CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions		Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 884	$ 816
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5 and $7, respectively		612	1,245
Income taxes receivable		5	152
Prepaid sports rights		0	85
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		182	173
Total current assets		1,683	2,471
Property and equipment, net		728	833
Operating lease assets		145	207
Deferred tax assets		0	293
Restricted cash		0	3
Goodwill		2,088	2,088
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		150	150
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		946	5,088
Other assets		964	1,408
Total assets	[1]	6,704	12,541
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		397	655
Current portion of notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing		38	69
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		23	35
Current portion of program contracts payable		83	97
Other current liabilities		67	346
Total current liabilities		608	1,202
Long-term debt		4,227	12,271
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		154	205
Program contracts payable, less current portion		10	21
Deferred tax liabilities		610	0
Other long-term liabilities		220	351
Total liabilities	[1]	5,829	14,050
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 13)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		194	197
Shareholders' Equity:
Additional paid-in capital		624	691
Retained Earnings (accumulated deficit)		122	(2,460)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		1	(2)
Total Sinclair Broadcast Group shareholders’ equity (deficit)		748	(1,770)
Noncontrolling interests		(67)	64
Total equity (deficit)		681	(1,706)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity		6,704	12,541
Consolidated VIEs
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents		0	43
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5 and $7, respectively		47	83
Prepaid sports rights		0	2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		3	4
Total current assets		50	132
Property and equipment, net		10	17
Operating lease assets		0	5
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		14	14
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		40	47
Other assets		0	1
Total assets		115	217
Current liabilities:
Total current liabilities		15	62
Long-term debt		7	0
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		0	4
Program contracts payable, less current portion		1	2
Other long-term liabilities		3	4
Total liabilities		26	72
Consolidated VIEs | Recourse
Current liabilities:
Total liabilities		18	62
Class A Common Stock
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Stock		1	1
Class B Common Stock
Shareholders' Equity:
Common Stock		0	0
Customer relationships, net
CURRENT ASSETS:
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		444	3,904
Other definite-lived intangible assets, net
CURRENT ASSETS:
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		$ 502	$ 1,184

[1] Our consolidated total assets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 include total assets of VIEs of $115 million and $217 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 include total liabilities of the VIEs of $18 million and $62 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 14. Variable Interest Entities.