Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2017		Mar. 31, 2016
Operating Activities
Net (Loss) Income		$ (85,594)		$ 11,093
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation		14,963		8,493
Pension credit, net of contributions		(5,549)		(5,993)
Depreciation	[1]	13,571		14,442
Depreciation, Including Discontinued Operations				17,338
Amortization of contract intangible assets and liabilities		208		(4,003)
Amortization of other intangible assets		41,659		41,665
Amortization Of Intangible Assets, Excluding Contract Intangible Assets, Including Discontinued Operation				49,378
Income on equity investments, net		(37,037)		(38,252)
Distributions from equity investments		111,509		89,346
Non-cash loss on extinguishment and modification of debt		6,823		0
Original issue discount payments		(6,873)		0
Write-down of investment		(122,000)		0
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount		2,170		2,786
Gain on sale of business		(35,462)		0
Gain on investment transaction		(4,950)		0
Impairments of real estate		754		7,834
Other non-operating loss (gain)		26		(496)
Changes in working capital items:
Accounts receivable, net		44,963		33,210
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		4,568		2,775
Accounts payable		(6,797)		9,448
Employee compensation and benefits, accrued expenses and other current liabilities		(49,580)		(44,797)
Deferred revenue		(2,326)		(3,941)
Income taxes		77,201		14,406
Change in broadcast rights, net of liabilities		(18,546)		(46,949)
Deferred income taxes		(115,922)		1,722
Other, net		3,434		18,901
Net cash provided by operating activities		75,213		122,299
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures		(14,634)		(17,848)
Investments		0		(88)
Net proceeds from the sale of business (Note 2)		554,725		0
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets		44,315		1,486
Proceeds from the sale of investment		4,950		0
Transfers from restricted cash		0		4
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		589,356		(16,446)
Financing Activities
Long-term borrowings		202,694		0
Repayments of long-term debt		(584,245)		(6,960)
Long-term debt issuance costs		(1,689)		(622)
Payments of dividends		(520,849)		(23,215)
Common stock repurchases		0		(8,938)
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of share-based awards		(7,053)		(4,126)
Proceeds from stock option exercises		2,385		0
Net cash used in financing activities		(908,757)		(43,861)
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents		(244,188)		61,992
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period (1)		590,409	[2]	262,644
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		346,221		324,636
Supplemental Schedule of Cash Flow Information
Interest		54,246		59,065
Income taxes, net		$ 752		$ (3,613)

[1] (3)Depreciation and amortization from discontinued operations totaled $3 million and $8 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

[2] (1)Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the three months ended March 31, 2017 of $590 million are comprised of $578 million of cash and cash equivalents from continuing operations as reflected in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and $13 million of cash and cash equivalents reflected in current assets of discontinued operations, as further described in Note 2.