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    Unit: USD2025-09-30 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 2018-12-31 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 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-12-31 2003-09-30 2003-06-30 2003-03-31 2002-09-30 2002-06-30 2002-03-31 2001-09-30 
      
                                                                                                
      cash flows from (used in) operating activities:
                                                                                                
      net income
    1,000,000 -62,000,000 -154,000,000 179,000,000 96,000,000 19,000,000 25,000,000 -340,000,000 -45,000,000 -87,000,000 193,000,000 62,000,000 29,000,000 -6,000,000 2,616,000,000 -41,000,000 17,000,000 -328,000,000 26,000,000 514,000,000 -3,367,000,000 273,000,000 151,000,000 87,000,000 -48,154,000 43,383,000 22,771,000 207,694,000 65,000,000 29,310,000 43,994,000 444,801,000 32,565,000 46,035,000 70,703,000 122,500,000 52,033,000 50,600,000 25,629,000 60,830,000 44,034,000 46,399,000 24,836,000 97,089,000 48,768,000 41,601,000 27,657,000 4,237,000 36,651,000 18,059,000 16,870,000 59,395,000 26,352,000 30,132,000 29,074,000 23,242,000 19,331,000 18,477,000 15,127,000 32,957,000 14,145,000 16,952,000 10,994,000 -69,568,000 16,100,000 2,586,000 -87,147,000 -282,837,000 11,655,000 13,278,000 16,413,000 9,901,000 2,197,000 -2,389,000 11,111,000 22,565,000 -717,000 31,578,000 145,140,000 11,309,000 -2,586,000 3,508,000 22,811,000 289,000 18,607,000 6,463,000 670,000 -1,348,000 -21,441,000 -1,424,000 -42,966,000 -29,859,000 
      adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from (used in) operating activities:
                                                                                                
      amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets
    37,000,000 35,000,000 36,000,000 36,000,000 37,000,000 38,000,000 38,000,000 42,000,000 42,000,000 41,000,000 41,000,000 42,000,000 43,000,000 43,000,000 93,000,000 113,000,000 120,000,000 119,000,000 125,000,000 123,000,000 149,000,000 150,000,000 150,000,000 144,000,000 95,999,000 43,537,000 43,464,000  44,600,000 43,117,000 43,605,000  43,368,000 43,377,000 45,554,000  47,807,000 45,625,000 43,765,000  40,014,000 39,445,000 39,980,000  34,478,000 24,989,000 24,728,000  17,179,000 15,546,000 16,002,000  10,852,000 10,126,000 5,899,000  4,393,000 4,613,000 5,195,000  4,687,000 4,683,000 4,717,000                              
      depreciation of property and equipment
    25,000,000 24,000,000 26,000,000 25,000,000 26,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 24,000,000 32,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 24,000,000 28,000,000 30,000,000 28,000,000 28,000,000 28,000,000 27,000,000 25,000,000 26,000,000 24,000,000 28,000,000 23,675,000 22,305,000 23,020,000 29,763,000 25,035,000 23,117,000 27,325,000 25,077,000 24,442,000 23,603,000 23,981,000 24,199,000 25,886,000 24,409,000 24,035,000 27,495,000 25,476,000 25,273,000 25,189,000 28,319,000 25,342,000 25,252,000 24,378,000 23,446,000 17,281,000 15,168,000 14,659,000 13,344,000 13,171,000 12,726,000 9,630,000 9,428,000 7,673,000 7,927,000 8,125,000 8,625,000 9,081,000 9,166,000 9,691,000 10,504,000 10,064,000 10,595,000 12,054,000 11,023,000 11,771,000 11,618,000 10,615,000 10,435,000 11,632,000 10,897,000 10,367,000 10,907,000                10,075,000 
      amortization of program costs
    21,000,000 17,000,000 19,000,000 19,000,000 18,000,000                                                                                        
      stock-based compensation
    9,000,000 11,000,000 22,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000 27,000,000 3,000,000 6,000,000 13,000,000 23,000,000 4,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 29,000,000 8,000,000 9,000,000 10,000,000 33,000,000 13,000,000 10,000,000 12,000,000 17,000,000 7,000,000 6,364,000 8,817,000 10,819,000                 2,863,000 3,003,000                  2,321,000  362,000 238,000 289,000 629,000 784,000 2,691,000 1,979,000 456,000 1,975,000 698,000 463,000 422,000                217,000 
      deferred tax benefit
    43,000,000 -3,000,000 -138,000,000     -121,000,000 -10,000,000 -20,000,000 -207,000,000     1,000,000 -90,000,000 -3,000,000 56,000,000 -709,000,000 27,000,000 22,000,000 46,000,000    -32,684,000 3,234,000 -56,829,000 -16,342,000   -3,942,000 -4,269,000 -513,000 9,428,000 -1,840,000 -957,000 -8,823,000 -2,255,000                                                    
      gain on asset dispositions and other
                                                                                                
      loss (income) from equity method investments
    2,000,000 1,000,000 6,000,000                                                                                          
      income from investments
    -20,000,000   2,000,000 -15,000,000   13,000,000 25,000,000 51,000,000 2,000,000                                                                                  
      distributions from investments
    1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 28,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 28,000,000 13,000,000 43,000,000 6,000,000 25,000,000 27,000,000 6,000,000 7,000,000 14,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 24,000,000 3,000,000 974,000                                                          5,000 32,000 19,000       
      gain on extinguishment of debt
    -4,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000  -4,000,000           -3,000,000 -2,000,000                                                                      
      debt issuance costs
    68,000,000                 -12,000,000    -17,000,000                                                                     
      change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                                
      decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
    -3,000,000           -28,000,000 19,000,000           7,000,000 57,514,000                    10,214,000 -10,336,000 17,498,000                                              
      increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets
    20,000,000 -9,000,000 -29,000,000   -5,000,000 -3,000,000 7,000,000 8,000,000 -5,000,000 -42,000,000 -1,000,000 12,000,000 -8,000,000 -99,000,000 44,000,000 -57,000,000 -36,000,000 -37,000,000     29,000,000 -30,643,000 -2,121,000 -23,236,000 10,416,000 7,475,000 -9,443,000 -18,353,000 -8,352,000 -363,000 4,845,000 -5,539,000 3,375,000 1,273,000 13,316,000 -18,933,000 8,169,000 7,112,000                                                  673,000  
      increase in accounts payable and accrued and other current liabilities
    -92,000,000 80,000,000 24,000,000 -87,000,000 -26,000,000 -347,000,000 -35,000,000 490,000,000 -40,000,000 41,000,000 21,000,000 -63,000,000 20,000,000 24,000,000 5,000,000 33,000,000 45,000,000   103,000,000 47,000,000                                                                        
      net change in net income taxes payable/receivable
    -48,000,000 -43,000,000 92,000,000  -1,000,000 -2,000,000 -8,000,000  -1,000,000    2,000,000 -18,000,000 -3,000,000  -92,000,000 54,000,000 -4,000,000 18,000,000 -139,000,000 28,000,000 -34,000,000 -54,000,000 -41,474,000 -32,950,000 1,424,000 8,736,000 -7,603,000 47,329,000 241,000 -21,803,000 8,090,000 -62,174,000 32,513,000 27,225,000 -17,800,000 -465,000 9,854,000 -2,420,000                                                     
      decrease in program contracts payable
    -18,000,000 -18,000,000 -19,000,000 -19,000,000 -20,000,000 -19,000,000 -22,000,000 -20,000,000 -22,000,000 -23,000,000 -23,000,000 -25,000,000 -26,000,000 -26,000,000 -26,000,000 -25,000,000 -27,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -26,000,000 -23,000,000 -24,000,000 -23,000,000 -22,000,000 -23,193,000 -24,359,000 -24,448,000  -19,077,000                                                                
      other
    -23,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000  7,000,000 1,000,000 -6,000,000 -2,000,000 3,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000   -9,000,000 10,000,000 4,000,000 10,000,000 14,000,000 -7,000,000 13,000,000 15,000,000 18,000,000 26,000,000 17,102,000 12,011,000 15,887,000 10,362,000 16,953,000 5,157,000 4,759,000 15,111,000 8,143,000 8,328,000 6,054,000 6,130,000 3,034,000 3,352,000 1,599,000 10,376,000 -3,964,000 6,089,000 1,244,000 -5,085,000 5,735,000 -5,078,000 6,279,000 9,518,000 -2,377,000 4,453,000 8,333,000 10,259,000 -5,864,000 5,185,000 5,092,000 6,965,000 -5,722,000 6,774,000 3,487,000 8,045,000 2,477,000                                
      net cash flows from (used in) operating activities
    -36,000,000 122,000,000 5,000,000           137,000,000 70,000,000                                                                            66,170,000  
      cash flows (used in) from investing activities:
                                                                                                
      acquisition of property and equipment
    -22,000,000 -17,000,000 -16,000,000 -23,000,000 -17,000,000 -23,000,000 -21,000,000 -22,000,000 -30,000,000 -20,000,000 -20,000,000 -31,000,000 -29,000,000 -24,000,000 -21,000,000 -18,000,000 -24,000,000 -18,000,000 -20,000,000 -27,000,000 -33,000,000 -51,000,000 -46,000,000 -60,000,000 -34,405,000 -32,587,000 -29,008,000 -27,443,000 -25,350,000 -30,049,000 -22,219,000 -28,349,000 -21,956,000 -12,733,000 -20,774,000 -25,864,000 -18,815,000 -23,935,000 -25,851,000 -18,945,000 -25,414,000                                                    
      acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
    -25,000,000                -2,000,000             -1,474,000 -241,470,000 -20,329,000 -8,000,000 -1,000 -2,752,000 -38,445,000 -384,659,000                                                      
      purchases of investments
    -6,000,000 -12,000,000 -8,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000 -29,000,000 -3,000,000 -28,000,000 -5,000,000 -6,000,000 -33,000,000 -8,000,000 -6,000,000 -56,000,000 -5,000,000 -12,000,000 -80,000,000 -115,000,000 -49,000,000 -54,000,000 -37,000,000 -23,000,000 -25,000,000 -25,000,000 -383,406,000                                                                    
      distributions and proceeds from investments
    6,000,000 7,000,000 18,000,000 1,000,000 107,000,000 77,000,000                                                                                      
      net cash flows (used in) from investing activities
    -28,000,000 -23,000,000 -42,000,000                         -31,723,000 -29,073,000 -36,465,000 -20,950,000                                                              
      cash flows used in financing activities:
                                                                                                
      proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing
    1,430,000,000           351,000,000 6,000,000 872,000,000 74,000,000 873,000,000 503,000,000 9,452,491,000    1,327,000 1,653,000 363,000  2,952,000 163,089,000  403,757,000 8,705,000 598,850,000                                               2,000,000 262,336,000 54,000,000 487,000,000 16,500,000 300,000,000  
      repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases
    -6,000,000 -83,000,000 -1,331,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000 -9,000,000 -34,000,000 -9,000,000 -38,000,000 -29,000,000 -9,000,000         -794,000,000 -17,000,000 -908,000,000 -20,000,000                                                                      
      dividends paid on class a and class b common stock
    -18,000,000 -17,000,000 -17,000,000 -17,000,000 -16,000,000 -17,000,000 -16,000,000 -15,000,000 -16,000,000 -16,000,000 -18,000,000 -17,000,000 -17,000,000 -18,000,000 -18,000,000 -14,000,000 -16,000,000 -15,000,000 -15,000,000 -14,000,000 -14,000,000 -17,000,000 -18,000,000 -18,000,000 -18,235,000 -18,409,000 -18,356,000 -19,361,000 -18,410,000 -18,403,000 -18,392,000 -18,315,000 -18,305,000 -18,487,000 -16,257,000 -16,242,000 -16,886,000 -17,106,000 -15,675,000 -15,629,000 -15,640,000                                                    
      distributions to noncontrolling interests
    -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -2,000,000 -5,000,000 -2,000,000 -3,000,000 -32,000,000 -13,000,000 -20,000,000 -30,000,000 -13,000,000 -12,000,000 -4,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000    -2,030,000 -3,355,000    -2,421,000 -2,340,000 -15,708,000                                                          
      net cash flows used in financing activities
    -26,000,000 -114,000,000 -29,000,000 -28,000,000 -28,000,000 -27,000,000 -57,000,000 -28,000,000 -54,000,000 -148,000,000 -279,000,000 -35,000,000 -41,000,000 -175,000,000 -102,000,000  -64,000,000         -135,031,000 -137,503,000              -41,022,000                                                    
      net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
    -90,000,000 -15,000,000 -66,000,000  158,000,000 -277,000,000 -7,000,000  -85,000,000 105,000,000 -261,000,000  187,000,000 -101,000,000 -298,000,000  93,000,000                                                                            
      cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period
    697,000,000  662,000,000  884,000,000  819,000,000  1,262,000,000  1,333,000,000  -330,000 1,060,330,000  995,940,000                                                              
      cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period
    -90,000,000 -15,000,000 631,000,000  158,000,000 -277,000,000 655,000,000  -85,000,000 105,000,000 623,000,000  187,000,000 -101,000,000 521,000,000  93,000,000 23,000,000 945,000,000  11,000,000 -720,000,000 1,342,000,000  469,962,000 -46,309,000 975,347,000  8,258,000 -22,071,000 1,038,295,000                                                              
      for the three months ended september 30, 2025
                                                                                                
      distribution revenue
    -10,000,000 -15,000,000 395,000,000  -1,000,000 384,000,000  -7,000,000 -8,000,000 380,000,000  -4,000,000 -7,000,000 392,000,000  9,000,000 2,000,000 361,000,000  7,000,000 -6,000,000 355,000,000                                                                      
      core advertising revenue
    -3,000,000 1,000,000 271,000,000  -2,000,000 1,000,000 284,000,000                                                                                      
      political advertising revenue
    6,000,000  98,000,000 16,000,000 24,000,000                                                                                      
      other media, non-media, and intercompany revenue
                        9,000,000 -1,000,000 11,000,000                                                                      
      total revenue
                                                                                                
      for the nine months ended september 30, 2025
                                                                                                
      for the three months ended september 30, 2024
                                                                                                
      for the nine months ended september 30, 2024
                                                                                                
      loss on asset dispositions and other
     9,000,000 8,000,000                                                                                          
      for the three months ended june 30, 2025
                                                                                                
      other media, non-media, and intercompany revenues
     -1,000,000 22,000,000  6,000,000 35,000,000  6,000,000 6,000,000 28,000,000  2,000,000 -16,000,000 47,000,000  2,000,000 7,000,000 37,000,000  -1,000,000 -1,000,000 36,000,000                                                                      
      total revenues
     -15,000,000 694,000,000  95,000,000 23,000,000 727,000,000  -2,000,000 23,000,000 676,000,000  21,000,000 11,000,000 721,000,000  14,000,000 22,000,000 665,000,000  142,000,000 -109,000,000 701,000,000                                                                      
      for the six months ended june 30, 2025
                                                                                                
      for the three months ended june 30, 2024
                                                                                                
      for the six months ended june 30, 2024
                                                                                                
      loss (income) from investments
      73,000,000         -11,000,000 -15,000,000 105,000,000 54,000,000                                                                              
      increase in accounts receivable
      -33,000,000 -23,000,000 43,000,000 -21,000,000 -27,000,000         -71,000,000 -26,000,000           11,243,000 -44,952,000       5,400,000 -30,876,000                                                        
      for the three months ended march 31, 2025
                                                                                                
      for the three months ended march 31, 2024
                                                                                                
      cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                
      adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                
      amortization of sports programming rights
               326,000,000 438,000,000 531,000,000 829,000,000 552,000,000 50,000,000 632,000,000 5,000,000 391,000,000                                                                      
      deferred tax provision
       46,000,000 27,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000     147,000,000 105,000,000 -35,000,000 689,000,000           910,000 2,075,000                             18,673,000 9,625,000 9,756,000 5,918,000                                  
      (gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment
       -9,000,000                                                                                         
      gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary
              -3,357,000,000                                                                              
      income from equity method investments
       -26,000,000 -78,000,000 -14,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 -31,000,000  -33,000,000 -3,000,000 -12,000,000     13,000,000 10,000,000 7,000,000 6,000,000 -3,000,000 12,519,000 11,844,000 13,637,000                                                                  
      sports programming rights payments
               -325,000,000 -496,000,000 -328,000,000 -403,000,000 -607,000,000 -221,000,000 -99,000,000 -413,000,000 -612,000,000                                                                      
      rebate payments to distributors
               -15,000,000 -69,000,000 -133,000,000                                                                          
      changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and deconsolidation of subsidiary:
                                                                                                
      decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets
       23,000,000                44,000,000 -29,000,000 -11,000,000 44,000,000                                                              -5,906,000 8,260,000       
      net change in current and long-term net income taxes payable/receivable
                                                                                                
      net cash flows from operating activities
           92,000,000 1,000,000 80,000,000 62,000,000 341,000,000    92,000,000    709,000,000 505,000,000   422,000,000 271,309,000 123,016,000 99,675,000 274,513,000 116,207,000 155,755,000 100,943,000 152,693,000 136,929,000 71,840,000 69,642,000 261,506,000 120,602,000 75,643,000 134,015,000 89,207,000 133,472,000 66,397,000 111,619,000 72,057,000 178,413,000 43,724,000 136,260,000 9,938,000 97,269,000 3,668,000 49,702,000 74,171,000 83,029,000 12,792,000 67,483,000 20,163,000 60,563,000 13,291,000 54,496,000 48,026,000 46,770,000 24,215,000 35,950,000 21,861,000 32,116,000 27,687,000 23,772,000 73,038,000 48,331,000 41,725,000 48,040,000 50,874,000 17,010,000 23,242,000 48,192,000 47,350,000 4,598,000 2,024,000 24,989,000 22,938,000 40,741,000 36,764,000 15,718,000 26,890,000 34,872,000 32,218,000 7,642,000 74,021,000 46,642,000    
      cash flows from (used in) investing activities:
                                                                                                
      deconsolidation of subsidiary cash
               -315,000,000                                                                              
      net cash flows from (used in) investing activities
          54,000,000 -45,000,000 -32,000,000                         -53,792,000 155,159,000                         -548,000 4,702,000 7,101,000 20,680,000              -8,173,000 20,433,000             4,719,000  
      repurchase of outstanding class a common stock
           -100,000,000 -53,000,000 -6,000,000 -10,000,000 -36,000,000 -68,000,000     -82,000,000 -85,000,000 -176,000,000 -20,000,000 34,000 -20,049,000 -104,985,000 -174,985,000       -35,119,000 -89,917,000   -21,020,000                                                    
      dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity
               -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -2,000,000 -1,000,000 -1,000,000 -4,000,000 -4,000,000 -8,000,000   -23,000,000                                                                     
      repurchase of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity
           -190,000,000                                                                                  
      net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
                      -317,000,000 629,000,000   9,000,000 -66,000,000 470,292,000 -46,309,000 -84,983,000 35,848,000 8,258,000 -22,071,000 42,355,000                                                              
      cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of year
                                                                                                
      cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of year
                                                                                                
      balance at beginning of period
                                                                                                
      charged to expense
                                                                                                
      net write-offs
                                                                                                
      balance at end of period
                                                                                                
      cash flows (used in) from operating activities:
                                                                                                
      adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows (used in) from operating activities:
                                                                                                
      loss on deconsolidation of subsidiary
                                                                                                
      net cash flows (used in) from operating activities
        210,000,000 -306,000,000 -4,000,000                -39,000,000                                                                      
      cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                                
      net cash flows from investing activities
        -24,000,000                                                                                        
      for the three months ended september 30, 2023
                                                                                                
      for the nine months ended september 30, 2023
                                                                                                
      loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment
                                                                                                
      for the three months ended june 30, 2023
                                                                                                
      for the six months ended june 30, 2023
                                                                                                
      amortization of program contract costs
          19,000,000 21,000,000 18,000,000 19,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 21,000,000 25,000,000 26,000,000 22,000,000 22,000,000 23,000,000 23,000,000 19,000,000                                                                        
      (income) income from investments
          -27,000,000          5,000,000                                                                            
      for the three months ended march 31, 2023
                                                                                                
      gain on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment
           -8,000,000 5,000,000 6,000,000  -1,000,000 -4,000,000 -5,000,000  -4,000,000 -6,000,000 -14,000,000      -28,205,000 -13,775,000 -8,020,000                                                                  
      (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                
      spectrum repack reimbursements
              1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 14,000,000 18,000,000 20,000,000 28,000,000 24,000,000  27,881,000                                                                    
      proceeds from the sale of assets
                       18,000,000 18,000,000     529,000 82,000 956,000 49,000                     -21,000 16,000   3,000 25,000 15,000 26,000     24,000 64,000 10,000 28,000 22,000 32,000 16,000 129,000 666,000 1,000 11,000 1,036,000 18,000                 
      distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests
                   -1,000,000 -3,000,000 -2,000,000 -5,000,000 -378,000,000                                                                      
      change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and deconsolidation of subsidiary:
                                                                                                
      decrease in accounts receivable
            -15,000,000 22,000,000 4,000,000    16,000,000    6,000,000  -124,000,000 114,000,000 34,000,000    15,987,000    26,504,000    1,543,000    26,918,000  -2,870,000 -16,186,000 19,619,000            8,370,000    7,579,000    5,392,000 -11,692,000 -2,836,000 -1,575,000 16,926,000  14,326,000 114,000 11,237,000 10,185,000 -8,643,000 10,370,000                   
      advertising revenue
            -1,000,000 25,000,000 268,000,000  23,000,000 34,000,000 282,000,000  3,000,000 13,000,000 267,000,000  136,000,000 -102,000,000 310,000,000                                                                      
      for the three months ended september 30, 2022
                                                                                                
      for the nine months ended september 30, 2022
                                                                                                
      for the three months ended june 30, 2022
                                                                                                
      for the six months ended june 30, 2022
                                                                                                
      cash flows used in investing activities:
                                                                                                
      proceeds from sale of assets
                5,000,000 4,000,000  4,000,000 11,000,000 28,000,000                                                                         31,000 
      net cash flows used in investing activities
              -44,000,000 -29,000,000 -23,000,000 -63,000,000 -266,000,000 -15,000,000 -90,000,000 -115,000,000 -26,000,000 -61,000,000 -27,000,000 -48,000,000 -23,000,000  -9,395,551,000 -34,294,000 -47,155,000          -29,077,000 -73,814,000 -454,636,000  -37,640,000                                                    
      for the three months ended march 31, 2022
                                                                                                
      impairment of goodwill and definite-lived intangible assets
                                                                                               
      gain on asset disposition and other, net of impairment
                         -28,000,000 -32,000,000                                                                      
      (income) income from equity method investments
                   -22,000,000 -12,000,000 -2,000,000 -9,000,000                                                                          
      measurement adjustment gain on variable payment obligations
                   -19,000,000    9,000,000                                                                         
      increase in other long-term liabilities
                  -7,000,000 2,000,000    78,000,000 35,000,000                             1,622,000 2,202,000  2,551,000   -78,000 -45,000 2,282,000 40,000                                 38,914,000 
      redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity
                       -349,000,000 -198,000,000                                                                      
      repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and finance leases
                -9,000,000 -838,000,000 -7,000,000  -15,000,000 -359,000,000 -26,000,000      -606,446,000 -97,492,000 -11,062,000                                                                  
      for the three months ended september 30, 2021
                                                                                                
      for the nine months ended september 30, 2021
                                                                                                
      for the three months ended june 30, 2021
                                                                                                
      for the six months ended june 30, 2021
                                                                                                
      measurement adjustment loss on variable payment obligations
                  3,000,000                                                                              
      for the three months ended march 31, 2021
                                                                                                
      loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                               
      changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
                                                                                                
      cash flows (used in) from financing activities:
                                                                                                
      proceeds from the issuance of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity
                                                                                               
      net cash flows (used in) from financing activities
                      -85,000,000 -19,000,000        -206,942,000 -78,876,000 -141,361,000 -37,638,000                                                              
      for the three months ended september 30, 2020
                                                                                                
      for the nine months ended september 30, 2020
                                                                                                
      for the three months ended june 30, 2020
                                                                                                
      for the six months ended june 30, 2020
                                                                                                
      cash flows used in operating activities:
                                                                                                
      adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows used in operating activities:
                                                                                                
      (gain) income from investments
                      -123,000,000                                                                          
      decrease in accounts payable and accrued and other current liabilities
                      -72,000,000    -240,000,000                                                                      
      net cash flows used in operating activities
                      -206,000,000                                                                          
      for the three months ended march 31, 2020
                                                                                                
      net (gain) income from investments
                                                                                                
      acquisition of business, net of cash acquired
                                                                                                
      for the three months ended september 30, 2019
                                                                                                
      for the nine months ended september 30, 2019
                                                                                                
      for the three months ended june 30, 2019
                                                                                                
      for the six months ended june 30, 2019
                                                                                                
      amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments
                          23,000,000 22,000,000 21,979,000 22,084,000 23,937,000 24,757,000 24,482,000 24,710,000 26,950,000 27,561,000 28,047,000 28,896,000 31,019,000 31,158,000 32,441,000 30,821,000 33,460,000 34,605,000 29,841,000 29,782,000 30,391,000 30,492,000 28,622,000 23,574,000 23,941,000 24,179,000 19,035,000 18,686,000 19,025,000 17,696,000 14,500,000 15,467,000 14,280,000 13,962,000 12,833,000 12,666,000 12,618,000 13,700,000 15,945,000 15,303,000 15,914,000 15,443,000 17,021,000 19,865,000 20,758,000 21,175,000 21,744,000 21,794,000 19,709,000 29,194,000 23,108,000 21,384,000 25,318,000 24,122,000 18,600,000 18,827,000 16,560,000 17,350,000 19,774,000 25,367,000 22,478,000 26,561,000 26,063,000 26,470,000 23,859,000 28,690,000 30,728,000 34,504,000 33,781,000 27,254,000 
      cash flows from (used in) financing activities:
                                                                                                
      net cash flows from (used in) financing activities
                          71,000,000 -435,000,000            -57,591,000 -90,707,000 -39,626,000 312,173,000         535,671,000 11,019,000   444,090,000 -16,615,000      55,400,000           -1,723,000 6,955,000                 2,205,000     
      for the three months ended march 31, 2019
                                                                                                
      income from extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                
      additions to sports programming rights
                                                                                                
      increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                           124,000,000 185,811,000   -30,391,000 -31,007,000   63,094,000 -4,827,000 35,535,000 -58,945,000 23,800,000 17,383,000 7,971,000 10,932,000 -24,029,000    -23,069,000   37,997,000 -20,070,000   13,689,000 -5,140,000 23,079,000 -3,189,000 21,135,000 -7,576,000 18,921,000 -3,639,000 17,358,000 7,394,000 8,657,000 6,416,000 10,845,000     8,083,000 1,543,000                        
      spectrum repack reimbursements and auction proceeds
                                                                                                
      proceeds from the sale of class a common stock
                                     487,883,000             513,000                                            
      amortization of prepaid program rights
                                                                                                
      additions to prepaid program rights
                                                                                                
      other media and non-media revenues
                                                                                                
      decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                              -17,642,000    -8,473,000                                                              
      payments for debt and equity investments
                              -25,725,000                                                                  
      distributions from equity method investees
                              695,000                                                                  
      amortization of definite-lived intangible assets
                                                                                                
      gain on asset dispositions, net of impairment
                                                                                                
      changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
                                                                                                
      payments on program contracts payable
                                  -28,492,000 -26,971,000 -27,347,000 -28,552,000 -28,600,000 -26,881,000 -27,383,000 -28,627,000 -28,615,000 -26,463,000 -26,918,000                                                    
      spectrum auction proceeds
                                                                                                
      purchase of alarm monitoring contracts
                                   -5,682,000 -11,063,000 -7,527,000 -14,599,000 -7,017,000 -7,845,000 -14,667,000                                                    
      investments in equity investees
                               -10,181,000 -7,628,000                                                                
      loans to affiliates
                                       -19,500,000                                                      
      proceeds from notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases
                                             356,987,000 7,866,000 439,230,000 958,766,000 96,839,000 5,885,000 1,079,478,000 36,471,000 1,061,216,000 101,128,000 631,548,000 60,573,000 370,652,000 184,482,000 15,384,000 3,398,000 4,618,000 128,333,000 250,874,000 24,031,000 4,180,000 4,845,000 849,108,000 17,803,000 24,880,000 89,084,000 41,416,000 89,275,000 64,441,000 79,511,000 53,516,000 395,200,000 276,500,000 6,000,000                 
      repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases
                               -12,541,000 -12,167,000 -125,127,000 -16,950,000 -18,192,000 -17,141,000 -16,746,000 -284,422,000 -17,228,000 -374,412,000 -18,345,000 -261,230,000 -20,043,000 -14,624,000                                                    
      payments for deferred financing costs
                                                                                                
      stock-based compensation expense
                                7,092,000 6,784,000 6,956,000  1,457,000 3,877,000 7,571,000  3,501,000 3,641,000 6,328,000  3,201,000 4,520,000 7,057,000                                                  
      gain on asset disposition, net of impairment
                                5,000 -3,911,000 -20,324,000                                                              
      income from equity investments
                                24,970,000                                                            -176,000 -14,000 1,625,000  
      distributions from equity investees
                                8,358,000                                                                
      net proceeds from the sale of class a common stock
                                                                                                
      assets
                                                                                                
      current assets:
                                                                                                
      accounts receivable
                                                                                                
      other current assets
                                                                                                
      total current assets
                                                                                                
      program contract costs, less current portion
                                                                                                
      property and equipment
                                                                                                
      goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets
                                                                                                
      definite-lived intangible assets
                                                                                                
      other assets
                                                                                                
      total assets
                                                                                                
      liabilities
                                                                                                
      current liabilities:
                                                                                                
      other current liabilities
                                                                                                
      notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing, less current portion
                                                                                                
      program contracts payable, less current portion
                                                                                                
      other long-term liabilities
                                                                                                
      total liabilities
                                                                                                
      loss on extinguishment of debt, non-cash portion
                                   1,404,000                                840,000 1,119,000 41,000 32,000 1,167,000 2,232,000                   
      income from equity and cost method investments
                                  12,593,000                                      -658,000                        
      investments in equity and cost method investees
                                  -7,750,000 -32,827,000 -1,612,000 -17,610,000 -3,080,000 -17,023,000 -12,381,000 -1,969,000 -19,874,000 -1,647,000 -5,259,000                                                    
      distributions from equity and cost method investees
                                  10,832,000          1,804,000 4,016,000 4,152,000   783,000 739,000 937,000 1,050,000 1,043,000 2,228,000 76,000 3,522,000                                        
      (gain) loss on the sale of assets
                                                                                                
      net cash flow used in investing activities
                                                                                                
      noncontrolling interests distributions
                                           -3,263,000 -4,191,000                                                    
      net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                   79,133,000 -193,854,000 -19,653,000 555,716,000 155,439,000 818,000 -37,797,000 -8,448,000 30,583,000 54,810,000 6,736,000 40,161,000   77,735,000 37,707,000 51,110,000 -321,818,000 524,987,000 2,960,000 -21,760,000 13,547,000 4,276,000 13,835,000  10,557,000 -72,836,000 101,672,000  -1,323,000 -9,514,000 29,110,000            34,913,000     10,840,000     15,823,000 -3,331,000 -33,452,000 44,363,000     
      cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                                                                
      cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                                                                
      gain on asset dispositions
                                    -34,000 -150,000 -53,347,000                                                          
      proceeds from sale of non-media business
                                    -5,000 490,000 192,149,000                                                          
      payments for deferred financing cost
                                                                                                
      net cash flows from financing activities
                                    -68,254,000 -37,701,000 330,915,000         96,769,000           147,312,000                                      
      cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
                                    259,984,000  149,972,000  17,682,000  280,104,000  22,865,000  12,967,000  279,000 21,695,000  23,224,000  16,470,000  20,980,000 67,408,000   10,491,000  28,730,000 5,327,000 32,063,000  
      cash and cash equivalents, end of period
                                    -193,854,000 -19,653,000 815,700,000  818,000 -37,797,000 141,524,000  54,810,000 6,736,000 57,843,000  -296,196,000 77,735,000 317,811,000  -321,818,000 524,987,000 25,825,000  13,547,000 4,276,000 26,802,000  10,836,000 -72,836,000 123,367,000  -1,323,000 -9,514,000 52,334,000  -2,856,000 1,848,000 11,232,000  735,000 -1,683,000 12,594,000 1,262,000 -6,269,000 15,450,000  24,885,000  13,480,000 -16,685,000 21,331,000  1,717,000 -8,984,000 16,363,000 15,823,000 -3,331,000 -33,452,000 49,690,000 36,905,000 -208,000 7,372,000 5,568,000 
      real estate held for development and sale
                                           2,866,000 -1,151,000                                                    
      decrease (increase) in restricted cash
                                                       42,652,000                                         
      proceeds from termination of life insurance policies
                                               17,042,000                                              
      gain on the sale of assets
                                                                                                
      original debt issuance discount paid
                                                                                                
      payments for acquisitions of television stations, net of cash acquired
                                                                                                
      proceeds from the sale of broadcast assets
                                                                                                
      increase in restricted cash
                                                                                                
      investment in marketable securities
                                                                                                
      distributions from cost method investees
                                                                                                
      payments for acquisition of television stations
                                                                                                
      payments for acquisition of assets in other operating divisions
                                                                                                
      proceeds from sale of broadcast assets
                                                    13,680,000 14,312,000                                          
      increase in income taxes payable
                                             -12,081,000 29,786,000 -13,316,000 4,574,000 369,000 16,626,000    441,000 2,197,000 -3,010,000 -53,000 10,016,000  1,194,000 1,947,000 2,218,000                -5,567,000  -16,719,000 -26,662,000               
      (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                                                
      decrease increase in restricted cash
                                                                                                
      net cash flows (used in) investing activities
                                                                                                
      cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                                
      redemption of 3% convertible notes
                                                                                                
      proceeds from class a common stock sold by variable interest entity
                                                   9,863,000 1,045,000     1,808,000                                  
      proceeds from sale of assets in other operating divisions
                                                                                                
      proceeds from the sale of real estate investment
                                                      5,516,000                                          
      repayments of notes and capital leases to affiliates
                                                                                                
      impairment of goodwill, intangible and other assets
                                                                   119,458,000 243,000 130,098,000                          
      decrease in income taxes receivable
                                                          225,000                                      
      increase in other assets
                                                                                                
      payments for acquisitions of television stations
                                                                                                
      payments for acquisitions of assets of other operating divisions
                                                                                                
      deferred tax
                                                                                                
      payments for acquisitions in other operating divisions
                                                                                                
      proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of 0.5 million and 0.2 million, respectively
                                                    62,000                                            
      investments in marketable securities
                                                                                                
      proceeds from insurance settlement
                                                        9,000 4,000 19,000  1,736,000                   3,000               
      proceeds from sale of real estate investment
                                                                                                
      proceeds from loans to affiliates
                                                     64,000 13,000 43,000 -368,000 91,000 417,000 90,000 35,000 28,000 89,000 2,000 45,000 24,000 46,000 4,000 71,000 40,000 42,000 44,000 49,000 45,000 41,000 39,000 44,000 35,000 36,000 36,000 32,000 31,000 34,000 28,000 -671,000 174,000 202,000 1,806,000 351,000 164,000 98,000 290,000     
      other investing activities
                                                      335,000                                          
      proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of 0.4 million and 0.2 million, respectively
                                                      1,242,000                                          
      amortization of debt discount, net of debt premium
                                                               1,240,000 1,202,000 1,214,000 1,307,000  2,768,000 2,717,000 2,861,000 878,000 812,000 813,000 787,000 750,000 452,000 702,000 700,000                  
      investment in debt securities
                                                                                                
      proceeds from insurance settlements
                                                                                                
      proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of 0.3 million, 0.7 million and 0 million, respectively
                                                                                                
      purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interests
                                                                                                
      amortization of deferred financing costs
                                                                    842,000 892,000 896,000 1,010,000 998,000 998,000 1,048,000 973,000 825,000 539,000 556,000 587,000 737,000 685,000 700,000 654,000 654,000 658,000 773,000 754,000 742,000 740,000 752,000 756,000 874,000 1,175,000 1,138,000  
      stock based compensation
                                                                                                
      recognition of deferred revenue
                                                                                                
      acquisition of television stations
                                                                                                
      payments for acquisition of assets of other operating divisions
                                                                                                
      purchase of investments
                                                                                                
      proceeds from sale of equity investments
                                                                                                
      proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of 0.2 million and 0.7 million, respectively
                                                        48,000                                        
      decrease in restricted cash
                                                         38,500,000 20,000,000   5,058,000  17,488,000 15,495,000 26,556,000                              
      decrease (increase) in other assets
                                                          395,000                2,702,000                      
      proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of 0.2 million and 0.6 million, respectively
                                                          279,000                                      
      gain on extinguishment of debt, non-cash portion
                                                               1,973,000 3,114,000 149,000 289,000                              
      decrease (increase) in income taxes receivable
                                                                 512,000 179,000       -1,278,000 3,189,000                      
      proceeds from the sale of equity method investment
                                                                                                
      proceeds from share based awards, including excess tax benefits of 0.7 million, 0 million and 0 million, respectively
                                                                                                
      repurchase of class a common stock
                                                                                                
      noncontrolling interests (distributions) contributions
                                                                                                
      amortization of deferred financing cost
                                                                                                
      original debt issuance discount paid on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                
      change in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                
      increase in income taxes receivable
                                                                                                
      acquisition of intangibles
                                                                                                
      dividends and distributions from equity and cost method investees
                                                            1,284,000 516,000 832,000 751,000 122,000 21,000  133,000 415,000 286,000 547,000 441,000 304,000 401,000 489,000                     
      proceeds from sale of equity investment
                                                                                                
      proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of 0.7 million and 0 million, respectively
                                                            -114,000                                    
      proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of 0.6 million and 0 million, respectively
                                                              1,737,000                                  
      increase in other assets and liabilities
                                                                                                
      consolidation of variable interest entity
                                                                       -858,000 2,186,000          239,000         
      payments for acquisitions of other operating divisions companies
                                                                                                
      proceeds from derivative terminations
                                                                       8,001,000                      
      deferred tax benefit related to operations
                                                                5,847,000 9,220,000 6,682,000                    14,616,000 47,000      6,184,000 5,509,000 -6,497,000 
      decrease in other long-term liabilities
                                                                                                
      decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                  672,000  1,096,000 -358,000 722,000 281,000 733,000 -1,062,000 4,169,000 2,958,000 -5,534,000 6,729,000      7,629,000    5,425,000    12,867,000     
      noncontrolling interests contributions
                                                                                                
      amortization of definite-lived intangible assets and other assets
                                                                   4,672,000 6,230,000 6,252,000 5,201,000 4,648,000 4,606,000 4,547,000 4,539,000 4,587,000 4,365,000 4,367,000 4,826,000 4,435,000 4,446,000 4,471,000 4,537,000 4,543,000 4,666,000 4,759,000 4,805,000 4,805,000   4,812,000 4,857,000 4,771,000    
      (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, non-cash portion
                                                                                                
      increase in taxes receivable
                                                                                                
      decrease (increase) in other assets and liabilities
                                                                                                
      dividends and distributions from cost method investees
                                                                   41,000 62,000 201,000 1,197,000 715,000 860,000 -137,000                     
      proceeds from the sale of broadcast assets related to discontinued operations
                                                                              5,771,000               
      purchase of noncontrolling interest
                                                                                                
      proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 0 million, 0 million and 1.9 million, respectively
                                                                                                
      contributions/distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                                                                                
      gain on asset exchange
                                                                                                
      accretion of capital leases
                                                                    34,000 18,000 50,000 196,000 212,000 214,000 222,000 230,000 232,000 231,000 118,000 60,000 109,000 195,000 159,000 175,000 174,000 177,000 176,000 179,000 161,000 189,000       
      (income) income from equity and cost method investments
                                                                                                
      gain on sale of property
                                                                                            -172,000 418,000 48,000  
      gain from derivative instruments
                                                                    50,000                            
      excess tax benefit for stock options exercised
                                                                                                
      amortization of derivative instruments
                                                                          39,000 133,000 424,000 134,000 135,000 134,000 134,000 134,000 136,000 134,000 135,000 134,000 415,000 414,000 415,000 414,000 415,000 414,000 485,000 255,000 254,000 220,000 
      amortization of net periodic pension benefit costs
                                                                    88,000 87,000 88,000 30,000 48,000 48,000 48,000 59,000 59,000 60,000                   
      net effect of change in deferred barter revenues and deferred barter costs
                                                                    550,000 18,000 60,000    128,000             45,000         
      purchase of subsidiary shares from noncontrolling interest
                                                                                                
      noncontrolling interest contributions
                                                                    -100,000                            
      net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                                
      excess tax benefit from stock options exercised
                                                                                                
      loss (income) from equity and cost method investments
                                                                      445,000     -878,000                     
      contributions from noncontrolling interest
                                                                      226,000                          
      loss (income) income from equity and cost method investments
                                                                                                
      (gain) loss on sale of property
                                                                                                
      gain on sale of broadcast assets related to discontinued operations
                                                                                                
      impairment of intangibles
                                                                       462,261,000                        
      deferred tax provision related to discontinued operations
                                                                                4,159,000                
      decrease (increase) in taxes receivable
                                                                                            -19,574,000    
      increase in minority interest
                                                                          5,000 131,000 -19,000 39,000                   
      proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 0 million, 1.9 million and 0.1 million, respectively
                                                                                                
      payments for derivative terminations
                                                                                                
      excess tax benefits on employee stock awards
                                                                          18,000                      
      deferred tax provision related to operations
                                                                        14,296,000 8,652,000 8,036,000 11,576,000 3,397,000 877,000  -9,778,000 19,757,000 7,288,000 12,237,000 5,297,000 -5,990,000            
      payments for acquisitions of other operating divisions’ companies
                                                                                                
      proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 34 and 1,851, respectively
                                                                                                
      (gain) income from derivative instruments
                                                                                                
      proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 0 and 1,844, respectively
                                                                                                
      proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 0 million and 1,574 million, respectively
                                                                                                
      loss on sale of property
                                                                           30,000 -4,000 12,000  -4,000 11,000   11,000 7,000 12,000 -36,000 69,000  2,000 367,000 20,000     
      excess tax benefits for stock options exercised
                                                                                                
      deferred tax benefit related to discontinued operations
                                                                                                
      increase in affiliate receivable
                                                                                                
      decrease in other assets
                                                                                                
      payments for acquisition of television station
                                                                                                
      proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 1,851
                                                                                                
      decrease in income taxes payable
                                                                                                
      payments for acquisition of an other operating divisions’ company
                                                                                                
      proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of 1,844
                                                                                                
      loss (income) from equity and cost investees
                                                                             180,000                   
      unrealized gain from derivative instruments
                                                                                       95,000         
      dividends and distributions from equity and cost investees
                                                                             88,000  136,000 1,549,000 608,000               
      dividends and distributions from cost investees
                                                                             435,000                   
      investments in equity and cost investees
                                                                                                
      proceeds from exercise of stock options
                                                                             11,357,000   105,000 55,000 5,000 13,000 95,000 1,057,000 988,000 160,000 255,000 28,000 506,000 655,000 1,275,000 362,000 
      (income) income from equity and cost investees
                                                                                                
      gain on involuntary conversion, non-cash portion
                                                                                                
      income from extinguishment of debt, non-cash portion
                                                                                               
      deferred tax provision related to continuing operations
                                                                                                
      increase in other long-term assets
                                                                                                
      decrease in minority interest
                                                                                                
      dividends and distributions of earnings from equity and cost investees
                                                                                                
      payments on program contracts
                                                                                                
      proceeds from the sale of equity investees
                                                                                               
      dividends paid on series d convertible exchangeable preferred stock
                                                                                                
      repurchase of series d convertible exchangeable preferred stock
                                                                                                
      decrease in taxes receivable
                                                                                  -213,000 -272,000 808,000 1,005,000  -63,000 1,160,000 36,425,000   37,207,000  
      decrease in other long-term assets
                                                                               97,000                 
      amortization of debt discount, net of
                                                                                                
      amortization of debt premium
                                                                                                
      depreciation and amortization of property and equipment
                                                                                11,952,000 12,201,000 13,489,000 13,189,000 12,804,000 12,574,000 13,100,000 12,399,000  11,767,000 11,509,000 11,098,000 10,617,000 9,760,000 9,964,000  
      impairment of goodwill
                                                                                                
      extinguishment of debt, non-cash portion
                                                                                  4,000          
      distribution from equity investments
                                                                                -37,000                
      redemption of high yield trust originated preferred securities
                                                                                                
      amortization of deferred compensation
                                                                                 484,000 443,000 233,000 1,781,000 3,000 21,000 101,000 -112,000 117,000 117,000 144,000 183,000 183,000 183,000  
      decrease in accounts receivables
                                                                                   11,769,000             
      decrease in other long term assets
                                                                                 -74,000    238,000 -233,000 509,000  -1,423,000 2,000 2,560,000     
      payment for acquisition of television stations
                                                                                                
      contributions in equity and cost investees
                                                                                                
      proceeds from the sale of property
                                                                                 26,000               
      proceeds from commercial bank financing and notes payable
                                                                                 19,000,000   22,000,000 42,000,000           
      dividends paid on series d convertible preferred stock
                                                                                                
      dividends paid on class a common stock
                                                                                                
      repurchase of series d convertible preferred stock
                                                                                                
      deferred tax benefit related to deferred gain
                                                                                                
      deferred tax provision related to sale of assets from discontinued operations
                                                                                  21,209,000 1,659,000             
      increase in accounts receivables
                                                                                                
      payment for acquisition of television station
                                                                                                
      contributions in equity investments
                                                                                                
      income from equity and cost investees
                                                                                                
      unrealized (gain) income from derivative instruments
                                                                                                
      decrease (increase) in minority interest
                                                                                   17,000             
      increase in other long term assets
                                                                                              1,834,000  
      dividends and distributions in investments
                                                                                                
      proceeds from sale of property
                                                                                   21,000 16,000 6,000 5,000 12,000 30,000 108,000 623,000 25,000 29,000  
      amortization of debt (premium) discount
                                                                                                
      gain on involuntary conversion-non cash portion
                                                                                                
      cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                            41,608,000  
      deferred tax benefit related to sale of broadcast assets from discontinued operations
                                                                                                
      deferred tax provision related to extraordinary loss
                                                                                                
      deferred tax benefit related to change in accounting principle
                                                                                                
      dividends and distributions from equity investees
                                                                                    2,007,000            
      payments for acquisition of television station and related assets
                                                                                                
      repayment of note receivable
                                                                                            30,257,000  
      dividends paid on common stock
                                                                                                
      repurchase of series d preferred stock
                                                                                                
      proceeds from termination of derivative instruments
                                                                                                
      amortization of debt discount
                                                                                            25,000 24,000 25,000 25,000 
      decrease in receivables
                                                                                       17,315,000  7,777,000 -12,990,000 23,233,000 13,523,000 -23,175,000 25,628,000  
      payment for acquisition of television station licenses and related assets
                                                                                                
      contributions in investments
                                                                                                
      dividends paid on series d preferred stock
                                                                                                
      increase in receivables
                                                                                                
      dividends from equity method investees
                                                                                                
      repurchases of class a common stock
                                                                                                
      deposit related to the acquisition of broadcast assets
                                                                                                
      additional investments
                                                                                                
      adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities-
                                                                                                
      non-cash (gain)/income from equity investments
                                                                                                
      impairment and write down of long-lived assets
                                                                                               -1,000 
      contract termination costs
                                                                                                
      unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instrument
                                                                                                
      extinguishment of securities, non-cash portion
                                                                                                
      deferred tax benefit related to extraordinary loss
                                                                                                
      changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions
                                                                                                
      payments relating to the acquisition of broadcast assets
                                                                                                
      deposits received on future sale of broadcast assets
                                                                                               
      payment from equity put options premium
                                                                                                
      adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities
                                                                                                
      (income) income from equity investments
                                                                                                
      gain on sale of broadcasting assets related to discontinued operations
                                                                                                
      amortization from definite-lived intangible assets and other assets
                                                                                                
      income from cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                                                                                                
      changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions and dispositions
                                                                                                
      repayment of notes and capital leases to affiliates
                                                                                                
      unrealized income from derivative instruments
                                                                                                
      extinguishment of debt
                                                                                                
      distributions from joint ventures
                                                                                           251,000 20,000 269,000  
      contributions in investments in affiliates
                                                                                                
      receivables from affiliates
                                                                                                
      deferred financing costs
                                                                                                
      extraordinary loss
                                                                                            6,265,000 -363,000 1,036,000 1,000 
      changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions-
                                                                                                
      decrease (increase) in other long term assets
                                                                                            387,000    
      income tax payments related to the sale of broadcast assets
                                                                                                
      loans to officers and affiliates
                                                                                                
      proceeds from loans to officers and affiliates
                                                                                                
      payment of equity put option premium
                                                                                                
      adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities—
                                                                                                
      unrealized loss on derivative instrument
                                                                                                
      changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions—
                                                                                                
      repayments of loans to officers and affiliates
                                                                                             50,000 6,607,000 -188,000 
      (gain) loss on derivative instrument
                                                                                                
      amortization of acquired intangible broadcast assets, non-compete and consulting agreements and other assets
                                                                                              4,915,000  
      amortization of acquired intangible broadcasting assets, non-compete and consulting agreements and other assets
                                                                                               27,135,000 
      cumulative adjustment for change in assets held for sale
                                                                                                
      proceeds from commercial bank financing
                                                                                               47,500,000 
      payment of equity put options premium
                                                                                                
      adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from (used in) operating activities-
                                                                                                
      unrealized gain on derivative instrument
                                                                                                
      gain from equity investments
                                                                                                
      distributions from (investments in) joint ventures
                                                                                                
      net cash flows used in investing activities..
                                                                                                
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