CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 536,253	$ 361,036
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,500 and $2,845, respectively	608,794	624,445
Other receivables	6,779	9,299
Syndicated programming rights	37,351	31,530
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	26,563	24,008
Total current assets	1,215,740	1,050,318
Property and equipment
Cost	1,083,904	1,078,209
Less accumulated depreciation	(640,774)	(626,029)
Net property and equipment	443,130	452,180
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	3,015,973	2,981,587
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $273,787 and $289,949, respectively	2,322,582	2,328,972
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	66,135	73,479
Investments and other assets	135,042	113,521
Total intangible and other assets	5,539,732	5,497,559
Total assets	7,198,602	7,000,057
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	91,964	114,950
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	66,325	54,929
Interest	11,772	45,144
Contracts payable for programming rights	145,657	119,562
Other	95,992	82,782
Income taxes payable	55,000	6,005
Total current liabilities	466,710	423,372
Noncurrent liabilities
Deferred income tax liability	576,440	578,219
Long-term debt	3,075,504	3,072,801
Pension liabilities	64,402	70,483
Operating lease liabilities	66,000	73,733
Other noncurrent liabilities	58,242	57,765
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,840,588	3,853,001
Total liabilities	4,307,298	4,276,373
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 10)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	19,936	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	8,393,910	8,091,245
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(116,277)	(119,610)
Less treasury stock at cost, 161,940,919 shares and 144,502,338 shares, respectively	(5,758,625)	(5,619,123)
Total equity	2,871,368	2,704,872
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 7,198,602	$ 7,000,057