CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 70,703	$ 25,629
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment	23,981	24,035
Amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets	45,554	43,765
Amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments	31,019	33,460
Loss on extinguishment of debt, non-cash portion	(1,404)	0
Stock-based compensation expense	7,571	6,328
Deferred tax benefit	(4,269)	(957)
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Decrease in accounts receivable	1,543	26,918
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(5,539)	(18,933)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(58,945)	10,932
Net change in net income taxes payable/receivable	32,513	9,854
Payments on program contracts payable	(28,600)	(28,615)
Gain on asset dispositions	(53,347)	(2,660)
Other, net	6,054	4,259
Net cash flows from operating activities	69,642	134,015
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(20,774)	(25,851)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	(8,000)	(384,659)
Purchase of alarm monitoring contracts	(5,682)	(7,017)
Proceeds from sale of non-media business	192,149	0
Investments in equity and cost method investees	(3,080)	(19,874)
Loans to affiliates	0	(19,500)
Other, net	546	2,265
Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities	155,159	(454,636)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing	163,089	598,850
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases	(284,422)	(261,230)
Proceeds from the sale of Class A Common Stock	487,883	0
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	(16,257)	(15,675)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(15,708)	(2,513)
Other, net	(3,670)	(7,259)
Net cash flows from financing activities	330,915	312,173
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	555,716	(8,448)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	259,984	149,972
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$ 815,700	$ 141,524