SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Variable Interest Entities
Net revenues	$ 373,881,000		$ 252,925,000
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	317,811,000		25,825,000	280,104,000		22,865,000
Accounts receivable	285,260,000			308,974,000
Current portion of program contract costs	53,475,000			74,324,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	25,136,000			30,599,000
Assets held for sale	97,909,000
Total current assets	785,755,000			697,871,000
PROGRAM CONTRACT COSTS, less current portion	20,264,000			24,708,000
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net	574,091,000			596,071,000
GOODWILL	1,336,748,000			1,380,082,000
BROADCAST LICENSES	97,446,000			101,029,000
DEFINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	1,077,769,000			1,127,755,000
OTHER ASSETS	205,614,000			208,209,000
Assets	4,110,113,000	[1]		4,147,472,000	[1]
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	8,303,000			13,989,000
Accrued liabilities	225,033,000			182,185,000
Current portion of notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing	52,696,000			46,346,000
Current portion of program contracts payable	69,586,000			90,933,000
Total current liabilities	397,881,000			343,381,000
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing, less current portion	2,954,108,000			2,966,402,000
Program contracts payable, less current portion	29,710,000			34,681,000
Total liabilities	3,767,746,000	[1]		3,741,768,000	[1]
Eliminations
CURRENT ASSETS:
Total current assets	(11,371,000)			(7,468,000)
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net	(7,461,000)			(7,443,000)
Assets	(3,403,776,000)			(3,527,513,000)
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current portion of notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing	156,000
Total current liabilities	(8,146,000)			(3,295,000)
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing, less current portion	2,092,000
Total liabilities	(735,760,000)			(710,321,000)
Consolidated VIEs, aggregated
Variable Interest Entities
Number of licensees as VIEs	18		10
Net revenues	38,700,000		24,200,000
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	7,401,000			4,916,000
Accounts receivable	17,833,000			18,468,000
Current portion of program contract costs	8,111,000			10,725,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	467,000			247,000
Assets held for sale	3,944,000
Total current assets	37,756,000			34,356,000
PROGRAM CONTRACT COSTS, less current portion	4,883,000			5,075,000
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net	10,579,000			11,081,000
GOODWILL	6,357,000			6,357,000
BROADCAST LICENSES	14,828,000			16,768,000
DEFINITE-LIVED INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net	93,975,000			97,496,000
OTHER ASSETS	23,988,000			22,935,000
Assets	192,366,000			194,068,000
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable				86,000
Accrued liabilities	1,990,000			2,536,000
Current portion of notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing	5,731,000			5,731,000
Current portion of program contracts payable	8,103,000			11,552,000
Total current liabilities	15,824,000			19,905,000
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing, less current portion	48,392,000			49,850,000
Program contracts payable, less current portion	5,326,000			6,597,000
Long term liabilities	10,563,000			10,838,000
Total liabilities	80,105,000			87,190,000
Consolidated VIEs, aggregated | Minimum
Variable Interest Entities
Initial term of certain outsourcing agreements	5 years
Consolidated VIEs, aggregated | Cunningham
Variable Interest Entities
Number of television stations owned	9
Number of stations to which sales and other non-programming support services are provided	2
Consolidated VIEs | Cunningham
Variable Interest Entities
Number of television stations owned	7
Net revenues	27,800,000		24,600,000
Consolidated VIEs | Eliminations
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Liabilities associated with the certain outsourcing agreements and purchase options	58,900,000			59,900,000
Consolidated VIEs | Eliminations | Cunningham
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Total payments made under the LMA excluded from liabilities	33,400,000			32,400,000
Total capital leased liabilities excluded from VIE consolidation	$ 11,200,000			$ 11,200,000

[1] Our consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013include total assets of variable interest entities (VIEs) of $192.4million and $194.1 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 include total liabilities of the VIEs of $26.0million and $31.6million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.