SEGMENT DATA - Segment Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2023
Segment data
Assets	[1]	$ 6,038		$ 6,085
Revenue		798	$ 773
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets		63	65
Amortization of program contract costs		19	22
Corporate general and administrative expenses		58	58
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment		0	6
Operating income (loss)		42	21
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs		76	74
Income from equity method investments		14	31
Operating Segments | Local Media
Segment data
Assets		4,733
Revenue		727	705
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets		58	59
Amortization of program contract costs		19	22
Corporate general and administrative expenses		41	32
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			(1)
Operating income (loss)		41	41
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs		76	74
Income from equity method investments		0	0
Operating Segments | Tennis
Segment data
Assets		300
Revenue		63	55
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets		5	5
Amortization of program contract costs		0	0
Corporate general and administrative expenses		1	0
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			0
Operating income (loss)		20	18
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs		0	0
Income from equity method investments		(1)	0
Other & Corporate
Segment data
Assets		1,008
Revenue		15	17
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets		1	2
Amortization of program contract costs		0	0
Corporate general and administrative expenses		16	26
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			7
Operating income (loss)		(19)	(38)
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs		0	0
Income from equity method investments		15	31
Intersegment revenues		2	1
Eliminations
Segment data
Assets		(3)
Revenue		(7)	(4)
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets		(1)	(1)
Amortization of program contract costs		0	0
Corporate general and administrative expenses		0	0
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			0
Operating income (loss)		0	0
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs		0	0
Income from equity method investments		$ 0	$ 0

[1] Our consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 include total assets of variable interest entities ("VIE") of $78 million and $85 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 include total liabilities of VIEs of $16 million and $17 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 8. Variable Interest Entities.