NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Rollforward of the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

A rollforward of the allowance for doubtful accounts for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 is as follows (in millions):

	2022		2021		2020
Balance at beginning of period	$	7	$	5	$	8
Charged to expense	4		3		2
Net write-offs	(6)		(1)		(5)
Balance at end of period	$	5	$	7	$	5

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities consisted of the following as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 (in millions):

	2022		2021
Compensation and employee benefits	$	100	$	142
Interest	11		126
Programming related obligations	151		227
Legal, litigation, and regulatory	10		6
Accounts payable and other operating expenses	125		154
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	397	$	655

Schedule of Cash Transactions

During the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, we had the following cash transactions (in millions):

	2022		2021		2020
Income taxes paid	$	18	$	16	$	11
Income tax refunds	$	158	$	44	$	2
Interest paid	$	387	$	583	$	634

Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue

The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by type and segment for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020 (in millions):

For the year ended December 31, 2022	Broadcast		Local sports		Other		Eliminations		Total
Distribution revenue	$	1,530	$	433	$	180	$	—	$	2,143
Advertising revenue	1,399		44		233		(62)		1,614
Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenue	142		5		60		(36)		171
Total revenues	$	3,071	$	482	$	473	$	(98)	$	3,928
For the year ended December 31, 2021	Broadcast		Local sports		Other		Eliminations		Total
Distribution revenue	$	1,475	$	2,620	$	193	$	—	$	4,288
Advertising revenue	1,106		409		217		(41)		1,691
Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenue	176		27		71		(119)		155
Total revenues	$	2,757	$	3,056	$	481	$	(160)	$	6,134
For the year ended December 31, 2020	Broadcast		Local sports		Other		Eliminations		Total
Distribution revenue	$	1,414	$	2,472	$	199	$	—	$	4,085
Advertising revenue	1,364		196		131		(2)		1,689
Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenue	144		18		121		(114)		169
Total revenues	$	2,922	$	2,686	$	451	$	(116)	$	5,943