CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts		$ 19	$ 20
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	47,282,823
Common stock, shares outstanding		32,485,505	33,600,926
Treasury Stock, Shares		14,797,318	13,681,897
ASSETS
Total assets	[1]	$ 11,819	$ 12,078
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Total liabilities	[1]	9,539	9,765
Non Guarantor VIEs [Member]
ASSETS
Total assets		299	300
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Total liabilities		$ 148	$ 152

[1] The condensed consolidated total assets as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 include certain assets held by consolidated VIEs of $299 million and $300 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of Nexstar. The condensed consolidated total liabilities as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $148 million and $152 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of Nexstar. See Note 2 for additional information.