CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 59,206	$ 33,604
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment	22,356	16,052
Recognition of deferred revenue	(12,712)	(8,398)
Amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets	16,025	9,808
Amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments	29,747	25,284
Original debt issuance discount paid		(13,606)
Deferred tax (benefit) provision	(2,769)	15,865
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable, net	976	(729)
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(10,483)	(2,936)
Increase in other assets	(25,255)	(522)
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	17,946	13,719
Increase in income taxes payable	9,963	4,165
Increase in other long-term liabilities	106	2,322
Payments on program contracts payable	(35,108)	(36,911)
Other, net	10,277	10,552
Net cash flows from operating activities	80,275	68,269
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(18,473)	(20,656)
Payments for acquisition of television stations	(590,887)
Payments for acquisition of assets of other operating divisions		(242)
Purchase of alarm monitoring contracts	(5,627)	(4,432)
Decrease in restricted cash	58,500	5,058
Distributions from equity and cost method investees	5,992	1,348
Investments in equity and cost method investees	(5,748)	(8,294)
Proceeds from insurance settlement	23	1,736
Proceeds from the sale of assets	15	41
Loans to affiliates	(699)	(87)
Proceeds from loans to affiliates	508	117
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(556,396)	(25,411)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases	555,134	132,951
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases	(33,344)	(124,570)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively	279	1,844
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	(19,204)	(19,224)
Payments for deferred financing costs	(6,702)	(4,401)
Proceeds from Class A Common Stock sold by variable interest entity		1,808
Noncontrolling interests distributions	(462)	(242)
Repayments of notes and capital leases to affiliates	(1,469)	(1,706)
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities	494,232	(13,540)
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	18,111	29,318
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	12,967	21,974
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$ 31,078	$ 51,292