CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
REVENUES:
Revenues	$ 1,539	$ 1,125	$ 4,431	$ 2,618
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Media programming and production expenses	1,077	560	2,288	1,215
Media selling, general and administrative expenses	212	185	608	510
Amortization of program contract costs	19	22	63	68
Non-media expenses	18	42	69	120
Depreciation of property and equipment	25	24	75	69
Corporate general and administrative expenses	30	237	111	317
Amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets	149	96	449	183
Impairment of goodwill and definite-lived intangible assets	4,264	0	4,264	0
Gain on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment	(39)	(35)	(99)	(57)
Total operating expenses	5,755	1,131	7,828	2,425
Operating (loss) income	(4,216)	(6)	(3,397)	193
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs	(157)	(129)	(502)	(237)
Gain on extinguishment of debt	0	0	5	0
Loss from equity method investments	(10)	(12)	(23)	(38)
Other income, net	169	3	169	12
Total other income (expense), net	2	(138)	(351)	(263)
Loss before income taxes	(4,214)	(144)	(3,748)	(70)
INCOME TAX BENEFIT	847	95	805	88
NET (LOSS) INCOME	(3,367)	(49)	(2,943)	18
Net income attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests	(19)	(11)	(51)	(11)
Net loss (income) attributable to the noncontrolling interests	130	0	113	(3)
NET (LOSS) INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP	$ (3,256)	$ (60)	$ (2,881)	$ 4
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP:
Basic earnings per share (USD per share)	$ (43.53)	$ (0.65)	$ (35.17)	$ 0.05
Diluted earnings per share (USD per share)	$ (43.53)	$ (0.65)	$ (35.17)	$ 0.05
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (shares)	74,810	92,086	81,922	92,050
Diluted weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (shares)	74,810	92,086	81,922	93,271
Media revenues
REVENUES:
Revenues	$ 1,519	$ 1,070	$ 4,353	$ 2,465
Non-media revenues
REVENUES:
Revenues	$ 20	$ 55	$ 78	$ 153