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Investments Marketable Equity Securities (Details) (USD $)
Mar. 29, 2015
Dec. 28, 2014
Aug. 04, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]      
Marketable equity securities $ 7,414,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities $ 8,958,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities  
Tribune Publishing Company      
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]      
Tribune Publishing common stock retained, shares     381,354us-gaap_InvestmentOwnedBalanceShares
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Ownership percentage in common stock     1.50%trco_InvestmentOwnershipPercentage
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Marketable equity securities 7,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesEquitySecurities
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Investment in Tribune Publishing, cost basis 0us-gaap_AvailableForSaleEquitySecuritiesAmortizedCostBasis
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Gross unrealized holding gain $ 7,000,000us-gaap_AvailableForSaleEquitySecuritiesAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainBeforeTax
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