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NOTES PAYABLE AND COMMERCIAL BANK FINANCING - Capital Lease Obligation and Interest Expense (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) lease	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital leases, term	30 months
Term of renewal options	12 months
Interest expense \| $		$ 211,143	$ 191,447	$ 174,862
Amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts \| $		$ 10,800	9,700	9,300
Broadcast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of capital leases \| lease		32
Tower leases
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital leases, term		16 years
Tower leases \| Broadcast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of capital leases \| lease		24
Equipment lease
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital leases, term		5 years
Capital leased assets \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of renewal options		5 years
Capital leased assets \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term of renewal options		10 years
Operating segments
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of capital leases \| lease		6
Operating segments \| Broadcast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense \| $		$ 5,641	$ 0	$ 0