CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 683,179	$ 551,681
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $3,965 and $3,697, respectively	637,435	658,318
Other receivables	10,906	13,493
Syndicated programming rights	32,578	44,064
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	35,915	36,152
Total current assets	1,400,013	1,303,708
Property and equipment
Cost	1,068,582	1,067,191
Less accumulated depreciation	(623,452)	(610,138)
Net property and equipment	445,130	457,053
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,981,587	2,981,587
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $250,187 and $348,087, respectively	2,368,858	2,381,606
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	75,860	78,448
Investments and other assets	122,594	126,494
Total intangible and other assets	5,548,899	5,568,135
Total assets	7,394,042	7,328,896
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	88,312	76,212
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	40,647	50,339
Interest	12,798	45,480
Contracts payable for programming rights	111,318	117,743
Other	73,560	78,265
Income taxes payable	51,561	22,985
Total current liabilities	378,196	391,024
Noncurrent liabilities
Deferred income tax liability	557,387	556,131
Long-term debt	3,070,164	3,069,316
Pension liabilities	73,550	73,684
Operating lease liabilities	76,674	79,503
Other noncurrent liabilities	69,052	70,098
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,846,827	3,848,732
Total liabilities	4,225,023	4,239,756
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 9)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	17,754	17,418
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	7,879,619	7,898,055
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(124,455)	(125,533)
Less treasury stock at cost, 99,471,855 shares and 100,970,426 shares, respectively	(4,956,259)	(5,053,160)
Total equity	3,151,265	3,071,722
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 7,394,042	$ 7,328,896