CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 756,540	$ 693,214
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,831 and $2,831, respectively	583,654	604,300
Other receivables	14,028	11,752
Syndicated programming rights	10,767	28,097
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	26,368	23,049
Total current assets	1,391,357	1,360,412
Property and equipment
Cost	1,076,704	1,093,900
Less accumulated depreciation	(651,701)	(649,581)
Net property and equipment	425,003	444,319
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	3,015,944	3,015,944
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $202,860 and $185,175, respectively	2,291,462	2,309,772
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	52,572	63,535
Investments and other assets	130,373	132,537
Total intangible and other assets	5,490,351	5,521,788
Total assets	7,306,711	7,326,519
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	85,434	87,338
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	54,705	64,343
Interest	43,967	44,719
Contracts payable for programming rights	130,646	143,095
Other	80,975	75,454
Income taxes payable	0	51,331
Current portion of long-term debt	548,848	0
Total current liabilities	944,575	466,280
Noncurrent liabilities
Net deferred income tax liabilities	582,465	579,213
Long-term debt	2,529,464	3,076,451
Pension liabilities	60,793	65,956
Operating lease liabilities	47,341	63,421
Other noncurrent liabilities	48,750	50,167
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,268,813	3,835,208
Total liabilities	4,213,388	4,301,488
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 10)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	0	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	8,574,627	8,549,717
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(104,532)	(106,644)
Less treasury stock at cost, 163,542,945 shares and 164,520,591 shares, respectively	(5,729,132)	(5,790,719)
Total equity	3,093,323	3,004,714
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 7,306,711	$ 7,326,519