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Nexstar Media Group, Inc
(NASDAQ:NXST) 

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Nexstar Media Group, Inc., a television broadcasting and digital media company, focuses on the acquisition, development, and operation of television stations and interactive community websites and digital media services in the United States. The company offers free programming to television viewing ...

Founded: 1996
Full Time Employees: 13,589
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Broadcasting

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      net revenue
    1,396,000,000 1,289,000,000 1,198,000,000 1,229,000,000 1,234,000,000 1,487,000,000 1,366,000,000 1,269,000,000 1,284,000,000 1,304,000,000 1,132,000,000 1,240,000,000 1,257,000,000 1,486,700,000 1,269,100,000 1,245,100,000 1,210,100,000 1,245,838,000 1,157,012,000 1,131,590,000 1,113,931,000 1,376,611,000 1,118,203,000 914,633,000 1,091,822,000 1,100,090,000 663,575,000 649,012,000 626,647,000 693,015,000 660,323,000 615,336,000 653,664,000 611,870,000 626,115,000 540,317,000 309,879,000 275,659,000 261,994,000 255,658,000 246,767,000 224,897,000 221,322,000 203,391,000 192,804,000 157,744,000 146,930,000 133,833,000 -363,705,670 125,792,000 126,211,000 112,205,000 116,174,000 89,952,000 88,864,000 83,642,000 86,202,000 74,839,000 75,505,000 69,945,000 97,056,000 73,126,000 74,542,000 68,626,000 73,960,000 60,399,000 62,152,000 55,468,000 80,314,000 70,275,000 70,618,000 63,712,000 71,555,000 64,463,000 68,729,000 62,054,000 77,194,000 63,588,000 64,561,000 59,826,000          
      operating expenses:
                                                                                             
      direct operating, excluding depreciation and amortization
    611,000,000 565,000,000 562,000,000 557,000,000 551,000,000 558,000,000 563,000,000 552,000,000 548,000,000                                                                                 
      selling, general and administrative, excluding depreciation and amortization
    327,000,000 273,000,000 270,000,000 262,000,000 257,000,000 270,000,000 278,000,000 269,000,000 271,000,000                                                                                 
      amortization of broadcast rights
    72,000,000             20,150,000 25,400,000 27,400,000 27,800,000 28,650,000 29,884,000 31,651,000 30,883,000 32,574,000 31,968,000 35,740,000 37,208,000 11,687,250 18,452,000 13,935,000 14,362,000 15,021,000 15,913,000 16,100,000 27,381,000 27,869,000 25,686,000 24,467,000 13,085,000 14,034,000 15,222,000 14,804,000 15,270,000 15,312,000 14,673,000 14,581,000 8,633,000 8,771,000 8,280,000 8,632,000 6,716,750 9,188,000 8,866,000 8,813,000 4,075,750 5,563,000 5,192,000 5,548,000 5,890,000 6,650,000 5,262,000 5,587,000 5,753,000 5,421,000 4,996,000 5,311,000 5,768,000 8,770,000 5,665,000 5,060,000 5,030,000 5,252,000 4,806,000 5,335,000 5,283,000 5,526,000 4,756,000 5,892,000 5,314,000 4,821,000 4,338,000 5,228,000 5,136,000 5,681,000 5,282,000 6,158,000 6,367,000 6,126,000 5,425,000 6,887,000  
      depreciation and amortization of intangible assets
    121,000,000                                                                                         
      other
     2,000,000 1,000,000  1,000,000            -1,700,000                                                                         
      total operating expenses
    1,131,000,000 1,047,000,000 1,023,000,000 1,016,000,000 1,014,000,000 1,070,000,000 1,031,000,000 1,029,000,000 1,009,000,000 1,073,000,000 1,038,000,000 1,061,000,000 1,053,000,000 1,192,700,000 913,800,000 911,700,000 880,700,000 921,072,000 879,633,000 843,262,000 829,011,000 846,080,000 774,606,000 718,380,000 786,807,000 843,592,000 541,960,000 499,068,000 499,573,000 500,122,000 485,829,000 497,720,000 512,827,000 482,798,000 487,430,000 430,166,000 217,404,000 202,762,000 197,987,000 197,729,000 179,421,000 176,582,000 168,780,000 165,487,000 123,905,000 116,048,000 111,988,000 106,133,000 73,261,250 100,639,000 98,019,000 94,387,000 49,483,250 66,395,000 65,401,000 66,137,000 68,568,000 66,571,000 62,580,000 60,779,000 66,146,000 60,270,000 60,585,000 58,802,000 45,979,750 74,032,000 53,108,000 56,779,000 97,775,000 107,074,000 54,452,000 63,773,000 58,862,000 56,138,000 55,308,000 55,951,000 58,321,000 53,779,000 53,482,000 53,737,000 54,619,000 51,097,000 50,884,000 50,843,000 55,871,000 51,124,000 49,464,000 51,577,000  
      income from operations
    265,000,000 242,000,000 175,000,000 213,000,000 220,000,000 417,000,000 335,000,000 240,000,000 275,000,000 231,000,000 94,000,000 179,000,000 204,000,000 294,000,000 355,300,000 333,400,000 329,400,000 324,766,000 277,379,000 288,328,000 284,920,000 530,531,000 343,597,000 196,253,000 305,015,000 256,498,000 121,615,000 149,944,000 127,074,000 192,893,000 174,494,000 117,616,000 140,837,000 129,072,000 138,685,000 110,151,000 92,475,000 72,897,000 64,007,000 57,929,000 67,346,000 48,315,000 52,542,000 37,904,000 68,899,000 41,696,000 34,942,000 27,700,000 -71,059,759 25,153,000 28,192,000 17,818,000 35,380,000 23,557,000 23,463,000 17,505,000 17,634,000 8,268,000 12,925,000 9,166,000 30,910,000 12,856,000 13,957,000 9,824,000 14,101,000 -13,633,000 9,044,000 -1,311,000 -17,461,000 -36,799,000 16,166,000 -61,000 12,693,000 8,325,000 13,421,000 6,103,000 18,873,000 9,809,000 11,079,000 6,089,000 6,906,000 2,868,000 7,016,000 1,820,000 14,592,000 8,760,000 11,693,000 2,659,000  
      yoy
    20.45% -41.97% -47.76% -11.25% -20.00% 80.52% 256.38% 34.08% 34.80% -21.43% -73.54% -46.31% -38.07% -9.47% 28.09% 15.63% 15.61% -38.78% -19.27% 46.92% -6.59% 106.84% 182.53% 30.88% 140.03% 32.97% -30.30% 27.49% -9.77% 49.45% 25.82% 6.78% 52.30% 77.06% 116.67% 90.15% 37.31% 50.88% 21.82% 52.83% -2.25% 15.87% 50.37% 36.84% -196.96% 65.77% 23.94% 55.46% -300.85% 6.78% 20.16% 1.79% 100.64% 184.92% 81.53% 90.98% -42.95% -35.69% -7.39% -6.70% 119.20% -194.30% 54.32% -849.35% -180.76% -62.95% -44.06% 2049.18% -237.56% -542.03% 20.45% -101.00% -32.75% -15.13% 21.14% 0.23% 173.28% 242.02% 57.91% 234.56% -52.67% -67.26% -40.00% -31.55%      
      qoq
    9.50% 38.29% -17.84% -3.18% -47.24% 24.48% 39.58% -12.73% 19.05% 145.74% -47.49% -12.25% -30.61% -17.25% 6.57% 1.21% 1.43% 17.08% -3.80% 1.20% -46.30% 54.41% 75.08% -35.66% 18.92% 110.91% -18.89% 18.00% -34.12% 10.54% 48.36% -16.49% 9.12% -6.93% 25.90% 19.11% 26.86% 13.89% 10.49% -13.98% 39.39% -8.04% 38.62% -44.99% 65.24% 19.33% 26.14% -138.98% -382.51% -10.78% 58.22% -49.64% 50.19% 0.40% 34.04% -0.73% 113.28% -36.03% 41.01% -70.35% 140.43% -7.89% 42.07% -30.33% -203.43% -250.74% -789.86% -92.49% -52.55% -327.63% -26601.64% -100.48% 52.47% -37.97% 119.91% -67.66% 92.40% -11.46% 81.95% -11.83% 140.79% -59.12% 285.49% -87.53% 66.58% -25.08% 339.75%   
      operating margin %
    Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 16.04% 5.05% 11.52% 3.34% 19.71% 13.70% 17.92% 4.71%  
      income from equity method investments
    4,000,000 6,000,000 5,000,000 11,000,000 8,000,000 18,000,000 17,000,000 16,000,000 19,000,000 22,000,000 24,000,000 32,000,000 25,000,000 43,200,000 36,600,000 35,900,000 37,700,000 46,873,000 20,783,000 27,116,000                                                                      
      interest expense
    -120,000,000 -91,000,000 -94,000,000 -97,000,000 -97,000,000 -104,000,000 -113,000,000 -113,000,000 -114,000,000 -115,000,000 -113,000,000 -111,000,000 -107,000,000 -103,400,000 -88,600,000 -75,400,000 -69,200,000 -70,094,000 -70,377,000 -70,126,000 -72,054,000 -74,503,000 -77,265,000 -82,251,000 -101,284,000 -106,831,000 -93,199,000 -51,363,000 -52,957,000 -56,237,000 -56,281,000 -54,589,000 -52,668,000 -53,605,000 -55,685,000 -79,237,000 -46,310,000 -29,622,000 -20,577,000 -20,654,000 -20,440,000 -20,396,000 -20,391,000 -19,293,000 -15,920,000 -15,530,000 -15,339,000 -15,170,000 50,285,757 -16,900,000 -16,903,000 -16,549,000 -13,638,000 -12,438,000 -12,574,000 -12,909,000 -12,922,000 -13,069,000 -13,308,000 -13,705,000                              
      pension and other postretirement plans credit
    7,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 8,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 7,000,000 9,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 9,000,000 10,400,000 11,000,000 10,800,000 10,900,000 27,964,000 17,657,000 17,658,000 17,657,000 13,725,000 10,761,000 10,762,000 10,762,000 10,222,000 2,578,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 2,458,000 2,950,000 2,950,000                                                          
      other expenses
    -3,000,000   -5,000,000  -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000     -1,000,000    -4,900,000 -641,000 -414,000           -884,000   -292,000 -161,000 -900,000 -107,000 -146,000 -126,000 -147,000 -136,000 -134,000 -115,000 -150,000                                               
      income before income taxes
    153,000,000 -214,000,000 96,000,000 130,000,000 138,000,000 337,000,000 244,000,000 149,000,000 228,000,000 147,000,000 14,000,000 110,000,000 130,000,000 245,700,000 369,400,000 298,100,000 303,900,000 328,868,000 235,010,000 270,517,000 258,919,000 492,493,000 254,490,000 135,547,000 222,038,000 168,283,000 34,329,000 97,381,000 73,328,000 135,071,000 119,870,000 64,845,000 87,519,000 74,085,000 80,777,000 -997,000 47,101,000 43,149,000 43,283,000 37,139,000 46,772,000 27,804,000 32,001,000 18,493,000 14,450,250 25,994,000 19,405,000 12,402,000 4,877,750 7,121,000 11,205,000 1,185,000 6,526,750 11,119,000 10,392,000 4,596,000 4,712,000 -4,801,000 -1,191,000 -4,886,000 16,315,000 -1,518,000 -7,827,000 -2,045,000 2,302,000 -22,296,000 149,000 7,431,000 -26,906,000 -48,331,000 5,511,000 -13,649,000 -923,000 -5,337,000 -205,000 -7,501,000 5,725,000 -3,208,000 -1,654,000 -6,036,000 -9,705,750 -8,011,000 -19,548,000 -11,264,000 -4,991,750 -5,361,000 1,627,000 -16,233,000  
      income tax benefit
    7,000,000                               -17,504,000    5,941,000                         -2,041,000 -1,477,000   283,750 3,905,000   5,626,000 3,003,000                    
      net income
    160,000,000 -170,000,000 65,000,000 91,000,000 97,000,000 230,000,000 180,000,000 106,000,000 167,000,000 99,000,000 8,000,000 75,000,000 88,000,000 178,100,000 287,500,000 226,500,000 251,400,000 262,328,000 169,157,000 199,761,000 199,190,000 362,912,000 189,313,000 98,141,000 157,694,000 113,851,000 -5,178,000 70,735,000 56,887,000 99,828,000 86,606,000 47,341,000 379,856,000 42,072,000 48,455,000 4,944,000 20,411,000 25,616,000 24,799,000 22,274,000 27,416,000 17,155,000 19,900,000 11,912,000 30,849,000 15,404,000 10,944,000 7,353,000 -10,668,785 3,595,000 6,367,000 705,000 161,097,000 9,561,000 8,818,000 3,016,000 3,264,000 -6,259,000 -2,584,000 -6,312,000 14,274,000 -2,995,000 -9,422,000 -3,673,000 967,000 -18,391,000 -1,242,000 6,052,000 -21,280,000 -45,328,000 3,877,000 -15,328,000 -2,605,000 -6,844,000 -1,291,000 -9,033,000 4,604,000 -3,941,000 -2,368,000 -7,287,000 -6,107,000 -8,887,000 -20,928,000 -12,808,000 741,000 -5,702,000 1,175,000 -16,714,000  
      yoy
    64.95% -173.91% -63.89% -14.15% -41.92% 132.32% 2150.00% 41.33% 89.77% -44.41% -97.22% -66.89% -65.00% -32.11% 69.96% 13.39% 26.21% -27.72% -10.65% 103.54% 26.31% 218.76% -3756.10% 38.74% 177.21% 14.05% -105.98% 49.42% -85.02% 137.28% 78.73% 857.54% 1761.04% 64.24% 95.39% -77.80% -25.55% 49.32% 24.62% 86.99% -11.13% 11.37% 81.83% 62.00% -389.15% 328.48% 71.89% 942.98% -106.62% -62.40% -27.80% -76.62% 4835.57% -252.76% -441.25% -147.78% -77.13% 108.98% -72.57% 71.85% 1376.11% -83.71% 658.62% -160.69% -104.54% -59.43% -132.04% -139.48% 716.89% 562.30% -400.31% 69.69% -156.58% 73.66% -45.48% 23.96% -175.39% -55.65% -88.69% -43.11% -924.16% 55.86% -1881.11% -23.37%      
      qoq
    -194.12% -361.54% -28.57% -6.19% -57.83% 27.78% 69.81% -36.53% 68.69% 1137.50% -89.33% -14.77% -50.59% -38.05% 26.93% -9.90% -4.17% 55.08% -15.32% 0.29% -45.11% 91.70% 92.90% -37.76% 38.51% -2298.74% -107.32% 24.34% -43.01% 15.27% 82.94% -87.54% 802.87% -13.17% 880.08% -75.78% -20.32% 3.29% 11.34% -18.76% 59.81% -13.79% 67.06% -61.39% 100.27% 40.75% 48.84% -168.92% -396.77% -43.54% 803.12% -99.56% 1584.94% 8.43% 192.37% -7.60% -152.15% 142.22% -59.06% -144.22% -576.59% -68.21% 156.52% -479.83% -105.26% 1380.76% -120.52% -128.44% -53.05% -1269.15% -125.29% 488.41% -61.94% 430.13% -85.71% -296.20% -216.82% 66.43% -67.50% 19.32% -31.28% -57.54% 63.40% -1828.48% -113.00% -585.28% -107.03%   
      net income margin %
    Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -Infinity% -14.19% -15.66% -34.36% -23.50% 1.00% -8.92% 1.80% -29.62%  
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    4,000,000 4,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000 11,000,000 12,000,000 7,000,000 12,000,000 8,000,000 15,000,000 17,000,000 21,000,000 23,000,000 25,200,000 1,200,000  200,000 1,665,000 407,000 343,000 1,717,000 511,500 1,371,000 1,454,000  -1,349,250 -669,000  -1,995,000 686,000  781,000 261,250 4,403,000  1,105,000 71,000 -817,000 -270,000 -547,000 -242,000 127,000 421,000                                               
      net income attributable to nexstar media group, inc.
    164,000,000 -166,000,000 70,000,000 97,000,000 108,000,000 242,000,000 187,000,000 118,000,000 175,000,000 114,000,000 25,000,000 96,000,000 111,000,000 203,300,000 288,700,000 227,500,000 251,600,000 263,993,000 169,564,000 200,104,000 200,907,000 364,247,000 190,684,000 99,595,000 156,915,000 113,212,000 -5,847,000 68,002,000 54,892,000 100,514,000 87,732,000 48,122,000 378,481,000 46,475,000 43,992,000 6,049,000                                                      
      net income per share
                                                                                             
      basic
    5.22 -5.62 2.16 3.09 3.41 7.56 5.34 3,590,000 5,250,000 3,310,000 710,000 2,680,000 3,030,000 5,470,000 7,450,000 5,660,000 6,150,000 6,390 4,070 4,700 4,640 8,190 4,240 2,200 3,430 2,470 -130 1,480 1,200 2,210 1,920 1,040 8,270 1,010 940 140 660 810 800 710 880 550 650 410 1,000 500 360 240 -360.06 120 220 20 5,570 330 310 100                                  
      diluted
    5.09 -5.57 2.14 3.06 3.37 7.45 5.27 3,540,000 5,160,000 3,270,000 700,000 2,640,000 2,970,000 5,350,000 7,300,000 5,560,000 5,990,000 6,140 3,900 4,510 4,420 7,870 4,080 2,130 3,300 2,360 -130 1,420 1,150 2,120 1,860 1,010 8,020 980 910 130 640 780 780 690 850 540 630 400 970 480 340 230 -340.06 110 200 20 5,240 310 290 100                                  
      weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
                                                                                             
      basic
    30,371 30,349 30,319 30,221 30,532 32,311 32,020 32,816,000,000 33,449,000,000 35,317,000,000 34,931,000,000 35,788,000,000 36,718,000,000 39,349,000,000 38,767,000,000 40,200,000 40,900,000 42,133,000 41,676,000 42,604,000 43,297,000 44,921,000 44,979,000 45,267,000 45,702,000 45,986,000 46,114,000 46,090,000 45,785,000 45,552,000 45,631,000 46,075,000 45,754,000 46,107,000 46,931,000 44,200,000 30,687,000 30,695,000 30,680,000 30,658,000 31,100,000 31,262,000 31,325,000 31,196,000 30,774,000 30,888,000 30,641,000 30,603,000 29,897 30,048,000 29,604,000 29,461,000 28,940,000 28,960,000 28,875,000 28,807,000                                  
      diluted
    31,166 30,707 30,649 30,514 30,927 32,796 32,441 33,287,000,000 34,024,000,000 35,834,000,000 35,367,000,000 36,314,000,000 37,448,000,000 40,187,000,000 39,560,000,000 40,900,000 42,000,000 43,982,000 43,476,000 44,386,000 45,421,000 46,720,000 46,737,000 46,849,000 47,615,000 47,923,000 46,114,000 47,971,000 47,784,000 47,338,000 47,147,000 47,685,000 47,149,000 47,452,000 48,195,000 45,419,000 31,664,000 31,698,000 31,620,000 31,538,000 32,091,000 32,151,000 32,382,000 32,256,000 32,003,000 32,067,000 31,932,000 31,909,000 29,897 31,509,000 31,325,000 31,054,000 30,732,000 30,703,000 30,341,000 30,639,000                                  
      depreciation and amortization
     148,000,000 190,000,000 197,000,000 205,000,000 220,000,000 190,000,000 208,000,000 190,000,000                                            -35,222,000 27,510,000                                    
      gain on disposal of an investment
            40,000,000                                                                                 
      other income (expenses)
     -500,000 3,000,000      1,000,000                864,000 -893,000 118,000                                                         -48,000      
      income tax expense
     44,000,000 -31,000,000 -39,000,000 -41,000,000 -107,000,000 -64,000,000 -43,000,000 -61,000,000 -48,000,000 -6,000,000 -35,000,000 -42,000,000 -67,600,000 -81,900,000 -71,600,000 -52,500,000 -66,540,000 -65,853,000 -70,756,000 -59,729,000 -129,581,000 -65,177,000 -37,406,000 -64,344,000 -54,432,000 -39,507,000 -26,646,000 -16,441,000 -35,243,000 -33,264,000  -14,598,500 -32,013,000 -32,322,000  -26,690,000 -17,533,000 -18,484,000 -14,865,000 -19,356,000 -10,649,000 -12,101,000 -6,581,000 -6,025,000 -10,590,000 -8,461,000 -5,049,000 -2,211,000 -3,526,000 -4,838,000 -480,000 -1,178,000 -1,558,000 -1,574,000 -1,580,000 -1,448,000 -1,458,000 -1,393,000 -1,426,000   -1,595,000 -1,628,000   -1,391,000 -1,379,000   -1,634,000 -1,679,000 -1,682,000 -1,507,000 -1,086,000 -1,532,000 -1,121,000 -733,000 -714,000 -1,251,000 -950,000 -876,000 -1,380,000 -1,544,000 -709,250 -924,000 -945,000 -968,000  
      operating expenses
                                                                                             
      other (expenses) income
        -1,000,000         -2,625,000 1,000,000 -6,600,000    -253,000 -423,000 -194,500 -1,093,000 -549,000                                                                  
      net income per common share attributable to nexstar media group, inc.:
                                                                                             
      basic
    5.22 -5.62 2.16 3.09 3.41 7.56 5.34 3,590,000 5,250,000 3,310,000 710,000 2,680,000 3,030,000 5,470,000 7,450,000 5,660,000 6,150,000 6,390 4,070 4,700 4,640 8,190 4,240 2,200 3,430 2,470 -130 1,480 1,200 2,210 1,920 1,040 8,270 1,010 940 140 660 810 800 710 880 550 650 410 1,000 500 360 240 -360.06 120 220 20 5,570 330 310 100                                  
      diluted
    5.09 -5.57 2.14 3.06 3.37 7.45 5.27 3,540,000 5,160,000 3,270,000 700,000 2,640,000 2,970,000 5,350,000 7,300,000 5,560,000 5,990,000 6,140 3,900 4,510 4,420 7,870 4,080 2,130 3,300 2,360 -130 1,420 1,150 2,120 1,860 1,010 8,020 980 910 130 640 780 780 690 850 540 630 400 970 480 340 230 -340.06 110 200 20 5,240 310 290 100                                  
      direct operating expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization
             403,250,000 537,000,000 537,000,000 538,000,000 502,100,000 511,100,000 501,600,000 490,000,000 470,626,000 480,056,000 462,325,000 449,392,000 435,731,000 423,091,000 416,639,000 445,059,000 437,398,000 322,327,000 296,044,000 292,863,000 285,363,000 274,439,000 278,963,000 264,410,000 257,656,000 252,610,000 218,729,000 98,195,000 100,744,000 92,935,000 90,123,000 77,144,000 80,417,000 75,011,000 69,685,000 51,931,000 48,395,000 45,257,000 41,849,000 26,958,750 37,270,000 36,461,000 34,104,000   21,852,000 22,128,000 22,023,000 20,826,000 19,705,000 19,103,000                              
      selling, general and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization
             202,000,000 281,000,000 262,000,000 266,000,000 326,700,000 260,800,000 266,600,000 247,800,000 280,106,000 258,194,000 242,510,000 243,437,000 273,886,000 226,544,000 193,243,000 218,384,000 260,480,000 183,083,000 144,058,000 142,360,000 140,297,000 138,903,000                                                           
      depreciation and amortization expense
             182,750,000 220,000,000 262,000,000 249,000,000                                                                             
      gain on bargain purchase
                 1,500,000 54,100,000                                                                           
      amortization of intangible assets
                 57,975,000 76,800,000 77,400,000 77,700,000 77,683,000 75,730,000 73,812,000 73,687,000 70,350,000 69,265,000 69,512,000 70,583,000 84,779,000 42,443,000 36,357,000 36,738,000 37,157,000 37,181,000 36,302,000 38,799,000 33,986,000 38,557,000 48,158,000 11,669,000 11,505,000 11,319,000 12,079,000 12,827,000 11,351,000 11,237,000 13,060,000 7,153,000 6,392,000 6,112,000 6,193,000 -22,869,852 7,996,000 6,914,000 7,990,000 4,148,750 5,480,000 5,511,000 5,604,000 5,568,000 7,213,000 7,359,000 5,839,000 5,881,000 5,932,000 5,987,000 5,932,000 4,443,000 5,936,000 5,944,000 5,892,000 9,029,000 6,345,000 6,383,000 6,372,000 6,362,000 6,377,000 6,467,000 6,465,000 6,012,000 6,017,000 6,053,000 6,053,000 6,472,000 6,630,000 6,647,000 6,762,000 6,266,000 6,308,000 6,969,000 6,920,000  
      depreciation of property and equipment
                 29,650,000 40,200,000 39,300,000 39,100,000 45,839,000 41,354,000 39,904,000                                                                      
      reimbursement from the fcc related to station repack
                  -500,000 -600,000  -1,809,000 -5,585,000 -6,926,000 -5,415,000 -5,914,000 -12,873,000 -25,716,000 -12,758,000 -16,336,000 -20,417,000 -19,416,000 -14,187,000 -5,389,000 -5,697,000 -1,364,000                                                          
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
                   1,000,000         -779,000          -4,463,000         995,000                                              
      gain on disposal of stations and business units
                     -300,000   -2,441,000                                                                     
      change in the estimated fair value of contingent consideration attributable to a past merger
                                                                                             
      gain on relinquishment of spectrum
                           -10,791,000                                                                  
      loss on extinguishment of debt
                     -1,305,000 -856,000 -63,000 -989,000 -5,897,000 -37,371,000  -7,477,000 -6,577,000  -2,026,000 -1,698,000 -3,159,000 -481,000 -1,005,000 -534,000 -1,221,000 -1,323,000 -31,804,000           -71,000  -262,000 -1,048,000   -124,250  -497,000  -288,750  -808,000                        -15,715,000   -1,880,000  -6,824,000  
      unrealized gain on an equity investment measured at fair value
                     1,423,750 -2,162,000                                                                       
      loss on write-off of an equity investment
                     -1,750,000 -7,000,000                                                                       
      loss on disposal of stations and business units
                       -14,000                                                                      
      unrealized gain on equity investments measured at fair value
                       7,857,000                                                                      
      depreciation
                        39,468,000 39,901,000 36,611,000 35,770,000 35,406,000 38,485,000 29,363,000 28,090,000 27,437,000 27,673,000 25,090,000 25,814,000 26,161,000 25,979,000 26,292,000 22,226,000 13,126,000 12,877,000 12,739,000 12,558,000 11,972,000 13,076,000 11,302,000 10,872,000 9,247,000 8,838,000 8,543,000 8,419,000 -24,757,422 8,598,000 8,213,000 7,980,000 4,339,750 5,896,000 5,715,000 5,748,000 5,792,000 5,618,000 5,205,000 5,230,000 5,223,000 5,252,000 5,257,000 5,380,000 4,000,750 5,413,000 5,394,000 5,196,000 5,374,000 5,229,000 5,088,000 5,333,000 5,186,000 5,011,000 5,024,000 4,988,000 4,438,000 4,400,000 4,622,000 4,626,000 3,987,000 3,996,000 4,327,000 4,423,000 4,511,000 4,107,000 4,208,000 5,123,000  
      income on equity investments
                        29,808,000 28,803,000 15,861,000 11,332,000 14,158,000 15,864,000 3,217,000                                                               
      goodwill and intangible assets impairment
                              63,317,000                                                               
      gain on disposal of stations and entities
                         -1,756,250   -7,075,000                                                                 
      change in the estimated fair value of contingent consideration attributable to a merger
                         983,250  3,933,000                                                                  
      loss on disposal of stations and entities
                           50,000                                                                  
      gain on disposal of stations
                             517,000 -96,608,000         -57,716,000                                                      
      other incomes
                               -574,000   -812,000             -118,000 -129,000 -172,000 -127,000 -128,000                                          
      net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                               -2,733,000                                                              
      other income
                                -491,000   -127,000                 -63,000 -84,000 -84,000 -84,000                             4,000 424,000   1,142,000 862,000 2,947,000 759,000  
      net income (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
                                  1,126,000                                                           
      dividends declared per common share
                                  375 375 300 300 300 300 240 240 240 240 190 190 190 190 150 150 150 150                                          
      selling, general, and administrative expenses, excluding depreciation and amortization
                                   141,905,000 136,091,000 137,308,000 144,285,000 174,302,000 66,067,000 63,602,000 65,772,000 68,165,000 62,208,000 56,426,000 56,557,000 57,289,000 46,303,000 43,652,000 43,796,000 41,040,000 27,663,000 37,587,000 37,565,000 35,493,000   27,133,000 27,128,000 28,854,000 26,346,000 24,955,000 25,012,000                              
      net income attributable to nexstar broadcasting group, inc.
                                        17,763,750 24,799,000 24,529,000 21,727,000 27,174,000 17,282,000 20,321,000 12,907,000                                              
      net income per common share attributable to nexstar broadcasting group, inc.:
                                                                                             
      basic
    5.22 -5.62 2.16 3.09 3.41 7.56 5.34 3,590,000 5,250,000 3,310,000 710,000 2,680,000 3,030,000 5,470,000 7,450,000 5,660,000 6,150,000 6,390 4,070 4,700 4,640 8,190 4,240 2,200 3,430 2,470 -130 1,480 1,200 2,210 1,920 1,040 8,270 1,010 940 140 660 810 800 710 880 550 650 410 1,000 500 360 240 -360.06 120 220 20 5,570 330 310 100                                  
      diluted
    5.09 -5.57 2.14 3.06 3.37 7.45 5.27 3,540,000 5,160,000 3,270,000 700,000 2,640,000 2,970,000 5,350,000 7,300,000 5,560,000 5,990,000 6,140 3,900 4,510 4,420 7,870 4,080 2,130 3,300 2,360 -130 1,420 1,150 2,120 1,860 1,010 8,020 980 910 130 640 780 780 690 850 540 630 400 970 480 340 230 -340.06 110 200 20 5,240 310 290 100                                  
      net income per common share:
                                                                                             
      basic
    5.22 -5.62 2.16 3.09 3.41 7.56 5.34 3,590,000 5,250,000 3,310,000 710,000 2,680,000 3,030,000 5,470,000 7,450,000 5,660,000 6,150,000 6,390 4,070 4,700 4,640 8,190 4,240 2,200 3,430 2,470 -130 1,480 1,200 2,210 1,920 1,040 8,270 1,010 940 140 660 810 800 710 880 550 650 410 1,000 500 360 240 -360.06 120 220 20 5,570 330 310 100                                  
      diluted
    5.09 -5.57 2.14 3.06 3.37 7.45 5.27 3,540,000 5,160,000 3,270,000 700,000 2,640,000 2,970,000 5,350,000 7,300,000 5,560,000 5,990,000 6,140 3,900 4,510 4,420 7,870 4,080 2,130 3,300 2,360 -130 1,420 1,150 2,120 1,860 1,010 8,020 980 910 130 640 780 780 690 850 540 630 400 970 480 340 230 -340.06 110 200 20 5,240 310 290 100                                  
      dividends paid per common share
                                                    90 120                                        
      gain on asset disposal
                                                       7,000     441,000 -82,000 94,000 8,000 298,000 10,000 11,000 -24,000 253,000 7,000 -2,229,000  254,000 -127,000 -205,000  120,000 -47,000 -242,000               
      direct operating expenses, excluding depreciation and
                                                                                             
      amortization
                                                        16,482,500 21,950,000                                    
      selling, general, and administrative expenses, excluding
                                                                                             
      (gain) loss on asset disposal
                                                        -6,250 -4,000 -2,000 -19,000            -591,000                      
      net income per common share:
                                                                                             
      basic and diluted
                                                            110 -220 -90 -220 510 -110 -330 -130 -120 -650 -40 210 -750 -1,590 140 -540 -100 -240 -50 -320 160 -140 -80 -260 -375 -310 -740 -450      
      weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
                                                                                             
      basic and diluted
                                                            28,626,000 28,799,000 28,452,000 28,450,000 28,434,000 28,432,000 28,431,000 28,430,000  28,426,000 28,425,000 28,425,000 28,423,000 28,425,000 28,422,000 28,418,000 28,401,000 28,402,000 28,402,000 28,393,000 28,376,000 28,379,000 28,372,000 28,363,000 28,363 28,363,000 28,363,000 28,363,000 28,363 28,363,000 28,363,000 28,363  
      gain on extinguishment of debt
                                                               -347,000 -482,000 -65,000 -7,903,000 94,000    18,567,000                      
      direct operating expenses
                                                                14,558,000 19,669,000 19,580,000 18,983,000 20,366,000 18,726,000 19,086,000 19,055,000 20,098,000 19,410,000 19,283,000 19,496,000 19,219,000 18,202,000 18,551,000 18,156,000 18,634,000 17,738,000 17,705,000 17,388,000 18,487,000 16,663,000 16,661,000 16,306,000 17,950,000 16,685,000 15,937,000 15,472,000  
      selling, general, and administrative expenses
                                                                17,997,500 23,986,000 24,754,000 23,250,000 16,570,000 21,628,000 21,181,000 23,471,000 24,829,000 22,915,000 21,839,000 20,885,000 23,119,000 21,569,000 21,787,000 20,298,000 23,787,000 20,380,000 20,748,000 20,378,000 20,334,000 18,129,000 17,320,000 17,194,000 20,777,000 17,898,000 16,925,000 16,719,000  
      restructure charge
                                                                      314,000 356,000                      
      non-cash contract termination fees
                                                                      191,000     7,167,000                  
      impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
                                                                    4,041,000 16,164,000   12,134,250 48,537,000                    
      gain on asset exchange
                                                                   -30,000 -1,383,000 -2,612,000 -2,438,000 -1,660,000 -697,000 -487,000 -2,742,000 -850,000 -427,000 -500,000 -1,035,000               
      interest expense, including amortization of debt financing costs
                                                                -10,039,500 -14,310,000 -13,884,000 -11,964,000 -6,858,250 -8,668,000 -8,905,000 -9,860,000   -10,806,000 -13,989,000 -13,762,000 -13,787,000 -13,771,000 -13,720,000 -13,453,000 -13,189,000 -12,899,000 -12,242,000 -11,928,000 -11,364,000 -10,893,000 -13,075,000 -13,260,000 -13,132,000 -13,030,000 -12,843,000  
      interest and other income
                                                                2,000 1,000 3,000 1,000 12,500 5,000 10,000 35,000 89,000 74,000 151,000 401,000                  
      interest expense, including amortization of debt financing costs and debt discounts
                                                                        -12,431,000 -11,606,000                    
      loss on asset disposal
                                                                           35,000    152,000 136,000 423,000 16,000 64,000          
      interest income
                                                                            146,000 125,000 145,000 116,000 305,000 172,000 166,000 117,000 69,000 61,000 44,000 39,000 51,000 29,000 17,000 16,000  
      loss on property held for sale
                                                                                      616,000       
      revenue
                                                                                    43,047,750 56,767,000 60,915,000 54,509,000 74,030,000 63,948,000 65,259,000 56,427,000  
      yoy
                                                                                    -41.85% -11.23% -6.66% -3.40%      
      qoq
                                                                                    -24.17% -6.81% 11.75% -26.37% 15.77% -2.01% 15.65%   
      less: commissions
                                                                                    -5,595,750 -7,387,000 -8,000,000 -6,996,000 59,826,000 -8,571,000 -8,791,000 -7,459,000  
      net broadcast revenue
                                                                                    37,452,000 49,380,000 52,915,000 47,513,000 63,846,000 55,377,000 56,468,000 48,968,000  
      trade and barter revenue
                                                                                    3,680,000 4,585,000 4,985,000 5,150,000 6,617,000 4,507,000 4,689,000 5,268,000  
      total net revenue
                                                                                    41,132,000 53,965,000 57,900,000 52,663,000 70,463,000 59,884,000 61,157,000 54,236,000  
      merger related expenses
                                                                                           456,000  
      gain on asset disposal (including deferred gain recognition)
                                                                                    7,250 -2,000 31,000       
      income before minority interest in consolidated entity
                                                                                    -10,655,750 -8,887,000 -20,928,000 -12,808,000   682,000   
      minority interest in consolidated entity
                                                                                        543,000 583,000 493,000 487,000  
      income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and minority interest in consolidated entity
                                                                                        198,000 -6,285,000    
      cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax
                                                                                             
      accretion of preferred interests
                                                                                             
      net income attributable to common shareholders
                                                                                        21,240,999.28 -5,702,000 1,175,000   
      basic and diluted net income attributable to common shareholders per common share:
                                                                                             
      weighted-average number of shares outstanding:
                                                                                             
      basic and diluted
                                                            28,626,000 28,799,000 28,452,000 28,450,000 28,434,000 28,432,000 28,431,000 28,430,000  28,426,000 28,425,000 28,425,000 28,423,000 28,425,000 28,422,000 28,418,000 28,401,000 28,402,000 28,402,000 28,393,000 28,376,000 28,379,000 28,372,000 28,363,000 28,363 28,363,000 28,363,000 28,363,000 28,363 28,363,000 28,363,000 28,363  
      loss before minority interest in consolidated entity
                                                                                           -17,201,000  
      net loss attributable to common shareholders
                                                                                           -16,714,000  
      basic and diluted net loss per share:
                                                                                             
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        assets
                                                                               
        current assets:
                                                                               
        cash and cash equivalents
      280,000,000 236,000,000 234,000,000 253,000,000 144,000,000 181,000,000 146,000,000 237,000,000 135,000,000 150,000,000 346,000,000 413,000,000 204,100,000 346,600,000 276,400,000 326,200,000 190,868,000 193,831,000 313,269,000 339,777,000 152,701,000 409,906,000 664,624,000 434,067,000 232,070,000 317,420,000 79,924,000 128,591,000 118,423,000 147,681,000 109,121,000 115,652,000 135,801,000 85,902,000 72,892,000 87,680,000 29,256,000 27,182,000 12,821,000 43,416,000 23,356,000 26,891,000 44,584,000 131,912,000 68,676,000 32,113,000 40,028,000 24,619,000 45,625,000 68,999,000 7,546,000 12,119,000 15,834,000 11,648,000 15,631,000 58,474,000 16,226,000 5,909,000 8,827,000 7,868,000 11,179,000 13,097,000 12,697,000 11,825,000 13,487,000 5,782,000 10,260,000 13,859,000 18,505,000 14,617,000 10,398,000 17,119,000 10,848,000 
        accounts receivable
      1,075,000,000 1,013,000,000 1,022,000,000 1,030,000,000 1,028,000,000 1,016,000,000 1,048,000,000 1,051,000,000 1,095,000,000 891,000,000 944,000,000 1,008,000,000 1,079,400,000 986,900,000 951,200,000 1,016,700,000 1,021,051,000 923,005,000 895,451,000 920,055,000 904,801,000 782,198,000 762,930,000 888,738,000 883,921,000 860,794,000 542,610,000 540,525,000 551,728,000 524,078,000 542,725,000 562,943,000 518,542,000 503,119,000 533,931,000 218,058,000 214,404,000 206,830,000 199,999,000 192,991,000 174,709,000 171,958,000 164,581,000 127,878,000 109,017,000 106,851,000 109,430,000 102,064,000 104,359,000 74,553,000 71,279,000 48,782,000 53,190,000 55,740,000 56,075,000 51,242,000 55,346,000 53,362,000 53,344,000 48,496,000 48,539,000 48,897,000 50,286,000 45,971,000 46,706,000 43,940,000 45,428,000 42,027,000 48,391,000 46,672,000 49,237,000 41,827,000 44,852,000 
        broadcast rights
      61,000,000 62,000,000 54,000,000 70,000,000 84,000,000 132,000,000 119,000,000 148,000,000 136,000,000 133,000,000 114,000,000 183,000,000 194,000,000 154,800,000                      15,730,000 15,495,000 13,100,000 14,937,000 16,297,000 18,839,000 14,367,000 16,855,000       8,631,000 9,351,000 7,702,000 9,289,000 9,724,000 6,584,000 7,456,000 7,674,000 9,240,000 7,001,000 8,084,000 9,869,000 10,832,000 7,567,000 4,418,000 3,704,000 4,700,000 3,258,000 4,363,000 6,423,000 7,496,000 4,970,000 6,709,000 7,446,000 
        prepaid expenses and other current assets
      57,000,000 82,000,000 80,000,000 49,000,000 41,000,000 92,000,000 159,000,000 58,000,000 88,000,000 152,000,000 155,000,000 80,000,000 121,400,000 162,400,000 211,800,000 123,500,000 185,174,000 178,104,000 167,761,000 99,679,000 135,872,000 132,498,000 98,620,000 107,706,000 151,997,000 121,747,000 34,445,000 22,401,000 44,334,000 45,329,000 44,010,000 71,859,000 34,388,000 30,490,000 33,748,000 15,030,000 27,866,000 14,820,000 6,570,000 7,324,000 7,986,000 3,535,000 5,692,000 16,137,000 13,847,000 12,091,000 6,066,000 5,862,000 2,691,000 11,297,000 1,734,000 2,900,000 1,562,000 1,993,000 1,620,000 2,511,000 2,482,000 2,453,000 1,089,000 1,768,000 2,261,000 2,672,000 2,489,000 1,730,000 1,980,000 2,410,000 1,163,000 1,945,000 2,580,000 3,225,000 1,480,000 1,939,000 1,974,000 
        total current assets
      1,473,000,000 1,393,000,000 1,390,000,000 1,402,000,000 1,297,000,000 1,421,000,000 1,472,000,000 1,494,000,000 1,466,000,000 1,340,000,000 1,573,000,000 1,698,000,000 1,614,500,000 1,666,300,000 1,455,000,000 1,482,000,000 1,412,719,000 1,311,548,000 1,393,089,000 1,376,119,000 1,209,982,000 1,341,212,000 1,542,784,000 1,514,290,000 1,351,767,000 1,435,617,000 775,948,000 743,519,000 766,487,000 717,088,000 1,001,629,000 1,056,218,000 1,029,419,000 1,078,515,000 1,082,180,000 363,217,000 287,021,000 261,932,000 234,327,000 260,028,000 289,153,000 266,911,000 281,638,000 317,664,000 230,125,000 189,640,000 201,166,000 149,317,000 168,370,000 163,326,000 96,849,000  84,874,000 87,486,000 79,401,000 122,278,000 88,305,000 80,026,000 69,901,000 68,932,000 77,123,000 83,276,000 71,266,000 68,440,000 75,263,000 69,419,000 64,981,000 69,911,000 86,768,000 84,681,000 70,173,000 73,892,000 76,759,000 
        property and equipment
      1,158,000,000 1,162,000,000 1,178,000,000 1,200,000,000 1,207,000,000 1,233,000,000 1,251,000,000 1,264,000,000 1,269,000,000 1,279,000,000 1,267,000,000 1,256,000,000 1,262,400,000 1,491,000,000 1,492,500,000 1,502,100,000 1,512,470,000 1,585,703,000 1,592,146,000 1,600,909,000 1,604,881,000 1,598,081,000 1,581,348,000 1,546,873,000 1,290,428,000 1,257,086,000 748,647,000 739,981,000 723,869,000 720,464,000 725,273,000 734,138,000 738,222,000 738,727,000 741,484,000 276,153,000 283,600,000 283,863,000 287,655,000 266,583,000 271,567,000 276,191,000 277,837,000 237,739,000 215,594,000 219,155,000 212,259,000 219,263,000 209,518,000 180,162,000 146,613,000 140,603,000 135,878,000 128,439,000 121,356,000 120,095,000 111,612,000 111,464,000 112,386,000 111,777,000 110,903,000 100,881,000 97,892,000 96,537,000 98,156,000 99,021,000 99,497,000 100,667,000 101,068,000 95,121,000 96,384,000 89,163,000 91,818,000 
        goodwill
      2,910,000,000 2,924,000,000 2,924,000,000 2,924,000,000 2,922,000,000 2,946,000,000 2,946,000,000 2,946,000,000 2,946,000,000 2,965,000,000 2,961,000,000 2,961,000,000 2,960,800,000 3,051,600,000 3,051,600,000 3,051,600,000 3,051,661,000 3,051,892,000 2,982,525,000 2,982,507,000 2,984,008,000 2,861,314,000 2,880,675,000 2,879,748,000 2,996,875,000 3,082,652,000 2,166,410,000 2,167,954,000 2,187,338,000 2,184,982,000 2,183,998,000 2,142,846,000 2,146,797,000 2,145,868,000 2,121,597,000 473,304,000 488,432,000 459,960,000 459,924,000 451,662,000 445,187,000 443,855,000 441,129,000 256,491,000 214,453,000 213,880,000 198,052,000 188,108,000 167,838,000 148,409,000 112,575,000 115,967,000 115,632,000 126,646,000 152,272,000 152,272,000 151,686,000 151,426,000 149,408,000 149,408,000 149,396,000 146,258,000 146,258,000 146,258,000 146,258,000 146,272,000 146,272,000 146,272,000 145,576,000 141,903,000 137,344,000 136,005,000 135,899,000 
        fcc licenses
      2,949,000,000 2,949,000,000 2,949,000,000 2,949,000,000 2,929,000,000 2,929,000,000 2,929,000,000 2,929,000,000 2,929,000,000 2,929,000,000 2,910,000,000 2,910,000,000 2,910,300,000 2,910,300,000 2,910,300,000 2,910,300,000 2,910,251,000 2,909,951,000 2,909,951,000 2,908,951,000 2,909,704,000 2,856,374,000 2,833,074,000 2,832,457,000 2,921,465,000 3,106,959,000 1,778,268,000 1,778,268,000 1,772,039,000 1,767,638,000 1,767,638,000 1,767,638,000 1,813,037,000 1,831,341,000 2,022,941,000 542,524,000 542,524,000 501,294,000 501,264,000 489,335,000 489,698,000 489,698,000 489,698,000 275,313,000 253,407,000 253,407,000 222,757,000 247,837,000 222,757,000 198,257,000 119,569,000 127,730,000 125,057,000 146,788,000 166,455,000 166,455,000 163,795,000 163,795,000 163,795,000 163,795,000 163,795,000 138,437,000 138,437,000 138,437,000 138,437,000         
        network affiliation agreements
      1,305,000,000 1,353,000,000 1,400,000,000 1,447,000,000 1,494,000,000 1,541,000,000 1,588,000,000 1,635,000,000 1,683,000,000 1,730,000,000 1,777,000,000 1,824,000,000 1,871,400,000 1,918,500,000 1,965,800,000 2,013,000,000 2,060,183,000 2,107,732,000 2,155,242,000 2,202,676,000 2,250,283,000 2,290,684,000 2,284,083,000 2,330,436,000 2,532,266,000 2,560,303,000                                                
        other intangible assets
      282,000,000 306,000,000 331,000,000 331,000,000 353,000,000 371,000,000 394,000,000 417,000,000 441,000,000 482,000,000 510,000,000 537,000,000 562,800,000 592,200,000 602,300,000 630,000,000 656,950,000 683,581,000 640,958,000 664,606,000 688,918,000 664,400,000 683,816,000 705,757,000 727,354,000 509,889,000 1,396,858,000 1,432,029,000 1,527,699,000 1,557,277,000 1,592,617,000 1,581,626,000 1,574,710,000 1,606,025,000 1,466,517,000 324,737,000 336,406,000 312,524,000 323,955,000 314,361,000 321,099,000 332,450,000 347,660,000 194,129,000 170,567,000 178,081,000 162,535,000 170,048,000 148,252,000 122,491,000 81,519,000 143,959,000 149,851,000 160,030,000 167,403,000 173,346,000 178,611,000 184,882,000 193,330,000 199,794,000 206,259,000 191,513,000 197,430,000 203,483,000 209,536,000         
        investments
      396,000,000 774,000,000 776,000,000 775,000,000 877,000,000 869,000,000 856,000,000 859,000,000 958,000,000 946,000,000 927,000,000 919,000,000 1,119,000,000 1,088,700,000 1,063,700,000 1,060,800,000 1,218,791,000 1,188,759,000 1,191,763,000 1,185,541,000 1,333,778,000 1,313,858,000 1,307,604,000 1,322,195,000 1,477,353,000 1,499,090,000                                                
        other noncurrent assets
      373,000,000 388,000,000 380,000,000 386,000,000 389,000,000 383,000,000 383,000,000 401,000,000 386,000,000 376,000,000 385,000,000 359,000,000 377,700,000 379,700,000 374,300,000 395,700,000 396,187,000 443,828,000 421,963,000 426,240,000 418,198,000 360,055,000 422,148,000 439,157,000 451,705,000 408,780,000 165,404,000 235,435,000 141,684,000 172,045,000 186,468,000 199,181,000 202,393,000 69,141,000 88,381,000 85,070,000 82,311,000 78,879,000 85,060,000 53,165,000 43,502,000 56,598,000 65,189,000 119,107,000 80,342,000 69,991,000 69,792,000 59,079,000 54,229,000 30,510,000 6,619,000 4,457,000 5,400,000 5,496,000 5,525,000 5,747,000 6,399,000 6,808,000 7,159,000 7,061,000 7,364,000 8,005,000 8,347,000 8,726,000 8,727,000 8,408,000 8,554,000 11,266,000 21,080,000 12,131,000 12,137,000 12,317,000 12,160,000 
        total assets
      10,846,000,000 11,249,000,000 11,328,000,000 11,414,000,000 11,468,000,000 11,693,000,000 11,819,000,000 11,945,000,000 12,078,000,000 12,047,000,000 12,310,000,000 12,464,000,000 12,678,900,000 13,098,300,000 12,915,500,000 13,090,800,000 13,264,462,000 13,282,994,000 13,287,637,000 13,347,549,000 13,404,276,000 13,290,502,000 13,540,056,000 13,575,437,000 13,989,737,000 14,103,375,000 7,031,535,000 7,097,186,000 7,119,116,000 7,119,494,000 7,457,623,000 7,481,647,000 7,504,578,000 7,469,617,000 7,523,100,000 2,966,085,000 2,920,696,000 1,898,452,000 1,892,185,000 1,835,134,000 1,860,206,000 1,865,703,000 1,903,151,000 1,462,225,000 1,220,091,000 1,189,052,000 1,163,722,000 1,147,988,000 1,086,766,000 945,815,000 595,034,000 615,439,000 626,587,000 665,218,000 699,609,000 748,265,000 708,702,000 708,303,000 703,646,000 708,851,000 724,709,000 679,202,000 667,197,000 666,299,000 680,081,000 682,265,000 683,637,000 700,201,000 734,965,000 721,959,000 715,056,000 712,631,000 727,096,000 
        liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholdersʼ equity
                                                                               
        current liabilities:
                                                                               
        current portion of debt
      111,000,000 111,000,000 108,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 124,000,000 124,300,000 124,300,000 124,300,000 55,300,000 47,170,000 40,715,000 33,510,000 24,804,000 21,429,000 22,921,000 60,491,000 56,228,000 109,310,000 142,664,000 94,940,000 95,516,000 42,089,000 41,722,000 92,174,000 92,808,000 103,386,000 57,860,000 20,820,000 28,093,000 28,093,000 26,109,000 24,265,000 22,139,000 19,887,000 18,539,000 17,189,000 15,840,000 7,460,000 6,575,000 6,857,000 4,750,000 4,125,000 2,175,000 1,500,000 3,485,000 3,485,000 3,485,000 3,485,000 50,391,000 50,391,000 50,391,000 50,391,000 3,485,000 3,485,000 3,485,000 3,485,000 3,485,000 3,485,000 3,485,000 2,663,000 2,350,000 2,350,000 2,355,000 1,950,000 1,950,000 1,950,000 
        accounts payable
      133,000,000 100,000,000 190,000,000 113,000,000 133,000,000 132,000,000 133,000,000 115,000,000 235,000,000 142,000,000 127,000,000 207,000,000 197,700,000 166,100,000 170,900,000 220,700,000 248,183,000 186,633,000 140,684,000 217,865,000 218,418,000 161,083,000 176,392,000 138,952,000 157,366,000 109,128,000 70,392,000 72,285,000 74,234,000 66,128,000 80,819,000 31,136,000 61,096,000 27,932,000 36,048,000 19,754,000 25,388,000 29,878,000 24,925,000 25,936,000 23,683,000 22,487,000 20,335,000 16,282,000 10,010,000 12,031,000 10,250,000 13,140,000 13,186,000 12,324,000 9,175,000 10,320,000 9,433,000 11,968,000 13,421,000 10,776,000 8,334,000 7,540,000 9,073,000 10,013,000 10,040,000 9,463,000 9,937,000 9,134,000 9,176,000 7,266,000 7,313,000 8,628,000 8,092,000 6,577,000 6,607,000 6,544,000 9,937,000 
        broadcast rights payable
      48,000,000 71,000,000 82,000,000 96,000,000 97,000,000 124,000,000 106,000,000 138,000,000 136,000,000 142,000,000 125,000,000 128,000,000 151,000,000 151,600,000 64,100,000 73,700,000 76,878,000 77,586,000 74,931,000 90,819,000 105,557,000 111,144,000                            8,674,000 8,435,000 9,408,000 10,953,000 11,631,000 8,179,000 9,127,000 9,569,000 10,755,000 7,963,000 9,042,000 10,807,000 11,190,000 8,336,000 5,307,000 4,639,000 5,900,000 4,104,000 5,178,000 7,153,000 8,845,000 6,355,000 8,405,000 9,002,000 
        accrued expenses
      314,000,000 353,000,000 332,000,000 300,000,000 314,000,000 333,000,000 348,000,000 315,000,000 350,000,000 322,000,000 333,000,000 305,000,000 319,500,000 344,500,000 304,200,000 278,100,000 315,946,000 311,830,000 319,413,000 324,750,000 307,192,000 279,816,000 440,099,000 533,805,000 542,676,000 497,201,000 140,993,000 158,981,000 150,973,000 126,352,000 145,367,000 159,281,000 189,694,000 200,319,000 165,508,000 71,315,000 70,364,000 64,596,000 54,350,000 60,484,000 51,493,000 38,417,000 38,096,000 32,631,000 28,731,000 33,639,000 24,142,000 23,215,000 22,384,000 18,122,000 13,223,000 13,292,000 12,484,000 13,403,000 10,122,000 10,907,000 13,563,000 12,719,000 10,766,000 12,541,000 14,231,000 13,132,000 11,315,000 12,182,000 12,463,000 12,042,000 9,620,000 11,242,000 12,561,000 11,902,000 9,320,000 17,101,000 18,627,000 
        operating lease liabilities
      41,000,000 41,000,000  41,000,000   42,000,000 43,000,000 47,000,000 48,000,000 49,000,000 50,000,000 49,600,000 46,500,000 43,500,000 43,700,000 42,843,000 42,592,000    34,434,000                                                    
        other current liabilities
      64,000,000 69,000,000 111,000,000 131,000,000 115,000,000 133,000,000 75,000,000 96,000,000 69,000,000 74,000,000 78,000,000 50,000,000 51,100,000 11,900,000 38,600,000 62,000,000 56,274,000 51,662,000 70,430,000 71,424,000 78,292,000 14,846,000 62,336,000 55,710,000 60,243,000 54,399,000 23,361,000 26,931,000 19,774,000 15,019,000 16,661,000 17,169,000 15,218,000 10,295,000 12,284,000 9,714,000 15,804,000 10,022,000 9,914,000 8,978,000 9,016,000 8,289,000 7,180,000 5,543,000 16,357,000 10,746,000 4,807,000                           
        total current liabilities
      711,000,000 745,000,000 823,000,000 805,000,000 783,000,000 846,000,000 828,000,000 831,000,000 961,000,000 852,000,000 836,000,000 864,000,000 893,200,000 915,100,000 745,600,000 733,500,000 787,294,000 711,018,000 638,968,000 729,662,000 730,888,000 671,742,000 822,329,000 915,998,000 947,557,000 1,094,297,000 494,047,000 429,938,000 367,289,000 294,570,000 685,155,000 670,703,000 764,723,000 794,448,000 551,220,000 189,578,000 181,150,000 155,955,000 145,111,000 146,061,000 143,018,000 123,349,000 136,413,000 97,266,000 82,345,000 73,200,000 83,922,000 98,950,000 63,334,000 58,003,000 57,230,000 50,290,000 57,483,000 64,507,000 51,723,000 94,415,000 99,777,000 98,924,000 89,540,000 45,890,000 55,098,000 56,109,000 42,908,000 42,098,000 49,467,000 47,336,000 37,989,000 49,485,000 51,519,000 55,716,000 37,768,000 52,054,000 56,180,000 
        debt
      6,222,000,000 6,248,000,000 6,275,000,000 6,371,000,000 6,399,000,000 6,576,000,000 6,657,000,000 6,686,000,000 6,713,000,000 6,742,000,000 6,771,000,000 6,799,000,000 6,827,200,000 7,052,900,000 7,109,700,000 7,205,000,000 7,367,956,000 7,505,654,000 7,586,320,000 7,567,303,000 7,646,574,000 7,859,619,000 7,977,577,000 7,990,635,000 8,383,278,000 8,393,173,000 3,689,778,000 3,797,188,000 4,105,922,000 4,245,924,000 4,243,161,000 4,269,652,000 4,286,622,000 4,377,670,000 4,481,096,000 2,314,326,000 2,320,077,000 1,461,730,000 1,489,899,000 1,454,075,000 1,465,251,000 1,481,859,000 1,526,830,000 1,220,304,000 1,079,980,000 1,081,805,000 1,064,262,000 1,006,749,000 990,174,000 855,467,000 638,861,000 648,597,000 658,632,000 662,757,000 667,680,000 678,485,000 630,785,000 629,087,000 631,578,000 679,977,000 677,650,000 637,324,000 639,168,000 641,014,000 643,020,000 641,026,000 645,636,000 629,505,000 627,548,000 604,117,000 611,764,000 602,875,000 596,988,000 
        deferred tax liabilities
      1,354,000,000 1,467,000,000 1,463,000,000 1,471,000,000 1,487,000,000 1,494,000,000 1,506,000,000 1,508,000,000 1,520,000,000 1,569,000,000 1,586,000,000 1,593,000,000 1,605,600,000 1,714,900,000 1,714,800,000 1,720,500,000 1,728,508,000 1,695,466,000 1,682,231,000 1,673,207,000 1,674,008,000 1,686,238,000 1,698,042,000 1,696,611,000 1,710,664,000 1,688,590,000 642,525,000 637,026,000 639,827,000 633,016,000 627,459,000 619,441,000 901,320,000 886,644,000 1,062,122,000 132,008,000 111,079,000 102,935,000 94,525,000 101,764,000 139,439,000 118,260,000 117,198,000 44,224,000       40,278,000 39,889,000 38,664,000 44,439,000 47,576,000 46,071,000 44,555,000 43,052,000 41,560,000 40,116,000 38,697,000 37,476,000 36,243,000 35,507,000 34,256,000 33,129,000 31,875,000 30,622,000     1,047,000 
        other noncurrent liabilities
      497,000,000 505,000,000 511,000,000 517,000,000 531,000,000 536,000,000 548,000,000 574,000,000 571,000,000 538,000,000 554,000,000 555,000,000 583,600,000 467,000,000 476,300,000 510,100,000 523,277,000 737,432,000 754,858,000 786,369,000 815,930,000 818,187,000 840,331,000 856,134,000 894,745,000 977,282,000 246,968,000 334,024,000 254,102,000 303,530,000 320,344,000 340,541,000 353,450,000 207,309,000 207,861,000 45,819,000 40,789,000 39,724,000 45,100,000 46,861,000 50,768,000 45,991,000 51,273,000 33,876,000 26,644,000 17,460,000 20,689,000                           
        total liabilities
      8,784,000,000 8,965,000,000 9,072,000,000 9,164,000,000 9,200,000,000 9,452,000,000 9,539,000,000 9,599,000,000 9,765,000,000 9,701,000,000 9,747,000,000 9,811,000,000 9,909,600,000 10,149,900,000 10,046,400,000 10,169,100,000 10,407,035,000 10,649,570,000 10,662,377,000 10,756,541,000 10,867,400,000 11,035,786,000 11,338,279,000 11,459,378,000 11,936,244,000 12,153,342,000 5,073,318,000 5,198,176,000 5,367,140,000 5,477,040,000 5,876,119,000 5,900,337,000 6,306,115,000 6,266,071,000 6,302,299,000 2,681,731,000 2,653,095,000 1,760,344,000 1,774,635,000 1,748,761,000 1,798,476,000 1,769,459,000 1,831,714,000 1,405,688,000 1,197,892,000 1,179,592,000 1,176,953,000 1,136,630,000 1,080,772,000 942,861,000 778,438,000 774,114,000 791,743,000 809,521,000 799,121,000 852,325,000 798,092,000 795,779,000 784,750,000 789,183,000 797,999,000 757,470,000 741,993,000 739,173,000 746,106,000 742,183,000 734,668,000 730,304,000 730,710,000 712,518,000 699,426,000 707,006,000 704,405,000 
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                               
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
      19,000,000 17,000,000 18,000,000 19,000,000 26,000,000 37,000,000                                                                    
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                               
        preferred stock - 0.01 par value...
                                                                               
        common stock - 0.01 par value...
                  500,000 500,000 500,000                                                       284,000  284,000  
        additional paid-in capital
      1,331,000,000 1,312,000,000 1,293,000,000 1,304,000,000 1,304,000,000 1,292,000,000 1,281,000,000 1,290,000,000 1,283,000,000 1,269,000,000 1,263,000,000 1,275,000,000 1,287,500,000 1,270,700,000 1,257,900,000 1,268,800,000 1,311,054,000 1,335,370,000 1,327,205,000 1,334,415,000 1,362,510,000 1,351,372,000 1,340,526,000 1,333,717,000 1,353,729,000 1,346,511,000 1,337,057,000 1,332,612,000 1,344,130,000 1,337,738,000 1,331,683,000 1,342,541,000 1,370,686,000 1,380,035,000 1,388,698,000 386,921,000 392,836,000 398,054,000 402,544,000 396,224,000 399,372,000 402,920,000 398,116,000 398,029,000 394,543,000 397,208,000 396,817,000 408,956,000 407,191,000 410,514,000 406,654,000 399,015,000 398,586,000 398,159,000 397,622,000 396,951,000 396,293,000 395,602,000 395,130,000 394,611,000 394,120,000 393,746,000 393,277,000 392,831,000 392,393,000 392,393,000 392,393,000 392,393,000 392,393,000 392,393,000 392,393,000 392,393,000 392,393,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -15,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000                      -14,316,000 -14,316,000 -14,316,000                                              
        retained earnings
      3,537,000,000 3,765,000,000 3,755,000,000 3,718,000,000 3,671,000,000 3,485,000,000 3,369,000,000 3,306,000,000 3,188,000,000 3,120,000,000 3,142,000,000 3,094,000,000 3,033,100,000 2,863,700,000 2,609,900,000 2,418,700,000 2,204,152,000 1,964,018,000 1,823,706,000 1,658,573,000 1,488,031,000 1,149,638,000 984,316,000 910,063,000 778,833,000 675,356,000 701,946,000 654,682,000 484,367,000 400,934,000 330,357,000 299,523,000                                          
        treasury stock
      -2,789,000,000 -2,790,000,000 -2,791,000,000 -2,774,000,000 -2,717,000,000 -2,559,000,000 -2,384,000,000 -2,276,000,000 -2,173,000,000 -2,084,000,000 -1,889,000,000 -1,772,000,000 -1,607,000,000 -1,350,100,000 -1,139,900,000 -913,600,000 -806,990,000 -715,630,000 -575,724,000 -453,769,000 -367,132,000 -286,705,000 -164,847,000 -170,957,000 -121,388,000 -79,299,000 -81,381,000 -86,146,000 -107,037,000 -111,846,000 -97,290,000 -78,063,000 -103,228,000 -64,763,000 -7,715,000 -41,513,000 -43,619,000 -44,814,000 -45,063,000 -47,746,000 -48,121,000                                 
        total nexstar media group, inc. stockholders’ equity
      2,064,000,000    2,257,000,000    2,299,000,000    2,741,000,000    2,850,339,000   2,574,202,000 2,518,392,000 2,234,628,000 2,180,318,000 2,093,146,000 2,031,497,000 1,928,725,000                                                
        noncontrolling interests
      -21,000,000 -19,000,000 -18,000,000 -16,000,000 -15,000,000 -15,000,000 13,000,000 25,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 20,000,000 29,000,000 28,300,000 22,300,000 -600,000 6,000,000 7,088,000 14,683,000 15,090,000 16,806,000 18,484,000 20,088,000 21,459,000 22,913,000                                                  
        total stockholders’ equity
      2,043,000,000    2,242,000,000    2,313,000,000    2,769,300,000    2,857,427,000     2,254,716,000 2,201,777,000 2,116,059,000 2,053,493,000 1,950,033,000                                           -17,295,000 -18,036,000 -12,334,000 -13,509,000  
        total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholdersʼ equity
      10,846,000,000 11,249,000,000 11,328,000,000 11,414,000,000 11,468,000,000 11,693,000,000                                                                    
        stockholdersʼ equity:
                                                                               
        total nexstar media group, inc. stockholdersʼ equity
       2,286,000,000 2,256,000,000 2,247,000,000  2,219,000,000 2,267,000,000 2,321,000,000  2,332,000,000 2,543,000,000 2,624,000,000  2,926,100,000 2,869,700,000 2,915,700,000                                                          
        total stockholdersʼ equity
       2,267,000,000 2,238,000,000 2,231,000,000  2,204,000,000 2,280,000,000 2,346,000,000  2,346,000,000 2,563,000,000 2,653,000,000  2,948,400,000 2,869,100,000 2,921,700,000                                                          
        restricted cash and cash equivalents
              12,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 14,000,000 15,600,000 15,600,000 15,600,000 15,600,000 15,626,000 16,608,000 16,608,000 16,608,000 16,608,000 16,610,000 16,610,000 16,608,000 16,608,000 16,609,000                                                
        accumulated other comprehensive income
          -1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 27,000,000 27,000,000 27,000,000 26,900,000 141,300,000 141,300,000 141,300,000 141,650,000 34,510,000 34,510,000 34,510,000 34,510,000 19,850,000 19,850,000 19,850,000 19,850,000    6,140,000 6,140,000 6,140,000 6,140,000                                          
        liabilities and stockholdersʼ equity
                                                                               
        total liabilities and stockholdersʼ equity
            11,819,000,000 11,945,000,000  12,047,000,000 12,310,000,000 12,464,000,000  13,098,300,000 12,915,500,000 13,090,800,000                                                          
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                               
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
              12,078,000,000    12,678,900,000    13,264,462,000    13,404,276,000 13,290,502,000 13,540,056,000 13,575,437,000 13,989,737,000 14,103,375,000                                           734,965,000 721,959,000 715,056,000 712,631,000  
        assets held for sale
                     45,300,000 45,250,000    4,524,000 4,524,000 4,524,000 4,524,000 240,524,000 242,999,000                                                
        deferred revenue
                   70,200,000        47,498,000                           2,249,000 2,276,000 2,196,000 6,915,000 7,167,000 8,284,000 6,555,000 7,285,000 6,569,000 6,565,000 5,825,000 5,917,000 5,586,000 7,557,000 5,163,000 5,102,000 4,369,000 3,987,000 3,261,000 2,629,000 2,000,000 3,065,000 1,732,000 1,759,000 1,078,000 
        class a common stock - 0.01 par value...
                     500,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 473,000 316,000 316,000 316,000 316,000 316,000 316,000 316,000 313,000 312,000 309,000 309,000 306,000 304,000 300,000 217,000                        
        class b common stock - 0.01 par value...
                                                       77,000                        
        class c common stock - 0.01 par value...
                                                                               
        liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                                                               
        stockholders' equity:
                                                                               
        total nexstar media group, inc. stockholders' equity
                       2,618,741,000 2,610,170,000        1,943,779,000 1,887,305,000 1,728,073,000 1,633,439,000 1,571,363,000 1,570,614,000 1,188,973,000 1,190,312,000 1,212,030,000 169,141,000                                      
        total stockholders' equity
                       2,633,424,000 2,625,260,000 2,591,008,000 2,536,876,000      1,958,217,000 1,899,010,000 1,751,976,000 1,642,454,000 1,581,504,000 1,581,310,000 1,198,463,000 1,203,546,000 1,220,801,000 284,354,000 267,601,000 138,108,000 117,550,000 86,373,000 61,730,000 96,244,000 71,437,000 56,537,000 22,199,000 9,460,000  11,358,000 5,994,000 2,954,000                        
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                       13,282,994,000 13,287,637,000 13,347,549,000       7,031,535,000 7,097,186,000 7,119,116,000 7,119,494,000 7,457,623,000 7,481,647,000 7,504,578,000 7,469,617,000 7,523,100,000 2,966,085,000 2,920,696,000 1,898,452,000 1,892,185,000 1,835,134,000 1,860,206,000 1,865,703,000 1,903,151,000 1,462,225,000 1,220,091,000 1,189,052,000  1,147,988,000 1,086,766,000 945,815,000                        
        spectrum asset
                             67,171,000 67,171,000 119,047,000 118,969,000 52,002,000 52,002,000  305,773,000 305,764,000 340,688,000                                         
        liability to surrender spectrum asset
                             77,962,000 77,962,000 129,964,000 129,964,000 52,002,000 52,002,000  314,087,000 314,087,000                                          
        income tax payable
                            83,011,000 53,341,000                                                  
        noncontrolling interests in consolidated variable interest entities
                              21,996,000 21,308,000 14,438,000 11,705,000 23,903,000 9,015,000 10,141,000 10,696,000 9,490,000 13,234,000 8,771,000 115,213,000 115,133,000 6,416,000 6,146,000 5,699,000 5,457,000 5,584,000 5,905,000                               
        income taxes payable
                               160,941,000                                                
        interest payable
                                34,397,000 24,223,000 28,217,000 40,322,000 29,204,000 39,563,000 28,253,000 34,653,000 24,404,000 44,190,000 24,751,000 11,056,000 15,833,000 10,939,000 15,766,000 11,747,000 16,612,000 4,601,000 13,939,000 4,878,000 4,661,000 19,479,000 8,312,000 8,703,000 10,868,000 3,692,000 8,591,000 7,527,000 10,234,000 2,963,000 6,499,000 3,140,000 6,577,000 3,079,000 6,657,000 3,066,000 6,502,000 2,998,000 6,556,000 2,990,000 6,489,000 11,492,000 8,866,000 11,472,000 9,344,000 12,025,000 4,840,000 
        current portion of broadcast rights payable
                                   5,027,000 6,843,000 16,659,000 18,431,000 16,402,000 27,191,000 16,512,000 16,750,000 14,294,000 15,824,000 17,510,000 21,009,000 15,427,000 17,937,000 9,618,000   6,282,000 7,002,000 6,246,000 9,094,000 13,534,000 10,856,000 14,745,000 18,413,000 6,336,000 10,163,000 13,943,000 18,569,000 6,908,000 10,855,000 15,099,000 19,406,000 6,254,000 8,944,000 13,169,000 17,323,000 8,178,000 12,738,000 17,561,000 20,345,000 8,614,000 12,400,000 18,509,000 
        restricted cash
                                         26,719,000 900,402,000                                   800,000 800,000 
        liability to surrender spectrum
                                      348,645,000                                         
        accumulated deficit
                                      -78,958,000 -125,433,000 -169,426,000 -176,583,000 -197,065,000 -221,864,000 -246,393,000 -268,120,000 -295,294,000 -312,576,000 -332,897,000 -345,804,000 -376,653,000 -392,057,000 -410,354,000 -397,902,000 -401,497,000 -407,854,000 -590,346,000 -557,974,000 -564,026,000 -542,746,000 -497,418,000 -501,295,000 -485,967,000 -483,362,000 -476,518,000 -475,227,000 -467,694,000 -472,298,000 -468,357,000 -465,989,000 -458,702,000 -452,595,000 -443,708,000 -422,780,000 -409,972,000 -410,713,000 -405,011,000 -406,186,000 -389,472,000 
        spectrum auction asset
                                       459,004,000 441,609,000                                       
        taxes payable
                                       171,635,000      75,000 2,164,000 8,443,000 19,064,000 4,899,000    288,000  983,000 402,000 664,000 512,000 366,000 237,000 595,000 478,000      252,000 253,000 249,000 243,000 465,000 406,000 89,000  201,000 275,000 192,000 
        contingent consideration liability
                                       275,352,000 264,965,000                                       
        total nexstar broadcasting group, inc. stockholders' equity
                                          152,468,000 131,692,000 111,404,000 80,674,000 56,273,000 90,660,000 65,532,000 52,537,000 18,199,000 5,460,000                            
        deferred tax assets
                                              64,263,000 50,160,000 49,926,000 41,737,000 38,585,000 38,585,000 38,585,000 8,861,000 8,861,000 72,090,000                      59,000 59,000 
        fcc licenses of consolidated variable interest entities
                                                 46,727,000 43,102,000 43,102,000 66,263,000                           
        amounts payable to sellers for acquisition of stations
                                                    22,000,000 22,000,000                          
        other current liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities
                                                 7,852,000 5,848,000 5,331,000                            
        other noncurrent liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities
                                                 10,018,000 8,923,000 7,127,000                            
        stockholders' equity
                                                                               
        noncontrolling interest in consolidated variable interest entities
                                                 4,000,000                              
        noncontrolling interest in a consolidated variable interest entity
                                                  4,000,000 4,000,000                            
        current portion of broadcast rights
                                                    7,057,000 7,911,000 6,834,000 8,477,000 16,290,000 10,603,000 14,273,000 18,090,000 6,060,000 10,036,000 13,885,000 18,279,000 6,607,000 10,509,000 14,740,000 18,306,000 5,737,000 8,514,000 12,574,000 16,771,000 7,614,000 12,080,000 17,292,000 20,167,000 9,058,000 12,948,000 19,026,000 
        liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity
                                                                               
        other current liabilities of mission
                                                    4,923,000                           
        other noncurrent liabilities of mission
                                                    8,080,000                           
        stockholders' (deficit) equity:
                                                                               
        total stockholders' (deficit) equity
                                                    -13,231,000                           
        total liabilities and stockholders' (deficit) equity
                                                    1,163,722,000                           
        fcc licenses of mission
                                                     41,563,000 41,563,000 21,939,000 21,939,000                       
        other liabilities of mission
                                                     4,755,000 5,072,000 3,195,000 5,201,000                       
        other liabilities
                                                     4,321,000 1,760,000 1,131,000 1,131,000 1,066,000 1,066,000 1,061,000 1,333,000 1,335,000 5,942,000 5,963,000 5,793,000 5,615,000 6,978,000 6,375,000 6,171,000 6,007,000 5,277,000 5,158,000 5,049,000 5,026,000 4,072,000 2,891,000 3,437,000 4,431,000 3,265,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
                                                                               
        deferred gain on sale of assets
                                                        1,999,000 4,822,000 4,931,000 5,040,000 5,149,000 5,259,000 5,368,000 5,477,000 5,586,000 5,695,000 5,804,000 5,913,000 6,022,000 6,131,000 6,240,000 6,349,000 6,458,000 6,567,000 6,763,000 7,046,000 7,155,000 7,264,000 7,372,000 
        deferred representation fee incentive
                                                        4,345,000 5,853,000 6,003,000 6,092,000 6,276,000 6,450,000                  
        stockholders’ deficit:
                                                                               
        preferred stock—0.01 par value...
                                                                               
        class a common stock—0.01 par value...
                                                        154,000                       
        class b common stock—0.01 par value...
                                                        134,000                       
        class c common stock—0.01 par value...
                                                                               
        total stockholders’ deficit
                                                        -183,404,000 -158,675,000 -165,156,000 -144,303,000 -99,512,000 -104,060,000 -89,390,000 -87,476,000 -81,104,000 -80,332,000 -73,290,000 -78,268,000 -74,796,000 -72,874,000 -66,025,000 -59,918,000 -51,031,000 -30,103,000      
        total liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
                                                        595,034,000 615,439,000 626,587,000 665,218,000 699,609,000 748,265,000 708,702,000 708,303,000 703,646,000 708,851,000 724,709,000 679,202,000 667,197,000 666,299,000 680,081,000 682,265,000 683,637,000 700,201,000      
        deferred tax asset
                                                         15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 16,000 16,000 153,000 157,000 57,000 57,000           
        total current
                                                         74,419,000                      
        common stock:
                                                                               
        class a common - 0.01 par value...
                                                         150,000  150,000 150,000   150,000 150,000 143,000  143,000 143,000 143,000  143,000 143,000  143,000     
        class b common - 0.01 par value...
                                                         134,000  134,000 134,000   134,000 134,000 134,000  134,000 134,000 134,000  134,000 134,000  134,000     
        class c common - 0.01 par value...
                                                                 7,000  7,000 7,000 7,000  7,000 7,000  7,000     
        net revenue
                                                         55,468,000 284,919,000 70,275,000 70,618,000 63,712,000 266,801,000 64,463,000 68,729,000 62,054,000 265,169,000 63,588,000 64,561,000 59,826,000 226,053,000         
        operating expenses
                                                                               
        direct operating expenses
                                                         19,055,000 78,287,000 19,410,000 19,283,000 19,496,000 74,128,000 18,202,000 18,551,000 18,156,000 71,465,000 17,738,000 17,705,000 17,388,000 68,117,000 16,663,000 16,661,000 16,306,000      
        selling, general, and administrative expenses
                                                         23,471,000 90,468,000 22,915,000 21,839,000 20,885,000 86,773,000 21,569,000 21,787,000 20,298,000 85,293,000 20,380,000 20,748,000 20,378,000 72,977,000 18,129,000 17,320,000 17,194,000      
        restructure charge
                                                         356,000                      
        non-cash contract termination fees
                                                          7,167,000   7,167,000                  
        amortization of broadcast rights
                                                         5,060,000 20,423,000 5,252,000 4,806,000 5,335,000 21,457,000 5,526,000 4,756,000 5,892,000 19,701,000 4,821,000 4,338,000 5,228,000 22,257,000 5,681,000 5,282,000 6,158,000      
        amortization of intangible assets
                                                         5,892,000 28,129,000 6,345,000 6,383,000 6,372,000 25,671,000 6,377,000 6,467,000 6,465,000 24,135,000 6,017,000 6,053,000 6,053,000 26,511,000 6,630,000 6,647,000 6,762,000      
        depreciation
                                                         5,196,000 21,024,000 5,229,000 5,088,000 5,333,000 20,209,000 5,011,000 5,024,000 4,988,000 18,086,000 4,400,000 4,622,000 4,626,000 16,733,000 3,996,000 4,327,000 4,423,000      
        gain on asset exchange
                                                         -1,660,000 -4,776,000 -487,000 -2,742,000 -850,000 -1,962,000 -500,000 -1,035,000               
        (gain) loss on asset disposal
                                                         -591,000                      
        total operating expenses
                                                         56,779,000 323,074,000 107,074,000 54,452,000 63,773,000 226,259,000 56,138,000 55,308,000 55,951,000 219,319,000 53,779,000 53,482,000 53,737,000 207,443,000 51,097,000 50,884,000 50,843,000      
        income from operations
                                                         -1,311,000 -38,155,000 -36,799,000 16,166,000 -61,000 40,542,000 8,325,000 13,421,000 6,103,000 45,850,000 9,809,000 11,079,000 6,089,000 18,610,000 2,868,000 7,016,000 1,820,000      
        interest expense, including amortization of debt financing costs
                                                         -9,860,000   -10,806,000 -13,989,000 -55,040,000 -13,787,000 -13,771,000 -13,720,000 -51,783,000 -13,189,000 -12,899,000 -12,242,000 -47,260,000 -11,364,000 -10,893,000 -13,075,000      
        gain on extinguishment of debt
                                                         18,567,000 2,897,000                     
        interest and other income
                                                         35,000 715,000 74,000 151,000 401,000                  
        income before income taxes
                                                         7,431,000 -83,375,000 -48,331,000 5,511,000 -13,649,000 -13,966,000 -5,337,000 -205,000 -7,501,000 -5,173,000 -3,208,000 -1,654,000 -6,036,000  -8,011,000 -19,548,000 -11,264,000      
        income tax expense
                                                         -1,379,000   -1,634,000 -1,679,000 -5,807,000 -1,507,000 -1,086,000 -1,532,000 -3,819,000 -733,000 -714,000 -1,251,000  -876,000 -1,380,000 -1,544,000      
        net income
                                                         6,052,000 -78,059,000 -45,328,000 3,877,000 -15,328,000 -19,773,000 -6,844,000 -1,291,000 -9,033,000 -8,992,000 -3,941,000 -2,368,000 -7,287,000 -48,730,000 -8,887,000 -20,928,000 -12,808,000      
        net income per common share:
                                                                               
        basic and diluted
                                                         210 -2,750 -1,590 140 -540 -700 -240 -50 -320 -320 -140 -80 -260 28,363,000 -310 -740 -450      
        weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
                                                                               
        taxes receivable
                                                              351,000 7,000 18,000 138,000 247,000 247,000            
        class a common—0.01 par value...
                                                          150,000   150,000 150,000    143,000    143,000         
        class b common—0.01 par value...
                                                          134,000   134,000 134,000    134,000    134,000         
        class c common—0.01 par value...
                                                                  7,000    7,000         
        impairment of goodwill
                                                          38,856,000                     
        impairment of other intangible assets
                                                          43,539,000                     
        gain on asset disposal
                                                          -43,000 -127,000 -205,000  -17,000 -47,000 -242,000      232,000         
        interest expense, including amortization of debt financing costs and debt discounts
                                                          -48,832,000 -11,606,000                    
        income tax benefit
                                                          5,316,000 3,003,000           -4,958,000         
        operating expenses:
                                                                               
        impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
                                                           48,537,000                    
        loss on asset disposal
                                                             35,000    152,000 639,000 423,000 16,000 64,000          
        loss on property held for sale
                                                                      616,000  616,000       
        loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                      -15,715,000  -15,715,000       
        interest income
                                                              532,000 125,000 145,000 116,000 760,000 172,000 166,000 117,000 213,000 61,000 44,000 39,000      
        other income
                                                                      380,000 424,000        
        property held for sale
                                                                     400,000 516,000 516,000 516,000       
        merger related expenses
                                                                               
        income before minority interest in consolidated entity
                                                                  -8,992,000     -8,887,000 -20,928,000 -12,808,000      
        minority interest in consolidated entity
                                                                          21,550,000 27,477,000 27,964,000 19,134,000 19,486,000 
        other income (expenses)
                                                                         -48,000      
        income from operations before income taxes
                                                                      -43,772,000         
        income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle and minority interest in consolidated entity
                                                                      -48,730,000         
        cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax
                                                                               
        accretion of preferred interests
                                                                               
        net income attributable to common shareholders
                                                                      -48,730,000         
        basic and diluted net income per share:
                                                                               
        cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                               
        weighted-average number of shares outstanding:
                                                                               
        intangible assets
                                                                       354,445,000 361,075,000 367,722,000 374,050,000 380,627,000 394,048,000 393,745,000 402,214,000 
        revenue
                                                                       56,767,000 60,915,000 54,509,000      
        less: commissions
                                                                       -7,387,000 -8,000,000 -6,996,000      
        net broadcast revenue
                                                                       49,380,000 52,915,000 47,513,000      
        trade and barter revenue
                                                                       4,585,000 4,985,000 5,150,000      
        total net revenue
                                                                       53,965,000 57,900,000 52,663,000      
        gain on asset disposal (including deferred gain recognition)
                                                                       -2,000 31,000       
        preferred stock – 0.01 par value...
                                                                               
        class a common – 0.01 par value...
                                                                         143,000      
        class b common – 0.01 par value...
                                                                         134,000      
        class c common – 0.01 par value...
                                                                         7,000      
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                               
        common stock—0.01 par value...
                                                                            284,000   
        prepaid income taxes
                                                                               
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity/members’ deficit
                                                                               
        amounts due to related parties
                                                                               
        note payable to related party
                                                                               
        mandatorily redeemable preferred and common units
                                                                               
        stockholders’ equity/members’ deficit:
                                                                               
        common stock–0.01 par value...
                                                                              284,000 
        contributed capital
                                                                               
        total stockholders’ equity/members’ deficit
                                                                              3,205,000 
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity/members’ deficit
                                                                              727,096,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 
                                                                                             
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                             
          net income
        160,000,000 -170,000,000 65,000,000 91,000,000 97,000,000 230,000,000 180,000,000 106,000,000 167,000,000 99,000,000 8,000,000 75,000,000 88,000,000 178,100,000 287,500,000 226,500,000 251,400,000 262,328,000 169,157,000 199,761,000 199,190,000 362,912,000 189,313,000 98,141,000 157,694,000 113,851,000 -5,178,000 70,735,000 56,887,000 99,828,000 86,606,000 47,341,000 379,856,000 42,072,000 48,455,000 4,944,000 20,411,000 25,616,000 24,799,000 22,274,000 27,416,000 17,155,000 19,900,000 11,912,000 30,849,000 15,404,000 10,944,000 7,353,000 -12,452,000 3,595,000 6,367,000 705,000  9,561,000 8,818,000 3,016,000  -6,259,000 -2,584,000 -6,312,000  -2,995,000 -9,421,000 -3,673,000 6,052,000 -21,280,000 -45,328,000 3,877,000 -15,328,000 -2,605,000 -6,844,000 -1,291,000 -9,033,000 4,604,000 -3,941,000 -2,368,000 -7,287,000 -6,107,000 -8,887,000       
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                             
          amortization of broadcast rights
        72,000,000              25,400,000 27,400,000 27,800,000 28,650,000 29,884,000 31,651,000 30,883,000 32,574,000 31,968,000 35,740,000 37,208,000  18,452,000 13,935,000 14,362,000                                                         
          depreciation and amortization of intangible assets
        121,000,000                                                                                     
          stock-based compensation expense
        20,000,000 20,000,000 19,000,000 21,000,000 18,000,000 21,000,000 19,000,000 20,000,000 18,000,000 16,000,000 17,000,000 13,000,000 14,000,000 18,200,000 17,200,000 13,100,000 13,100,000 12,380,000 12,302,000 10,418,000 11,603,000 12,357,000 12,483,000 12,749,000 10,685,000 9,590,000 11,270,000 9,691,000 8,069,000 8,212,000 8,195,000 6,400,000 6,556,000 6,203,000 6,499,000 4,810,000 2,388,000 2,913,000 2,955,000 3,134,000 2,885,000 2,853,000 2,804,000 2,858,000 2,114,000 1,928,000 1,913,000 1,643,000 500,000 586,000 499,000 495,000  297,000 211,000 217,000  290,000 288,000 285,000  313,000 1,897,000 285,000 429,000  537,000     472,000 482,000 374,000 469,000 446,000 438,000         
          deferred income taxes
        -51,000,000 -109,000,000 4,000,000 -8,000,000 -16,000,000 -7,000,000 -12,000,000 -2,000,000 -12,000,000 -40,000,000 -17,000,000 -7,000,000 -13,000,000 -70,500,000 -18,400,000 -5,400,000 -8,300,000 -816,000 173,000 8,206,000 -2,390,000 -22,700,000 -9,360,000 1,431,000 -13,011,000 10,354,000 -20,962,000 3,754,000 2,309,000 6,623,000 5,288,000 184,000 -473,640,000 195,990,000 -168,968,000 -16,567,000 24,441,000 11,137,000 12,198,000 6,815,000 17,162,000 10,195,000 11,179,000 5,139,000 22,120,000 9,327,000 7,548,000 4,496,000 -6,436,000 4,392,000 5,605,000 -894,000  1,440,000 1,450,000 1,417,000  1,356,000 1,282,000 1,276,000  1,373,000 1,516,000 1,455,000 1,229,000 -5,772,000 -3,148,000 1,523,000 1,520,000 1,546,000 1,496,000 915,000 1,423,000 1,121,000 1,233,000 679,000 1,251,000 1,127,000 1,254,000       
          payments for broadcast rights
        -62,000,000 -94,000,000 -88,000,000 -81,000,000 -80,000,000 -85,000,000 -74,000,000 -90,000,000 -76,000,000 -95,000,000 -104,000,000 -76,000,000 -142,000,000 -147,200,000 -31,000,000 -32,700,000 -33,400,000 -34,336,000 -40,773,000 -46,705,000 -45,564,000 -46,372,000 -46,320,000 -49,111,000 -51,783,000 -53,480,000 -18,850,000 -13,811,000 -14,489,000 -14,865,000 -16,538,000 -16,249,000 -16,161,000 -16,891,000 -16,144,000 -13,335,000 -5,762,000 -5,404,000 -5,580,000 -6,258,000 -6,193,000 -5,495,000 -5,514,000 -5,271,000 -2,917,000 -3,030,000 -2,929,000 -3,149,000 -3,160,000 -3,652,000 -3,679,000 -3,700,000  -2,168,000 -2,200,000 -2,313,000  -3,249,000 -2,281,000 -2,478,000  -2,450,000 -2,414,000 -2,558,000 -2,161,000 -2,111,000 -2,001,000 -1,986,000 -2,141,000 -2,062,000 -2,053,000 -2,007,000 -2,254,000 -2,175,000 -1,900,000 -1,907,000 -2,302,000 -2,384,000 -2,323,000       
          income from equity method investments
        -4,000,000 -6,000,000 -5,000,000 -11,000,000 -8,000,000 -18,000,000 -17,000,000 -16,000,000 -19,000,000 -22,000,000 -25,000,000 -32,000,000 -25,000,000 -43,200,000 -36,600,000 -35,900,000 -37,700,000 -46,873,000 -20,783,000                                                                   
          distribution from equity method investments – return on capital
        84,000,000  6,000,000 11,000,000 114,000,000  4,000,000 19,000,000 120,000,000  8,000,000                                                                           
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                             
          accounts receivable
        34,000,000 -62,000,000 9,000,000 8,000,000 -2,000,000 -12,000,000 32,000,000 3,000,000 45,000,000 -204,000,000 55,000,000 64,000,000 72,000,000 -92,500,000 11,100,000 65,500,000 4,300,000 -103,373,000 -20,495,000 21,734,000 -16,466,000 -109,423,000 -16,608,000 117,244,000 -7,268,000 -52,457,000 54,303,000 -3,854,000 4,184,000 -27,787,000 13,990,000 42,949,000 -49,577,000 -19,500,000 5,985,000 7,273,000 -4,445,000 -8,430,000 -7,538,000 -6,877,000 -18,677,000 -4,419,000 -8,148,000 934,000 -11,704,000 -2,299,000 -333,000 3,958,000 -9,705,000 2,002,000 -12,197,000 -18,214,000  -1,402,000 -2,554,000 6,341,000  -1,939,000 -1,044,000 4,326,000  -638,000 -588,000 3,660,000 4,122,000 2,001,000 32,000 -4,674,000 4,919,000 -2,306,000 -402,000 -5,164,000 -75,000 42,000 1,165,000 -4,470,000 582,000 -3,917,000 1,488,000       
          prepaid and other current assets
        -6,000,000  12,000,000 2,000,000 -8,000,000  2,000,000 6,000,000 -18,000,000  -3,000,000 8,000,000 -11,000,000                                                                         
          other noncurrent assets
        -5,000,000 3,000,000 -2,000,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 -3,000,000 4,000,000 -11,000,000 -3,000,000 3,000,000       34,636,000 4,845,000 -2,790,000 -1,515,000 1,788,000 -307,000 11,920,000 214,000 -3,670,000 70,000 -3,898,000 2,248,000 1,200,000 848,000 -1,567,000 -732,000 524,000 701,000 -771,000 376,000 -306,000 93,000 81,000 -68,000 242,000 63,000 56,000 72,000 109,000 60,000 92,000 54,000 30,000 18,000 -5,000  13,000 24,000 60,000  22,000 -16,000 -2,000  -24,000   287,000 238,000 -283,000 -228,000 -216,000 -83,000 56,000 -400,000 -119,000 -51,000 -105,000 102,000 -409,000 -144,000 -126,000       
          accounts payable
        -31,000,000 34,000,000 -90,000,000 76,000,000 -16,000,000 1,000,000 -5,000,000 20,000,000 -114,000,000 86,000,000 9,000,000 -82,000,000 19,000,000 30,400,000 -8,600,000 -50,200,000 -21,300,000 60,262,000 44,357,000 -75,069,000 -1,835,000 53,761,000 -13,358,000 31,587,000 -18,324,000 49,877,000                                                            
          accrued expenses and other current liabilities
        -78,000,000  24,000,000 41,000,000 -21,000,000   37,000,000 -38,000,000 32,000,000 -30,000,000 51,000,000 -24,000,000 -63,800,000   -37,400,000 10,651,000 -8,316,000 31,786,000 -29,834,000 13,842,000 -5,390,000 -82,095,000 -10,102,000 67,118,000                                                            
          income tax payable
        43,000,000 31,000,000 -7,000,000 -92,000,000 54,000,000 46,000,000 65,000,000 -130,000,000 71,000,000 62,000,000 -1,000,000 -76,000,000 52,000,000 46,300,000 4,900,000 -98,200,000 57,300,000 1,525,000 -7,670,000 -105,077,000 62,924,000 3,750,000 -119,633,000 29,862,000 74,750,000                                                             
          other noncurrent liabilities
        -13,000,000 -4,000,000 -21,000,000 -16,000,000 -13,000,000 -6,000,000 -9,000,000 -11,000,000 -10,000,000 -12,000,000 -11,000,000 -12,000,000 -13,000,000 -15,400,000 -11,300,000 -12,700,000 -13,200,000 -52,275,000 -20,667,000 -25,824,000 -19,536,000 -32,590,000 -11,067,000 -10,847,000 -18,822,000 -12,746,000 -2,354,000 112,000 -3,128,000 -2,225,000 -5,241,000 -4,203,000 -16,108,000 1,515,000 -1,691,000 -5,927,000 -28,000 -679,000 -1,462,000 1,273,000 339,000 -137,000 106,000 103,000 125,000 161,000 -175,000 -22,000 -2,592,000 -324,000 -312,000 1,469,000  -612,000 358,000 -155,000  -56,000 -98,000 -180,000  13,000 96,000 -505,000 180,000 141,000 44,000 151,000 149,000 -21,000 170,000 178,000 137,000 120,000 204,000 164,000 382,000         
          other
        5,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 -4,000,000 10,000,000 3,000,000 -2,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 -4,000,000 2,000,000 -1,200,000 7,500,000                                                                       
          net cash from operating activities
        289,000,000 190,000,000 117,000,000 247,000,000 337,000,000 411,000,000 387,000,000 176,000,000 276,000,000 182,000,000 138,000,000 185,000,000 494,000,000 218,000,000 376,000,000 290,100,000 518,900,000 333,189,000 286,097,000 147,302,000 448,255,000 376,682,000 160,190,000 302,180,000 415,118,000 101,485,000 79,582,000 111,811,000 124,589,000 175,529,000 144,770,000 179,365,000 45,943,000 -47,104,000 158,887,000 -21,005,000 84,763,000 66,785,000 57,778,000 38,431,000 56,611,000 60,062,000 30,967,000 49,626,000 45,885,000 47,222,000 28,689,000 44,731,000 -18,389,000 31,894,000 729,000 13,105,000  26,332,000 16,355,000 26,042,000 5,374,000 12,746,000 4,514,000 17,706,000 10,533,000 24,325,000 10,039,000 14,371,000 -3,651,000 19,922,000 11,885,000 18,564,000 10,277,000 16,999,000 6,480,000 10,102,000 3,406,000 24,054,000 13,021,000 11,337,000 6,050,000 12,445,000 5,653,000       
          capital expenditures
        -14,000,000 -60,000,000 -30,000,000 -29,000,000 -23,000,000 -48,000,000 -24,000,000 -37,000,000 -29,000,000 -60,000,000 -26,000,000 -29,000,000 -21,000,000 -57,200,000 -34,300,000 -32,200,000 -23,700,000 -48,800,000 -37,338,000 -37,313,000 -21,059,000 -54,033,000 -62,147,000 -57,250,000 -32,110,000 -89,264,000 -34,161,000 -47,598,000 -783,000 -23,364,000 -5,002,000 -17,012,000 -19,437,000 -13,765,000 -2,972,000 -11,457,000 -4,573,000 -12,087,000 -5,779,000 -6,386,000 -6,867,000 -7,304,000 -4,650,000 -3,804,000 965,000 -4,360,000 -3,201,000 -3,003,000 -1,348,000 -3,095,000 -9,155,000 -2,572,000  -3,361,000 -2,929,000 -2,995,000 -3,825,000 -1,912,000 -3,607,000 -4,929,000 -3,793,000 -3,234,000 -12,674,000 -10,217,000 -3,656,000 -4,246,000 -4,905,000 -3,532,000 -4,246,000 -5,858,000 -7,613,000 -7,810,000 -5,949,000 -2,982,000 -3,372,000 -3,539,000       
          free cash flows
        275,000,000 130,000,000 87,000,000 218,000,000 314,000,000 363,000,000 363,000,000 139,000,000 247,000,000 122,000,000 112,000,000 156,000,000 473,000,000 160,800,000 341,700,000 257,900,000 495,200,000 284,389,000 248,759,000 109,989,000 427,196,000 322,649,000 98,043,000 244,930,000 383,008,000 12,221,000 45,421,000 64,213,000 123,806,000 152,165,000 139,768,000 162,353,000 26,506,000 -60,869,000 155,915,000 -32,462,000 80,190,000 54,698,000 51,999,000 32,045,000 49,744,000 52,758,000 26,317,000 45,822,000 46,850,000 42,862,000 25,488,000 41,728,000 -19,737,000 28,799,000 -8,426,000 10,533,000  22,971,000 13,426,000 23,047,000 5,374,000 8,921,000 2,602,000 14,099,000 10,533,000 24,325,000 5,110,000 10,578,000 -6,885,000 7,248,000 1,668,000 14,908,000 6,031,000 12,094,000 2,948,000 5,856,000 -2,452,000 16,441,000 5,211,000 5,388,000 3,068,000 9,073,000 2,114,000       
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                             
          purchases of property and equipment
        -22,000,000 -54,000,000 -30,000,000 -29,000,000 -35,000,000 -35,000,000 -29,000,000 -37,000,000 -44,000,000 -36,000,000 -36,000,000 -41,000,000 -36,000,000 -57,300,000 -37,000,000 -34,100,000 -28,900,000 -45,784,000 -38,079,000 -34,795,000 -32,103,000 -46,888,000 -54,494,000 -55,522,000 -60,134,000 -87,286,000 -38,757,000 -42,889,000 -28,579,000 -27,196,000 -15,298,000 -21,092,000 -23,615,000 -21,155,000 -13,777,000 -13,914,000 -6,228,000 -10,607,000 -7,294,000 -7,741,000 -7,739,000 -7,909,000 -6,972,000 -6,401,000 -6,485,000 -4,839,000 -5,082,000 -3,983,000 -2,048,000 -4,388,000 -5,733,000 -6,786,000  -3,826,000 -3,122,000 -4,076,000  -3,890,000 -2,784,000 -4,168,000                          
          payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
        -3,341,000,000 -22,000,000             409,000 -130,375,000   -254,097,000 -69,071,000 -213,000 -63,000,000      -3,077,000 -82,790,000 -4,060,000 -2,971,194,000       288,000 -459,979,000                                          
          proceeds received from life insurance policies
        51,000,000                                                                                     
          other investing activities
        -1,000,000 -1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000   -8,000,000   -400,000 -1,500,000 -5,600,000 6,500,000 -1,893,000 -264,000 -680,000 1,381,000 344,000   171,000 1,762,000                                                            
          net cash from investing activities
        -3,313,000,000 -55,000,000 -29,000,000 -28,000,000 -61,000,000 -34,000,000 -29,000,000 -35,000,000 -4,000,000 -36,000,000 -64,000,000 -37,000,000 -36,000,000 136,100,000 3,900,000 7,600,000 -22,400,000 -38,308,000 -150,682,000 -20,303,000 -22,807,000 -300,112,000 -61,490,000 -29,177,000 351,029,000 -120,002,000 -4,545,297,000 -23,103,000 -13,753,000 -43,742,000 -16,961,000 -101,035,000 -24,096,000 459,327,000 394,000 -2,497,697,000 -11,158,000 -10,358,000 -7,117,000 -111,552,000 -20,392,000 -9,829,000 -5,422,000 -438,698,000 -130,913,000 -4,790,000 -68,304,000 -26,026,000 -10,432,000 -70,583,000 -39,209,000 -127,894,000  -32,375,000 -3,121,000 -4,043,000 -22,767,000 -23,890,000 -3,772,000 -4,150,000 -1,917,000 -3,160,000 -4,647,000 -3,616,000 -7,555,000 -12,944,000 -9,723,000 -3,656,000 -12,169,000 -4,908,000 -3,527,000 -4,319,000 -5,854,000 -63,094,000 -7,750,000 -5,587,000 -2,841,000 -3,372,000 -3,494,000 -4,159,000 -15,333,000 -29,734,000 -3,255,000 -9,199,000 -2,417,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                             
          proceeds from debt issuance, net of debt discounts
        9,381,000,000   55,000,000       22,500,000                                                                   
          repayments of long-term debt
        -6,026,000,000 -27,000,000 -25,000,000 -3,512,000,000 -31,000,000 -181,000,000 -85,000,000 -31,000,000 -85,000,000 -52,000,000 -31,000,000 -31,000,000 -31,000,000 -229,700,000 -57,500,000 -2,513,300,000 -159,500,000 -136,107,000 -100,357,000 -273,358,000 -80,357,000 -326,308,000 -1,387,519,000 -12,991,000 -457,328,000 -686,804,000 -11,805,000 -111,803,000 -91,805,000 -150,573,000 -102,337,000 -74,579,000 -30,579,000 -500,952,000 -69,999,000 -1,320,799,000 -7,025,000 -25,039,000 -27,179,000 -20,897,000 -14,772,000 -3,690,000 -43,688,000 -104,140,000 -63,688,000 -980,000 -4,153,000 -3,610,000 -367,922,000     -27,375,000 -44,385,000 -23,975,000  -12,875,000 -58,559,000 -16,398,000                          
          payments for debt financing costs
        -85,000,000                 -1,000 -35,000   -4,000 -10,362,000 -379,000 -1,335,000 -70,639,000      -682,000 -51,357,000 -1,425,000 -19,182,000   -305,000 -2,920,000 -1,250,000 -280,000 -77,000 -4,992,000 -449,000 -1,079,000 -690,000                     -7,000   -497,000 -137,000       
          premium paid on debt extinguishment
        -13,000,000                               -18,050,000                                                  
          purchase of treasury stock
         -50,000,000 -75,000,000 -178,000,000 -177,000,000 -135,000,000 -111,000,000 -96,000,000 -194,000,000 -139,000,000 -176,000,000 -259,400,000 -215,200,000 -248,000,000 -158,100,000 -133,572,000 -144,349,000 -137,864,000 -121,011,000 -84,297,000 -125,013,000 -72,587,000     -16,704,000 -33,820,000 -40,714,000                                                 
          common stock dividends paid
        -56,000,000 -57,000,000 -56,000,000 -56,000,000 -57,000,000 -52,000,000 -55,000,000 -55,000,000 -57,000,000 -46,000,000 -47,000,000 -48,000,000 -50,000,000 -33,900,000 -34,900,000 -36,300,000 -37,100,000 -28,712,000 -29,252,000 -29,880,000 -30,365,000 -24,658,000 -25,362,000 -25,342,000 -25,676,000 -20,761,000 -20,743,000 -20,738,000 -20,581,000 -17,081,000 -17,155,000 -17,288,000 -13,760,000 -13,864,000 -14,162,000 -14,106,000 -7,367,000 -7,362,000 -7,361,000 -7,355,000 -5,816,000 -6,005,000 -5,944,000 -5,921,000 -4,633,000 -4,632,000 -4,592,000 -4,588,000 -3,648,000 -3,597,000 -3,528,000 -3,529,000                                  
          cash paid for shares withheld for taxes
        -18,000,000     -5,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -7,000,000 -2,000,000 -15,000,000 -100,000 -2,700,000 -9,800,000 -2,762,000 -8,122,000 -301,000 -6,483,000 -537,000 -9,276,000 -136,000 -173,000 -4,543,000 -68,000 1,000 -174,000 -3,858,000                                                  
          other financing activities
        -3,000,000 -6,000,000 2,000,000 -4,000,000 -7,000,000   -2,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 4,000,000 -3,000,000 1,700,000 200,000 1,500,000 -2,700,000 -151,000 412,000 39,000    -273,000 6,946,000                                                            
          net cash from financing activities
        3,180,000,000 -91,000,000 -86,000,000 -238,000,000 -167,000,000 -414,000,000 -323,000,000 -232,000,000 -182,000,000 -163,000,000 -270,000,000 -215,000,000 -251,000,000 -496,600,000 -309,700,000 -347,500,000 -361,200,000 -298,826,000 -254,853,000 -153,507,000 -238,372,000 -333,777,000 -353,418,000 -42,444,000 -564,150,000 -66,834,000 4,719,820,000 -137,375,000 -127,360,000 -161,045,000 -89,249,000 -84,861,000 -41,996,000 -362,324,000 -146,271,000 2,503,914,000 -15,181,000 -54,353,000 -36,300,000 42,526,000 -16,159,000 -53,768,000 -43,238,000 301,744,000 148,264,000 -5,869,000 21,148,000 -8,153,000 44,230,000 17,683,000 61,480,000 68,415,000  5,801,000 -12,605,000 -17,696,000 17,125,000 6,425,000 -9,025,000 -16,398,000 -2,721,000 -11,175,000 -8,808,000 -12,318,000 7,491,000 -2,792,000 -6,145,000 -57,751,000 44,140,000 -1,774,000 -5,871,000 -4,824,000 -863,000 37,122,000 -4,871,000 -4,878,000 -4,871,000 -1,368,000 -6,637,000 15,582,000 -587,000 20,780,000 -10,252,000 6,205,000 3,618,000 
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        156,000,000     -37,000,000 35,000,000 -91,000,000 90,000,000 -17,000,000 -196,000,000 -67,000,000 207,000,000 -142,500,000 70,200,000 -49,800,000 135,300,000 -3,945,000 -119,438,000 -26,508,000 187,076,000 -257,207,000 -254,718,000 230,559,000 201,997,000 -85,351,000 254,105,000   -29,258,000                                                        
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
        280,000,000     147,000,000 220,000,000 206,500,000 169,309,000 248,678,000 145,115,000 115,652,000                                                      
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
        436,000,000     -37,000,000 35,000,000 -91,000,000 237,000,000 -17,000,000 -196,000,000 -67,000,000 427,000,000 -142,500,000 70,200,000 -49,800,000 341,800,000 -3,945,000 -119,438,000 -26,508,000 356,385,000 -257,207,000 -254,718,000 230,559,000 450,675,000 -85,351,000 254,105,000 -48,667,000 128,591,000 -29,258,000 38,560,000 109,121,000                                                      
          supplemental information:
                                                                                             
          interest paid
        126,000,000 78,000,000 106,000,000 81,000,000 107,000,000 87,000,000 125,000,000 98,000,000 121,000,000 102,000,000 121,000,000 107,000,000 107,000,000 87,100,000 98,700,000 65,900,000 78,400,000 52,890,000 79,233,000 58,972,000 82,106,000 34,097,000 118,902,000 45,832,000 125,516,000 71,781,000 80,779,000 39,264,000 58,839,000 65,916,000 42,552,000 62,322,000 38,683,000 57,354,000 42,969,000 74,677,000 31,806,000 28,897,000 24,401,000 14,813,000 24,271,000 15,438,000 24,324,000 6,397,000 24,499,000 5,789,000 23,392,000 5,547,000 38,173,000 4,829,000 28,722,000 3,350,000  6,562,000 18,623,000 7,508,000  7,472,000 22,221,000 4,515,000                          
          non-cash investing and financing activities:
                                                                                             
          purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable and accruals
        8,000,000 -6,000,000                                                                                    
          right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations
         10,000,000 26,000,000 6,000,000 10,000,000 11,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 22,000,000 28,000,000 1,000,000 21,000,000 4,000,000 20,900,000 5,900,000 2,200,000 20,500,000 3,386,000 7,995,000 21,130,000 12,525,000 8,091,000 1,034,000 5,875,000 15,977,000 9,917,000 1,376,000 605,000 113,598,000                                                         
          goodwill and long-lived asset impairments
                                                                                             
          amortization of debt financing costs, debt discounts and premium
         2,000,000 1,000,000   3,000,000    3,000,000    3,000,000 3,000,000   3,776,000 3,791,000 3,718,000 3,694,000 3,912,000 4,351,000 4,329,000 4,636,000                                                             
          gain on disposal of an investment
             -40,000,000                                                                             
          impairment of an equity method investment
                                                                                             
          distribution from equity method investments—return on capital
                                                                                             
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and dispositions:
                                                                                             
          prepaid expenses and other current assets
                     -2,500,000    -10,236,000 5,822,000 -1,208,000 162,000 -5,040,000 4,839,000 6,995,000 -1,834,000 7,517,000 2,172,000 1,070,000 -1,415,000 1,915,000 2,747,000 -1,243,000 -6,082,000 -3,271,000 1,419,000 30,759,000 -8,241,000 -13,045,000 -8,225,000 883,000 678,000 -4,451,000 997,000 1,452,000 846,000 951,000 -1,660,000 1,184,000 -208,000 -3,082,000 -557,000 670,000  -1,245,000 477,000 89,000  -729,000 3,472,000 -2,296,000  -1,056,000 2,450,000 -1,676,000 -624,000 735,000 -374,000 892,000 -17,000 -29,000 -1,310,000 679,000 493,000 441,000 -183,000 -759,000 250,000 430,000 -1,247,000       
          deposits received associated with the sale of real estate assets
                    -3,000,000    3,500,000                                                                    
          proceeds from disposal of an investment
             40,000,000                                                                             
          contribution from noncontrolling interests
             19,000,000 15,000,000 11,000,000 12,000,000 24,000,000                                                                         
          payments for capitalized software obligations
         -6,000,000 -4,000,000   -6,000,000 -2,000,000   -5,000,000 -2,000,000   -4,900,000 -2,300,000                                                                       
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
                       400,000 6,000,000 4,553,000 306,000 589,000 2,798,000 2,650,000 1,518,000 288,000 368,000 654,000 266,000 56,000 1,427,000 3,125,000 181,000 1,878,000 4,292,000 560,000 462,000 2,841,000 838,000 174,000   30,000 43,000 1,819,000 1,465,000 740,000 7,000 1,177,000 107,000 797,000 1,854,000 2,853,000 1,455,000  448,000 280,000 279,000                             
          income taxes paid, net of refunds
         33,000,000 34,000,000 139,000,000 2,000,000 67,000,000 10,000,000 175,000,000 2,000,000 27,000,000 21,000,000   96,500,000 95,100,000 175,100,000 3,200,000 72,452,000 74,579,000 167,309,000 5,511,000 149,736,000 194,293,000 5,576,000 2,110,000 246,424,000 16,208,000 50,536,000 1,883,000 26,301,000   51,432,000 169,285,000 48,367,000 3,605,000 1,986,000 3,723,000 17,704,000 5,978,000 5,623,000 5,795,000 11,717,000 5,925,000 855,000 835,000                                        
          capitalized software in other current and noncurrent liabilities
                                                                                            
          depreciation and amortization
          190,000,000 197,000,000 205,000,000 220,000,000 190,000,000 208,000,000 190,000,000                                                                             
          contribution from redeemable noncontrolling interests
                                                                                             
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
          2,000,000 -19,000,000 109,000,000                            -20,149,000        20,060,000   -87,328,000 63,236,000   10,552,000 15,409,000 -21,006,000 23,000,000 -46,374,000  -242,000 629,000 4,303,000 -268,000    5,895,000    -3,715,000    42,248,000         7,705,000   -4,646,000 3,888,000 4,219,000 -6,721,000 6,271,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
          144,000,000                            87,680,000 43,416,000 131,912,000 40,028,000     7,546,000  23,658,000  12,752,000 15,834,000  16,226,000  11,179,000  13,487,000  18,505,000  10,848,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
          2,000,000 -19,000,000 253,000,000                            -20,149,000 49,899,000 13,010,000 72,892,000 58,424,000 2,074,000 14,361,000 12,821,000 20,060,000 -3,535,000 -17,693,000 44,584,000 63,236,000 36,563,000 -18,467,000 50,580,000 15,409,000     -242,000 629,000 11,849,000  -4,719,000 -8,283,000 20,816,000  9,990,000 -3,416,000 11,189,000 12,119,000  -3,983,000 -42,843,000 58,474,000  -2,918,000 959,000 7,868,000  400,000 872,000 11,825,000  -4,478,000 -3,599,000 13,859,000  4,219,000 -6,721,000 17,119,000 
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                         1,305,000 856,000 63,000 989,000 5,897,000 37,371,000 7,477,000 6,577,000 2,026,000 1,698,000 3,159,000 481,000 1,005,000 534,000 1,221,000 1,323,000 31,804,000           33,676,000                                 
          payment for excise tax on stock repurchases
                                                                                             
          accrued and noncash purchases of long-lived assets
                                                                                             
          accrued and noncash purchases of property and equipment
            12,000,000 -13,000,000 5,000,000 15,000,000 -24,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 15,000,000 100,000 2,700,000 1,900,000 5,200,000                                                                     
          goodwill and other long-lived asset impairments
                                                                                             
          gain on bargain purchase
                     -1,500,000                                                                        
          proceeds from disposals of assets
                                                                                             
          cash acquired on business acquisition
                                                                                            
          payments for contingent consideration in connection with a past acquisition
                                                                                           
          payments for acquisitions
                                                       -22,057,000    -121,114,000                                  
          deposits received associated with a proposed sale of a real estate asset
                                                                                             
          spectrum repack reimbursements
                     -500,000   -1,809,000 -5,585,000 -6,926,000 -5,415,000 -5,914,000 -12,873,000 -25,716,000 -12,758,000 -16,336,000 -20,417,000 -19,416,000 -14,187,000                                                         
          depreciation and amortization expense
                  220,000,000 262,000,000 249,000,000                                                                         
          proceeds from sale of real estate and other assets
                                                                                            
          unrealized loss on equity investments measured at fair value
                                                                                             
          distribution to a noncontrolling interest
                                          -243,000                                                 
          distribution from equity method investments - return on capital
                    226,000,000 14,800,000 10,700,000 31,100,000 193,000,000 17,081,000 15,006,000                                                                   
          gain on relinquishment of spectrum
                                                                                           
          proceeds from sale of stations and business units
                         14,000                                                                   
          proceeds from resolution of acquired contingency
                             98,000,000                                                             
          collection of investment in loans receivable
                                                                                             
          relinquishment of spectrum asset and derecognition of liability to surrender spectrum asset
                                                                                            
          owner
                                                                                             
          mission
                                                                                             
          white knight broadcasting
                                                                                             
          vaughan media, llc
                                                                                             
          amortization of intangible assets
                      76,800,000 77,400,000 77,700,000 77,683,000 75,730,000 73,812,000 73,687,000 70,350,000 69,265,000 69,512,000 70,583,000 84,779,000 42,443,000 36,357,000 36,738,000 37,157,000 37,181,000 36,302,000 38,799,000 33,986,000 38,557,000 48,158,000 11,669,000 11,505,000 11,319,000 12,079,000 12,827,000 11,351,000 11,237,000 13,060,000 7,153,000 6,392,000 6,112,000 6,193,000 7,248,000 7,996,000 6,914,000 7,990,000  5,480,000 5,511,000 5,604,000  7,213,000 7,359,000 5,839,000  5,932,000 5,987,000 5,932,000 5,892,000 9,029,000 6,345,000 6,383,000 6,372,000 6,362,000 6,377,000 6,467,000 6,465,000 6,012,000 6,017,000 6,053,000 6,053,000 6,472,000 6,630,000       
          depreciation of property and equipment
                      40,200,000 39,300,000 39,100,000 45,839,000 41,354,000 39,904,000 39,468,000 39,901,000 36,611,000 35,770,000 35,406,000 38,485,000 29,363,000 28,090,000 27,437,000 27,673,000 25,090,000 25,814,000 26,161,000 25,979,000 26,292,000 22,226,000 13,126,000 12,877,000 12,739,000 12,558,000 11,972,000 13,076,000 11,302,000 10,872,000 9,247,000 8,838,000 8,543,000 8,419,000 8,787,000 8,598,000 8,213,000 7,980,000  5,896,000 5,715,000 5,748,000  5,618,000 5,205,000 5,230,000  5,252,000 5,257,000 5,380,000 5,196,000 5,374,000 5,229,000 5,088,000 5,333,000 5,186,000 5,011,000 5,024,000 4,988,000 4,438,000 4,400,000 4,622,000 4,626,000 3,987,000 3,996,000       
          loss on disposal of assets
                                                                                             
          gain on disposal of assets
                          -358,000                                                                   
          unrealized gain on equity investments measured at fair value
                                                                                             
          other operating activities
                        6,500,000 -1,856,000 -2,727,000 1,253,000 1,687,000 -615,000 460,000                                                               
          goodwill and intangible assets impairment
                                                                                            
          assets held for sale impairment
                                                                                             
          benefit from bad debt
                         5,311,000 1,032,000       4,853,000 3,934,000                 453,000                                          
          (gain) loss on asset disposal
                                                       -15,000      -4,000           -591,000                     
          gain on disposal of stations and business units
                         -300,000 -14,000 -2,441,000                                                                 
          change in the estimated fair value of contingent consideration attributable to a past merger
                                                                                             
          unrealized gain on an equity investment measured at fair value
                         778,000                                                                    
          loss on write-off of an equity investment
                                                                                            
          collection of (payment for) investment in a loan receivable
                                                                                             
          acquisition of investments in equity securities
                                                                                             
          distribution from an equity investment - return of capital
                                                                                             
          deconsolidation of the cash of marshall
                                                                                             
          payments for finance lease
                                                                                             
          purchase of noncontrolling interests
                                        -66,901,000 -100,000                                              
          accrued purchases of property and equipment
                         -3,016,000 741,000 -2,518,000 10,642,000 -7,145,000 -12,110,000 -1,728,000 28,024,000 -1,978,000 4,596,000 -4,709,000 27,796,000 3,832,000 10,296,000 4,080,000 2,513,000 -1,731,000 887,000 2,438,000 1,686,000 -1,508,000 848,000 1,313,000 710,000 299,000 41,000 1,321,000 1,759,000 108,000 934,000 966,000 -294,000 1,265,000 -3,422,000 4,214,000  407,000 212,000 928,000  -75,000 677,000 466,000                          
          noncash purchases of property and equipment
                            402,000 4,457,000          1,665,000 9,121,000 9,918,000 19,000 -31,000 28,000 667,000 42,000 162,000 306,000 2,281,000 1,276,000 5,691,000 371,000 947,000 14,000 994,000 28,000                                    
          proceeds from disposal of assets
                          2,437,000                                                                   
          collection of investment in a loan receivable
                                                                                            
          payments for finance lease and capitalized software obligations
                          -3,666,000 -8,227,000 -1,354,000 -1,883,000 -6,363,000                                                               
          change in the estimated fair value of contingent consideration attributable to a merger
                                                                                           
          provision for bad debt
                            1,067,000  14,363,000 8,554,000 1,818,000    2,545,000   3,294,000  2,071,000 2,539,000 1,542,000 807,000 856,000 721,000 673,000  444,000                                            
          income on equity investments
                            -29,808,000                                                                 
          distribution from equity investments - return on capital
                            177,705,000 16,685,000 9,905,000 26,692,000 170,400,000                                                             
          proceeds from sale of stations and entities
                            2,500,000 -1,000 362,804,000                                                             
          spectrum repack reimbursements from the fcc
                            5,415,000 5,914,000 12,873,000 25,716,000 12,758,000 16,336,000 20,417,000                                                           
          loss on asset disposal
                                            2,071,000 -249,000 -172,000 -97,000 1,187,000 -5,000   499,000 -7,000                       35,000    152,000 136,000 423,000 16,000 64,000  107,000       
          gain on disposal of stations and entities
                             -448,000 50,000 -7,075,000                                                             
          (income) loss on equity investments
                                 -15,864,000                                                            
          investment in a loan receivable
                                                                                             
          proceeds from disposals of property and equipment
                             1,615,000 71,000 528,000 430,000 2,425,000 1,177,000 261,000 588,000 408,000 1,027,000 2,847,000 3,577,000 1,874,000 14,171,000 404,000 133,000 250,000 175,000 160,000 1,418,000 67,000 1,262,000 877,000 7,000 49,000 19,000 14,000 168,000 15,000 30,000 6,000  5,000 1,000 33,000                              
          proceeds from long-term debt, net of debt discounts
                             102,000,000        5,628,000 51,759,000 44,000,000                                                      
          consolidation of variable interest entities
                                            151,000                                                 
          gain on asset disposal
                              38,000 -420,000 -388,000   377,000 -533,000  -332,000 -59,000 238,000 2,375,000 -973,000 -57,622,000        802,000      33,000 -5,000 7,000    -19,000  -82,000 94,000 8,000  10,000 10,000 -24,000  254,000 -127,000   120,000 -47,000               
          contribution from a noncontrolling interest
                                                                                          
          loss on equity investments
                               -11,332,000 -14,158,000                                                             
          proceeds received from corporate-owned life insurance policies
                                                                                             
          other noncash operating activities
                                -230,000                                                             
          payments for capital lease and capitalized software obligations
                                -1,792,000 -2,756,000 -1,412,000 -4,275,000 -732,000                                                         
          amortization of broadcast rights, excluding barter
                                     15,021,000 15,913,000 16,100,000 15,809,000 17,102,000 15,761,000 14,236,000 5,386,000 5,218,000 6,220,000 5,637,000 5,857,000 5,940,000 5,195,000 5,162,000 2,730,000 3,173,000 2,771,000 2,960,000 3,068,000 3,265,000 3,311,000 2,969,000  2,316,000 2,062,000 2,111,000  3,253,000 2,159,000 2,250,000  2,520,000 2,338,000 2,363,000 2,095,000 2,017,000 2,398,000 2,057,000 2,246,000 2,228,000 2,594,000 1,966,000 2,262,000 2,026,000 2,082,000 1,887,000 2,096,000 2,161,000 2,668,000       
          gain on disposal of stations
                                 517,000                                                            
          payment for contingent consideration in connection with an acquisition
                                                                                             
          taxes payable
                                 -201,491,000 44,217,000 -27,644,000 12,249,000 1,019,000 -6,054,000 18,547,000 135,890,000 -332,819,000 155,235,000 -944,000 -27,000 -175,000 -19,000 146,000 -2,091,000 -5,600,000 -10,621,000 -4,478,000       -199,000 -784,000  93,000 -298,000 98,000  82,000 -310,000 105,000  105,000 -358,000 193,000 152,000 146,000 129,000 -358,000 117,000     -252,000 -1,000 4,000 6,000 -222,000       
          payments for acquisitions, net of cash and restricted cash acquired
                                                                                            
          proceeds from sale of stations
                                       2,000 481,944,000                                                  
          proceeds received to relinquish spectrum asset
                                                                                             
          proceeds from long-term debt, including debt premium and discounts
                                                                                             
          payments for contingent consideration in connection with acquisitions
                                                                                            
          debt assumed in connection with a merger
                                                                                             
          issuance/reissuance of class a common stock in connection with a merger
                                                                                             
          stock option replacement awards in connection with a merger
                                                                                             
          contingent consideration payable in connection with a merger
                                                                                             
          amortization of debt financing costs and debt discounts
                                  2,725,000 1,925,000 1,942,000 2,427,000 2,610,000 2,626,000 2,674,000 2,652,000 2,467,000 2,690,000 2,255,000 1,494,000 954,000 946,000 996,000                                             
          other noncash credits
                                  -358,000 -478,000 -398,000 -500,000 -845,000 -404,000                                                      
          non-cash compensation expense related to an acquisition's contingent consideration
                                     700,000                                                        
          distribution from an equity investment
                                                                                             
          purchase of noncontrolling interest from a consolidated variable interest entity
                                  -6,393,000                                                         
          current assets
                                                                                             
          property and equipment
                                                                                             
          goodwill
                                                                                             
          fcc licenses
                                                                                             
          network affiliation agreements
                                                                                             
          other intangible assets
                                                                                             
          total assets
                                                                                             
          current liabilities
                                                                                             
          noncurrent liabilities
                                                                                             
          total liabilities
                                                                                             
          accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities
                                   1,026,000 -4,105,000 24,613,000 -40,570,000 12,887,000 -33,302,000 491,000 31,585,000 -61,270,000 -13,109,000                                                 
          interest payable
                                   10,174,000 -7,824,000 -12,105,000 11,118,000 -10,359,000 11,310,000 -6,400,000 10,249,000 -32,580,000 19,439,000 13,695,000 -4,777,000 4,894,000 -4,827,000 4,019,000 -4,865,000 12,011,000 -9,338,000 9,061,000 -8,715,000 8,932,000 -14,818,000 11,167,000 -12,647,000 12,256,000  5,151,000 -5,611,000 4,574,000  4,785,000 -6,874,000 8,447,000  7,438,000 3,238,000 1,626,000 -4,899,000 1,064,000 -2,707,000 7,271,000 -3,536,000 3,359,000 -3,437,000 3,498,000 -3,578,000 3,591,000 -3,436,000 3,504,000 -3,558,000 3,566,000 -3,499,000       
          proceeds received from settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies
                                   109,000 51,000 425,000                                                        
          contributions from a noncontrolling interest
                                                                                             
          deposits and payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                            -1,000 2,000 -103,971,000 -14,271,000    -124,435,000                                        
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                                    -16,524,000   -6,531,000                                                      
          payments for contingent consideration in connection with an acquisition
                                          -5,000,000                                                 
          payments for capital lease obligations
                                     -1,871,000 -4,820,000 -735,000 -1,712,000 -805,000 -4,104,000 -474,000 -534,000 -553,000 -1,825,000 -346,000 -729,000 -556,000 -1,348,000 -376,000 -510,000 -296,000 -402,000 -259,000 -907,000                                     
          consolidation of a variable interest entity
                                                                                             
          contribution from (distributions to) a noncontrolling interest
                                      226,000 -169,000                                                     
          (income tax refund, net of taxes paid) income taxes paid, net of refunds
                                       -1,225,000                                                      
          income from escrow deposit
                                                                                             
          change in the fair value of contingent consideration
                                            561,000                                                 
          withdrawal of interest previously deposited in escrow
                                        5,063,000                                                  
          refund of prepaid interest previously deposited in escrow
                                                                                             
          accrued debt financing costs
                                            221,000 256,000      127,000     -772,000 364,000 -67,000 552,000      26,000 4,000                          
          proceeds from the issuance of debt directly deposited into escrow
                                            -402,000                                                 
          other noncash
                                                                                             
          proceeds received to relinquish spectrum
                                                                                             
          proceeds from long-term debt
                                         452,120,000 3,981,861,000 58,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 411,950,000 212,337,000                    3,000,000                   
          debt assumed in connection with the merger
                                                                                             
          issuance/reissuance of class a common stock in connection with the merger
                                         -42,000 1,031,485,000                                                  
          stock option replacement awards in connection with the merger
                                         10,702,000                                                  
          contingent consideration payable in connection with the merger
                                         -261,736,000 10,387,000 264,965,000                                                  
          deferred gain recognition
                                          -107,000 -134,000 -109,000 -109,000 -110,000 -108,000 -110,000 -108,000 -110,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000  -109,000 -109,000 -109,000  -109,000 -109,000 -109,000  -109,000 -109,000 -110,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000 -110,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000 -109,000         
          amortization of deferred representation fee incentive
                                          -297,000 -297,000 -296,000 -297,000 -297,000 -286,000 -333,000 -286,000 -286,000 -264,000 -220,000 -215,000 -205,000 -205,000 -205,000 -205,000 -205,000 -205,000  -204,000 -205,000 -155,000  -155,000 -154,000 -155,000  -154,000 -155,000 -157,000 -150,000 -84,000 -179,000                   
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                          13,010,000 -14,788,000  2,074,000 14,361,000 -30,595,000                   -8,283,000 -2,842,000   -3,416,000 -1,563,000   -3,983,000    -2,918,000 959,000 -3,311,000  400,000 872,000 -1,662,000         
          goodwill impairment
                                                                                             
          non-cash representation contract termination fee
                                                1,516,000                                         
          excess tax benefit from stock option exercises
                                            -332,000 -252,000 48,000 -13,224,000 -128,000 -100,000 -6,128,000 -1,686,000 -5,268,000 -32,000 -4,460,000 -274,000  -2,926,000                                    
          proceeds from sale of a station
                                                                                             
          prepaid interest deposited in escrow
                                                                                             
          loss on change in the fair value of contingent consideration
                                              1,687,000 404,000                                              
          accounts payable and accrued expenses
                                              12,225,000 -6,516,000 6,303,000 14,448,000 1,933,000 -5,781,000 -962,000 -3,677,000 8,286,000 343,000 313,000 -1,802,000 5,211,000 560,000  -27,000 2,285,000 -2,437,000  1,487,000 -356,000 213,000  3,757,000 90,000 -807,000 -2,142,000 -3,271,000 -147,000 1,860,000 -1,181,000 1,378,000 420,000 -2,715,000 -1,701,000 1,361,000 1,343,000 -64,000 25,000 2,331,000 2,375,000       
          issue discount paid upon debt extinguishment
                                                                -2,676,000 -450,000                          
          premium on debt extinguishment
                                                                                            
          contingent consideration payable in connection with acquisition
                                                                                             
          amounts payable to sellers for acquisition of stations
                                                                                            
          proceeds from disposal of a station
                                                 26,805,000                                          
          non-cash investing activities:
                                                                                             
          amortization of debt financing costs
                                                  864,000 820,000 704,000 642,000 625,000 647,000 641,000 560,000 516,000 506,000  398,000 415,000 425,000  424,000 418,000 450,000  466,000 456,000 724,000 256,000 295,000 274,000 265,000 265,000 264,000 280,000 262,000 261,000 584,000 275,000 264,000 291,000 275,000 273,000       
          amortization of debt discount (premium)
                                                  67,000 65,000 55,000                                         
          gain on disposal of station
                                                                                             
          issue discount and pik interest paid upon debt extinguishment
                                                                                             
          other liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities
                                                    1,057,000 79,000 86,000 735,000                                      
          proceeds from disposal of station
                                                                                             
          benefit from bad debts
                                                     133,000 611,000 1,015,000      452,000 375,000 621,000  362,000 312,000 843,000  346,000 298,000 382,000 286,000 549,000 303,000 -159,000 266,000 322,000 384,000 316,000 90,000 431,000 224,000 155,000 153,000         
          amortization of debt discount
                                                      36,000 43,000 56,000 344,000 332,000 325,000  327,000 337,000 352,000  338,000 343,000 716,000  2,505,000 2,475,000 2,273,000 199,000 173,000 172,000 67,000 3,571,000 3,569,000 3,380,000 3,378,000 3,199,000 3,197,000 3,027,000 3,026,000 2,865,000 2,865,000 2,712,000       
          deferred revenue
                                                       492,000 -152,000 257,000 -146,000 92,000  617,000 -142,000 576,000  50,000 -239,000 -479,000  2,152,000 -3,359,000 -648,000 -252,000 -1,245,000 1,710,000 -858,000 697,000 -421,000 531,000 -210,000 214,000 -2,089,000 2,332,000 97,000 635,000 304,000 454,000       
          income taxes paid
                                                       47,000 -14,000 20,000 1,224,000 899,000  479,000 43,000  455,000 44,000                          
          premium paid for debt extinguishment
                                                                                             
          other liabilities of mission
                                                        107,000 -196,000 185,000 595,000  62,000 131,000 -19,000  44,000                            
          deposits and payments for acquisitions
                                                        -8,552,000 -66,210,000                                    
          proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
                                                          98,875,000 70,000,000  33,000,000 31,500,000 6,000,000  19,300,000                            
          station acquisition through issuance of class a common stock
                                                                                             
          benefit from bad debts and allowances
                                                         449,000 474,000 397,000                                  
          repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations
                                                          -32,890,000 -10,000                                  
          cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                                          68,999,000                                  
          cash equivalents at end of period
                                                          23,000,000 22,625,000                                  
          excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation arrangements
                                                           1,189,000                                  
          balance sheet data, as of december 31:
                                                                                             
          cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                             
          working capital
                                                                                             
          net intangible assets and goodwill
                                                                                             
          total debt
                                                                                             
          total stockholders’ equity
                                                                                             
          statements of cash flows data, for the years ended december 31:
                                                                                             
          net cash provided by:
                                                                                             
          operating activities
                                                                                             
          investing activities
                                                                                             
          financing activities
                                                                                             
          capital expenditures, net of proceeds
                                                                                             
          from asset sales
                                                                                             
          cash payments for broadcast rights
                                                                                             
          payment-in-kind interest accrued to debt
                                                                 21,000                          
          pik interest paid upon debt extinguishment
                                                                 -182,000 -33,000                          
          purchases of property and equipment through trade
                                                             58,000 -19,000 153,000  140,000 195,000 95,000                          
          entry into capital leases for property and equipment
                                                                                            
          escrow payment on station acquisition
                                                                                             
          cash paid for interest
                                                                                13,838,000 13,121,000 6,319,000 6,102,000 12,640,000 5,205,000 11,860,000       
          cash paid for income taxes
                                                                                      53,000       
          proceeds from insurance on casualty loss
                                                                 64,000    282,000 177,000 270,000 24,000                    
          consideration paid for debt extinguishments
                                                                                             
          gain on extinguishment of debt
                                                                   347,000  65,000 7,903,000 -94,000 -18,567,000                     
          (premium) discount on debt extinguishment
                                                                   -156,000                          
          proceeds from sale of assets
                                                                   18,000     9,000     -3,000 5,000 314,000 4,000 40,000 60,000 362,000 141,000 -14,000 45,000 72,000 22,000 25,000 -4,000   
          gain on asset exchange
                                                                     -30,000 -1,660,000 -697,000 -487,000 -2,742,000 -850,000 -427,000 -500,000               
          pik interest paid upon debt repayment
                                                                     -871,000                        
          impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
                                                                         33,858,000                    
          non-cash contract termination fee
                                                                                            
          acquisition of broadcast properties and related transaction costs
                                                                        -3,600,000 -7,923,000         14,000 -12,481,000 -28,327,000 47,000   
          repayment of long-term debt and revolver loan
                                                                     -10,507,000                        
          consideration paid to bond holders for debt exchange
                                                                        -17,677,000                     
          payment of debt finance cost
                                                                     -618,000                        
          consideration paid for debt extinguishment
                                                                     -50,000                        
          proceeds from issuance of debt and revolver draws
                                                                                            
          cash paid for:
                                                                                             
          interest
                                                                     3,685,000 7,486,000 6,909,000 13,056,000 9,596,000 12,708,000 3,116,000 13,616,000 6,537,000 13,565,000               
          income taxes
                                                                     446,000 -30,000 -2,000 134,000 44,000               
          non-cash activities:
                                                                                             
          accrued debt finance costs
                                                                                             
          payment-in-kind interest on debt
                                                                      178,000 380,000 1,129,000 1,087,000                    
          call premium to extinguish debt
                                                                                             
          taxes receivable
                                                                         15,000 -15,000 351,000 -344,000 11,000 120,000 109,000            
          additions to property and equipment
                                                                      -4,929,000 -3,793,000 -3,234,000 -12,674,000 -10,217,000 -3,656,000 -4,246,000 -4,905,000 -3,532,000 -4,246,000 -5,858,000 -7,613,000 -7,810,000 -5,949,000 -2,982,000 -3,372,000 -3,539,000 -4,231,000 -2,874,000 -3,182,000 -3,298,000 -1,655,000 -2,417,000 
          proceeds from issuance of common shares related to exercise of stock options
                                                                         27,000 11,000 97,000 47,000 9,000             
          supplemental schedule of cash flow information:
                                                                                             
          cash paid during the period for:
                                                                                             
          acquisition of equipment
                                                                      -591,000 722,000 3,837,000 -183,000                    
          down payment on acquisition of station
                                                                        -1,000,000                   
          repayment of long-term debt
                                                                       -12,318,000 -153,153,000 -5,488,000 -6,145,000 -92,778,000 -5,871,000 -9,871,000 -5,871,000 -4,871,000 -872,000 -871,000 -4,871,000 -4,872,000 -4,871,000 -871,000 -6,500,000 -254,738,000 -1,587,000 -588,000 -244,612,000 -2,487,000 -488,000 
          proceeds from revolver draws
                                                                        36,000,000    50,000,000         1,000,000 21,500,000 9,000,000 33,000,000 
          deferred debt finance costs
                                                                       312,000                      
          basic and diluted loss per share:
                                                                                             
          net income attributable to common shareholders
                                                                                             
          weighted-average number of shares outstanding:
                                                                                             
          basic and diluted
                                                                                             
          balance sheet data
                                                                                             
          total stockholders’ deficit
                                                                                             
          cash flow data:
                                                                                             
          other financial data:
                                                                                             
          capital expenditures, net of proceeds from asset sales
                                                                                             
          non-cash contract termination fees
                                                                            7,167,000                 
          issuance of senior subordinated pik notes in debt exchange
                                                                        142,321,000                     
          purchase of software
                                                                           4,968,000                 
          stock-based compensation expense including restricted stock award
                                                                             594,000                
          non-cash contract termination
                                                                                             
          proceeds from senior subordinated pik notes
                                                                                           
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                             
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                             
          capitalization of software
                                                                                            
          stock-based compensation expense, including restricted stock award
                                                                            647,000                 
          loss on property held for sale
                                                                                           
          effect of accounting for derivative instruments
                                                                                           
          call premium and interest paid in connection with repayments of senior subordinated notes
                                                                                             
          proceeds from debt issuance
                                                                                          
          repayment of senior subordinated notes
                                                                                           
          equipment acquired from asset exchange
                                                                             465,000 517,000               
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                                             
          cash refunded for income taxes
                                                                                    4,000         
          call premium and interest paid in connection with repayments of senior discount and senior subordinated notes
                                                                                           
          minority interest in consolidated entity
                                                                                             
          change in restricted cash
                                                                                             
          repayment of senior discount notes
                                                                                         -28,862,000 
          cash paid (refunded) for income taxes
                                                                                 5,000           
          call premium and interest paid in connection with repayment of senior subordinated notes
                                                                                             
          cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax
                                                                                             
          prepaid income taxes
                                                                                             
          down payment on acquisition of stations
                                                                                            
          proceeds from stock offering
                                                                                             
          repayment of note payable to related party
                                                                                             
          payment of preferred membership interests and common units
                                                                                             
          payments of stock issuance costs
                                                                                             
          distributions
                                                                                             
          supplemental schedule of non-cash financing activities:
                                                                                             
          conversion of preferred units to common units
                                                                                             
          other noncurrent liabilities and deferred gain on sale of assets
                                                                                            
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                                                        11,274,000  17,726,000 -3,727,000 5,070,000 
          payments for debt finance costs
                                                                                         -132,000 -640,000 -308,000 -32,000 
          amortization and write-off of debt financing costs
                                                                                             
          non cash interest expense
                                                                                             
          due to related parties
                                                                                             
          proceeds from termination of derivative instrument
                                                                                             
          proceeds from issuance of redeemable preferred units
                                                                                             
          proceeds from issuance of redeemable common units
                                                                                             
          repurchase of common units
                                                                                             
          capital contributions
                                                                                             
          decrease in restricted cash
                                                                                            
          net loss attributable to common shareholders, as reported
                                                                                            -16,714,000 
          deduct: total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under the fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effect
                                                                                            -238,000 
          pro forma net loss
                                                                                            -16,952,000 
          basic and diluted net loss per common share, as reported
                                                                                            -590 
          basic and diluted net loss per common share, pro forma
                                                                                            -600 
          net loss
                                                                                             
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                             
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                             
          decrease in accounts receivable
                                                                                             
          decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                                             
          decrease in prepaid income taxes
                                                                                             
          decrease in taxes receivable
                                                                                             
          decrease in other noncurrent assets
                                                                                             
          increase in amounts due to related parties
                                                                                             
          increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses
                                                                                             
          increase in taxes payable
                                                                                             
          increase in interest payable
                                                                                             
          increase in deferred revenue
                                                                                             
          increase in other noncurrent liabilities and deferred gain on sale of assets
                                                                                             
          decrease in due to midwest television, inc
                                                                                             
          restricted cash
                                                                                             
          proceeds from convertible subordinated promissory notes
                                                                                             
          payments of issuance costs
                                                                                             
          supplemental schedule of non cash activities: