Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 35,059	$ 29,404
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $5,810 and $3,723, respectively	541,324	581,765
Other receivables	16,316	19,640
Syndicated programming rights	34,683	49,616
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	19,501	26,899
Total current assets	646,883	707,324
Property and equipment
Cost	1,014,934	997,736
Less accumulated depreciation	(529,476)	(512,015)
Net property and equipment	485,458	485,721
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,967,383	2,950,587
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $184,669 and $168,452, respectively	2,538,687	2,561,614
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	104,611	103,461
Investments and other assets	151,083	145,269
Total intangible and other assets	5,761,764	5,760,931
Total assets	6,894,105	6,953,976
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	54,473	51,894
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	33,389	63,876
Interest	34,525	46,013
Contracts payable for programming rights	122,045	119,872
Other	69,679	60,983
Dividends payable	0	15,188
Income taxes payable	9,399	3,332
Total current liabilities	323,510	361,158
Noncurrent liabilities
Income taxes	7,016	7,490
Deferred income tax liability	527,057	515,621
Long-term debt	4,071,897	4,179,245
Pension liabilities	121,947	127,146
Operating lease liabilities	106,319	105,902
Other noncurrent liabilities	64,010	67,037
Total noncurrent liabilities	4,898,246	5,002,441
Total liabilities	5,221,756	5,363,599
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	14,093	0
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 11)
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	152,106	247,497
Retained earnings	6,725,911	6,655,088
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(141,175)	(142,597)
Less treasury stock at cost, 106,066,299 shares and 106,955,082 shares, respectively	(5,403,005)	(5,494,030)
Total equity	1,658,256	1,590,377
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 6,894,105	$ 6,953,976