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Property and Equipment (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Property Plant And Equipment [Abstract]  
Schedule of Property and Equipment

Property and equipment consisted of the following, as of December 31 (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

Estimated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

useful life,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in years

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Buildings and improvements

 

39

 

$

225,183

 

 

$

81,337

 

Land

 

N/A

 

 

127,625

 

 

 

32,068

 

Leasehold improvements

 

term of lease

 

 

29,114

 

 

 

9,909

 

Studio and transmission equipment

 

5-15

 

 

539,788

 

 

 

363,574

 

Computer equipment

 

3-5

 

 

96,487

 

 

 

40,255

 

Furniture and fixtures

 

7

 

 

18,876

 

 

 

11,516

 

Vehicles

 

5

 

 

35,211

 

 

 

17,340

 

Construction in progress

 

N/A

 

 

21,236

 

 

 

7,428

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,093,520

 

 

 

563,427

 

Less: accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

 

(359,382

)

 

 

(287,274

)

Property and equipment, net

 

 

 

$

734,138

 

 

$

276,153