Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,063,041	$ 673,685
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		16,607	17,566
Accounts receivable (net of allowances of $4,461 and $4,814)		416,938	420,095
Broadcast rights		98,269	129,174
Income taxes receivable		23,922	18,274
Prepaid expenses		19,444	20,158
Other		7,509	14,039
Total current assets		1,645,730	1,292,991
Properties
Machinery, equipment and furniture		334,495	318,891
Buildings and leasehold improvements		156,868	171,113
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross		491,363	490,004
Accumulated depreciation		(266,078)	(233,387)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net		225,285	256,617
Land		147,614	157,298
Construction in progress		48,400	26,380
Net properties		421,299	440,295
Broadcast rights		95,876	133,683
Goodwill		3,228,601	3,228,988
Other intangible assets, net		1,442,456	1,613,665
Assets held for sale	[1]	0	38,900
Investments		1,264,437	1,281,791
Other		152,992	139,015
Total other assets		6,184,362	6,436,042
Total Assets	[2]	8,251,391	8,169,328
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable		44,897	48,319
Income taxes payable		9,973	36,252
Employee compensation and benefits		79,482	71,759
Contracts payable for broadcast rights		232,687	253,244
Deferred revenue		12,508	11,942
Interest payable		30,086	30,525
Deferred spectrum auction proceeds		0	172,102
Other		42,160	30,124
Total current liabilities		451,793	654,267
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term debt (net of unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs of $29,434 and $36,332)		2,926,083	2,919,185
Deferred income taxes		573,924	508,174
Contracts payable for broadcast rights		233,275	300,420
Pension obligations, net		380,322	396,875
Postretirement medical, life and other benefits		8,298	9,328
Other obligations		154,599	163,899
Total non-current liabilities		4,276,501	4,297,881
Total Liabilities	[2]	4,728,294	4,952,148
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock ($0.001 par value per share)		0	0
Common Stock, Value, Issued		102	101
Treasury stock, at cost: 14,102,185 shares at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017		(632,194)	(632,194)
Additional paid-in-capital		4,031,233	4,011,530
Retained earnings (deficit)		223,734	(114,240)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(104,967)	(48,061)
Total Tribune Media Company shareholders’ equity		3,517,908	3,217,136
Noncontrolling interests		5,189	44
Total shareholders’ equity		3,523,097	3,217,180
Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity		8,251,391	8,169,328
Common Class A
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock, Value, Issued		102	101
Total shareholders’ equity		102	101
Common Class B
Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock, Value, Issued		0	0
Total shareholders’ equity		$ 0	$ 0

[1] (4)See Note 4 for information regarding assets held for sale.

[2] The Company’s consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 include total assets of variable interest entities (“VIEs”) of $73 million and $81 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. The Company’s consolidated total liabilities as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 include total liabilities of the VIEs of $28 million and $29 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the Company (see Note 1).