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Segment Information
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information Segment Information
We determine our business segments based upon our management and internal reporting structures, as well as the basis on which our chief operating decision maker makes resource-allocation decisions.
Our Local Media segment includes our 61 local broadcast stations and their related digital operations. It is comprised of 18 ABC affiliates, 11 NBC affiliates, nine CBS affiliates and four FOX affiliates. We also have 12 CW affiliates - four on full power stations and eight on multicast; five independent stations and 10 additional low power stations. Our Local Media segment earns revenue primarily from the sale of advertising to local, national and political advertisers and retransmission fees received from cable operators, telecommunications companies, satellite carriers and over-the-top virtual MVPDs.

Our Scripps Networks segment includes national news outlets Court TV and Scripps News (formerly Newsy), as well as popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery and Laff. The Scripps Networks reach nearly every U.S. television home through free over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite, connected TV and digital distribution. These operations earn revenue primarily through the sale of advertising.
Our respective business segment results reflect the impact of intercompany carriage agreements between our local broadcast television stations and our national networks. We also allocate a portion of certain corporate costs and expenses, including accounting, human resources, employee benefit and information technology to our business segments. These intercompany agreements and allocations are generally amounts agreed upon by management, which may differ from an arms-length amount.
The other segment caption aggregates our operating segments that are too small to report separately. Costs for centrally provided services and certain corporate costs that are not allocated to the business segments are included in shared services and corporate costs. These unallocated corporate costs would also include the costs associated with being a public company. Corporate assets are primarily cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, property and equipment primarily used for corporate purposes and deferred income taxes.
Our chief operating decision maker evaluates the operating performance of our business segments and makes decisions about the allocation of resources to our business segments using a measure called segment profit. Segment profit excludes interest, defined benefit pension plan amounts, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, impairment charges, divested operating units, restructuring activities, investment results and certain other items that are included in net income (loss) determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Information regarding our business segments is as follows:
Three Months Ended 
June 30,		Six Months Ended 
June 30,
(in thousands)2023202220232022
Segment operating revenues:
Local Media$352,219 $355,819 $664,142 $682,480 
Scripps Networks231,229 238,929 447,702 477,997 
Other3,773 3,893 7,529 8,044 
Intersegment eliminations(4,385)(4,174)(8,759)(8,348)
Total operating revenues$582,836 $594,467 $1,110,614 $1,160,173 
Segment profit (loss):
Local Media$81,017 $80,742 $126,860 $135,135 
Scripps Networks60,343 73,297 111,869 158,373 
Other(6,279)(4,349)(7,811)(5,462)
Shared services and corporate(23,331)(18,115)(46,736)(41,326)
Acquisition and related integration costs— — — (1,642)
Restructuring costs(7,992)— (24,503)— 
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets(38,628)(41,019)(77,171)(80,764)
Impairment of goodwill(686,000)— (686,000)— 
Gains (losses), net on disposal of property and equipment(358)(1,577)(1,254)(4,058)
Interest expense(52,275)(36,011)(101,113)(72,510)
Gain on extinguishment of debt— — — 1,234 
Defined benefit pension plan income134 662 268 1,325 
Miscellaneous, net(675)2,170 (1,178)1,763 
Income (loss) from operations before income taxes$(674,044)$55,800 $(706,769)$92,068 
Depreciation:
Local Media$9,787 $10,526 $19,640 $20,668 
Scripps Networks4,930 4,830 9,666 9,615 
Other45 44 90 88 
Shared services and corporate375 412 794 811 
Total depreciation$15,137 $15,812 $30,190 $31,182 
Amortization of intangible assets:
Local Media$8,981 $8,981 $17,961 $17,961 
Scripps Networks13,009 14,209 26,018 28,418 
Other449 471 898 952 
Shared services and corporate1,052 1,546 2,104 2,251 
Total amortization of intangible assets$23,491 $25,207 $46,981 $49,582 
Additions to property and equipment:
Local Media$14,140 $6,901 $21,407 $16,214 
Scripps Networks2,501 5,227 2,695 8,436 
Other34 36 34 45 
Shared services and corporate139 204 974 260 
Total additions to property and equipment$16,814 $12,368 $25,110 $24,955 
A disaggregation of the principal activities from which we generate revenue is as follows:
Three Months Ended 
June 30,		Six Months Ended 
June 30,
(in thousands)2023202220232022
Operating revenues:
Core advertising$367,257 $389,261 $715,831 $781,796 
Political3,846 24,886 7,371 30,832 
Distribution200,902 172,162 367,461 329,762 
Other10,831 8,158 19,951 17,783 
Total operating revenues$582,836 $594,467 $1,110,614 $1,160,173