Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Operating Revenues
Television and Entertainment		$ 486,417	$ 466,061	$ 927,119	$ 902,094
Other		2,941	3,456	5,874	7,333
Total operating revenues	[1]	489,358	469,517	932,993	909,427
Operating Expenses
Programming		111,635	157,084	212,376	298,330
Direct operating expenses		98,817	96,940	200,205	195,747
Selling, general and administrative		125,878	147,249	257,834	312,843
Depreciation		13,281	13,927	27,056	27,498
Amortization		41,681	41,664	83,368	83,323
Gain on sales of spectrum		0	0	(133,197)	0
Total operating expenses		391,292	456,864	647,642	917,741
Operating Profit (Loss)	[1],[2]	98,066	12,653	285,351	(8,314)
Income on equity investments, net		52,568	40,761	91,705	77,798
Interest and dividend income		2,336	548	4,234	1,053
Interest expense		(41,990)	(40,185)	(82,621)	(78,943)
Pension and other postretirement periodic benefit credit, net		6,985	5,673	14,069	11,408
Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt		0	0	0	(19,052)
Gain on investment transactions		0	0	3,888	4,950
Write-downs of investment		0	(58,800)	0	(180,800)
Other non-operating (loss) gain, net		(26)	71	91	45
Reorganization items, net		(685)	(449)	(1,578)	(699)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes		117,254	(39,728)	315,139	(192,554)
Income tax expense (benefit)		32,816	(9,905)	89,518	(61,519)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations		84,438	(29,823)	225,621	(131,035)
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of taxes		0	(579)	0	15,039
Net Income (Loss)		84,438	(30,402)	225,621	(115,996)
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests		4	0	10	0
Net Income (Loss) attributable to Tribune Media Company		$ 84,442	$ (30,402)	$ 225,631	$ (115,996)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Continuing Operations		$ 0.96	$ (0.34)	$ 2.58	$ (1.51)
Discontinued Operations		0.00	(0.01)	0.00	0.17
Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share		0.96	(0.35)	2.58	(1.34)
Continuing Operations		0.96	(0.34)	2.55	(1.51)
Discontinued Operations		0.00	(0.01)	0.00	0.17
Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share		0.96	(0.35)	2.55	(1.34)
Regular Cash Dividend
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Dividends declared per common share (usd per share)		0.25	0.25	0.50	0.50
Special Cash Dividend
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Dividends declared per common share (usd per share)		$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 5.77

[1] (1)See Note 2 for the disclosures of operating revenues and operating loss included in discontinued operations for the historical periods.

[2] (2)Operating profit (loss) for each segment excludes income and loss on equity investments, interest and dividend income, interest expense, non-operating items, reorganization costs and income taxes.