CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 376,641	$ 56,989
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $5,154 and $4,371, respectively	589,510	642,280
Other receivables	9,447	15,496
Syndicated programming rights	55,759	53,100
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	39,694	19,724
Total current assets	1,071,051	787,589
Property and equipment
Cost	1,055,616	1,053,851
Less accumulated depreciation	(599,102)	(586,656)
Net property and equipment	456,514	467,195
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,981,587	2,981,587
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $333,157 and $298,593, respectively	2,396,536	2,441,488
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	81,385	87,279
Investments and other assets	137,059	152,508
Total intangible and other assets	5,596,567	5,662,862
Total assets	7,124,132	6,917,646
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	83,813	72,996
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	53,736	55,179
Interest	12,441	45,905
Contracts payable for programming rights	131,454	98,534
Other	109,598	91,098
Income taxes payable	3,989	11,420
Total current liabilities	395,031	375,132
Noncurrent liabilities
Deferred income tax liability	555,455	548,374
Long-term debt	3,068,446	3,231,970
Pension liabilities	53,073	58,063
Operating lease liabilities	82,387	88,970
Other noncurrent liabilities	74,393	79,102
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,833,754	4,006,479
Total liabilities	4,228,785	4,381,611
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 9)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	17,092	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	7,704,358	7,459,380
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(110,262)	(97,216)
Less treasury stock at cost, 101,191,494 shares and 103,012,455 shares, respectively	(5,068,201)	(5,194,618)
Total equity	2,878,255	2,519,906
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 7,124,132	$ 6,917,646