Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Common Stock [Member] Common Class A [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member] Common Class A [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]	Total
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017	8,349,069	88,788,664		(1,750,692)	(5,535,076)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 25	$ 902	$ 162	$ (24)	$ (50)	$ (22)	$ 993
Net income	$ 0	$ 0	20	$ 0	$ 0	0	20
Restricted stock awards (in shares)	220,080	318,196		(89,422)	(107,456)
Restricted stock awards	$ 0	$ 0	0	$ (1)	$ (2)	0	(3)
Stock-based compensation	$ 0	$ 2	0	$ 0	$ 0	0	2
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)	0	0		0	(1,551,710)
Repurchase of common stock	$ 0	$ 0	0	$ 0	$ (20)	0	(20)
Restricted stock unit awards (in shares)	0	209,500		0	(82,201)
Restricted stock unit awards	$ 0	$ 0	0	$ 0	$ (1)	0	(1)
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018	8,569,149	89,316,360		(1,840,114)	(7,276,443)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018	$ 25	$ 904	182	$ (25)	$ (73)	(22)	991
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017	8,349,069	88,788,664		(1,750,692)	(5,535,076)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 25	$ 902	162	$ (24)	$ (50)	(22)	993
Net income							123
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018	8,569,149	89,298,943		(1,840,114)	(7,276,443)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 26	$ 906	284	$ (25)	$ (73)	(22)	1,096
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2018	8,569,149	89,316,360		(1,840,114)	(7,276,443)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018	$ 25	$ 904	182	$ (25)	$ (73)	(22)	991
Net income	$ 0	$ 0	41	$ 0	$ 0	0	41
Restricted stock awards (in shares)	0	73,640		0	0
Restricted stock awards	$ 0	$ 0	0	$ 0	$ 0	0	0
Stock-based compensation	$ 1	$ 1	0	$ 0	$ 0	0	2
Forfeiture of restricted stock awards (in shares)	0	(91,057)		0	0
Forfeiture of restricted stock awards	$ 0	$ (1)	0	$ 0	$ 0	0	(1)
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2018	8,569,149	89,298,943		(1,840,114)	(7,276,443)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2018	$ 26	$ 904	223	$ (25)	$ (73)	(22)	1,033
Net income	0	0	61	0	0	0	61
Stock-based compensation	$ 0	$ 2	0	$ 0	$ 0	0	2
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2018	8,569,149	89,298,943		(1,840,114)	(7,276,443)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2018	$ 26	$ 906	284	$ (25)	$ (73)	(22)	1,096
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018	8,569,149	89,298,943		(1,840,114)	(7,276,443)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 27	$ 907	372	$ (26)	$ (72)	(21)	1,187
Net income	0	0	(18)	0	0	0	(18)
Preferred stock dividends	$ 0	$ 0	(13)	$ 0	$ 0	0	(13)
Acquisitions of television businesses and licenses (in shares)	0	11,499,945		0	0
Acquisitions of television businesses and licenses	$ 0	$ 170	0	$ 0	$ 0	0	170
401(k) Plan (in shares)	0	196,509		0	0
401(k) Plan	$ 0	$ 4	0	$ 0	$ 0	0	4
Restricted stock awards (in shares)	199,810	677,602		(47,653)	(123,167)
Restricted stock awards	$ 0	$ 0	0	$ 0	$ (3)	0	(3)
Stock-based compensation	0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Adoption of ASU 2018-02	$ 0	$ 0	2	$ 0	$ 0	(2)	0
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019	8,768,959	101,672,999		(1,887,767)	(7,399,610)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	$ 27	$ 1,083	343	$ (26)	$ (75)	(23)	1,329
Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018	8,569,149	89,298,943		(1,840,114)	(7,276,443)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 27	$ 907	372	$ (26)	$ (72)	(21)	1,187
Net income							85
401(k) Plan (in shares)		196,509
401(k) Plan		$ 4
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019	8,768,959	101,714,180		(1,887,767)	(8,080,407)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 29	$ 1,089	423	$ (26)	$ (86)	(26)	1,403
Balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019	8,768,959	101,672,999		(1,887,767)	(7,399,610)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2019	$ 27	$ 1,083	343	$ (26)	$ (75)	(23)	1,329
Net income	0	0	44	0	0	0	44
Preferred stock dividends	0	0	(13)	0	0	0	(13)
Restricted stock awards	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stock-based compensation	0	3	0	0	0	0	3
Adoption of ASU 2018-02	$ 0	$ 0	3	$ 0	$ 0	(3)	0
Balance (in shares) at Jun. 30, 2019	8,768,959	101,714,180		(1,887,767)	(7,428,814)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019	$ 27	$ 1,086	377	$ (26)	$ (75)	(26)	1,363
Net income	0	0	59	0	0	0	59
Preferred stock dividends	0	0	(13)	0	0	0	(13)
Stock-based compensation	$ 2	$ 3	0	$ 0	$ 0	0	5
Repurchase of common stock (in shares)	0	0		0	(651,593)
Repurchase of common stock	$ 0	$ 0	0	$ 0	$ (11)	0	(11)
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2019	8,768,959	101,714,180		(1,887,767)	(8,080,407)
Balance at Sep. 30, 2019	$ 29	$ 1,089	$ 423	$ (26)	$ (86)	$ (26)	$ 1,403