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 5/09/17  Tegna Inc                         10-Q        3/31/17   67:5.7M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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55: R41         Supplemental Equity Information - Equity            HTML     58K 
                Rollforward (Details)                                            
56: R42         Supplemental Equity Information - Accumulated       HTML     45K 
                Other Comprehensive Loss (Details)                               
57: R43         Supplemental Equity Information -                   HTML     33K 
                Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other                       
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58: R44         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     72K 
59: R45         Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details)            HTML     21K 
60: R46         Fair Value Measurement (Details)                    HTML     49K 
61: R47         Fair Value Measurement - Narrative (Details)        HTML     26K 
62: R48         Business Segment Information (Details)              HTML     43K 
63: R49         Business Segment Information - Narrative (Details)  HTML     37K 
64: R50         Other Matters - Narrative (Details)                 HTML     27K 
66: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    108K 
65: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX     59K 
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