Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 57,262	$ 40,968
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $6,845 and $7,035, respectively	588,326	550,755
Other receivables	11,506	14,031
Syndicated programming rights	21,063	47,331
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	20,261	19,509
Total current assets	698,418	672,594
Property and equipment
Cost	1,048,043	1,026,459
Less accumulated depreciation	(582,058)	(556,100)
Net property and equipment	465,985	470,359
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,981,587	2,968,693
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $267,115 and $235,582, respectively	2,472,966	2,503,644
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	92,422	97,190
Investments and other assets	131,717	136,219
Total intangible and other assets	5,678,692	5,705,746
Total assets	6,843,095	6,848,699
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	37,357	58,049
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	53,002	46,213
Interest	45,729	47,249
Contracts payable for programming rights	94,512	130,522
Other	81,590	78,219
Income taxes payable	5,622	63,923
Total current liabilities	317,812	424,175
Noncurrent liabilities
Income taxes	9,224	7,303
Deferred income tax liability	534,872	530,240
Long-term debt	3,455,978	3,553,220
Pension liabilities	74,637	85,908
Operating lease liabilities	94,347	99,337
Other noncurrent liabilities	81,746	75,488
Total noncurrent liabilities	4,250,804	4,351,496
Total liabilities	4,568,616	4,775,671
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 9)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	15,523	14,933
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	27,941	113,267
Retained earnings	7,249,257	7,075,640
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(118,604)	(121,076)
Less treasury stock at cost, 103,438,458 shares and 104,918,360 shares, respectively	(5,224,057)	(5,334,155)
Total equity	2,258,956	2,058,095
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 6,843,095	$ 6,848,699