GOODWILL, BROADCAST LICENSES AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS - Definite Lived Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Amortized intangible assets:
Gross Carrying Amount	$ 2,378,746,000	$ 2,320,526,000
Accumulated Amortization	(627,176,000)	(502,263,000)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	1,751,570,000	1,818,263,000
Impairment charges for definite-lived intangibles	0	0	$ 0
Estimated amortization expense of the definite-lived intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	1,751,570,000	1,818,263,000
Network affiliations
Amortized intangible assets:
Gross Carrying Amount	1,378,425,000	1,396,792,000
Accumulated Amortization	(343,729,000)	(257,526,000)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	1,034,696,000	1,139,266,000
Estimated amortization expense of the definite-lived intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	1,034,696,000	1,139,266,000
Customer Relationships
Amortized intangible assets:
Gross Carrying Amount	806,727,000	749,292,000
Accumulated Amortization	(225,176,000)	(177,453,000)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	581,551,000	571,839,000
Estimated amortization expense of the definite-lived intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	581,551,000	571,839,000
Other intangible assets
Amortized intangible assets:
Gross Carrying Amount	193,594,000	174,442,000
Accumulated Amortization	(58,271,000)	(67,284,000)
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	135,323,000	107,158,000
Estimated amortization expense of the definite-lived intangible assets
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	135,323,000	$ 107,158,000
Alarm monitoring contract
Amortized intangible assets:
Assets acquired in acquisition	39,200,000
Amortized intangible assets:
Amortized intangible assets:
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	1,751,570,000
Estimated amortization expense of the definite-lived intangible assets
For the year ended December 31, 2016	152,011,000
For the year ended December 31, 2017	149,683,000
For the year ended December 31, 2018	148,350,000
For the year ended December 31, 2019	148,201,000
For the year ended December 31, 2020	147,890,000
Thereafter	1,005,435,000
Finite-lived intangible assets, net	$ 1,751,570,000