Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		49 Months Ended
	Dec. 08, 2008 subsidiary	Feb. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2012 claim	May. 10, 2016 radio_station television_station	Apr. 30, 2016 claim	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 24, 2015 case	Aug. 04, 2014 shares	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Jul. 23, 2012
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries included in bankruptcy filing | subsidiary	110
Number of proofs of claim settled or satisfied pursuant to the terms of the plan | case									96
Amount of cash transferred to restricted accounts | $											$ 187,000
Restricted cash and cash equivalents | $			$ 17,579					$ 17,595
Number of complaints filed					7,400
Reorganization Items | $			$ 434	$ 992
FCC regulation, television and radio broadcast station license terms			8 years
FCC regulation, television station ownership cap			39.00%
The UHF discount			50.00%
FCC regulation, television station ownership cap, national reach percent			39.00%
FCC regulation, maximum reimbursement amount for required product modifications | $		$ 1,750,000
Subsequent Event
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of proofs of claim settled or satisfied pursuant to the terms of the plan							3,755
Number of proofs of claim withdrawn, expunged or satisfied							3,290
Number of proofs of claim subject to further evaluation and adjustments							410
Number of proofs of claim assumed in connection with the Spin-off							2
FCC regulation, number of television stations authorized | television_station						39
FCC regulation, number of radio stations authorized | radio_station						1
Tribune Publishing Company
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Tribune Publishing common stock retained, shares | shares										381,354
Ownership percentage in common stock										1.50%
Predecessor | Debentures at 6.61% due 2027 | Debentures
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Stated interest rate												6.61%
Predecessor | Debentures at 7.25% due 2096 | Debentures
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Stated interest rate												7.25%
Predecessor | Notes at 4.875% due 2010 | Notes Payable
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Stated interest rate												4.875%
Predecessor | Notes at 5.25% due 2015 | Notes Payable
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Stated interest rate												5.25%
Predecessor | Debentures at 7.25% due 2013 | Debentures
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Stated interest rate												7.25%
Predecessor | Debentures at 7.5% due 2023 | Debentures
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Stated interest rate												7.50%