GOODWILL, RADIO BROADCASTING LICENSES AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Radio Broadcasting Licenses [Abstract]

Schedule Of Radio Broadcasting Licenses Impairment [Table Text Block]

Radio Broadcasting	October 1,			September 30,			June 30,			October 1,
Licenses	2017			2017 (a)			2017 (a)			2016
Impairment charge (in millions)	$	–		$	16.4		$	12.7		$	1.3
Discount Rate		9.0	%		9.0	%		9.0	%		9.0	%
Year 1 Market Revenue Growth Rate Range		(5.0)% – 1.4	%		(5.0)% – 2.0	%		1.0% – 2.0	%		1.0% – 2.4	%
Long-term Market Revenue Growth Rate Range (Years 6 – 10)		0.5% – 1.5	%		0.5% – 1.5	%		0.5% – 1.5	%		0.5% – 1.5	%
Mature Market Share Range		6.8% – 25.4	%		6.9% – 25.8	%		6.9% – 15.3	%		6.9% – 25.8	%
Mature Operating Profit Margin Range		30.9% – 46.9	%		31.0% – 47.0	%		31.6% – 47.0	%		30.5% – 51.8	%

(a) Reflects changes only to the key assumptions used in the interim testing for certain units of accounting.

Schedule of Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

The Company’s total broadcasting licenses carrying value is approximately $614.5 million as of December 31, 2017. The units of accounting reflected in the table below are not disclosed on a specific market basis so as to not make sensitive information publicly available that could be competitively harmful to the Company. 

	Radio Broadcasting Licenses Carrying Balances
	As of		Net			As of
Unit of Accounting	December 31, 2016		Increase (Decrease)			December 31, 2017
	(In thousands )
Unit of Accounting 2	$	3,086	$	–		$	3,086
Unit of Accounting 7		16,081		(1,333)			14,748
Unit of Accounting 5		16,100		–			16,100
Unit of Accounting 4		16,142		–			16,142
Unit of Accounting 15		20,736		–			20,736
Unit of Accounting 14		20,434		336			20,770
Unit of Accounting 11		21,135		–			21,135
Unit of Accounting 6		22,642		–			22,642
Unit of Accounting 9		34,270		(1,395)			32,875
Unit of Accounting 13		47,846		–			47,846
Unit of Accounting 12		49,663		–			49,663
Unit of Accounting 16		52,965		1,293			54,258
Unit of Accounting 8		62,015		–			62,015
Unit of Accounting 1		93,394		–			93,394
Unit of Accounting 10		166,940		(27,815)			139,125
Total	$	643,449	$	(28,914)	*	$	614,535

* The amount listed is net of additions, dispositions and impairment charges.

Schedule Of Good Will Impairment Test Radio Marketing Unit [Table Text Block]

Goodwill (Radio Market	October 1,			October 1,
Reporting Units)	2017 (a)			2016 (a)
Impairment charge (in millions)	$	—		$	—
Discount Rate		9.0	%		9.0	%
Year 1 Market Revenue Growth Rate Range		(8.4)% – 46.6	%		(9.4)% – 29.4	%
Long-term Market Revenue Growth Rate Range (Years 6 – 10)		0.5% – 1.5	%		0.5% – 1.5	%
Mature Market Share Range		8.0% – 18.2	%		8.1% - 18.4	%
Mature Operating Profit Margin Range		25.1% – 50.1	%		26.3% - 53.8	%

(a) Reflects the key assumptions for testing only those radio markets with remaining goodwill.

Schedule Of Goodwill Impairment Test Reach Media Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	October 1,			October 1,
Reach Media Segment Goodwill	2017			2016
Impairment charge (in millions)	$	—		$	—
Discount Rate		10.5	%		10.5	%
Year 1 Revenue Growth Rate		(11.3)	%		(0.3)	%
Long-term Revenue Growth Rate (Year 5)		1.0	%		1.0	%
Operating Profit Margin Range		13.5% - 15.9	%		15.1% – 17.5	%

Schedule Of Goodwill Impairment Test Goodwill Digital Segment [Table Text Block]

	October 1,			October 1,
Digital Segment Goodwill	2017			2016
Impairment charge (in millions)	$	—		$	—
Discount Rate		13.0	%		12.5	%
Year 1 Revenue Growth Rate		24.1	%		9.8	%
Long-term Revenue Growth Rate (Years 6 – 10)		2.4% - 4.3	%		3.0% - 8.4	%
Operating Profit Margin Range		(1.5)% - 17.0	%		(9.8)% - 20.3	%

Schedule Of Goodwill Impairment Test Cable Television Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	October 1,			October 1,
Cable Television Segment Goodwill	2017			2016
Impairment charge (in millions)	$	—		$	—
Discount Rate		11.0	%		11.0	%
Year 1 Revenue Growth Rate		4.8	%		7.4	%
Long-term Revenue Growth Rate Range (Years 6 – 10)		2.3% - 2.7	%		2.3% - 2.9	%
Operating Profit Margin Range		42.2% - 45.9	%		40.2% - 44.3	%

Schedule Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The table below presents the changes in Company’s goodwill carrying values for its four reportable segments during 2017 and 2016:  

	Radio Broadcasting Segment		Reach Media Segment		Digital Segment		Cable Television Segment		Total
	(In thousands)
Gross goodwill	$	154,863	$	30,468	$	23,004	$	165,044	$	373,379
Accumulated impairment losses		(84,436)		(16,114)		(14,545)		—		(115,095)
Additions		—		—		—		—		—
Impairments		—		—		—		—		—
Net goodwill at December 31, 2016	$	70,427	$	14,354	$	8,459	$	165,044	$	258,284
Gross goodwill	$	154,863	$	30,468	$	23,004	$	165,044	$	373,379
Accumulated impairment losses		(84,436)		(16,114)		(14,545)		—		(115,095)
Additions		47		—		4,563		—		4,610
Impairments		—		—		—		—		—
Net goodwill at December 31, 2017	$	70,474	$	14,354	$	13,022	$	165,044	$	262,894

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

Other intangible assets, excluding goodwill, radio broadcasting licenses and the unamortized brand name, are being amortized on a straight-line basis over various periods. Other intangible assets consist of the following:  

						Remaining
						Weighted-
						Average
	As of December 31,				Period of	Period of
	2017		2016		Amortization	Amortization
	(In thousands)
Trade names	$	17,378	$	17,344	2-5 Years		3.0 Years
Intellectual property		9,531		9,531	4-10 Years		0.0 Years
Affiliate agreements		178,986		178,986	8 Years		1.3 Years
Acquired income leases		127		127	3-15 Years		12.1 Years
Advertiser agreements		46,583		44,871	2-12 Years		5.1 Years
Favorable office and transmitter leases		2,097		2,097	2-60 Years		40.0 Years
Brand names		4,013		2,853	10 Years		7.7 Years
Brand names - unamortized		39,690		39,690	Indefinite		—
ABL facility debt costs		421		421	Debt term		3.3 Years
Launch assets		3,632		1,784	Contract length		7.1 Years
Other intangibles		675		609	1-5 Years		3.1 Years
		303,133		298,313
Less: Accumulated amortization		(209,078)		(181,713)
Other intangible assets, net	$	94,055	$	116,600			4.8 Years

Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the Company’s estimate of amortization expense for the years 2018 through 2022 for intangible assets:

	(In thousands)
2018	$	26,641
2019	$	10,722
2020	$	3,856
2021	$	3,620
2022	$	3,605