Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 346,221	$ 577,658
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		17,566	17,566
Accounts receivable (net of allowances of $14,189 and $12,504)		384,567	429,112
Broadcast rights		137,181	157,817
Income taxes receivable		7,897	9,056
Current assets of discontinued operations		0	62,605
Prepaid expenses		32,084	35,862
Other		11,538	6,624
Total current assets		937,054	1,296,300
Properties
Property, plant and equipment		686,537	711,068
Accumulated depreciation		(198,125)	(187,148)
Net properties		488,412	523,920
Other Assets
Broadcast rights		148,832	153,457
Goodwill		3,228,047	3,227,930
Other intangible assets, net		1,777,360	1,819,134
Non-current assets of discontinued operations		0	608,153
Assets held for sale	[1]	16,356	17,176
Investments		1,473,510	1,674,883
Other		82,410	80,098
Total other assets		6,726,515	7,580,831
Total Assets (1)	[2]	8,151,981	9,401,051
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable		49,539	60,553
Debt due within one year (net of unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs of $3,789 and $7,917)		17,876	19,924
Income taxes payable		97,134	21,166
Employee compensation and benefits		51,905	77,123
Contracts payable for broadcast rights		220,024	241,255
Deferred revenue		12,030	13,690
Interest payable		13,873	30,305
Current liabilities of discontinued operations		0	54,284
Other		34,940	32,553
Total current liabilities		497,321	550,853
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term debt (net of unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs of $39,224 and $38,830)		3,014,397	3,391,627
Deferred income taxes		861,490	984,248
Contracts payable for broadcast rights		292,264	314,840
Pension obligations, net		438,829	444,401
Postretirement, medical, life and other benefits		11,137	11,385
Other obligations		78,975	62,700
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations		0	95,314
Total non-current liabilities		4,697,092	5,304,515
Total Liabilities (1)	[2]	5,194,413	5,855,368
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock		0	0
Common Stock		101	100
Treasury stock, at cost: 14,102,185 shares at March 31, 2017 and 14,102,453 shares at December 31, 2016		(632,194)	(632,207)
Additional paid-in-capital		4,051,836	4,561,760
Retained deficit		(393,953)	(308,105)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(74,139)	(81,782)
Total Tribune Media Company shareholders’ equity		2,951,651	3,539,766
Noncontrolling interest		5,917	5,917
Total shareholders’ equity		2,957,568	3,545,683
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity		8,151,981	9,401,051
Class A Common Stock
Shareholders’ Equity
Common Stock		101	100
Total shareholders’ equity		101	100
Class B Common Stock
Shareholders’ Equity
Common Stock		0	0
Total shareholders’ equity		$ 0	$ 0

[1] (4)See Note 3 for information regarding real estate assets held for sale.

[2] (1) The Company’s consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include total assets of variable interest entities (“VIEs”) of $94 million and $97 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. The Company’s consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 include total liabilities of the VIEs of $2 million and $3 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the Company (see Note 1).