Employee Benefit Plans - Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Defined benefit plans
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year	$ 611,257	$ 620,623
Service cost	0	0	$ 85
Interest cost	27,359	30,477	25,539
Benefits paid	(33,571)	(28,670)
Actuarial (gains)/losses	20,490	(46,479)
Curtailments/Settlements	0	(148,006)
Journal acquisition	0	183,312
Newspaper divestiture	0	0
Projected benefit obligation at end of year	625,535	611,257	620,623
Plan Assets:
Fair value at beginning of year	407,797	495,047
Actual return on plan assets	29,577	(21,132)
Company contributions	8,656	0
Benefits paid	(33,571)	(28,670)
Curtailments/Settlements	0	(148,006)
Journal acquisition	0	110,558
Fair value at end of year	412,459	407,797	495,047
Funded status	(213,076)	(203,460)
Amounts Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Current liabilities	0	0
Noncurrent liabilities	(213,076)	(203,460)
Total	(213,076)	(203,460)
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:
Unrecognized net actuarial loss	144,294	139,321
SERPs
Change in Projected Benefit Obligation
Projected benefit obligation at beginning of year	19,800	15,261
Service cost	0	0
Interest cost	910	747
Benefits paid	(1,030)	(1,105)
Actuarial (gains)/losses	1,580	(2,299)
Curtailments/Settlements	0	0
Journal acquisition	0	10,778
Newspaper divestiture	0	(3,582)
Projected benefit obligation at end of year	21,260	19,800	15,261
Plan Assets:
Fair value at beginning of year	0	0
Actual return on plan assets	0	0
Company contributions	1,030	1,105
Benefits paid	(1,030)	(1,105)
Curtailments/Settlements	0	0
Journal acquisition	0	0
Fair value at end of year	0	0	$ 0
Funded status	(21,260)	(19,800)
Amounts Recognized in Consolidated Balance Sheets:
Current liabilities	(1,548)	(1,295)
Noncurrent liabilities	(19,712)	(18,505)
Total	(21,260)	(19,800)
Amounts Recognized in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:
Unrecognized net actuarial loss	$ 6,342	$ 4,924