Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 23,766	$ 98,801
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,806 and $3,266, respectively	407,078	406,852
Other receivables	32,937	32,442
Programming rights	47,322	37,758
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	19,790	61,070
Total current assets	530,893	636,923
Property and equipment
Cost	831,994	782,602
Less accumulated depreciation	(477,352)	(447,262)
Net property and equipment	354,642	335,340
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,596,863	2,579,417
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	1,534,124	1,273,269
Investments and other assets	156,217	137,166
Total intangible and other assets	4,287,204	3,989,852
Total assets	5,172,739	4,962,115
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	65,309	52,992
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	40,010	54,088
Interest	53,713	39,217
Contracts payable for programming rights	121,270	105,040
Other	64,835	58,196
Dividends payable	15,147	15,173
Current portion of long-term debt	162	646
Total current liabilities	360,446	325,352
Noncurrent liabilities
Income taxes	12,414	20,203
Deferred income taxes	401,155	382,310
Long-term debt	2,989,435	3,007,047
Pension liabilities	122,489	144,220
Other noncurrent liabilities	81,217	87,942
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,606,710	3,641,722
Total liabilities	3,967,156	3,967,074
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock of $1 par value per share, 800,000,000 shares authorized, 324,418,632 shares issued	324,419	324,419
Additional paid-in capital	306,078	382,127
Retained earnings	6,283,775	6,062,995
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(122,913)	(106,923)
Less treasury stock at cost, 109,116,622 shares and 109,487,979 shares, respectively	(5,585,776)	(5,667,577)
Total equity	1,205,583	995,041
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,172,739	$ 4,962,115