CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 632,000	$ 1,333,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4 and $8, respectively		1,108,000	1,132,000
Income taxes receivable		248,000	103,000
Prepaid sports rights		335,000	113,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		218,000	232,000
Total current assets		2,541,000	2,913,000
Property and equipment, net		814,000	765,000
Operating lease assets		206,000	223,000
Deferred tax assets		259,000	0
Restricted cash		1,000	0
Goodwill		2,092,000	4,716,000
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		163,000	158,000
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		5,747,000	7,977,000
Other assets		660,000	618,000
Total assets	[1]	12,483,000	17,370,000
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		466,000	782,000
Current portion of notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing		72,000	71,000
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		38,000	38,000
Current portion of program contracts payable		111,000	88,000
Other current liabilities		287,000	155,000
Total current liabilities		974,000	1,134,000
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		12,391,000	12,367,000
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		203,000	217,000
Program contracts payable, less current portion		34,000	39,000
Deferred tax liabilities		0	407,000
Other long-term liabilities		364,000	434,000
Total liabilities	[1]	13,966,000	14,598,000
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 5)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		194,000	1,078,000
Shareholders' equity:
Additional paid-in capital		711,000	1,011,000
Retained (deficit) earnings		(2,438,000)	492,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(11,000)	(2,000)
Total Sinclair Broadcast Group shareholders’ (deficit) equity		(1,737,000)	1,502,000
Noncontrolling interests		60,000	192,000
Total (deficit) equity		(1,677,000)	1,694,000
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity		12,483,000	17,370,000
Class A Common Stock
Shareholders' equity:
Common Stock		1,000	1,000
Class B Common Stock
Shareholders' equity:
Common Stock		0	0
Customer relationships, net
Current assets:
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		4,384,000	5,979,000
Other definite-lived intangible assets, net
Current assets:
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		1,363,000	1,998,000
Consolidated VIEs
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		37,000	39,000
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4 and $8, respectively		89,000	39,000
Prepaid sports rights		10,000	10,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		7,000	6,000
Total current assets		143,000	94,000
Property and equipment, net		17,000	15,000
Operating lease assets		6,000	8,000
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		55,000	93,000
Total assets		237,000	228,000
Current liabilities:
Other current liabilities		35,000	19,000
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		11,000	15,000
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		5,000	6,000
Program contracts payable, less current portion		4,000	7,000
Other long-term liabilities		14,000	1,000
Total liabilities		$ 69,000	$ 48,000

[1] Our consolidated total assets as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 include total assets of variable interest entities (VIEs) of $237 million and $228 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 include total liabilities of VIEs of $53 million and $27 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 8. Variable Interest Entities.