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RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2019 renewal	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
YES Network
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Revenue from related parties			$ 1	$ 1	$ 2
Number of renewal terms \| renewal	2
Renewal period	2 years
Broadcast
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties		$ 10		15
Management Services Agreement with Diamond Sports Group \| Broadcast \| Eliminations
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties				24
DSIH
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Revenue		4		5
Affiliated Entity \| Notes Receivable of Diamond Sports Finance SPV, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from collection of notes receivable		10		60
Additional distribution		40		40
Affiliated Entity \| Redeemable Subsidiary Preferred Equity \| Distributions from Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC
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Distributions of tax payments on dividends		2		3
Affiliated Entity \| Forecast \| Management Services Agreement with Diamond Sports Group
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Annual management service fee						$ 75
Annual management service fee, deferral period						5 years
Management Services Agreement with Diamond Sports Group \| Broadcast
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties		$ 10		$ 38