CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 69,258	$ 34,929
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment	49,630	29,827
Amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets	49,717	31,548
Amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments	47,515	37,711
Loss on extinguishment of debt		16,283
Stock-based compensation	8,430	6,796
Deferred tax benefit	(10,569)	(3,934)
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable, net	7,162	(28,124)
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(11,643)	(2,984)
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(331)	(18,176)
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable	16,995	(4,240)
Payments on program contracts payable	(47,381)	(45,375)
Original debt issuance discount paid		(10,285)
Other, net	1,201	9,394
Net cash flows from operating activities	179,984	53,370
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(26,587)	(17,166)
Payments for acquisition of television stations		(96,160)
Payments for acquisition of assets in other operating divisions	(8,273)	(4,650)
Purchase of alarm monitoring contracts	(7,835)	(6,284)
Proceeds from sale of broadcast assets		27,992
Increase in restricted cash	(683)	(33,634)
Distributions from equity and cost method investees	1,522	3,271
Investments in equity and cost method investees	(6,167)	(3,402)
Proceeds from termination of life insurance policies	17,042	134
Proceeds from sale of assets in other operating divisions		5,516
Other, net	(325)	(2,253)
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(31,306)	(126,636)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases	102,724	1,162,344
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases	(21,114)	(991,724)
Proceeds from the sale of Class A Common Stock		472,400
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock	(82,371)
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	(29,284)	(26,972)
Payments for deferred financing costs	(235)	(16,749)
Proceeds from Class A Common Stock sold by variable interest entity		10,908
Noncontrolling interests distributions	(3,953)	(9,714)
Other, net	997	720
Net cash flows (used in) from financing activities	(33,236)	601,213
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	115,442	527,947
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	280,104	22,865
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$ 395,546	$ 550,812