Investments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Investment [Line Items]

Schedule of Investments

Investments consisted of the following (in thousands):

	March 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
Equity method investments	$	1,178,192	$	1,254,198
Other equity investments	27,593		27,593
Total investments	$	1,205,785	$	1,281,791

Equity Method Investments Information

Income from equity investments, net reported in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations consisted of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			March 31, 2017
Income from equity investments, net, before amortization of basis difference	$	51,606		$	52,888
Amortization of basis difference	(12,469		)	(15,851		)
Income from equity investments, net	$	39,137		$	37,037

Distributions from Equity Investments

Cash distributions from the Company’s equity method investments were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018		March 31, 2017
Cash distributions from equity investments	$	115,137	$	111,509

Television Food Network, G.P.

Investment [Line Items]

Equity Method Investments Information

Summarized Financial Information—Summarized financial information for TV Food Network is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018		March 31, 2017
Revenues, net	$	307,945	$	297,356
Operating income	$	162,756	$	192,682
Net income	$	165,589	$	159,461

CareerBuilder, LLC and Dose Media, LLC

Investment [Line Items]

Equity Method Investments Information

Summarized financial information for CareerBuilder and Dose Media is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2018			March 31, 2017
Revenues, net	$	160,470		$	170,019
Operating income	$	6,330		$	6,854
Net (loss) income	$	(2,176	)	$	7,740