Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Operating Revenues
Total operating revenues		$ 454,988	$ 443,635
Operating Expenses
Programming		119,887	100,741
Direct operating expenses		99,163	101,388
Selling, general and administrative		133,262	131,956
Depreciation		12,952	13,775
Amortization		35,021	41,687
Gain on sales of spectrum		0	(133,197)
Total operating expenses		400,285	256,350
Operating Profit	[1]	54,703	187,285
Income on equity investments, net		45,685	39,137
Interest income		6,247	1,898
Interest expense		(43,615)	(40,631)
Pension and other postretirement periodic benefit credit, net		4,630	7,084
Gain on investment transactions		86,272	3,888
Other non-operating (loss) gain, net		(1,623)	117
Reorganization items, net		(1,318)	(893)
Income Before Income Taxes		150,981	197,885
Income tax expense		37,777	56,702
Net Income		113,204	141,183
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		4	6
Net Income attributable to Tribune Media Company		$ 113,208	$ 141,189
Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share, Basic		$ 1.29	$ 1.61
Earnings Per Share, Diluted		$ 1.27	$ 1.60
Corporate and Other
Operating Revenues
Total operating revenues		$ 1,561	$ 2,933
Operating Expenses
Depreciation		1,890	2,905
Operating Profit	[1]	(25,222)	(24,567)
Television and Entertainment
Operating Revenues
Total operating revenues		$ 453,427	$ 440,702

[1] (1)Operating profit (loss) for each segment excludes income and loss on equity investments, interest income, interest expense, pension and other postretirement period benefit cost (credit), non-operating items, reorganization costs and income taxes.