Business Acquistion, Estimated Total Shares of Common Stock Outstanding Immediately After Closing

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Percent of the Company's Directors Elected by Shareholders

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Number of shares of equity interests issued or issuable to acquire entity.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (b)(4)

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25497992&loc=d3e1392-128463

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 805

-SubTopic 10

-Section 25

-Paragraph 23

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21917927&loc=d3e1043-128460

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Note 2. Merger (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 06, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013
Note 2. Merger (Details) [Line Items]
Percent of the Company's Directors Elected by Shareholders	70.00%
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in Shares)	60.2
Business Acquistion, Estimated Total Shares of Common Stock Outstanding Immediately After Closing (in Shares)	89.1
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs (in Dollars)		$ 7,171	$ 7,171
Media General [Member]
Note 2. Merger (Details) [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	32.50%
Young [Member]
Note 2. Merger (Details) [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired	67.50%