Acquisitions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

	Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information for the Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013
Revenues, net	$	2,337,409	$	2,109,355
Income from continuing operations, net of income taxes	$	280,869	$	311,328
Net income per share, basic	$	3.90	$	4.35
Net income per share, diluted	$	3.86	$	4.28

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Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the preliminary valuation of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

Cash, net of cash acquired	$	159,889
Promissory note	40,000
Total consideration transferred	199,889
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	200,000
	$	399,889
Preliminary allocation:
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	621
Accounts receivable, trade	32,424
Program rights	68,955
Deferred carriage fees	567
Property and equipment	111
Intangible assets	112,435
Other assets	46,000
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(5,322		)
Program rights obligations	(28,572		)
Deferred revenue	(3,378		)
Other liabilities	(323		)
Fair value of net assets acquired	223,518
Goodwill	176,371
	$	399,889

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Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values was allocated to goodwill.

Consideration Transferred:
Cash, net of cash acquired	$	996,586
Preliminary purchase price allocation:
Accounts receivable, trade	125,683
Program rights	93,505
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	27,634
Deferred tax asset, net	23,240
Property and equipment	42,853
Intangible assets	294,949
Assets held for sale	18,603
Other assets	31,385
Accounts payable	(21,627		)
Accrued liabilities	(43,652		)
Program rights obligations	(31,984		)
Deferred tax liability, net	(24,590		)
Liabilities held for sale	(18,130		)
Other liabilities	(13,993		)
Noncontrolling interests acquired	(22,038		)
Fair value of net assets acquired	481,838
Goodwill	514,748
	$	996,586