CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
		Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
REVENUES:
Revenues		$ 730,143	$ 652,234	$ 1,395,496	$ 1,279,170
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Media production expenses		300,858	269,486	589,407	527,887
Media selling, general and administrative expenses		150,794	127,046	297,693	251,767
Amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments		24,710	28,896	51,660	59,915
Non-media expenses		31,021	16,076	52,244	34,478
Depreciation of property and equipment		23,117	23,603	50,442	47,584
Corporate general and administrative expenses		29,685	25,051	54,281	45,627
Amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets		43,117	43,377	86,722	88,931
Gain on asset dispositions, net of impairment		(4,741)	(150)	(25,850)	(53,497)
Total operating expenses		598,561	533,385	1,156,599	1,002,692
Operating income		131,582	118,849	238,897	276,478
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense and amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs		(92,271)	(50,959)	(162,013)	(108,277)
Loss from extinguishment of debt		0	0	0	(1,404)
Loss from equity investments		(17,483)	1,462	(29,960)	141
Other income, net		4,184	1,563	7,455	3,259
Total other expense, net		(105,570)	(47,934)	(184,518)	(106,281)
Income before income taxes		26,012	70,915	54,379	170,197
INCOME TAX BENEFIT (PROVISION)		3,297	(24,880)	18,925	(53,459)
NET INCOME		29,309	46,035	73,304	116,738
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests		(1,268)	(1,390)	(2,139)	(14,891)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP		$ 28,041	$ 44,645	$ 71,165	$ 101,847
Dividends declared per share (USD per share)		$ 0.18	$ 0.18	$ 0.36	$ 0.36
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP:
Basic earnings per share (USD per share)		0.27	0.43	0.70	1.04
Diluted earnings per share (USD per share)		$ 0.27	$ 0.43	$ 0.69	$ 1.03
Weighted average common shares outstanding (shares)		102,224	102,649	102,062	97,668
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (shares)		102,986	103,665	102,952	98,707
Media revenues
REVENUES:
Revenues	[1]	$ 695,862	$ 637,226	$ 1,339,513	$ 1,244,283
Non-media revenues
REVENUES:
Revenues		$ 34,281	$ 15,008	$ 55,983	$ 34,887

[1] See Revenue Recognition within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for a discussion of the adoption of the new accounting principles for revenue recognition.