Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,294,249	$ 1,063,041
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		16,607	16,607
Accounts receivable (net of allowances of $4,718 and $4,461)		405,007	416,938
Broadcast rights		87,645	98,269
Income taxes receivable		17,625	23,922
Prepaid expenses		26,112	19,444
Other		7,559	7,509
Total current assets		1,854,804	1,645,730
Properties
Property, plant and equipment		636,908	687,377
Accumulated depreciation		(277,919)	(266,078)
Net properties		358,989	421,299
Other Assets
Broadcast rights		82,132	95,876
Operating lease right-of-use assets		151,485	0
Goodwill		3,228,436	3,228,601
Other intangible assets, net		1,405,559	1,442,456
Assets held for sale	[1]	60,177	0
Investments		1,136,553	1,264,437
Other		141,999	152,992
Total other assets		6,206,341	6,184,362
Total Assets (1)	[2]	8,420,134	8,251,391
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable		43,605	44,897
Income taxes payable		101,856	9,973
Employee compensation and benefits		45,610	79,482
Contracts payable for broadcast rights		220,255	232,687
Deferred revenue		12,679	12,508
Interest payable		14,509	30,086
Operating lease liabilities (Note 3)		24,230	0
Other		40,093	42,160
Total current liabilities		502,837	451,793
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term debt (net of unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs of $27,726 and $29,434)		2,927,791	2,926,083
Deferred income taxes		515,764	573,924
Contracts payable for broadcast rights		201,525	233,275
Pension obligations, net		375,919	380,322
Postretirement, medical, life and other benefits		8,122	8,298
Operating lease liabilities		143,798	0
Other obligations		118,613	154,599
Total non-current liabilities		4,291,532	4,276,501
Total Liabilities (1)	[2]	4,794,369	4,728,294
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities
Shareholders’ Equity
Preferred stock		0	0
Common Stock		102	102
Treasury stock, at cost: 14,102,185 shares at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018		(632,194)	(632,194)
Additional paid-in-capital		4,035,660	4,031,233
Retained earnings		327,401	223,734
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(110,579)	(104,967)
Total Tribune Media Company shareholders’ equity		3,620,390	3,517,908
Noncontrolling interests		5,375	5,189
Total shareholders’ equity		3,625,765	3,523,097
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity		8,420,134	8,251,391
Class A Common Stock
Shareholders’ Equity
Common Stock		102	102
Total shareholders’ equity		102	102
Class B Common Stock
Shareholders’ Equity
Common Stock		0	0
Total shareholders’ equity		$ 0	$ 0

[1] (2)See Note 2 for information regarding assets held for sale.

[2] (1) The Company’s consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 include total assets of variable interest entities (“VIEs”) of $69 million and $73 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. The Company’s consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 include total liabilities of the VIEs of $27 million and $28 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the Company (see Note 1).