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Investments Career Builder and CV (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Mar. 29, 2015
Mar. 30, 2014
Apr. 01, 2014
Oct. 01, 2014
Dec. 28, 2014
Jun. 30, 2015
Apr. 02, 2015
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]              
Operating revenues   $ 406,110,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue          
Distributions from equity investments 94,906,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions 120,270,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions          
CareerBuilder, LLC and Classified Ventures, LLC              
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]              
Operating revenues   30,000,000us-gaap_DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= trco_CareerBuilderLLCandClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		          
Apartments.com              
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]              
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments     160,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= trco_Apartments.comMember		        
Classified Ventures LLC              
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]              
Equity method investment, ownership percentage       27.80%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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= trco_ClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		      
Equity method investment, value at time of transaction       2,500,000,000trco_EquityMethodInvestmentValueAtTimeOfTransaction
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= trco_ClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		      
Equity Method Investment, Net Sales Proceeds Received By Selling Partners       1,800,000,000trco_EquityMethodInvestmentNetSalesProceedsReceivedBySellingPartners
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= trco_ClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		      
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments       686,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= trco_ClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		      
Equity Method Investment, Net Sales Proceeds       426,000,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNetSalesProceeds
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= trco_ClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		      
Equity Method Investment, Net Sales Proceeds Held In Escrow       28,000,000trco_EquityMethodInvestmentNetSalesProceedsHeldInEscrow
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= trco_ClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		      
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal         372,000,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= trco_ClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		    
Distributions from equity investments       6,000,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= trco_ClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		      
Scenario, Forecast | Apartments.com              
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]              
Equity Method Investment, Realized Gain (Loss) on Disposal           8,000,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentRealizedGainLossOnDisposal
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= trco_Apartments.comMember
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= us-gaap_ScenarioForecastMember		  
Classified Ventures LLC | Apartments.com              
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]              
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments     585,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments
/ dei_LegalEntityAxis
= trco_ClassifiedVenturesLLCMember
/ us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis
= trco_Apartments.comMember		        
CareerBuilder, LLC and Classified Ventures, LLC              
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]              
Revenues, net 175,154,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= trco_CareerBuilderLLCandClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		 [1] 280,643,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationRevenue
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= trco_CareerBuilderLLCandClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		          
Operating income from continuing operations 30,326,000trco_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesandExtraordinaryItems
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= trco_CareerBuilderLLCandClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		 [1] 40,682,000trco_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesandExtraordinaryItems
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= trco_CareerBuilderLLCandClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		          
Net income 28,351,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= trco_CareerBuilderLLCandClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		 [1] 46,733,000us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationNetIncomeLoss
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= trco_CareerBuilderLLCandClassifiedVenturesLLCMember		          
Subsequent Event | Apartments.com              
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]              
Proceeds from Sale of Equity Method Investments             $ 8,000,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfEquityMethodInvestments
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= trco_Apartments.comMember
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[1] The summarized financial information for the three months ended March 29, 2015 does not include results for CV, which was sold by the Company on October 1, 2014. See above for further information.