CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts		$ 18.4	$ 23.1
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, par value		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized		200,000	200,000
Preferred stock, shares issued		0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding		0	0
Common stock, par value		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized		100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued		47,282,823	47,291,463
Common stock, shares outstanding		36,810,186	40,757,429
Treasury Stock, Shares		10,472,637	6,534,034
ASSETS
Total assets	[1]	$ 12,678.9	$ 13,264.5
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Total liabilities	[1]	9,909.6	10,407.0
Non Guarantor VIEs [Member]
ASSETS
Total assets		304.8	309.7
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Total liabilities		$ 148.4	$ 168.0

[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.