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NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: (Details 9) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:    
Liability related to underfunded status of defined benefit pension plan $ 4,700,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanCurrentAndNoncurrentLiabilities $ 1,900,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPensionPlanCurrentAndNoncurrentLiabilities
Fisher SERP    
Future expected benefits payment    
2015 1,481,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
 
2016 1,726,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearTwo
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
 
2017 1,665,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearThree
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
 
2018 1,608,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFour
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
 
2019 1,554,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsYearFive
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
 
Next 5 years 7,196,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsFiveFiscalYearsThereafter
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
 
Fisher SERP | Fisher    
Post-retirement Benefits    
Carrying value of annuity contracts and life insurance policies   18,200,000sbgi_DefinedBenefitPlanInvestmentInAnnuityContractAndLifeInsurancePolicyCarryingValue
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sbgi_FisherCommunicationsIncMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
Estimated projected benefit obligation 24,000,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sbgi_FisherCommunicationsIncMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
 
Benefit payments 2,100,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sbgi_FisherCommunicationsIncMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
500,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitsPaid
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sbgi_FisherCommunicationsIncMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
Periodic pension expense 1,000,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sbgi_FisherCommunicationsIncMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
400,000us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitExpense
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sbgi_FisherCommunicationsIncMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
Actuarial gain 3,200,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sbgi_FisherCommunicationsIncMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
200,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanActuarialGainLoss
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sbgi_FisherCommunicationsIncMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
Discount rate for projected benefit obligation (as a percent) 3.69%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sbgi_FisherCommunicationsIncMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
4.51%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingBenefitObligationDiscountRate
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sbgi_FisherCommunicationsIncMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
Fisher SERP | Fisher | Accrued expenses    
Post-retirement Benefits    
Estimated projected benefit obligation 1,500,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sbgi_FisherCommunicationsIncMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember
 
Fisher SERP | Fisher | Other long-term liabilities    
Post-retirement Benefits    
Estimated projected benefit obligation $ 22,500,000us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanBenefitObligation
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= sbgi_FisherCommunicationsIncMember
/ us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansDisclosuresDefinedBenefitPlansAxis
= sbgi_NonqualifiedNoncontributorySupplementalRetirementProgramMember