CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 361,036	$ 551,681
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,845 and $3,697, respectively	624,445	658,318
Other receivables	9,299	13,493
Syndicated programming rights	31,530	44,064
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	24,008	36,152
Total current assets	1,050,318	1,303,708
Property and equipment
Land	86,442	86,447
Buildings and improvements	352,546	346,341
Equipment, furniture and fixtures	631,444	625,754
Construction in progress	7,777	8,649
Total	1,078,209	1,067,191
Less accumulated depreciation	(626,029)	(610,138)
Net property and equipment	452,180	457,053
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	2,981,587	2,981,587
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $289,949 and $348,087, respectively	2,328,972	2,381,606
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	73,479	78,448
Investments and other assets	113,521	126,494
Total intangible and other assets	5,497,559	5,568,135
Total assets	7,000,057	7,328,896
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	114,950	76,212
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	54,929	50,339
Interest	45,144	45,480
Contracts payable for programming rights	119,562	117,743
Other	82,782	78,265
Income taxes payable	6,005	22,985
Total current liabilities	423,372	391,024
Noncurrent liabilities
Net deferred income tax liabilities	578,219	556,131
Long-term debt	3,072,801	3,069,316
Pension liabilities	70,483	73,684
Operating lease liabilities	73,733	79,503
Other noncurrent liabilities	57,765	70,098
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,853,001	3,848,732
Total liabilities	4,276,373	4,239,756
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 11)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	18,812	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	8,091,245	7,898,055
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(119,610)	(125,533)
Less treasury stock at cost, 144,502,338 shares and 100,970,426 shares, respectively	(5,619,123)	(5,053,160)
Total equity	2,704,872	3,071,722
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 7,000,057	$ 7,328,896