Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
Accounts payable	$ 7,840	$ 5,257
Employee compensation and benefits	30,144	31,367
Accrued interest	26,624	32,453
Other accrued expenses	11,970	13,802
Federal and state income taxes	8,753	2,916
Deferred revenue	4,004	4,706
Current portion of long-term debt	6,417	0
Total current liabilities	131,305	119,407
Long-term debt, less current portion and deferred financing costs	1,831,011	1,756,747
Program broadcast obligations, less current portion	4,277	4,995
Deferred income taxes	261,690	343,011
Accrued pension costs	37,838	34,047
Other	1,839	1,437
Total liabilities	2,267,960	2,259,644
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)	0	0
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	902,518	658,135
Retained earnings (deficit)	161,694	(101,365)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income tax benefit	(22,165)	(17,645)
Stockholders' equity before treasury stock	1,066,691	560,889
Treasury stock at cost	(49,562)	(44,688)
Total stockholders’ equity	992,897	492,861
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	3,260,857	2,752,505
Common Class A [Member]
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	24,644	21,764
Treasury stock at cost	(24,232)	(23,340)
Network Programming Obligations, Current [Member]
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
Accrued network programming fees	20,317	14,982
Syndicated Program Film Obliagtions, Current [Member]
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
Accrued network programming fees	$ 15,236	$ 13,924