Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Summarized Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

22. SUMMARIZED QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

Summarized financial information is as follows:

	For the year ended 2015
(in thousands, except per share data)	1st Quarter			2nd Quarter			3rd Quarter			4th Quarter			Total
Operating revenues	$	658,250		$	732,102		$	776,122		$	851,753		$	3,018,227
Cost of services, excluding depreciation and    amortization of intangible assets		199,147			195,087			270,150			322,973			987,357
Selling, general and administrative		202,187			178,498			193,645			210,849			785,179
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets		28,590			26,438			41,291			41,277			137,596
Loss on disposal of property and equipment		2,516			44			40			1,563			4,163
Operating income		225,810			332,035			270,996			275,091			1,103,932
Interest expense, net		(12,967	)		(16,835	)		(50,439	)		(27,806	)		(108,047	)
Equity in earnings of affiliates		18,945			27,290			23,392			11,289			80,916
Gain on derivatives		5,933			37,198			4,037			3,088			50,256
Miscellaneous, net		(402	)		(13,194	)		(9,543	)		17,946			(5,193	)
Provision for income taxes		71,249			120,326			75,110			76,706			343,391
Net income		166,070			246,168			163,333			202,902			778,473
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(42,227	)		(52,450	)		(38,774	)		(38,194	)		(171,645	)
Net income attributable to SNI	$	123,843		$	193,718		$	124,559		$	164,708		$	606,828
Net income per basic share:
Net income attributable to SNI common shareholders	$	0.94		$	1.50		$	0.96		$	1.27		$	4.68
Net income per diluted share:
Net income attributable to SNI common shareholders	$	0.94		$	1.49		$	0.96		$	1.27		$	4.66
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		131,259			129,225			129,177			129,211			129,665
Diluted		131,942			129,868			129,704			129,728			130,255
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock	$	0.23		$	0.23		$	0.23		$	0.23		$	0.92

	For the year ended 2014
(in thousands, except per share data)	1st Quarter			2nd Quarter			3rd Quarter			4th Quarter			Total
Operating revenues	$	643,749		$	708,132		$	644,423		$	669,152		$	2,665,456
Cost of services, excluding depreciation and    amortization of intangible assets		181,138			190,181			207,099			200,478			778,896
Selling, general and administrative		191,877			198,666			167,361			206,895			764,799
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets		31,294			34,173			31,617			31,498			128,582
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment		(152	)		1,647			(448	)		(177	)		870
Operating income		239,592			283,465			238,794			230,458			992,309
Interest expense, net		(12,431	)		(12,232	)		(12,235	)		(15,789	)		(52,687	)
Equity in earnings of affiliates		22,261			27,263			17,586			18,521			85,631
(Loss) gain on derivatives		(3,137	)		(1,339	)		2,041			5,246			2,810
Miscellaneous, net		3,410			871			25			(4,519	)		(212	)
Provision for income taxes		76,906			92,359			75,910			55,868			301,043
Net income		172,789			205,669			170,301			178,049			726,808
Less: net income attributable to non-controlling interests		(44,493	)		(51,875	)		(38,962	)		(46,203	)		(181,533	)
Net income attributable to SNI	$	128,296		$	153,794		$	131,339		$	131,846		$	545,275
Net income per basic share:
Net income attributable to SNI common shareholders	$	0.88		$	1.08		$	0.93		$	0.96		$	3.86
Net income per diluted share:
Net income attributable to SNI common shareholders	$	0.87		$	1.07		$	0.93		$	0.96		$	3.83
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		146,322			142,342			140,738			136,876			141,297
Diluted		147,440			143,224			141,628			137,708			142,193
Cash dividends declared per share of common stock	$	0.20		$	0.20		$	0.20		$	0.20		$	0.80