Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues		$ 784,881	$ 732,908	$ 1,559,004	$ 1,459,959
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	[1]	420,235	397,118	831,685	791,810
Business units - Selling, general and administrative expenses		99,585	96,949	201,554	186,275
Corporate - General and administrative expenses		13,612	23,183	34,932	40,053
Depreciation		15,534	15,838	30,839	31,734
Amortization of intangible assets		14,999	15,773	29,999	31,533
Spectrum repacking reimbursements and other, net		(105)	(1,475)	(163)	(2,898)
Total		563,860	547,386	1,128,846	1,078,507
Operating income		221,021	185,522	430,158	381,452
Non-operating (expense) income:
Equity loss in unconsolidated investments, net		(236)	(2,597)	(4,047)	(3,926)
Interest expense		(42,950)	(46,609)	(86,570)	(93,094)
Other non-operating items, net		(1,865)	1,524	15,454	1,854
Total		(45,051)	(47,682)	(75,163)	(95,166)
Income before income taxes		175,970	137,840	354,995	286,286
Provision for income taxes		44,030	30,986	88,768	66,600
Net Income		131,940	106,854	266,227	219,686
Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		(371)	(227)	(424)	(442)
Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.		$ 131,569	$ 106,627	$ 265,803	$ 219,244
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.59	$ 0.48	$ 1.19	$ 0.99
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.59	$ 0.48	$ 1.19	$ 0.99
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic shares (in shares)		223,675	221,522	223,197	221,064
Diluted shares (in shares)		224,489	222,506	223,867	221,855

[1] 1 Cost of revenues exclude charges for depreciation and amortization expense, which are shown separately above.