CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 234	$ 144
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $17 and $16, respectively		1,022	1,028
Broadcast rights		54	84
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		80	41
Total current assets		1,390	1,297
Property and equipment, net		1,178	1,207
Goodwill		2,924	2,922
FCC licenses		2,949	2,929
Intangible assets, net		1,731	1,847
Investments		776	877
Other noncurrent assets, net		380	389
Total assets	[1]	11,328	11,468
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt		108	124
Accounts payable		190	133
Broadcast rights payable		82	97
Accrued expenses		332	314
Other current liabilities		111	115
Total current liabilities		823	783
Debt		6,275	6,399
Deferred tax liabilities		1,463	1,487
Other noncurrent liabilities		511	531
Total liabilities	[1]	9,072	9,200
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests (Note 2)		18	26
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock - $0.01 par value, 200,000 shares authorized; none issued and outstanding at each of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024
Common stock - $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 47,282,823 shares issued, 30,315,298 shares outstanding as of June 30, 2025 and 47,282,823 shares issued, 30,621,241 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2024
Additional paid-in capital		1,293	1,304
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1)	(1)
Retained earnings		3,755	3,671
Treasury stock - at cost; 16,967,525 and 16,661,582 shares as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively		(2,791)	(2,717)
Total Nexstar Media Group, Inc. stockholders' equity		2,256	2,257
Noncontrolling interests		(18)	(15)
Total stockholders' equity		2,238	2,242
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests and stockholders' equity		11,328	11,468
Network Affiliation Agreements [Member]
Current assets:
Intangible assets, net		1,400	1,494
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Current assets:
Intangible assets, net		$ 331	$ 353

[1] The condensed consolidated total assets as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 include certain assets held by consolidated VIEs of $297 million and $297 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of Nexstar. The condensed consolidated total liabilities as of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $150 million and $148 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of Nexstar. See Note 2 for additional information.