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NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (Details 3) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Variable Interest Entities      
Net broadcast revenues $ 1,782,726,000sbgi_RevenueBroadcastDivision $ 1,217,504,000sbgi_RevenueBroadcastDivision $ 920,593,000sbgi_RevenueBroadcastDivision
Station production expenses 577,013,000sbgi_StationProductionExpenses 385,104,000sbgi_StationProductionExpenses 255,556,000sbgi_StationProductionExpenses
Income (loss) from equity and cost method investments 2,313,000sbgi_GainLossOnEquityAndCostMethodInvestments 621,000sbgi_GainLossOnEquityAndCostMethodInvestments 9,670,000sbgi_GainLossOnEquityAndCostMethodInvestments
VIEs which are not primary beneficiary      
Variable Interest Entities      
Carrying amount 22,700,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
26,700,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
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= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
 
Income (loss) from equity and cost method investments $ 2,200,000sbgi_GainLossOnEquityAndCostMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
$ 2,100,000sbgi_GainLossOnEquityAndCostMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
$ 6,400,000sbgi_GainLossOnEquityAndCostMethodInvestments
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= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember