Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 65,669	$ 15,879
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,352 and $3,404, respectively	382,011	386,074
Other receivables	14,150	20,685
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	54,726	62,090
Current discontinued operations assets	749,725	305,960
Total current assets	1,266,281	790,688
Property and equipment
Cost	807,810	805,349
Less accumulated depreciation	(447,503)	(430,028)
Net property and equipment	360,307	375,321
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,579,417	2,579,417
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	1,284,062	1,294,839
Investments and other assets	157,665	180,616
Noncurrent discontinued operations assets	0	3,321,844
Total intangible and other assets	4,021,144	7,376,716
Total assets	5,647,732	8,542,725
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	55,308	99,568
Accrued liabilities	198,842	200,417
Dividends payable	15,161	30,178
Income taxes	19,028	11,448
Current portion of long-term debt	646	646
Current discontinued operations liabilities	219,343	276,924
Total current liabilities	508,328	619,181
Noncurrent liabilities
Income taxes	19,984	22,644
Deferred income taxes	601,429	648,920
Long-term debt	3,345,986	4,042,749
Pension liabilities	180,532	187,290
Other noncurrent liabilities	65,792	75,438
Noncurrent discontinued operations liabilities	0	347,233
Total noncurrent liabilities	4,213,723	5,324,274
Total liabilities	4,722,051	5,943,455
Redeemable noncontrolling interests related to discontinued operations	51,503	46,265
TEGNA Inc. shareholders’ equity
Common stock of $1 par value per share, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 324,418,632 shares issued	324,419	324,419
Additional paid-in capital	395,812	473,742
Retained earnings	5,750,260	7,384,556
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(145,876)	(161,573)
Less treasury stock at cost, 109,302,883 shares and 109,930,832 shares, respectively	(5,675,530)	(5,749,726)
Total TEGNA Inc. shareholders’ equity	649,085	2,271,418
Noncontrolling interests related to discontinued operations	225,093	281,587
Total equity	874,178	2,553,005
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and equity	$ 5,647,732	$ 8,542,725