Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Information regarding business segments

Information regarding our business segments is as follows:

	Three Months Ended  March 31,
(in thousands)	2020			2019
Segment operating revenues:
Local Media	$	321,804		$	203,387
National Media	107,602			87,317
Other	1,500			1,459
Total operating revenues	$	430,906		$	292,163
Segment profit (loss):
Local Media	$	55,977		$	34,173
National Media	11,785			4,941
Other	(170		)	(433		)
Shared services and corporate	(18,654		)	(16,158		)
Acquisition and related integration costs	(4,910		)	(3,480		)
Restructuring costs	—			(938		)
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets	(27,915		)	(17,792		)
Gains (losses), net on disposal of property and equipment	(1,433		)	(173		)
Interest expense	(25,798		)	(8,916		)
Defined benefit pension plan expense	(1,026		)	(1,572		)
Miscellaneous, net	1,114			(800		)
Loss from operations before income taxes	$	(11,030	)	$	(11,148	)
Depreciation:
Local Media	$	11,490		$	7,591
National Media	1,620			1,004
Other	37			38
Shared services and corporate	381			342
Total depreciation	$	13,528		$	8,975
Amortization of intangible assets:
Local Media	$	9,921		$	3,958
National Media	4,128			4,521
Shared services and corporate	338			338
Total amortization of intangible assets	$	14,387		$	8,817
Additions to property and equipment:
Local Media	$	14,441		$	9,480
National Media	1,854			4,290
Other	5			31
Shared services and corporate	114			411
Total additions to property and equipment	$	16,414		$	14,212

Disaggregation of Principal Revenue Generating Activities

A disaggregation of the principal activities from which we generate revenue is as follows:

	Three Months Ended  March 31,
(in thousands)	2020		2019
Operating revenues:
Core advertising	$	240,994	$	173,361
Political	18,720		880
Retransmission and carriage	138,950		87,283
Other	32,242		30,639
Total operating revenues	$	430,906	$	292,163