Document and Entity Information Document - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Oct. 31, 2017
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	Tribune Media Company
Entity Central Index Key	0000726513
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2017
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Common Class A
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		87,300,994
Common Class B
Entity Listings [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		5,605