CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 716,647	$ 693,214
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,531 and $2,831, respectively	594,829	604,300
Other receivables	6,911	11,752
Syndicated programming rights	19,525	28,097
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	28,994	23,049
Total current assets	1,366,906	1,360,412
Property and equipment
Cost	1,097,949	1,093,900
Less accumulated depreciation	(664,183)	(649,581)
Net property and equipment	433,766	444,319
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	3,015,944	3,015,944
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $194,028 and $185,175, respectively	2,300,919	2,309,772
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	51,992	63,535
Investments and other assets	132,230	132,537
Total intangible and other assets	5,501,085	5,521,788
Total assets	7,301,757	7,326,519
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	88,827	87,338
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	56,209	64,343
Interest	12,042	44,719
Contracts payable for programming rights	151,733	143,095
Other	94,987	75,454
Income taxes payable	21,266	51,331
Current portion of long-term debt	548,454	0
Total current liabilities	973,518	466,280
Noncurrent liabilities
Net deferred income tax liabilities	580,556	579,213
Long-term debt	2,528,920	3,076,451
Pension liabilities	62,236	65,956
Operating lease liabilities	47,516	63,421
Other noncurrent liabilities	49,433	50,167
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,268,661	3,835,208
Total liabilities	4,242,179	4,301,488
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 10)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	20,708	20,317
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	8,531,880	8,549,717
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(105,621)	(106,644)
Less treasury stock at cost, 163,703,324 shares and 164,520,591 shares, respectively	(5,739,749)	(5,790,719)
Total equity	3,038,870	3,004,714
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 7,301,757	$ 7,326,519