Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Operating Revenues
Television and Entertainment		$ 494,619	$ 447,307	$ 1,421,738	$ 1,349,401
Other		3,389	3,226	9,263	10,559
Total operating revenues	[1]	498,008	450,533	1,431,001	1,359,960
Operating Expenses
Programming		161,114	199,118	373,490	497,448
Direct operating expenses		101,847	98,419	302,052	294,166
Selling, general and administrative		142,747	126,507	400,581	439,350
Depreciation		13,501	14,263	40,557	41,761
Amortization		41,675	41,678	125,043	125,001
Gain on sales of spectrum		0	0	(133,197)	0
Total operating expenses		460,884	479,985	1,108,526	1,397,726
Operating Profit (Loss)	[1],[2]	37,124	(29,452)	322,475	(37,766)
Income on equity investments, net		32,381	21,058	124,086	98,856
Interest and dividend income		3,239	827	7,473	1,880
Interest expense		(42,842)	(40,389)	(125,463)	(119,332)
Pension and other postretirement periodic benefit credit, net		7,035	5,703	21,104	17,111
Loss on extinguishments and modification of debt		0	(1,435)	0	(20,487)
(Loss) gain on investment transactions, net		(5,001)	5,667	(1,113)	10,617
Write-downs of investment		0	0	0	(180,800)
Other non-operating (loss) gain, net		(38)	0	53	45
Reorganization items, net		(244)	(753)	(1,822)	(1,452)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes		31,654	(38,774)	346,793	(231,328)
Income tax (benefit) expense		(22,422)	(20,087)	67,096	(81,606)
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations		54,076	(18,687)	279,697	(149,722)
Income from Discontinued Operations, net of taxes		0	0	0	15,039
Net Income (Loss)		54,076	(18,687)	279,697	(134,683)
Net loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests		23	0	33	0
Net Income (Loss) attributable to Tribune Media Company		$ 54,099	$ (18,687)	$ 279,730	$ (134,683)
Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Continuing Operations		$ 0.62	$ (0.21)	$ 3.19	$ (1.72)
Discontinued Operations		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.17
Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share		0.62	(0.21)	3.19	(1.55)
Continuing Operations		0.61	(0.21)	3.17	(1.72)
Discontinued Operations		0.00	0.00	0.00	0.17
Net Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share		$ 0.61	$ (0.21)	$ 3.17	$ (1.55)

[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, pension and other postretirement period benefit cost (credit), non-operating items, reorganization costs and income taxes.