CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
REVENUES:
Revenues	$ 1,283	$ 771	$ 2,892	$ 1,493
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Media programming and production expenses	383	335	1,211	654
Media selling, general and administrative expenses	186	165	396	325
Amortization of program contract costs	21	22	44	46
Non-media expenses	21	39	51	78
Depreciation of property and equipment	26	22	50	45
Corporate general and administrative expenses	32	52	81	80
Amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets	150	44	300	87
Gain on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment	(28)	(14)	(60)	(22)
Total operating expenses	791	665	2,073	1,293
Operating income	492	106	819	200
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs	(165)	(54)	(345)	(108)
Gain on extinguishment of debt	3	0	5	0
Loss from equity method investments	(7)	(12)	(13)	(26)
Other income, net	4	6	0	8
Total other expense, net	(165)	(60)	(353)	(126)
Income before income tax	327	46	466	74
INCOME TAX PROVISION	(54)	(3)	(42)	(8)
NET INCOME	273	43	424	66
Net income attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests	(12)	0	(32)	0
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(9)	(1)	(17)	(2)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP	$ 252	$ 42	$ 375	$ 64
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP:
Basic earnings per share (USD per share)	$ 3.13	$ 0.46	$ 4.39	$ 0.70
Diluted earnings per share (USD per share)	$ 3.12	$ 0.45	$ 4.36	$ 0.69
Weighted average common shares outstanding (shares)	80,425	91,764	85,517	92,032
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (shares)	80,737	93,163	85,981	93,189
Media revenues
REVENUES:
Revenues	$ 1,260	$ 721	$ 2,834	$ 1,394
Non-media revenues
REVENUES:
Revenues	$ 23	$ 50	$ 58	$ 99