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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS: (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Stock Options        
Assumptions used in valuation        
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)   1.80%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Expected life   5 years    
Expected volatility (as a percent)   47.60%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Annual dividend yield (as a percent)   2.30%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Stock Grants and SARs        
Compensation expense $ 1.1us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
$ 1.5us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
   
Stock Grants [Member] | Non Employee Director [Member]        
Stock Grants and SARs        
Granted (in shares)   12,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= sbgi_StockGrantsMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
31,250us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= sbgi_StockGrantsMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
25,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= sbgi_StockGrantsMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
Compensation expense   0.4us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= sbgi_StockGrantsMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
0.8us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= sbgi_StockGrantsMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
0.2us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= sbgi_StockGrantsMember
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
SARs        
Assumptions used in valuation        
Risk-free interest rate (as a percent)   1.50%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
0.90%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
0.90%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsRiskFreeInterestRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
Expected life   5 years 5 years 5 years
Expected volatility (as a percent)   65.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
73.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
73.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedVolatilityRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
Annual dividend yield (as a percent)   2.20%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
4.30%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
5.20%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardFairValueAssumptionsExpectedDividendRate
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
Stock Grants and SARs        
Aggregate intrinsic value 19.6us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValueOutstanding
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
19.6us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsAggregateIntrinsicValueOutstanding
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
   
Weighted average remaining contractual life   6 years 10 months 21 days    
Stock Grants and SARs        
Outstanding at the beginning of the year (in shares)   1,400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
   
Granted (in shares)   200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
   
Outstanding at the end of the year (in shares) 1,600,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
1,600,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
1,400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
 
Weighted-Average Price        
Outstanding at the beginning of the year (in dollars per share)   $ 13.25sbgi_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingWeightedAveragePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
   
Granted (in dollars per share)   $ 27.86sbgi_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsGrantedInPeriodWeightedAveragePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
   
Outstanding at the end of the year (in dollars per share) $ 15.08sbgi_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingWeightedAveragePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
$ 15.08sbgi_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingWeightedAveragePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
$ 13.25sbgi_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsOutstandingWeightedAveragePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
 
Subsidiary Stock Awards        
Stock Grants and SARs        
Compensation expense   0.2us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= sbgi_SubsidiaryStockAwardsMember
0.3us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= sbgi_SubsidiaryStockAwardsMember
0.7us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= sbgi_SubsidiaryStockAwardsMember
LTIP | SARs | President and Chief Executive Officer        
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS:        
Base value of rights granted (in dollars per share) $ 27.86sbgi_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsGrantedBaseValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sbgi_LongTermIncentivePlan1996Member
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_PresidentAndChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
$ 27.86sbgi_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsGrantedBaseValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sbgi_LongTermIncentivePlan1996Member
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_PresidentAndChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
$ 14.21sbgi_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsGrantedBaseValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sbgi_LongTermIncentivePlan1996Member
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_PresidentAndChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
$ 11.68sbgi_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsGrantedBaseValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sbgi_LongTermIncentivePlan1996Member
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_PresidentAndChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
Term of rights   10 years    
Stock Grants and SARs        
Compensation expense   $ 2.6us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sbgi_LongTermIncentivePlan1996Member
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_PresidentAndChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
$ 3.2us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sbgi_LongTermIncentivePlan1996Member
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_PresidentAndChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
$ 2.0us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sbgi_LongTermIncentivePlan1996Member
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_PresidentAndChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
Stock Grants and SARs        
Granted (in shares)   200,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sbgi_LongTermIncentivePlan1996Member
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_PresidentAndChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
500,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sbgi_LongTermIncentivePlan1996Member
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_PresidentAndChiefExecutiveOfficerMember
400,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNonOptionEquityInstrumentsGranted
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_StockAppreciationRightsSARSMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= sbgi_LongTermIncentivePlan1996Member
/ us-gaap_TitleOfIndividualAxis
= sbgi_PresidentAndChiefExecutiveOfficerMember