CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues		$ 740,327	$ 774,123
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	[1]	426,932	411,450
Business units - Selling, general and administrative expenses		99,109	101,969
Corporate - General and administrative expenses		12,100	21,320
Depreciation		15,049	15,305
Amortization of intangible assets		13,582	15,000
Spectrum repacking reimbursements and other, net		0	(58)
Total		566,772	564,986
Operating income		173,555	209,137
Non-operating (expense) income:
Equity loss in unconsolidated investments, net		(237)	(3,811)
Interest expense		(42,906)	(43,620)
Other non-operating items, net		5,411	17,319
Total		(37,732)	(30,112)
Income before income taxes		135,823	179,025
Provision for income taxes		31,819	44,738
Net Income		104,004	134,287
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		299	(53)
Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.		$ 104,303	$ 134,234
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.46	$ 0.60
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.46	$ 0.60
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic shares (in shares)		224,544	222,712
Diluted shares (in shares)		224,839	223,240

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