CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 693,214	$ 361,036
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,831 and $2,845, respectively	604,300	624,445
Other receivables	11,752	9,299
Syndicated programming rights	28,097	31,530
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	23,049	24,008
Total current assets	1,360,412	1,050,318
Property and equipment
Land	86,347	86,442
Buildings and improvements	360,492	352,546
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	641,024	631,444
Construction in progress	6,037	7,777
Total	1,093,900	1,078,209
Less accumulated depreciation	(649,581)	(626,029)
Net property and equipment	444,319	452,180
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	3,015,944	2,981,587
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $185,175 and $289,949, respectively	2,309,772	2,328,972
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	63,535	73,479
Investments and other assets	132,537	113,521
Total intangible and other assets	5,521,788	5,497,559
Total assets	7,326,519	7,000,057
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	87,338	114,950
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	64,343	54,929
Interest	44,719	45,144
Contracts payable for programming rights	143,095	119,562
Other	75,454	82,782
Income taxes payable	51,331	6,005
Total current liabilities	466,280	423,372
Noncurrent liabilities
Net deferred income tax liabilities	579,213	578,219
Long-term debt	3,076,451	3,072,801
Pension liabilities	65,956	70,483
Operating lease liabilities	63,421	73,733
Other noncurrent liabilities	50,167	57,765
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,835,208	3,853,001
Total liabilities	4,301,488	4,276,373
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 11)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	20,317	18,812
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	8,549,717	8,091,245
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(106,644)	(119,610)
Less treasury stock at cost, 164,520,591 shares and 144,502,338 shares, respectively	(5,790,719)	(5,619,123)
Total equity	3,004,714	2,704,872
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 7,326,519	$ 7,000,057