CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 575,571	$ 548,759
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets	96,319	97,084
Program amortization	526,825	463,802
Equity in earnings of affiliates	(69,627)	(67,110)
(Gain) loss on derivatives	(47,168)	2,436
Program payments	(588,052)	(561,249)
Dividends received from equity investments	68,278	78,852
Deferred income taxes	(43,261)	(41,131)
Share-based compensation	29,443	29,659
Changes in certain working capital accounts:
Accounts receivable, net	(45,450)	29,268
Other assets	11,231	(4,523)
Accounts payable	5,154	(1,411)
Customer deposits and unearned revenue	39,743	(26,890)
Accrued / refundable income taxes	93,748	43,966
Other liabilities	(15,157)	(18,267)
Other, net	20,923	6,933
Cash provided by operating activities	658,520	580,178
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(32,091)	(41,784)
Collections on note receivable	3,498	3,776
Purchases of long-term investments	(32,584)	(17,042)
Purchase of subsidiary companies, net of cash acquired	(539,309)
Foreign currency call option premium	(16,000)
Settlement on derivatives	63,305
Other, net	(36,336)	(5,498)
Cash used in investing activities	(589,517)	(60,548)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from debt	3,050,764	120,000
Payments on debt	(1,944,525)	(120,000)
Deferred loan costs	(14,491)
Extinguishment of debt	404,294
Purchase of non-controlling interest	(853,853)
Dividends paid	(89,144)	(85,364)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	(154,948)	(194,856)
Repurchases of class A common shares	(288,502)	(800,062)
Proceeds from stock options	8,073	35,118
Other, net	(266)	(2,417)
Cash used in financing activities	(691,186)	(1,047,581)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(8,629)	(1,135)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(630,812)	(529,086)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of year	878,164	686,371
End of period	247,352	157,285
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures:
Interest paid, excluding amounts capitalized	68,311	38,946
Income taxes paid	$ 258,270	$ 228,184