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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Sep. 30, 2019
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME    
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES $ 839 $ 494
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Acquisition of property and equipment (130) (96)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (7) (9,006)
Spectrum repack reimbursements 72 50
Proceeds from the sale of assets 36 0
Purchases of investments (85) (431)
Other, net 16 6
Net cash flows used in investing activities (98) (9,477)
CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing 947 9,453
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases (945) (715)
Proceeds from the issuance of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity, net 0 985
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock (343) (125)
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock (49) (55)
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity (32) (10)
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity (547) 0
Debt issuance costs (7) (182)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net (19) (30)
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests (378) 0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables 0 0
Other, net (68) 1
Net cash flows (used in) from financing activities (1,441) 9,322
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH (700) 339
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 1,333 1,060
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period 633 1,399
Reportable legal entities | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.    
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME    
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES (115) (4)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Acquisition of property and equipment 0 0
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired 0 0
Spectrum repack reimbursements 0 0
Proceeds from the sale of assets 0  
Purchases of investments (2) (2)
Other, net 1 0
Net cash flows used in investing activities (1) (2)
CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing 0 0
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases 0 0
Proceeds from the issuance of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity, net   0
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock (343) (125)
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock (49) (55)
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity 0 0
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity 0  
Debt issuance costs 0 0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net 0 0
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests 0  
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables 507 186
Other, net 1 0
Net cash flows (used in) from financing activities 116 6
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH 0 0
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 0 0
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period 0 0
Reportable legal entities | Sinclair Television Group, Inc.    
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME    
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES (39) (188)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Acquisition of property and equipment (7) (2)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired 0 0
Spectrum repack reimbursements 0 0
Proceeds from the sale of assets 0  
Purchases of investments (30) (36)
Other, net 0 2
Net cash flows used in investing activities (37) (36)
CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing 648 1,294
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases (670) (706)
Proceeds from the issuance of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity, net   0
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock 0 0
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock 0 0
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity 0 0
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity 0  
Debt issuance costs 0 (15)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net 0 0
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests 0  
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables 3 (1,074)
Other, net 0 1
Net cash flows (used in) from financing activities (19) (500)
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH (95) (724)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 357 962
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period 262 238
Reportable legal entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries and KDSM, LLC    
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME    
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES 481 538
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Acquisition of property and equipment (110) (99)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired (7) 0
Spectrum repack reimbursements 72 50
Proceeds from the sale of assets 36  
Purchases of investments (33) (42)
Other, net (2) 0
Net cash flows used in investing activities (44) (91)
CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing 0 0
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases (3) (3)
Proceeds from the issuance of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity, net   0
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock 0 0
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock 0 0
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity 0 0
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity 0  
Debt issuance costs 0 0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net 0 0
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests 0  
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables (433) (454)
Other, net 0 0
Net cash flows (used in) from financing activities (436) (457)
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH 1 (10)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 3 19
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period 4 9
Reportable legal entities | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries    
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME    
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES 510 157
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Acquisition of property and equipment (19) (4)
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired 0 (9,006)
Spectrum repack reimbursements 0 0
Proceeds from the sale of assets 0  
Purchases of investments (20) (351)
Other, net 17 4
Net cash flows used in investing activities (22) (9,357)
CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing 299 8,159
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases (272) (26)
Proceeds from the issuance of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity, net   985
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock 0 0
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock 0 0
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity (32) (10)
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity (547)  
Debt issuance costs (7) (167)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net (19) (30)
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests (378)  
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables (69) 1,362
Other, net (69) 0
Net cash flows (used in) from financing activities (1,094) 10,273
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH (606) 1,073
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 973 79
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period 367 1,152
Eliminations    
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME    
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2 (9)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:    
Acquisition of property and equipment 6 9
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired 0 0
Spectrum repack reimbursements 0 0
Proceeds from the sale of assets 0  
Purchases of investments 0 0
Other, net 0 0
Net cash flows used in investing activities 6 9
CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:    
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing 0 0
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases 0 20
Proceeds from the issuance of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity, net   0
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock 0 0
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock 0 0
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity 0 0
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity 0  
Debt issuance costs 0 0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net 0 0
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests 0  
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables (8) (20)
Other, net 0 0
Net cash flows (used in) from financing activities (8) 0
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH 0 0
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 0 0
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period $ 0 $ 0