Intangible Assets and Goodwill - Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	$ 1,000,078	$ 1,001,246
Accumulated impairment loss	(116,949)	0
Total goodwill	883,129	1,001,246
Acquisition adjustments	0	(2,986)
Goodwill	1,000,078	998,260
Accumulated impairment loss	(116,949)	0
Total goodwill	883,129	998,260
National media [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	931,303	932,471
Accumulated impairment loss	(116,949)	0
Total goodwill	814,354	932,471
Acquisition adjustments	0	(2,986)
Goodwill	931,303	929,485
Accumulated impairment loss	(116,949)	0
Total goodwill	814,354	929,485
Local media [Member]
Goodwill [Roll Forward]
Goodwill	68,775	68,775
Accumulated impairment loss	0	0
Total goodwill	68,775	68,775
Acquisition adjustments	0	0
Goodwill	68,775	68,775
Accumulated impairment loss	0	0
Total goodwill	$ 68,775	$ 68,775

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
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