CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 553,030	$ 551,681
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $4,492 and $3,697, respectively	607,316	658,318
Other receivables	8,196	13,493
Syndicated programming rights	41,534	44,064
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	32,320	36,152
Total current assets	1,242,396	1,303,708
Property and equipment
Cost	1,057,629	1,067,191
Less accumulated depreciation	(616,178)	(610,138)
Net property and equipment	441,451	457,053
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,981,587	2,981,587
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $276,780 and $348,087, respectively	2,342,265	2,381,606
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	73,131	78,448
Investments and other assets	114,219	126,494
Total intangible and other assets	5,511,202	5,568,135
Total assets	7,195,049	7,328,896
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	85,902	76,212
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	57,923	50,339
Interest	12,407	45,480
Contracts payable for programming rights	124,950	117,743
Other	74,518	78,265
Income taxes payable	1,936	22,985
Total current liabilities	357,636	391,024
Noncurrent liabilities
Deferred income tax liability	576,976	556,131
Long-term debt	3,071,899	3,069,316
Pension liabilities	73,228	73,684
Operating lease liabilities	72,849	79,503
Other noncurrent liabilities	63,462	70,098
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,858,414	3,848,732
Total liabilities	4,216,050	4,239,756
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 10)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	18,459	17,418
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	72,456	27,941
Retained earnings	8,062,624	7,898,055
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(122,435)	(125,533)
Less treasury stock at cost, 127,544,108 shares and 100,970,426 shares, respectively	(5,376,524)	(5,053,160)
Total equity	2,960,540	3,071,722
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 7,195,049	$ 7,328,896