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Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount Write-off on Extinguishment

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Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs

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Federal Communications Commission Regulation, Proceeds Received From Auction

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Loss on extinguishment and modification of debt, including the write-off of debt issuance costs, unamortized debt discounts and other transaction costs.

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Payment of debt issuance costs, deferred

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The cash outflow paid to third parties in connection with debt origination, which will be amortized over the remaining maturity period of the associated long-term debt.

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The cash outflow for cost incurred in the modification of term of existing debt agreement in order for the entity to achieve some advantage.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Feb. 01, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2017	Jun. 22, 2017	Jan. 27, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		$ 2,924,340,000			$ 2,924,340,000		$ 2,919,185,000
Debt discount paid					0	$ 1,689,000
Repayment of outstanding borrowings					0	(703,527,000)
Loss on extinguishments and modification of debt		0	$ (1,435,000)		0	$ (20,487,000)
Proceeds Received From FCC Spectrum Auction							191,000,000
Dreamcatcher Stations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of outstanding borrowings			(12,600,000)
Proceeds Received From FCC Spectrum Auction			21,000,000				26,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Standby letters of credit outstanding		20,000,000			20,000,000		21,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Term B Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		188,197,000			188,197,000		187,725,000
Debt instrument, face amount		190,000,000			190,000,000		190,000,000
Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs		1,428,000			1,428,000		1,900,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Term C Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		1,646,706,000			1,646,706,000		1,644,109,000
Debt instrument, face amount		1,666,000,000			1,666,000,000		1,666,000,000
Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs		19,186,000			19,186,000		21,783,000
Discount issued									$ 4,000,000
Debt discount paid				$ 13,000,000
Payment of debt issuance costs, deferred									$ 1,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount and debt issuance costs		21,000,000			21,000,000		24,000,000
Payments of Debt Restructuring Costs				12,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility borrowings outstanding		0			0		0
Borrowing capacity under senior secured credit facility		420,000,000			420,000,000		420,000,000
Amended Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishments and modification of debt			1,000,000	19,000,000
Amended Secured Credit Facility \| Term B Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of outstanding borrowings	$ (400,000,000)
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost				6,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount Write-off on Extinguishment				$ 1,000,000
Amended Secured Credit Facility \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of outstanding borrowings			$ (102,000,000)				(102,000,000)
5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt		1,089,437,000			1,089,437,000		1,087,351,000
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 1,100,000,000			$ 1,100,000,000
Stated interest rate		5.875%			5.875%
Debt issuance costs		$ 10,563,000			$ 10,563,000		$ 12,649,000
Debt Instrument, Consent Vote Percentage								93.23%