Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 24,503	$ 98,801
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,459 and $3,266, respectively	414,316	406,852
Other receivables	32,018	32,442
Programming rights	11,669	37,758
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	20,372	61,070
Total current assets	502,878	636,923
Property and equipment
Cost	822,065	782,602
Less accumulated depreciation	(470,697)	(447,262)
Net property and equipment	351,368	335,340
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,596,505	2,579,417
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	1,542,171	1,273,269
Investments and other assets	149,741	137,166
Total intangible and other assets	4,288,417	3,989,852
Total assets	5,142,663	4,962,115
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	45,565	52,992
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	35,984	54,088
Interest	38,664	39,217
Contracts payable for programming rights	75,996	105,040
Other	49,247	58,196
Dividends payable	15,158	15,173
Current portion of long-term debt	323	646
Total current liabilities	260,937	325,352
Noncurrent liabilities
Income taxes	20,247	20,203
Deferred income taxes	395,611	382,310
Long-term debt	3,131,137	3,007,047
Pension liabilities	136,986	144,220
Other noncurrent liabilities	80,834	87,942
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,764,815	3,641,722
Total liabilities	4,025,752	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	304,066	382,127
Retained earnings	6,201,694	6,062,995
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(124,741)	(106,923)
Less treasury stock at cost, 109,151,797 shares and 109,487,979 shares, respectively	(5,588,527)	(5,667,577)
Total equity	1,116,911	995,041
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,142,663	$ 4,962,115