Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 51,214	$ 40,968
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $6,151 and $7,035, respectively	601,500	550,755
Other receivables	14,688	14,031
Syndicated programming rights	67,723	47,331
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	21,986	19,509
Total current assets	757,111	672,594
Property and equipment
Cost	1,034,017	1,026,459
Less accumulated depreciation	(574,151)	(556,100)
Net property and equipment	459,866	470,359
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,981,587	2,968,693
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $282,889 and $235,582, respectively	2,457,192	2,503,644
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	90,017	97,190
Investments and other assets	184,873	136,219
Total intangible and other assets	5,713,669	5,705,746
Total assets	6,930,646	6,848,699
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	46,333	58,049
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	53,970	46,213
Interest	15,565	47,249
Contracts payable for programming rights	143,408	130,522
Other	86,126	78,219
Income taxes payable	5,351	63,923
Total current liabilities	350,753	424,175
Noncurrent liabilities
Income taxes	9,491	7,303
Deferred income tax liability	557,419	530,240
Long-term debt	3,336,878	3,553,220
Pension liabilities	66,405	85,908
Operating lease liabilities	91,790	99,337
Other noncurrent liabilities	82,377	75,488
Total noncurrent liabilities	4,144,360	4,351,496
Total liabilities	4,495,113	4,775,671
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 9)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	15,826	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	7,351,426	7,075,640
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(76,693)	(121,076)
Less treasury stock at cost, 103,200,190 shares and 104,918,360 shares, respectively	(5,207,386)	(5,334,155)
Total equity	2,419,707	2,058,095
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 6,930,646	$ 6,848,699