CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 85,558	$ 52,935
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Amortization of deferred financing costs	5,461	4,423
Stock based compensation	4,737	4,226
Depreciation of property and equipment	35,527	23,725
Recognition of deferred revenue	(19,388)	(14,662)
Amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets	26,877	14,201
Amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments	44,247	38,117
Original debt issuance discount paid		(13,662)
Deferred tax (benefit) provision	(523)	25,299
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Decrease in accounts receivable, net	9,801	3,454
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(11,375)	(1,429)
Increase in other assets	(20,354)	(353)
Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	41,025	32,640
Increase in income taxes payable	6,953	5,359
Increase in other long-term liabilities	2,657	2,277
Payments on program contracts payable	(52,312)	(52,739)
Other, net	4,413	4,539
Net cash flows from operating activities	163,304	128,350
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(30,157)	(26,794)
Acquisition of television stations	(590,917)
Payments for acquisition of assets of other operating divisions		(242)
Purchase of alarm monitoring contracts	(7,343)	(6,930)
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash	15,849	(14,943)
Distributions from equity and cost method investees	9,514	2,632
Investments in equity and cost method investees	(6,176)	(9,414)
Purchase of investments		(4,820)
Proceeds from insurance settlement	32	1,736
Proceeds from the sale of assets	31	66
Proceeds from sale of equity investments		1,166
Loans to affiliates	(236)	(143)
Proceeds from loans to affiliates	140	152
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(609,263)	(57,534)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases	615,707	136,349
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases	(95,845)	(135,150)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively	327	1,730
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	(31,245)	(28,936)
Payments for deferred financing costs	(8,364)	(4,365)
Proceeds from Class A Common Stock sold by variable interest entity		1,808
Noncontrolling interests distributions	(734)	(346)
Repayments of notes and capital leases to affiliates	(2,229)	(2,513)
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities	477,617	(31,423)
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	31,658	39,393
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	12,967	21,974
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$ 44,625	$ 61,367