CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues		$ 806,827	$ 713,243	$ 2,231,442	$ 2,185,076
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	[1]	437,855	438,260	1,300,466	1,295,720
Business units - Selling, general and administrative expenses		96,882	98,394	294,080	294,734
Corporate - General and administrative expenses		13,188	13,552	40,671	52,158
Depreciation		15,543	15,083	45,026	45,119
Amortization of intangible assets		13,467	13,297	40,790	40,175
Asset impairment and other		0	0	1,097	3,359
Merger termination fee		0	0	0	(136,000)
Total		576,935	578,586	1,722,130	1,595,265
Operating income		229,892	134,657	509,312	589,811
Non-operating (expense) income:
Interest expense		(42,288)	(43,418)	(126,404)	(129,121)
Interest income		7,023	7,389	18,469	23,498
Other non-operating items, net		(2,696)	25,427	144,313	19,990
Total		(37,961)	(10,602)	36,378	(85,633)
Income before income taxes		191,931	124,055	545,690	504,178
Provision for income taxes		44,743	27,801	127,211	103,827
Net Income		147,188	96,254	418,479	400,351
Net loss (income) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		260	(71)	673	240
Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.		$ 147,448	$ 96,183	$ 419,152	$ 400,591
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.89	$ 0.48	$ 2.44	$ 1.86
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.89	$ 0.48	$ 2.44	$ 1.86
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic shares (in shares)		165,188	200,779	170,820	214,297
Diluted shares (in shares)		165,748	201,218	171,334	214,591

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