Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	5 Months Ended	7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 03, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 453,924	$ 686,436	$ 1,113,445
Operating expenses:
Content costs	163,885	238,888	405,653
Selling, general & administrative expenses	195,278	276,551	461,218
Depreciation and amortization	22,046	34,060	52,554
Local marketing agreement fees	1,809	2,471	3,500
Corporate expenses	17,169	31,714	57,988
(Gain) loss on sale of assets or stations	158	103	(55,403)
Impairment of assets held for sale	0	0	6,165
Impairment of intangible assets	0	0	15,563
Total operating expenses	400,345	583,787	947,238
Operating income	53,579	102,649	166,207
Non-operating (expense) income:
Reorganization items, net	466,201	0	0
Interest expense	(260)	(50,718)	(82,916)
Interest income	50	36	25
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	0	201	381
Other expense, net	(273)	(3,096)	(177)
Total non-operating (expense) income, net	465,718	(53,577)	(82,687)
Income before income taxes	519,297	49,072	83,520
Income tax (expense) benefit	176,859	12,353	(22,263)
Net income	$ 696,156	$ 61,425	$ 61,257
Basic and diluted earnings per common share (see Note 15, Earnings Per Share):
Basic: Earnings per share (usd per share)	$ 23.73	$ 3.07	$ 3.04
Diluted: Earnings per share (usd per share)	$ 23.73	$ 3.05	$ 3.02
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding (in shares)	29,338,329	20,028,227	20,130,835
Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding (in shares)	29,338,329	20,164,638	20,284,137