CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 430,764	$ 361,036
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,535 and $2,845, respectively	604,537	624,445
Other receivables	11,023	9,299
Syndicated programming rights	21,281	31,530
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	28,386	24,008
Total current assets	1,095,991	1,050,318
Property and equipment
Cost	1,082,848	1,078,209
Less accumulated depreciation	(640,149)	(626,029)
Net property and equipment	442,699	452,180
Intangible and other assets
Goodwill	3,015,973	2,981,587
Indefinite-lived and amortizable intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $257,433 and $289,949, respectively	2,349,712	2,328,972
Right-of-use assets for operating leases	70,897	73,479
Investments and other assets	129,388	113,521
Total intangible and other assets	5,565,970	5,497,559
Total assets	7,104,660	7,000,057
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	80,001	114,950
Accrued liabilities
Compensation	48,271	54,929
Interest	11,891	45,144
Contracts payable for programming rights	130,298	119,562
Other	97,064	82,782
Income taxes payable	66,453	6,005
Total current liabilities	433,978	423,372
Noncurrent liabilities
Deferred income tax liability	578,244	578,219
Long-term debt	3,073,692	3,072,801
Pension liabilities	69,706	70,483
Operating lease liabilities	70,937	73,733
Other noncurrent liabilities	61,040	57,765
Total noncurrent liabilities	3,853,619	3,853,001
Total liabilities	4,287,597	4,276,373
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see Note 10)
Redeemable noncontrolling interest (see Note 1)	19,174	18,812
Shareholders' equity
Common stock of $1 per 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	8,248,066	8,091,245
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(118,499)	(119,610)
Less treasury stock at cost, 153,095,072 shares and 144,502,338 shares, respectively	(5,684,038)	(5,619,123)
Total equity	2,797,889	2,704,872
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 7,104,660	$ 7,000,057