Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 43,316	$ 56,989
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $4,810 and $4,371, respectively	641,960	642,280
Other receivables	13,508	15,496
Syndicated programming rights	39,378	53,100
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	30,589	19,724
Total current assets	768,751	787,589
Property and equipment
Cost	1,058,682	1,053,851
Less accumulated depreciation	(601,343)	(586,656)
Net property and equipment	457,339	467,195
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,981,587	2,981,587
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $313,593 and $298,593, respectively	2,426,488	2,441,488
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	84,500	87,279
Investments and other assets	135,080	152,508
Total intangible and other assets	5,627,655	5,662,862
Total assets	6,853,745	6,917,646
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	86,984	72,996
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	38,492	55,179
Interest	12,795	45,905
Contracts payable for programming rights	104,981	98,534
Other	89,367	91,098
Income taxes payable	47,176	11,420
Total current liabilities	379,795	375,132
Noncurrent liabilities
Deferred income tax liability	550,998	548,374
Long-term debt	3,066,783	3,231,970
Pension liabilities	56,428	58,063
Operating lease liabilities	85,926	88,970
Other noncurrent liabilities	78,536	79,102
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,838,671	4,006,479
Total liabilities	4,218,466	4,381,611
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 9)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	16,430	16,129
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	27,941
Retained earnings	7,479,795	7,459,380
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(111,834)	(97,216)
Less treasury stock at cost, 101,681,915 shares and 103,012,455 shares, respectively	(5,101,472)	(5,194,618)
Total equity	2,618,849	2,519,906
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 6,853,745	$ 6,917,646