CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 71,580	$ 85,558
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation of property and equipment	47,108	35,527
Amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets	48,727	26,877
Amortization of program contract costs and net realizable value adjustments	56,746	44,247
Loss on extinguishment of debt	16,283	335
Deferred tax (benefit)	(1,486)	(523)
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net	(37,359)	9,801
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(3,925)	(11,375)
Increase in other assets	(4,312)	(20,354)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities	28,024	21,637
(Decrease) increase in income taxes payable	(1,182)	6,953
Increase in other long-term liabilities	(2,282)	2,657
Payments on program contracts payable	(67,407)	(52,312)
Original debt issuance discount paid	(10,285)
Other, net	10,409	14,276
Net cash flows from operating activities	150,639	163,304
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(28,776)	(30,157)
Payments for acquisition of television stations	(495,440)	(590,917)
Payments for acquisitions in other operating divisions	(4,650)
Purchase of alarm monitoring contracts	(11,928)	(7,343)
Proceeds from sale of broadcast assets	27,992
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash	(41,032)	15,849
Distributions from equity and cost method investees	4,321	9,514
Investments in equity and cost method investees	(10,205)	(6,176)
Other, net	2,976	(33)
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(556,742)	(609,263)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases	1,198,815	615,707
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and capital leases	(998,085)	(95,845)
Proceeds from the sale of Class A Common Stock	472,400
Proceeds from exercise of stock options, including excess tax benefits of share based payments of $0.5 million and $0.2 million, respectively	1,688	327
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	(41,938)	(31,245)
Payments for deferred financing costs	(20,205)	(8,364)
Proceeds from Class A Common Stock sold by variable interest entity	10,908
Noncontrolling interests distributions	(9,939)	(734)
Repayments of notes and capital leases to affiliates	(1,412)	(2,229)
Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities	612,232	477,617
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	206,129	31,658
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period	22,865	12,967
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period	$ 228,994	$ 44,625