CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 56,989	$ 40,968
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $4,371 and $7,035, respectively	642,280	550,755
Other receivables	15,496	14,031
Syndicated programming rights	53,100	47,331
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	19,724	19,509
Total current assets	787,589	672,594
Property and equipment
Land	86,447	86,456
Buildings and improvements	341,112	329,088
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	615,531	593,517
Construction in progress	10,761	17,398
Total	1,053,851	1,026,459
Less accumulated depreciation	(586,656)	(556,100)
Net property and equipment	467,195	470,359
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,981,587	2,968,693
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $298,593 and $235,582, respectively	2,441,488	2,503,644
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	87,279	97,190
Investments and other assets	152,508	136,219
Total intangible and other assets	5,662,862	5,705,746
Total assets	6,917,646	6,848,699
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	72,996	58,049
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	55,179	46,213
Interest	45,905	47,249
Contracts payable for programming rights	98,534	130,522
Other	91,098	78,219
Income taxes payable	11,420	63,923
Total current liabilities	375,132	424,175
Noncurrent liabilities
Deferred income tax liability	548,374	530,240
Long-term debt	3,231,970	3,553,220
Pension liabilities	58,063	85,908
Operating lease liabilities	88,970	99,337
Other noncurrent liabilities	79,102	82,791
Total noncurrent liabilities	4,006,479	4,351,496
Total liabilities	4,381,611	4,775,671
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 11)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 11)	16,129	14,933
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	27,941	113,267
Retained earnings	7,459,380	7,075,640
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(97,216)	(121,076)
Less treasury stock at cost, 103,012,455 shares and 104,918,360 shares, respectively	(5,194,618)	(5,334,155)
Total equity	2,519,906	2,058,095
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 6,917,646	$ 6,848,699