CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2025	Mar. 31, 2024
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenues		$ 680,049	$ 714,252
Operating expenses:
Cost of revenues	[1]	440,991	430,567
Business units - Selling, general and administrative expenses		95,547	102,260
Corporate - General and administrative expenses		10,156	14,798
Depreciation		15,479	14,310
Amortization of intangible assets		8,853	13,660
Asset impairment and other		0	1,097
Total		571,026	576,692
Operating income		109,023	137,560
Non-operating (expense) income:
Interest expense		(41,811)	(42,368)
Interest income		8,073	5,573
Other non-operating items, net		(1,817)	149,758
Total		(35,555)	112,963
Income before income taxes		73,468	250,523
Provision for income taxes		15,161	61,261
Net Income		58,307	189,262
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest		364	298
Net income attributable to TEGNA Inc.		$ 58,671	$ 189,560
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 0.36	$ 1.06
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 0.36	$ 1.06
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic shares (in shares)		160,849	177,823
Diluted shares (in shares)		161,917	178,437

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