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Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill
Goodwill and other intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
September 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
Gross Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Amount
 
Gross Amount
 
Accumulated Amortization
 
Net Amount
Other intangible assets subject to amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Affiliate relationships (useful life of 16 years)
$
212,000

 
$
(76,188
)
 
$
135,812

 
$
212,000

 
$
(66,250
)
 
$
145,750

Advertiser relationships (useful life of 8 years)
168,000

 
(120,750
)
 
47,250

 
168,000

 
(105,000
)
 
63,000

Network affiliation agreements (useful life of 5 to 16 years)
362,000

 
(206,546
)
 
155,454

 
362,000

 
(175,337
)
 
186,663

Retransmission consent agreements (useful life of 7 to 12 years)
830,100

 
(444,563
)
 
385,537

 
830,100

 
(377,033
)
 
453,067

Other (useful life of 5 to 15 years)
16,138

 
(7,757
)
 
8,381

 
16,650

 
(6,565
)
 
10,085

Total
$
1,588,238

 
$
(855,804
)
 
732,434

 
$
1,588,750

 
$
(730,185
)
 
858,565

Other intangible assets not subject to amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
FCC licenses
 
 
 
 
740,300

 
 
 
 
 
740,300

Trade name
 
 
 
 
14,800

 
 
 
 
 
14,800

Total other intangible assets, net
 
 
 
 
1,487,534

 
 
 
 
 
1,613,665

Goodwill
 
 
 
 
3,228,716

 
 
 
 
 
3,228,988

Total goodwill and other intangible assets
 
 
 
 
$
4,716,250

 
 
 
 
 
$
4,842,653

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Schedule Of Changes of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets, and Goodwill
The changes in the carrying amounts of intangible assets, which are in the Company’s Television and Entertainment segment, during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were as follows (in thousands):
Other intangible assets subject to amortization
 
Balance as of December 31, 2017
$
858,565

Amortization
(125,704
)
Balance sheet reclassifications
(226
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
(201
)
Balance as of September 30, 2018
$
732,434

 
 
Other intangible assets not subject to amortization
 
Balance as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017
$
755,100

 
 
Goodwill
 
Gross balance as of December 31, 2017
$
3,609,988

Accumulated impairment losses at December 31, 2017
(381,000
)
Balance at December 31, 2017
3,228,988

Foreign currency translation adjustment
(272
)
Balance as of September 30, 2018
$
3,228,716

Total goodwill and other intangible assets as of September 30, 2018
$
4,716,250