Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	4 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Nov. 12, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 30, 2014	Dec. 20, 2014	Jun. 06, 2013
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	$ 763,075,000
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business	42,957,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs	54,202,000	13,079,000
Number of Stations	71		71	71		71
Number of Markets	48		48	48		48
Share Price (in Dollars per share)							$ 9.76
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	(3,513,000)	(4,509,000)
Common Class A and Common Class B [Member] | Included in Purchase Price [Member] | Legacy Media General [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding (in Shares)			27,985,795
PARS and Stock Options [Member] | Included in Purchase Price [Member] | Legacy Media General [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value			12,700,000
Included in Purchase Price [Member] | Legacy Media General [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Share Price (in Dollars per share)			$ 15.06
Expected to be Tax Deductible [Member] | Legacy Media General [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	164,000,000
Included in Pro Forma Results [Member] | Legacy Media General [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Pretax Impairment Charges	60,000,000
Excluded from Pro Forma Results [Member] | Legacy Media General [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs	75,000,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt		(4,500,000)
Network Affiliation Agreements [Member] | Media General and LIN [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	457,200,000			457,200,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	15 years
Network Affiliation Agreements [Member] | Legacy Media General [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles			154,700,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	15 years
Network Affiliation Agreements [Member] | Acquisition of WHTM-TV [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	24,700,000			24,700,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life				15 years
Advertiser and Publisher Relationships [Member] | Media General and LIN [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	5 years
Advertiser and Publisher Relationships [Member] | Media General and LIN [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	7 years
Advertiser and Publisher Relationships [Member] | Media General and LIN [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	211,400,000			211,400,000
LMA Agreements [Member] | Media General and LIN [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	36,500,000			36,500,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	20 years
Technology and Trade Names [Member] | Media General and LIN [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	16,500,000			16,500,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	5 years
Favorable Lease Assets [Member] | Media General and LIN [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	18,500,000			18,500,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	10 years
Advertiser Relationships [Member] | Legacy Media General [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles			58,000,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	7 years
Advertiser Relationships [Member] | Acquisition of WHTM-TV [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	7,000,000			7,000,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life				7 years
Lease Assets [Member] | Legacy Media General [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles			1,400,000
Acquired Finite-lived Intangible Assets, Weighted Average Useful Life	10 years
KXRM-TV, KXTU-LD, and WTTA-TV [Member] | Media General and LIN [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	93,000,000
Media General and LIN [Member] | WJAR-TV Sale [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	120,000,000			120,000,000
Media General and LIN [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Share Price (in Dollars per share)	$ 25.97			$ 25.97
Business Acquisition, Number of Shares of New Combined Entity Received Per Share of Old Entity	1.4714			1.4714
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares (in Shares)	41,239,715
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross	763,000,000
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred	2,400,000,000
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses	360,000,000
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Business	43,000,000
Goodwill, Written off Related to Sale of Business Unit	86,000,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs	33,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents	26,000,000			26,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables	162,000,000			162,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	740,065,000			740,065,000
Business Acquisition, Goodwill, Expected Tax Deductible Amount	0			0
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual	25,000,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual	(1,200,000)
Legacy Media General [Member] | Legal, Accounting, and Other Professionsal Fees [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs		17,000,000
Legacy Media General [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs		13,100,000			4,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Cash and Equivalents			17,300,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables			64,400,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	214,080,000			214,080,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual		48,300,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual		1,000,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	(3,500,000)
Business Combination, Separately Recognized Transactions, Additional Disclosures, Acquisition Cost Expensed		16,300,000
Acquisition of WHTM-TV [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross				83,500,000
Business Combination, Acquisition Related Costs	200,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Finite-Lived Intangibles	31,700,000			31,700,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Revenue of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual	8,700,000
Business Combination, Pro Forma Information, Earnings or Loss of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual	$ 3,200,000
Legacy Media General [Member]
Note 2 - Mergers, Acquisitions, and Dispositions (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Stations			18