Note 4 - Common Stock (Details) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 12, 2013	Dec. 19, 2014	Nov. 12, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 06, 2013
Note 4 - Common Stock (Details) [Line Items]
Share Price (in Dollars per share)						$ 9.76
Convertible Common Stock [Member]
Note 4 - Common Stock (Details) [Line Items]
Share Price (in Dollars per share)		25.97
Voting Common Stock [Member]
Note 4 - Common Stock (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Common Stock Exchange Ratio		1.4714
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Issued or Issuable, Number of Shares	60,200,000	41,197,003	60,193,351
Conversion of Stock, Shares Converted				828,885	1,039,668
Class A and Class B Common Stock Reclassified into Voting Common Stock [Member]
Note 4 - Common Stock (Details) [Line Items]
Conversion of Stock, Shares Converted			28,192,395
Shares of Media General for Each Share of Young [Member]
Note 4 - Common Stock (Details) [Line Items]
Business Combination, Common Stock Exchange Ratio			730.6171