CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 34,929	$ 59,206
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment	29,827	22,356
Amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets	31,548	16,025
Amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments	37,711	29,747
Loss on extinguishment of debt	16,283	335
Deferred tax (benefit)	(3,934)	(2,769)
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net	(28,124)	976
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(2,984)	(10,483)
Increase in other assets	(420)	(25,255)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(18,176)	5,234
(Decrease) increase in income taxes payable	(4,240)	9,963
Increase in other long-term liabilities	3,824	106
Payments on program contracts payable	(45,375)	(35,108)
Original debt issuance discount paid	(10,285)
Other, net	12,786	9,942
Net cash flows from operating activities	53,370	80,275
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(17,166)	(18,473)
Payments for acquisition of television stations	(96,160)	(590,887)
Payments for acquisitions in other operating divisions	(4,650)
Purchase of alarm monitoring contracts	(6,284)	(5,627)
Proceeds from sale of broadcast assets	27,992
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash	(33,634)	58,500
Distributions from equity and cost method investees	3,271	5,992
Investments in equity and cost method investees	(3,402)	(5,748)
Investments in marketable securities	(2,285)
Proceeds from insurance settlement	134	23
Proceeds from the sale of assets	39	15
Proceeds from sale of real estate investment	5,516
Loans to affiliates	(84)	(699)
Proceeds from loans to affiliates	77	508
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(126,636)	(556,396)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases	1,162,344	555,134
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases	(991,724)	(33,344)
Proceeds from the sale of Class A Common Stock	472,400
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of $0.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively	1,626	279
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	(26,972)	(19,204)
Payments for deferred financing costs	(16,749)	(6,702)
Proceeds from Class A Common Stock sold by variable interest entity	10,908
Noncontrolling interests distributions	(9,714)	(462)
Repayments of notes and capital leases to affiliates	(906)	(1,469)
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities	601,213	494,232
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	527,947	18,111
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	22,865	12,967
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$ 550,812	$ 31,078