Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The following table represents the Company’s revenues disaggregated by revenue source for the Television and Entertainment segment (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2018		September 30, 2017 (1)		September 30, 2018		September 30, 2017 (1)
Advertising	$	327,248	$	295,130	$	909,118	$	899,701
Retransmission revenues	116,625		104,587		351,952		303,800
Carriage fees	40,069		30,930		122,546		96,407
Barter/trade (2)	2,660		9,559		7,142		28,052
Other	8,017		7,101		30,980		21,441
Total operating revenues	$	494,619	$	447,307	$	1,421,738	$	1,349,401


(1)	Prior period amounts have not been adjusted under the modified retrospective method.


(2)	For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, barter revenue totaled $7 million and $21 million, respectively.

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed

The Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 include the following assets and liabilities of the Dreamcatcher stations (in thousands):



	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
Broadcast rights	3,056		2,622
Other intangible assets, net	64,018		71,914
Other assets	7,793		6,852
Total Assets	$	74,867	$	81,388

Contracts payable for broadcast rights	2,848		2,691
Long-term deferred revenue	24,380		25,030
Other liabilities	1,333		1,017
Total Liabilities	$	28,561	$	28,738

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