CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 778,473	$ 726,808	$ 683,028
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets	137,596	128,582	117,580
Write-down of goodwill	0	0	24,723
Program amortization	783,456	621,210	556,694
Equity in earnings of affiliates	(80,916)	(85,631)	(79,644)
(Gain) loss on derivatives	(50,256)	(2,810)	7,085
Program payments	(875,554)	(725,582)	(627,591)
Dividends received from equity investments	93,624	104,185	83,912
Deferred income taxes	(24,678)	7,175	79,336
Share-based compensation	29,568	35,474	36,845
Changes in working capital accounts (excluding the effects of acquisition):
Accounts receivable, net	(79,070)	(10,932)	(52,691)
Other assets	(12,702)	(2,188)	1,255
Accounts payable	(1,501)	3,593	5,001
Deferred revenue	44,040	(19,258)	23,923
Accrued / refundable income taxes	41,201	(18,947)	(31,573)
Other liabilities	32,360	9,548	21,089
Other, net	(1,427)	6,347	28,222
Cash provided by operating activities	814,214	777,574	877,194
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(52,480)	(53,775)	(72,990)
Collections on note receivable	4,655	4,481	12,939
Purchases of long-term investments	(35,023)	(17,042)
Purchases of subsidiary companies, net of cash acquired	(539,309)		(64,412)
Foreign currency call option premium	(16,000)
Settlement on derivatives	65,824
Other, net	(32,167)	(12,001)	(43,510)
Cash used in investing activities	(604,500)	(78,337)	(167,973)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Proceeds from debt	3,180,764	1,189,555
Repayments of debt	(1,930,000)	(195,000)
Deferred loan costs	(14,491)	(9,026)
Extinguishment of debt	(652,104)
Purchase of non-controlling interests	(853,853)
Dividends paid	(118,857)	(112,943)	(88,400)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	(189,539)	(216,860)	(160,493)
Proceeds from stock options	9,207	39,605	42,976
Other, net	(19,598)	(1,361)	(1,762)
Cash used in financing activities	(876,973)	(504,992)	(460,882)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	12,539	(2,452)	507
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(654,720)	191,793	248,846
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of year	878,164	686,371	437,525
End of year	223,444	878,164	686,371
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures:
Interest paid, excluding amounts capitalized	95,336	45,917	45,436
Income taxes paid	318,920	309,519	229,966
Common Class A [Member]
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Repurchase of common shares	$ (288,502)	$ (1,198,962)	$ (253,203)