CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,399,000	$ 1,060,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3 and $2, respectively		1,137,000	599,000
Current portion of program contract costs		80,000	64,000
Income taxes receivable		50,000	0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		237,000	61,000
Total current assets		2,903,000	1,784,000
Program contract costs, less current portion		6,000	11,000
Property and equipment, net		740,000	683,000
Operating lease assets		222,000
Goodwill		4,048,000	2,124,000
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		158,000	158,000
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		9,104,000	1,627,000
Other assets		598,000	185,000
Total assets	[1]	17,779,000	6,572,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		630,000	330,000
Income taxes payable		0	23,000
Current portion of notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing		71,000	43,000
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		38,000
Current portion of program contracts payable		107,000	93,000
Other current liabilities		247,000	84,000
Total current liabilities		1,093,000	573,000
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		12,392,000	3,850,000
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		213,000
Program contracts payable, less current portion		43,000	50,000
Deferred tax liabilities		361,000	413,000
Other long-term liabilities		640,000	86,000
Total liabilities	[1]	14,742,000	4,972,000
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 6)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		1,362,000	0
Shareholders' equity:
Additional paid-in capital		1,028,000	1,121,000
Retained earnings		467,000	518,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,000)	(1,000)
Total Sinclair Broadcast Group shareholders’ equity		1,495,000	1,639,000
Noncontrolling interests		180,000	(39,000)
Total equity		1,675,000	1,600,000
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity		17,779,000	6,572,000
Assets of variable interest entities		299,000	128,000
Liabilities of variable interest entities		26,000	22,000
Class A Common Stock
Shareholders' equity:
Common Stock		1,000	1,000
Class B Common Stock
Shareholders' equity:
Common Stock		$ 0	$ 0

[1] Our consolidated total assets as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 include total assets of variable interest entities (VIEs) of $299 million and $128 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs.  Our consolidated total liabilities as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 include total liabilities of VIEs of $26 million and $22 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us.  See Note 9. Variable Interest Entities.