Investments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Investments consisted of the following (in thousands):



	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Equity method investments	$	1,396,379	$	1,642,117
Cost method investments	25,943		26,748
Marketable equity securities	860		6,018
Total investments	$	1,423,182	$	1,674,883

Equity Method Investments Information

Income from equity investments, net reported in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations consisted of the following (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2017			June 30, 2016			June 30, 2017			June 30, 2016
Income from equity investments, net, before amortization of basis difference	$	53,311		$	57,950		$	106,199		$	109,873
Amortization of basis difference	(12,550		)	(13,644		)	(28,401		)	(27,315		)
Income from equity investments, net	$	40,761		$	44,306		$	77,798		$	82,558

Distributions from Equity Investments



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2017		June 30, 2016		June 30, 2017		June 30, 2016
Cash distributions from equity investments	$	38,141	$	36,258	$	149,650	$	125,604

Television Food Network, G.P.

Investment [Line Items]

Summary of Financial Information of Equity Investments

Summarized Financial Information—Summarized financial information for TV Food Network is as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2017		June 30, 2016		June 30, 2017		June 30, 2016
Revenues, net	$	308,758	$	298,275	$	606,114	$	575,451
Operating income	$	197,474	$	188,381	$	390,156	$	370,377
Net income	$	164,878	$	157,213	$	324,339	$	305,530

CareerBuilder, LLC and Dose Media, LLC

Investment [Line Items]

Summary of Financial Information of Equity Investments

Summarized financial information for CareerBuilder and Dose Media is as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2017		June 30, 2016		June 30, 2017		June 30, 2016
Revenues, net	$	169,403	$	182,275	$	339,422	$	355,008
Operating income	$	3,180	$	27,257	$	10,034	$	44,189
Net income	$	5,508	$	26,477	$	13,248	$	44,362