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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Jun. 30, 2020
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME    
NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES $ (12) $ 334
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Acquisition of property and equipment (38) (97)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired 0  
Spectrum repack reimbursements 18 52
Proceeds from sale of assets 39 18
Purchases of investments (164) (48)
Other, net 4 4
Net cash flows used in investing activities (141) (71)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing 357 873
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and finance leases (385) (928)
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock 0 (261)
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock (30) (35)
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity (4) (24)
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity 0 (198)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net (50) (7)
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests (5) (378)
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables 0 0
Other, net (24) (16)
Net cash flows used in financing activities (141) (974)
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH (294) (711)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 1,262 1,333
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period 968 622
Reportable Legal Entities | Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.    
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME    
NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (11) (124)
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Acquisition of property and equipment 0 0
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired 0  
Spectrum repack reimbursements 0 0
Proceeds from sale of assets 0 0
Purchases of investments (6) (1)
Other, net 0 1
Net cash flows used in investing activities (6) 0
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing 0 0
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and finance leases 0 0
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock   (261)
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock (30) (35)
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity 0 0
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity   0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net 0 0
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests 0 0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables 62 420
Other, net (15) 0
Net cash flows used in financing activities 17 124
NET DECREASE 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 (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (72) (98)
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Acquisition of property and equipment 0 (6)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired 0  
Spectrum repack reimbursements 0 0
Proceeds from sale of assets 0 0
Purchases of investments (10) (5)
Other, net 0 0
Net cash flows used in investing activities (10) (11)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing 341 648
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and finance leases (352) (663)
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock   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
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net 0 0
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests 0 0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables 173 (65)
Other, net (1) 0
Net cash flows used in financing activities 161 (80)
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH 79 (189)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 458 357
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period 537 168
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries and KDSM, LLC    
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME    
NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 337 313
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Acquisition of property and equipment (27) (83)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (2)  
Spectrum repack reimbursements 18 52
Proceeds from sale of assets 30 18
Purchases of investments (25) (22)
Other, net (1) (8)
Net cash flows used in investing activities (7) (43)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing 0 0
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and finance leases (3) (2)
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock   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
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net 0 0
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests 0 0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables (324) (268)
Other, net 0 0
Net cash flows used in financing activities (327) (270)
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH 3 0
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 0 3
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period 3 3
Reportable Legal Entities | Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries    
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME    
NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (268) 243
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Acquisition of property and equipment (13) (13)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired 0  
Spectrum repack reimbursements 0 0
Proceeds from sale of assets 9 0
Purchases of investments (123) (20)
Other, net 7 11
Net cash flows used in investing activities (120) (22)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing 16 225
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and finance leases (30) (263)
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock   0
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock 0 0
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity (4) (24)
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity   (198)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net (50) (7)
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests (5) (378)
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables 93 (82)
Other, net (8) (16)
Net cash flows used in financing activities 12 (743)
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH (376) (522)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 804 973
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period 428 451
Eliminations    
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME    
NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 2 0
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Acquisition of property and equipment 2 5
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired 0  
Spectrum repack reimbursements 0 0
Proceeds from sale of assets 0 0
Purchases of investments 0 0
Other, net 0 0
Net cash flows used in investing activities 2 5
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Proceeds from notes payable and commercial bank financing 0 0
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and finance leases 0 0
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock   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
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net 0 0
Distributions to redeemable noncontrolling interests 0 0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables (4) (5)
Other, net 0 0
Net cash flows used in financing activities (4) (5)
NET DECREASE 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