Broadcast Incentive Auction, Gain (Loss) Recognized On Sale

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Broadcast Incentive Auction, Total Capital Expenditure

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Broadcast Incentive Auction, Total Legislation Funds to Reimburse Stations

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Gain (Loss) on Sale of Assets and Asset Impairment Charges, Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest

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Number Of Businesses Sold

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Number of Stations Assigned New Channels

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of gain (loss) from the difference between the sale price or salvage price and the book value of an asset that was sold or retired, and gain (loss) from the write down of assets from their carrying value to fair value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS OF ASSETS (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($) business	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) station	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of businesses sold \| business		2
Gain on sale of assets			$ 8	$ 28	$ 22	$ 60
Number of stations assigned new channels \| station					100
Broadcast incentive auction, total legislation funds to reimburse stations					$ 3,000
Broadcast incentive auction, gain recognized on sale			4	29	18	52
Broadcast incentive auction, total capital expenditure			4	$ 19	9	$ 41
WDKA and KBSI Assets \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price received on disposition		$ 28
Gain on sale of assets					12
Triangle Sign and Service, LLC \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Aggregate purchase price received on disposition	$ 12		$ 12		$ 12
Gain on sale of assets	6
Gain on sale attributable to noncontrolling interest	$ 3
Zyp Media
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Payment in cash		$ 7