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The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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The amount of identifiable intangible assets recognized as of the acquisition date.

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ACQUISITIONS - Fair Value Allocation of Assets and Goodwill (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
MEG Stations
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 125,925	$ 125,925
Estimated goodwill deductible for tax purposes	57,398
MEG Stations \| Network affiliations
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	56,925
MEG Stations \| Customer relationships
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	46,500
MEG Stations \| Other intangible assets
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	22,500
KSNV
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	62,700	62,700
Estimated goodwill deductible for tax purposes	48,699
KSNV \| Network affiliations
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	44,775
KSNV \| Customer relationships
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	17,925
KSNV \| Other intangible assets
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	0
Allbritton
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	564,100	564,100
Estimated goodwill deductible for tax purposes	0
Allbritton \| Network affiliations
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	356,900
Allbritton \| Customer relationships
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	207,200
Allbritton \| Other intangible assets
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	0
Other
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	71,025	71,025
Estimated goodwill deductible for tax purposes	42,443
Other \| Network affiliations
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	42,625
Other \| Customer relationships
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	27,400
Other \| Other intangible assets
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	1,000
2014 Acquisitions
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	823,750	$ 823,750
Estimated goodwill deductible for tax purposes	148,540
2014 Acquisitions \| Network affiliations
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	501,225
2014 Acquisitions \| Customer relationships
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	299,025
2014 Acquisitions \| Other intangible assets
Acquisitions
Fair value of identifiable definite-lived intangible assets acquired	$ 23,500