Commitments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Commitments/ Contingent Liabilities [Abstract]

Commitments

Note 14: Commitments

The Company has entered into commitments for broadcast rights that are not currently available for broadcast and are therefore not recorded in the financial statements. Broadcast rights and programming also include estimates for reverse compensation to be paid to networks to the extent contracts are in place. In addition, the Company has contractual obligations for capital expenditures that primarily relate to television broadcast facilities. The table below summarizes the following specified commitments of the Company as of December 31, 2012:

Nature of Commitment	Total		2013		2014		2015		2016		2017		Thereafter
Broadcast rights and programming	$	83,850	$	40,499	$	28,191	$	8,197	$	1,668	$	1,403	$	3,892
Capital expenditures and licenses		3,421		3,421		–		–		–		–		–
Non-cancelable operating leases		17,803		2,426		1,686		1,348		1,158		1,117		10,068
Total	$	105,074	$	46,346	$	29,877	$	9,545	$	2,826	$	2,520	$	13,960

Broadcast rights and programming – Includes broadcast rights for both syndicated programs that have been delivered and are available for broadcasting, as well as programs that have not yet been produced. Also includes amounts fixed or currently accrued under network affiliation agreements and excludes variable amounts payable under network affiliation agreements where estimates are less certain.

Total lease expense for property and equipment was $4,315, $5,093 and $5,320 in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.