Business Segments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

The following table summarizes business segment financial data for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015 (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015			September 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
Operating revenues:
Television and Entertainment	$	459,145		$	429,700		$	1,380,991		$	1,285,622
Digital and Data	49,064			46,561			149,651			140,388
Corporate and Other	9,860			12,333			34,055			36,845
Total operating revenues	$	518,069		$	488,594		$	1,564,697		$	1,462,855
Operating profit (loss):
Television and Entertainment	$	46,186		$	64,061		$	188,519		$	190,497
Digital and Data	(11,637		)	(6,207		)	(24,847		)	(6,623		)
Corporate and Other	187,871			(19,046		)	132,104			(64,347		)
Total operating profit	$	222,420		$	38,808		$	295,776		$	119,527
Depreciation:
Television and Entertainment	$	11,267		$	12,194		$	33,389		$	35,640
Digital and Data	3,946			2,456			9,897			6,882
Corporate and Other	3,497			4,377			10,281			11,525
Total depreciation	$	18,710		$	19,027		$	53,567		$	54,047
Amortization:
Television and Entertainment	$	41,475		$	41,475		$	124,426		$	124,460
Digital and Data	7,921			8,305			23,769			21,528
Total amortization	$	49,396		$	49,780		$	148,195		$	145,988
Capital Expenditures:
Television and Entertainment	$	16,122		$	5,405		$	29,558		$	19,681
Digital and Data	5,545			6,740			16,514			17,262
Corporate and Other	4,757			12,913			15,783			26,832
Total capital expenditures	$	26,424		$	25,058		$	61,855		$	63,775

	September 30, 2016		December 31, 2015 (1)
Assets:
Television and Entertainment	$	7,495,346	$	7,748,010
Digital and Data	701,933		725,151
Corporate and Other	1,282,519		1,029,280
Assets held for sale	17,878		206,422
Total assets	$	9,497,676	$	9,708,863

(1) December 31, 2015 balances have been reclassified to present debt issuance costs as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of an associated debt liability in accordance with ASU 2015-03. See Note 1 for further information.