripps Newspapers. For periods prior to April 1, 2015, the combined financial statements reflect the historical financial position, results of operations, changes in parent company equity and cash flows of the Scripps Newspapers, as Scripps Newspapers was historically managed within Scripps (the "Parent"). The combined financial statements have been prepared on a “carve-out” basis and are derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Scripps. The consolidated and combined financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"). Management believes that assumptions and methodologies underlying the allocation of general corporate expenses are reasonable. However, such expenses may not be indicative of the actual level of expense that would have been incurred had the Company operated as a separate stand-alone entity, and, accordingly, may not necessarily reflect the Company's combined financial position, results of operations and cash flows had the Company operated as a stand-alone entity during the periods presented.