Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 173,070	$ 29,404
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $8,808 and $3,723, respectively	485,211	581,765
Other receivables	14,909	19,640
Syndicated programming rights	18,786	49,616
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	19,081	26,899
Total current assets	711,057	707,324
Property and equipment
Cost	1,025,235	997,736
Less accumulated depreciation	(544,274)	(512,015)
Net property and equipment	480,961	485,721
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,968,655	2,950,587
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $201,355 and $168,452, respectively	2,518,140	2,561,614
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	101,574	103,461
Investments and other assets	148,031	145,269
Total intangible and other assets	5,736,400	5,760,931
Total assets	6,928,418	6,953,976
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	37,019	51,894
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	44,909	63,876
Interest	50,464	46,013
Contracts payable for programming rights	101,182	119,872
Other	65,333	60,983
Dividends payable	0	15,188
Income taxes payable	17,631	3,332
Total current liabilities	316,538	361,158
Noncurrent liabilities
Income taxes	7,311	7,490
Deferred income tax liability	523,528	515,621
Long-term debt	4,098,076	4,179,245
Pension liabilities	118,114	127,146
Operating lease liabilities	103,466	105,902
Other noncurrent liabilities	71,705	67,037
Total noncurrent liabilities	4,922,200	5,002,441
Total liabilities	5,238,738	5,363,599
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 11)	14,373	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	140,255	247,497
Retained earnings	6,729,896	6,655,088
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(140,179)	(142,597)
Less treasury stock at cost, 105,661,402 shares and 106,955,082 shares, respectively	(5,379,084)	(5,494,030)
Total equity	1,675,307	1,590,377
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 6,928,418	$ 6,953,976