UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Net income	$ 41,414	$ 31,743
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation	104,503	106,002
Amortization	15,655	18,630
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	1,093	710
Bad debt expense	1,215	1,362
Stock based compensation expense, net of amount capitalized	3,158	4,578
Deferred income taxes	4,999	(1,989)
Net gain from patronage and investments	(3,035)	(2,412)
Amortization of long-term debt issuance costs	2,596	3,472
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(4,894)	(5,492)
Inventory, net	704	741
Current income taxes	2,299	14,932
Waived management fee	29,016	28,164
Other assets	(15,073)	(13,393)
Operating lease right-of-use assets	38,262
Lease liabilities	(32,173)
Accounts payable	7,023	(1,913)
Deferred lease	0	4,159
Other deferrals and accruals	(3,303)	(494)
Net cash provided by operating activities	193,459	188,800
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(107,038)	(92,309)
Cash disbursed for acquisitions	(10,000)	(52,000)
Cash disbursed for FCC spectrum licenses	(16,742)	0
Proceeds from sale of assets and other	156	539
Net cash used in investing activities	(133,624)	(143,770)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Principal payments on long-term debt	(44,666)	(46,375)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility borrowings	0	15,000
Principal payments on revolving credit facility	0	(15,000)
Proceeds from exercises of stock options	81	0
Taxes paid for equity award issuances	(2,912)	(2,033)
Other	(9)	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(47,506)	(48,408)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	12,329	(3,378)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	85,086	78,585
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$ 97,415	$ 75,207