Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 41,091	$ 43,920
Trade accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts 2015 - $4,634; 2014 - $5,475)		298,474	277,985
Restricted cash at qualified intermediary		0	119,903
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		15,083	26,282
Total current assets		354,648	468,090
Property and equipment, net		470,537	499,472
Other assets, net		70,314	78,999
Definite lived intangible assets, net		871,129	956,300
Broadcast licenses		1,097,100	1,097,100
Goodwill		1,544,624	1,597,486
Total assets	[1]	4,408,352	4,697,447
Current liabilities:
Trade accounts payable		35,800	36,359
Accrued salaries and wages		21,465	36,634
Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities		95,500	104,092
Current installments of long-term debt		3,804	11,781
Current installments of obligation under capital leases		859	815
Total current liabilities		157,428	189,681
Long-term debt		2,231,354	2,400,162
Deferred tax liability		315,234	308,535
Long-term capital lease obligations		14,012	14,869
Retirement and postretirement plans		182,987	211,264
Other liabilities		34,920	38,034
Total liabilities	[2]	2,935,935	3,162,545
Noncontrolling interests		24,447	34,481
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock (no par value): authorized 50,000,000 shares; none outstanding		0	0
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(31,224)	(36,445)
Retained earnings		174,039	214,582
Total stockholders' equity		1,447,970	1,500,421
Total liabilities, noncontrolling interest and stockholders' equity (deficit)		4,408,352	4,697,447
Total assets of variable interest entities (VIE)		145,000	151,000
Total liabilities of variable interest entities (VIE)		39,000	43,000
Voting Common Stock [Member]
Stockholders' equity:
Voting common stock, authorized 400,000,000 shares; issued 128,600,384 and129,931,812, Non-voting common stock, authorized 400,000,000 shares, none outstanding		1,305,155	1,322,284
Nonvoting Common Stock [Member]
Stockholders' equity:
Voting common stock, authorized 400,000,000 shares; issued 128,600,384 and129,931,812, Non-voting common stock, authorized 400,000,000 shares, none outstanding		$ 0	$ 0

[1] Consolidated assets as of December 31, 2015, and 2014, include total assets of variable interest entities (VIEs) of $145 million and $151 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. See Note 1: Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.

[2] Consolidated liabilities as of December 31, 2015, and 2014, include total liabilities of VIEs of $39 million and $43 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the Company, except for certain of the debt, which the Company guarantees. See Note 1 and Note 4.