Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 3,818	$ 135,862
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,661 and $3,090, respectively	454,861	425,404
Other receivables	18,741	20,967
Programming rights	23,908	35,252
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	18,071	17,737
Total current assets	519,399	635,222
Property and equipment
Cost	883,828	858,170
Less accumulated depreciation	(496,511)	(482,955)
Net property and equipment	387,317	375,215
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,605,863	2,596,863
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization	1,599,124	1,526,077
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	72,160	0
Investments and other assets	139,886	143,465
Total intangible and other assets	4,417,033	4,266,405
Total assets	5,323,749	5,276,842
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	53,880	83,226
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	25,253	52,726
Interest	53,683	37,458
Contracts payable for programming rights	91,758	112,059
Other	49,186	49,211
Dividends payable	15,216	15,154
Income taxes	34,562	19,383
Total current liabilities	323,538	369,217
Noncurrent liabilities
Income taxes	13,101	13,624
Deferred income taxes	401,729	396,847
Long-term debt	2,891,495	2,944,466
Pension liabilities	137,607	139,375
Operating lease liabilities	84,259	0
Other noncurrent liabilities	66,769	72,389
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,594,960	3,566,701
Total liabilities	3,918,498	3,935,918
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	262,823	301,352
Retained earnings	6,488,352	6,429,512
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(135,432)	(136,511)
Less treasury stock at cost, 108,133,345 shares and 108,660,002 shares, respectively	(5,534,911)	(5,577,848)
Total equity	1,405,251	1,340,924
Total liabilities and equity	$ 5,323,749	$ 5,276,842