Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Operating Activities
Net Income	$ 412,530	$ 197,497	$ 14,246
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Stock-based compensation	23,033	32,933	37,189
Pension credit and contributions	(82,554)	(22,047)	(24,110)
Depreciation	54,206	56,314	72,409
Amortization of contract intangible assets and liabilities	881	869	(10,566)
Amortization of other intangible assets	166,715	166,679	196,663
Impairments of other intangible assets	3,100	0	3,400
Income on equity investments, net	(169,335)	(137,362)	(148,156)
Distributions from equity investments	171,591	198,124	170,527
Non-cash loss on extinguishments and modification of debt	0	8,258	0
Original issue discount payments	0	(7,360)	0
Write-downs of investments	0	193,494	0
Amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount	7,509	7,875	11,172
Gain on sales of spectrum	(133,197)	0	0
Gain on sale of business	0	(33,492)	0
Loss (gain) on investment transactions, net	1,113	(8,131)	0
Impairments of real estate	0	2,399	15,102
Gain on sales of real estate, net	(24,657)	(28,533)	(213,086)
Other non-operating gain, net	(68)	(71)	(5,427)
Changes in working capital items:
Accounts receivable, net	1,442	10,638	(998)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	7,244	10,310	18,171
Accounts payable	(4,401)	(8,736)	6,589
Employee compensation and benefits, accrued expense and other current liabilities	19,682	(23,927)	(7,515)
Deferred revenue	570	(2,423)	(2,843)
Income taxes	(31,781)	6,175	51,296
Change in broadcast rights, net of liabilities	(18,764)	45,898	(15,427)
Deferred income taxes	79,779	(478,637)	95,035
Change in non-current obligations for uncertain tax positions	(1,912)	791	(11,276)
Other, net	(13,521)	35,050	31,770
Net cash provided by operating activities	469,205	222,585	284,165
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(76,188)	(66,832)	(99,659)
Spectrum repack reimbursements	11,276	984	0
Net proceeds from the sale of business	0	554,487	0
Proceeds from FCC spectrum auction	0	172,102	0
Proceeds from sales of real estate and other assets	59,153	144,464	507,692
Proceeds from sales of investments	15,232	148,321	0
Distributions from equity investment	0	3,768	0
Other, net	1,501	(4,260)	(5,993)
Net cash provided by investing activities	10,974	953,034	402,040
Financing Activities
Long-term borrowings	0	202,694	0
Repayments of long-term debt	0	(703,527)	(27,842)
Long-term debt issuance costs	0	(1,689)	(736)
Payments of dividends	(87,709)	(586,336)	(90,296)
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of share-based awards	(6,386)	(8,774)	(4,553)
Proceeds from stock option exercises	1,838	11,317	0
Common stock repurchases	0	0	(232,065)
Contributions from (distributions to) noncontrolling interests, net	475	(9,251)	393
Settlements of contingent consideration, net	0	0	(3,636)
Net cash used in financing activities	(91,782)	(1,095,566)	(358,735)
Net Increase in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash	388,397	80,053	327,470
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of year (1)	691,251	611,198	283,728	[1]
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year	1,079,648	691,251	611,198
Cash and Cash Equivalents are Comprised of:
Cash and cash equivalents	1,063,041	673,685	577,658
Cash and cash equivalents classified as discontinued operations	0	0	12,751
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	16,607	17,566	17,566
Restricted cash and cash equivalents classified as discontinued operations	0	0	3,223
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of year	1,079,648	691,251	611,198
Supplemental Schedule of Cash Flow Information
Interest	161,838	152,401	160,200
Income taxes, net of refunds	$ 66,020	$ 182,509	$ 265,886

[1] (1) Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the year ended December 31, 2016 of $284 million are comprised of $265 million of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash from continuing operations as reflected in the Company’s unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and $18 million of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reflected in total assets of discontinued operations.