Acquisitions and Dispositions - Reiten - Additional Information (Details) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 11 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||||
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Feb. 01, 2016
USD ($)
TelevisionStation
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Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
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Jun. 30, 2016
USD ($)
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Mar. 31, 2016
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
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Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
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Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
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Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
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Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Net revenue | $ 309,879 | $ 275,659 | $ 261,994 | $ 255,658 | $ 252,262 | $ 223,031 | $ 219,349 | $ 201,735 | $ 1,103,190 | $ 896,377 | $ 631,311 | |||
Operating income (loss) | $ 92,475 | $ 72,897 | $ 64,007 | $ 57,929 | $ 67,346 | $ 48,315 | $ 52,542 | $ 37,904 | $ 287,308 | $ 206,107 | $ 173,237 | |||
Network affiliation agreements [Member] | ||||||||||||||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Network affiliation agreements useful life | 15 years | 15 years | 15 years | |||||||||||
Reiten [Member] | ||||||||||||||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Acquisition date | Feb. 01, 2016 | |||||||||||||
Number of television stations acquired | TelevisionStation | 4 | |||||||||||||
Purchase price of entities acquired | $ 44,000 | |||||||||||||
Deposit paid upon signing an agreement to acquire a business | $ 2,200 | |||||||||||||
Acquisition related costs | $ 100 | |||||||||||||
Net revenue | $ 11,100 | |||||||||||||
Operating income (loss) | $ 1,000 | |||||||||||||
Reiten [Member] | Network affiliation agreements [Member] | ||||||||||||||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Network affiliation agreements useful life | 15 years | |||||||||||||
Reiten [Member] | Other definite-lived intangible assets [Member] | ||||||||||||||
Business Acquisition [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
Weighted average estimated useful life of other intangible assets | 2 years 6 months |