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Acquisitions (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Television Stations Acquired

During 2019, we acquired the television stations listed in the table below, and a summary of each acquisition follows:

Market
Station
Affiliation
Seller
Indianapolis, IN
WTHR
NBC
Dispatch Broadcast Group
Columbus, OH
WBNS
CBS
Dispatch Broadcast Group
Hartford-New Haven, CT
WTIC/WCCT
FOX/CW
Nexstar Media Group
Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA
WPMT
FOX
Nexstar Media Group
Memphis, TN
WATN/WLMT
ABC/CW
Nexstar Media Group
Wilkes Barre-Scranton, PA
WNEP
ABC
Nexstar Media Group
Des Moines-Ames, IA
WOI/KCWI
ABC/CW
Nexstar Media Group
Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, AL
WZDX
FOX
Nexstar Media Group
Davenport, IA and Rock Island-Moline, IL
WQAD
ABC
Nexstar Media Group
Ft. Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR
KFSM
CBS
Nexstar Media Group
Toledo, OH
WTOL
CBS
Gray Television
Midland-Odessa, TX
KWES
NBC
Gray Television

Summary of Estimated Preliminary Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed
The following table summarizes the current fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with these acquisitions (in thousands):

 
 
Nexstar Stations
 
Dispatch Stations
 
Justice & Quest
 
Gray Stations
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash
 
$

 
$
2,363

 
$


$

 
$
2,363

Accounts receivable
 
34,680

 
26,344

 
8,501


5,553

 
75,078

Prepaid and other current assets
 
3,776

 
6,092

 
6,987


987

 
17,842

Property and equipment
 
45,186

 
40,418

 
361


11,757

 
97,722

Goodwill
 
126,928

 
202,274

 
23,558


19,405

 
372,165

FCC licenses
 
374,269

 
295,983

 


47,061

 
717,313

Network affiliation agreements
 
123,926

 
60,765

 

 
14,420

 
199,111

Retransmission agreements
 
68,316

 
33,107

 

 
12,198

 
113,621

Other intangible assets
 

 

 
52,553



 
52,553

Right-of-use assets for operating leases
 
22,715

 
362

 

 
251

 
23,328

Other noncurrent assets
 
237

 

 
5,253


18

 
5,508

     Total assets acquired
 
$
800,033

 
$
667,708

 
$
97,213

 
$
111,650

 
$
1,676,604

Accounts Payable
 
2,037

 
954

 
725


1

 
3,717

Accrued liabilities
 
8,122

 
9,011

 
4,236


1,494

 
22,863

Deferred income tax liability
 

 
97,044

 
(471
)
 

 
96,573

Operating lease liabilities - noncurrent
 
20,346

 
226

 

 
235

 
20,807

Other noncurrent liabilities
 
426

 

 
2,677



 
3,103

     Total liabilities assumed
 
$
30,931

 
$
107,235

 
$
7,167

 
$
1,730

 
$
147,063

     Net assets acquired
 
$
769,102

 
$
560,473

 
$
90,046

 
$
109,920

 
$
1,529,541

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Less: cash acquired
 
$

 
$
(2,363
)
 
$

 
$

 
$
(2,363
)
Less: fair value of existing ownership
 

 

 
(12,995
)
 

 
(12,995
)
Cash paid for acquisitions
 
$
769,102

 
$
558,110

 
$
77,051

 
$
109,920

 
$
1,514,183