PROGRAM RIGHTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Amortization of program rights and other content costs	$ 65,032	$ 70,360
Interest on long-term debt and other financing arrangements	5,774	7,368
Amortization of Debt Issuance Costs	821	874
Content costs	$ 65,032	70,360
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2020
Less: current portion of acquired program rights	$ 0		$ (75,909)
Total non-current acquired program rights and produced program rights	234,069		166,237
Entertainment, License Agreement for Program Material, Expected Amortization, Year One	67,500
Entertainment, License Agreement for Program Material, Expected Amortization, Year Two	42,800
Entertainment, License Agreement for Program Material, Expected Amortization, Year Three	12,900
Television programs, completed and not released	126,000
Film, Monetized in Film Group, Released Film, Expected Amortization, Year One	11,900
Film, Monetized in Film Group, Released Film, Expected Amortization, Year Two	10,900
Film, Monetized in Film Group, Released Film, Expected Amortization, Year Three	9,100
Television programs, released, net of amortization	68,500
Expected amortization expense of unreleased costs in the next year	5,700
Film, Monetized in Film Group, Capitalized Cost, Completed and Not Released	8,000
Feature Films [Member]
Feature film costs, released, net of amortization	430		504
Television Programs [Member]
Television programs, in production	31,161		32,248
Television programs, development and pre-production	378		274
Direct-to-television Film Costs, Released	68,072		69,707
Direct-to-television Film Costs, Completed and Not Released	8,032		4,061
Acquired Program Rights [Member]
Amortization of program rights and other content costs	24,752	26,512
Program Rights Net	125,996		135,352
Less: current portion of acquired program rights	0		(75,909)
Program rights net noncurrent	125,996		59,443
Film And Television [Member]
Amortization of program rights and other content costs	39,074	42,264
Program rights net noncurrent	108,073		$ 106,794
Other content costs [Member]
Amortization of program rights and other content costs	$ 1,206	$ 1,584