CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 204.1	$ 190.9
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		15.6	15.6
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $18.4 and $23.1, respectively		1,079.4	1,021.0
Broadcast rights		194.0	46.4
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		121.4	138.8
Total current assets		1,614.5	1,412.7
Property and equipment, net		1,262.4	1,512.5
Goodwill		2,960.8	3,051.6
FCC licenses		2,910.3	2,910.3
Intangible assets, net		2,434.2	2,717.1
Investments		1,119.0	1,218.8
Assets held for sale			45.3
Other noncurrent assets, net		377.7	396.2
Total assets	[1]	12,678.9	13,264.5
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt		124.3	47.2
Accounts payable		197.7	248.2
Broadcast rights payable		151.0	76.9
Accrued expenses		319.5	315.9
Operating lease liabilities		49.6	42.8
Other current liabilities		51.1	56.3
Total current liabilities		893.2	787.3
Debt		6,827.2	7,367.9
Deferred tax liabilities		1,605.6	1,728.5
Other noncurrent liabilities		583.6	523.3
Total liabilities	[1]	9,909.6	10,407.0
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock - $0.01 par value, 200,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at each of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021
Common stock - $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 47,282,823 shares issued, 36,810,186 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 47,291,463 shares issued, 40,757,429 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2021		0.5	0.5
Additional paid-in capital		1,287.5	1,311.1
Accumulated other comprehensive income		26.9	141.6
Retained earnings		3,033.1	2,204.2
Treasury stock - at cost; 10,472,637 and 6,534,034 shares as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively		(1,607.0)	(807.0)
Total Nexstar Media Group, Inc. stockholders’ equity		2,741.0	2,850.4
Noncontrolling interests		28.3	7.1
Total stockholders' equity		2,769.3	2,857.5
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		12,678.9	13,264.5
Network affiliation agreements [Member]
Current assets:
Intangible assets, net		1,871.4	2,060.2
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Current assets:
Intangible assets, net		$ 562.8	$ 656.9

[1] The consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 include certain assets held by consolidated VIEs of $304.8 million and $309.7 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of Nexstar. The consolidated total liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $148.4 million and $168.0 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of Nexstar. See Note 2 for additional information.