CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 489,373	$ 551,681
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $4,249 and $3,697, respectively	593,410	658,318
Other receivables	10,534	13,493
Syndicated programming rights	17,326	44,064
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	33,257	36,152
Total current assets	1,143,900	1,303,708
Property and equipment
Cost	1,076,634	1,067,191
Less accumulated depreciation	(634,853)	(610,138)
Net property and equipment	441,781	457,053
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,981,587	2,981,587
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $263,484 and $348,087, respectively	2,355,561	2,381,606
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	73,605	78,448
Investments and other assets	118,839	126,494
Total intangible and other assets	5,529,592	5,568,135
Total assets	7,115,273	7,328,896
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	78,788	76,212
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	38,598	50,339
Interest	44,625	45,480
Contracts payable for programming rights	99,593	117,743
Other	67,724	78,265
Income taxes payable	3,416	22,985
Total current liabilities	332,744	391,024
Noncurrent liabilities
Deferred income tax liability	574,975	556,131
Long-term debt	3,071,026	3,069,316
Pension liabilities	73,380	73,684
Operating lease liabilities	74,231	79,503
Other noncurrent liabilities	66,653	70,098
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,860,265	3,848,732
Total liabilities	4,193,009	4,239,756
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 9)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	18,106	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	7,989,312	7,898,055
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(123,467)	(125,533)
Less treasury stock at cost, 122,978,320 shares and 100,970,426 shares, respectively	(5,314,047)	(5,053,160)
Total equity	2,904,158	3,071,722
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 7,115,273	$ 7,328,896