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Represents the amount of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected definite period of benefit, expected to be sold to other entities, at lower of cost or net realizable value.

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Represents the amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized, expected to be sold to other entities, at lower of cost or net realizable value.

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Represents the number of television stations of the entity, whose license assets sold.

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Current assets (normally turning over within one year or one business cycle if longer) that are held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold within one year.

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Property, plant and equipment that is held for sale apart from normal operations and anticipated to be sold in less than one year.

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For the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), the aggregate of amounts due from customers or clients for goods or services that have been delivered or sold in the normal course of business and an amount representing an agreement for an unconditional promise by the maker to pay the entity (holder) a definite sum of money at a future date, reduced to their estimated net realizable fair value by an allowance established by the entity of the amount it deems uncertain of collection and net of any write-downs taken for collection uncertainty on the part of the holder, respectively.

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For the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), carrying value of obligations incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business.

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Amount of accounts payable and accrued liabilities attributable to disposal group.

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Liability (such as a mortgage) related to a disposal group that is held for sale and anticipated to be sold in less than one year. The liability is expected to be discharged as part of the plan of sale for the asset.

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The cash inflow from the sale of property, plant and equipment (capital expenditures), software, and other intangible assets.

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DISPOSITION OF ASSETS AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Detais 2l) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 22, 2013	Nov. 30, 2013 item	Dec. 31, 2012 item	Dec. 31, 2014	Aug. 01, 2014	Dec. 01, 2012	Dec. 19, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Assets:
Accounts receivable				$ 5,101,000
Prepaid expenses and other current assets				1,403,000
Assets held for sale				6,504,000us-gaap_AssetsHeldForSaleCurrent
Property and equipment				1,036,000
Goodwill				2,975,000sbgi_GoodwillHeldForSale
Definite-lived intangible assets				2,962,000
Total assets held for sale				13,477,000sbgi_AssetsHeldForSale
Liabilities:
Accounts payable				1,096,000
Accrued liabilities				1,360,000
Current portion of notes payable, capital leases and commercial bank financing				21,000
Liabilities held for sale				2,477,000us-gaap_LiabilitiesOfAssetsHeldForSale
Non License Broadcast Assets
Assets:
Property and equipment				1,800,000
Allbritton
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Working capital adjustment					50,200,000
Barrington Broadcasting Company, LLC
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Working capital adjustment	2,300,000
Newport
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Working capital adjustment						1,000,000
MEG Stations \| WTTA
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain or loss on sale of station							39,000,000
MEG Stations \| WTTA & KXRM and KXTU
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Price of assets sold							93,100,000
Working capital adjustment							600,000
MEG Stations \| Allbritton \| WHTM
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Price of assets sold								83,400,000
Working capital adjustment								200,000
Cunningham \| Allbritton \| WTAT
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Price of assets sold					14,000,000
Cunningham \| Barrington Broadcasting Company, LLC
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Sale of station	22,000,000
Third-Party \| Barrington Broadcasting Company, LLC \| LMA
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Price of assets sold	15,000,000
Gain or loss on sale of station	(3,300,000)
Third-Party \| Fisher \| KIDK and KXPI
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of stations whose license assets were sold		2
Price of assets sold		6,300,000
Third-Party \| Newport \| WSTR and KMYS
Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of stations whose license assets were sold			2
Price of assets sold						$ 10,700,000