Debt (Details)				3 Months Ended					6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 24, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 04, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 27, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)		Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)		Dec. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 23, 2015 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt				$ 3,429,351,000	[1]					$ 3,411,551,000	$ 3,429,351,000	[1]
Cash Dividends Paid to Parent Company by Consolidated Subsidiaries		$ 275,000,000
Debt instrument unamortized discount										46,747,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs										736,000	20,202,000		$ 0
Write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts				0		$ 0	$ 37,040,000	$ 0		0	37,040,000		0
Repayments of long-term debt										27,842,000	1,114,262,000		299,285,000
Interest										160,200,000	130,311,000		140,338,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of term loan			$ 4,073,000,000
Incremental facility cap			$ 1,000,000,000
Incremental facility leverage ratio			4.5000
Long-term Line of Credit				0						0	0
Standby letters of credit outstanding				23,000,000						23,000,000	23,000,000
Amended Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument unamortized discount	$ 4,000,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs	6,000,000
Unamortized transaction costs	1,000,000
Debt transaction costs	2,000,000
Senior Notes | Senior Notes 5.875% due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of term loan	$ 1,100,000,000
Long-term Debt				1,082,534,000	[1]					1,084,563,000	1,082,534,000	[1]
Debt instrument unamortized discount				17,466,000						15,437,000	17,466,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs							$ 19,000,000		$ 1,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate, percent	5.875%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price Terms Prior to July 15, 2018, Percent of Principal Amount	100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price Terms July 15, 2018 to July 14, 2019, Percent of Principal Amount	102.938%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price Terms, July 15, 2019 to July 14, 2020, Percent of Principal Amount	101.469%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price Terms On or After July 15, 2020, Percent of Principal Amount	100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Terms Prior to July 15, 2018, Percent of Principal Amount Redeemable	40.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Terms Prior to July 15, 2018, Price Percent	105.875%
Debt Instrument, Potential Repurchase Offer Price, Percent of Principal Amount	101.00%
Debt Instrument, Potential Purchase Offer Price, Percent of Principal Amount	100.00%
Senior Notes | Senior 9.25 and 10 Percent Toggle Notes Due 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Long-term Debt, Intercompany Amounts			$ 28,000,000
Senior Toggle Notes redemption period (days)			30 days
Cash deposit			$ 202,000,000
Repayments of long-term debt			174,000,000
Interest			2,000,000
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents														$ 202,000,000
Term Loan Facility | Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance of term loan			$ 3,773,000,000
Long-term Debt				2,328,092,000	[1]					2,312,218,000	2,328,092,000	[1]			$ 3,479,000,000
Debt instrument, unamortized discount, percent			25.00%
Debt instrument unamortized discount	$ 8,000,000		$ 9,000,000	39,147,000						31,230,000	39,147,000
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs														$ 78,000,000
Unamortized transaction costs	64,000,000		$ 6,000,000	$ 32,000,000						$ 25,000,000	32,000,000
Write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts											30,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount Write-off on Extinguishment											4,000,000
Payments of Debt Extinguishment Costs											$ 4,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate, percent				3.82%						3.82%	3.82%
Repayments of long-term debt		275,000,000
Term Loan Facility | Senior Secured Credit Agreement | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Base Rate Floor			1.00%
Spread on variable rate, percent			3.00%
Term Loan Facility | Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate, percent			0.50%
Term Loan Facility | Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Adjusted LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate, percent			1.00%
Term Loan Facility | Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate, percent			2.00%
Term Loan Facility | tronc | Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs													$ 10,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility			$ 300,000,000							$ 300,000,000
Overdue amounts additional interest, percent			2.00%
Debt covenant, maximum leverage ratio for period two			5.25
Debt instrument covenant testing, excess over revolving commitments, percent			25.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum | Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Adjusted LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate, percent			2.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum | Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Alternative Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate, percent			1.75%
Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum | Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Adjusted LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate, percent			3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum | Senior Secured Credit Agreement | Alternative Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate, percent			2.00%
Revolving Credit Facility | Commitment fee one, percent | Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee, percent			0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility | Commitment fee two, percent | Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee, percent			0.375%
Revolving Credit Facility | Commitment fee three, percent | Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee, percent			0.50%
Term B Loans Facility | Amended Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	2,379,000,000
Debt, advances by new lenders to the existing debt facility in debt modification	1,802,000,000
Early Repayment of Senior Debt	$ 1,100,000,000
Overdue amounts additional interest, percent	2.00%
Quarterly installment amount, percent of original principal amount, percent	0.25%
Debt Instrument, Premium Payable on Voluntary Prepayments, Percent	1.00%
Debt payment terms, percent of excess cash flow, leverage ratio above threshold	50.00%
Debt payment terms, percent of excess cash flow, leverage ratio threshold	4.00
Debt payment terms, percent of excess cash flow, leverage ratio below threshold	0.00%
Debt Instrument, Prepayment Terms, Minimum Liquidity Threshold	$ 500,000,000
Term B Loans Facility | Amended Secured Credit Facility [Member] | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Base Rate Floor	0.75%
Spread on variable rate, percent	3.00%
Term B Loans Facility | Amended Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate, percent	0.50%
Term B Loans Facility | Amended Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Adjusted LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate, percent	1.00%
Term B Loans Facility | Amended Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Spread on variable rate, percent	2.00%
Letter of Credit | Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fronting fee, percent			0.125%
Secured Debt | Dreamcatcher Credit Facility Due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt				$ 18,725,000	[1]					14,770,000	$ 18,725,000	[1]
Debt instrument unamortized discount				$ 175,000						$ 80,000	$ 175,000
Debt instrument interest rate, percent				4.08%						4.08%	4.08%
Secured Debt | tronc
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under credit facility		$ 350,000,000

[1] (1) December 31, 2015 balances have been reclassified to present debt issuance costs as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of an associated debt liability in accordance with ASU 2015-03. See Note 1 for further information.