Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 8,338	$ 98,801
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,007 and $3,266, respectively	430,151	406,852
Other receivables	16,076	32,442
Programming rights	25,194	37,758
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	27,536	61,070
Total current assets	507,295	636,923
Property and equipment
Cost	815,648	782,602
Less accumulated depreciation	(459,330)	(447,262)
Net property and equipment	356,318	335,340
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,602,849	2,579,417
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	1,540,303	1,273,269
Investments and other assets	138,564	137,166
Total intangible and other assets	4,281,716	3,989,852
Total assets	5,145,329	4,962,115
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	44,732	52,992
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	27,836	54,088
Interest	53,948	39,217
Contracts payable for programming rights	82,833	105,040
Other	44,843	58,196
Dividends payable	15,226	15,173
Income taxes	2,960	0
Current portion of long-term debt	485	646
Total current liabilities	272,863	325,352
Noncurrent liabilities
Income taxes	20,269	20,203
Deferred income taxes	386,781	382,310
Long-term debt	3,196,070	3,007,047
Pension liabilities	146,466	144,220
Other noncurrent liabilities	86,244	87,942
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,835,830	3,641,722
Total liabilities	4,108,693	3,967,074
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock of $1 par value per share, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 324,418,632 shares issued	324,419	324,419
Additional paid-in capital	303,926	382,127
Retained earnings	6,124,209	6,062,995
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(125,993)	(106,923)
Less treasury stock at cost, 108,738,874 shares and 109,487,979 shares, respectively	(5,589,925)	(5,667,577)
Total equity	1,036,636	995,041
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,145,329	$ 4,962,115