Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 200,770	$ 56,989
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $5,564 and $4,371, respectively	615,824	642,280
Other receivables	7,802	15,496
Syndicated programming rights	24,114	53,100
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	36,867	19,724
Total current assets	885,377	787,589
Property and equipment
Cost	1,070,911	1,053,851
Less accumulated depreciation	(611,576)	(586,656)
Net property and equipment	459,335	467,195
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,981,587	2,981,587
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $328,592 and $298,593, respectively	2,411,489	2,441,488
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	84,270	87,279
Investments and other assets	143,420	152,508
Total intangible and other assets	5,620,766	5,662,862
Total assets	6,965,478	6,917,646
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	86,381	72,996
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	49,490	55,179
Interest	44,720	45,905
Contracts payable for programming rights	93,829	98,534
Other	88,696	91,098
Income taxes payable	7,610	11,420
Total current liabilities	370,726	375,132
Noncurrent liabilities
Deferred income tax liability	552,250	548,374
Long-term debt	3,067,608	3,231,970
Pension liabilities	54,795	58,063
Operating lease liabilities	85,436	88,970
Other noncurrent liabilities	76,175	79,102
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,836,264	4,006,479
Total liabilities	4,206,990	4,381,611
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 9)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	16,765	16,129
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	27,941
Retained earnings	7,583,436	7,459,380
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(111,028)	(97,216)
Less treasury stock at cost, 101,391,312 shares and 103,012,455 shares, respectively	(5,083,045)	(5,194,618)
Total equity	2,741,723	2,519,906
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 6,965,478	$ 6,917,646