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Related Party Transactions	12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions	Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Related Party Transactions	NOTE 19: RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS The Company’s company-sponsored pension plan assets included an investment in a loan fund limited partnership managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”), which is affiliated with Oaktree Tribune, L.P., a principal shareholder of Tribune Media Company. In April 2016, the Company requested a full withdrawal of its investment from the fund managed by Oaktree which had a fair value of $30 million at December 31, 2015. The withdrawal was completed and proceeds were received in June 2016. Oaktree is affiliated with funds that held between 10% and 15% of the outstanding shares of HWW at the time the Company’s acquisition of HWW (see Note 4) was consummated and accordingly received a proportional share of the purchase price. The entry into the agreement was approved by the Company’s Audit Committee in accordance with the terms of the Company’s related person transactions policy. The Secured Credit Facility syndicate of lenders includes funds affiliated with Oaktree. These funds held $31 million and $38 million of the Company’s Term B Loans and Former Term Loans at December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.