Journal Broadcast Merger and Newspaper Spin-off (Discontinued Operations) Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2015 USD ($) employee newspaper	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Journal Communications, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds from Services Provided to Related Party		$ 1,400,000
Payments for Services Performed by Related Party		500,000
Transition services agreement receivable, net				$ 0
Spin-off
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Special cash dividend	$ 60,000,000
Transaction costs expensed		$ 30,000,000	$ 36,000,000
Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Professional Fees			3,000,000
Professional Fees			33,000,000
Spin-off | Journal Communications, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held-for-use			$ 0
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of	$ 30,000,000
Spin-off | Newspaper operations | Parent company
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of newspapers | newspaper	13
Spin-off | Television operations | Journal Communications, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Television operations, percentage of U.S. households reached	18.00%
Spin-off | Television, Radio, and Digital Operations | Journal Communications, Inc.
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Approximate number of employees | employee	3,800