CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues		$ 713,243	$ 803,111	$ 2,185,076	$ 2,362,115
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	[1]	438,260	428,891	1,295,720	1,260,576
Business units - Selling, general and administrative expenses		98,394	98,582	294,734	300,136
Corporate - General and administrative expenses		13,552	13,367	52,158	48,299
Depreciation		15,083	15,219	45,119	46,058
Amortization of intangible assets		13,297	14,953	40,175	44,952
Asset impairment and other		0	(159)	3,359	(322)
Merger termination fee		0	0	(136,000)	0
Total		578,586	570,853	1,595,265	1,699,699
Operating income		134,657	232,258	589,811	662,416
Non-operating (expense) income:
Equity loss in unconsolidated investments, net		(256)	(178)	(776)	(4,225)
Interest expense		(43,418)	(43,406)	(129,121)	(129,976)
Other non-operating items, net		33,072	1,310	44,264	16,764
Total		(10,602)	(42,274)	(85,633)	(117,437)
Income before income taxes		124,055	189,984	504,178	544,979
Provision for income taxes		27,801	43,827	103,827	132,595
Net Income		96,254	146,157	400,351	412,384
Net (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		(71)	(92)	240	(516)
Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.		$ 96,183	$ 146,065	$ 400,591	$ 411,868
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.48	$ 0.65	$ 1.86	$ 1.84
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.48	$ 0.65	$ 1.86	$ 1.83
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic shares (in shares)		200,779	223,968	214,297	223,456
Diluted shares (in shares)		201,218	224,921	214,591	224,221

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