CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 445,729	$ 361,036
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $4,170 and $2,845, respectively	605,226	624,445
Other receivables	10,812	9,299
Syndicated programming rights	10,969	31,530
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	26,277	24,008
Total current assets	1,099,013	1,050,318
Property and equipment
Cost	1,079,620	1,078,209
Less accumulated depreciation	(634,024)	(626,029)
Net property and equipment	445,596	452,180
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	3,015,973	2,981,587
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $269,827 and $289,949, respectively	2,336,049	2,328,972
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	68,084	73,479
Investments and other assets	124,616	113,521
Total intangible and other assets	5,544,722	5,497,559
Total assets	7,089,331	7,000,057
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	79,130	114,950
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	43,869	54,929
Interest	43,977	45,144
Contracts payable for programming rights	121,629	119,562
Other	93,394	82,782
Income taxes payable	43,778	6,005
Total current liabilities	425,777	423,372
Noncurrent liabilities
Deferred income tax liability	577,334	578,219
Long-term debt	3,074,592	3,072,801
Pension liabilities	67,885	70,483
Operating lease liabilities	68,050	73,733
Other noncurrent liabilities	55,038	57,765
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,842,899	3,853,001
Total liabilities	4,268,676	4,276,373
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 10)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	19,555	18,812
Shareholders' equity
Common stock of $1 per 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	8,281,037	8,091,245
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(117,389)	(119,610)
Less treasury stock at cost, 157,538,421 shares and 144,502,338 shares, respectively	(5,714,908)	(5,619,123)
Total equity	2,801,100	2,704,872
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 7,089,331	$ 7,000,057