Employee Benefit Plans- SERP and OPEB (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	$ 9
Interest cost	619
Expected return on plan assets, net of expenses	0
Amortization of actuarial (gain)/loss	(54)
Total for JMG SERP and JMG OPEB plans	574	$ 2,673	$ 4,274
Allocated portion of Scripps sponsored defined benefit plans	10,598
Defined pension and benefit plan expense	1,896	6,773	4,274
Current year actuarial (gain)/loss	(1,091)
Prior service credit arising during 2015	(370)
Amortization of actuarial gain	54
Total	(1,407)
Other Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	9
Interest cost	269
Total for JMG SERP and JMG OPEB plans	278	2,001	2,991
Allocated portion of Scripps sponsored defined benefit plans	8,769
Defined pension and benefit plan expense	278
Current year actuarial (gain)/loss	(719)
Prior service credit arising during 2015	(370)
Amortization of actuarial gain	0
Total	(1,089)
Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost		85	79
Interest cost		1,956	1,915
Expected return on plan assets, net of expenses		(1,837)	(1,730)
Amortization of actuarial (gain)/loss		230	380
Total for JMG SERP and JMG OPEB plans		434	644
Allocated portion of Scripps sponsored defined benefit plans	1,322
Current year actuarial (gain)/loss		13,443	(3,773)
Amortization of actuarial gain		(230)	(380)
Total		$ (10,544)	$ (4,153)
Discount rate		5.08%	4.27%
Supplemental Employee Retirement Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Service cost	0
Interest cost	350
Expected return on plan assets, net of expenses	0
Amortization of actuarial (gain)/loss	(54)
Total for JMG SERP and JMG OPEB plans	296	$ 238	$ 639
Allocated portion of Scripps sponsored defined benefit plans	1,829
Defined pension and benefit plan expense	296
Current year actuarial (gain)/loss	(372)
Prior service credit arising during 2015	0
Amortization of actuarial gain	54
Total	$ (318)
Discount rate	4.20%
Minimum [Member] | Other Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	3.25%
Maximum [Member] | Other Pension Plan [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Discount rate	3.60%