CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 1,259.0	$ 1,333.0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5 and $8, respectively		1,060.0	1,132.0
Income taxes receivable		230.0	103.0
Prepaid sports rights		498.0	113.0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		170.0	232.0
Total current assets		3,217.0	2,913.0
Property and equipment, net		823.0	765.0
Operating lease assets		197.0	223.0
Deferred tax assets		197.0	0.0
Restricted cash		3.0	0.0
Goodwill		2,092.0	4,716.0
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		171.0	158.0
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		5,624.0	7,977.0
Other assets		1,058.0	618.0
Total assets	[1]	13,382.0	17,370.0
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		533.0	782.0
Current portion of notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing		58.0	71.0
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		34.0	38.0
Current portion of program contracts payable		92.0	88.0
Other current liabilities		317.0	155.0
Total current liabilities		1,034.0	1,134.0
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		12,493.0	12,367.0
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		198.0	217.0
Program contracts payable, less current portion		30.0	39.0
Deferred tax liabilities		0.0	407.0
Other long-term liabilities		622.0	434.0
Total liabilities	[1]	14,377.0	14,598.0
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 13)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		190.0	1,078.0
Shareholders' Equity:
Additional paid-in capital		721.0	1,011.0
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings		(1,986.0)	492.0
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(10.0)	(2.0)
Total Sinclair Broadcast Group shareholders’ (deficit) equity		(1,274.0)	1,502.0
Noncontrolling interests		89.0	192.0
Total (deficit) equity		(1,185.0)	1,694.0
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity		13,382.0	17,370.0
Consolidated VIEs
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		64.0	39.0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5 and $8, respectively		70.0	39.0
Prepaid sports rights		2.0	10.0
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		5.0	6.0
Total current assets		141.0	94.0
Property and equipment, net		16.0	15.0
Operating lease assets		6.0	8.0
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		14.0	14.0
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		54.0	93.0
Other assets		1.0	3.0
Total assets		233.0	228.0
Current liabilities:
Other current liabilities		40.0	19.0
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		10.0	15.0
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		5.0	6.0
Program contracts payable, less current portion		4.0	7.0
Other long-term liabilities		17.0	1.0
Total liabilities		76.0	48.0
Recourse | Consolidated VIEs
Current liabilities:
Total liabilities		60.0	27.0
Class A Common Stock
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Stock		1.0	1.0
Class B Common Stock
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Stock		0.0	0.0
Customer relationships
CURRENT ASSETS:
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		4,286.0	5,979.0
Other defined-lived intangible assets
CURRENT ASSETS:
Finite-lived intangible assets, net		$ 1,338.0	$ 1,998.0

[1] Our consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 include total assets of variable interest entities (VIEs) of $233 million and $228 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs.  Our consolidated total liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 include total liabilities of the VIEs of $60 million and $27 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us.  See Note 14. Variable Interest Entities.