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PROGRAM CONTRACTS: (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Future payments required under program contracts    
2015 $ 104,922,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInNextTwelveMonths  
2016 22,459,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInSecondYear  
2017 14,999,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInThirdYear  
2018 10,341,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInFourthYear  
2019 7,838,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueInFifthYear  
2020 and thereafter 4,968,000us-gaap_ContractualObligationDueAfterFifthYear  
Total 165,527,000us-gaap_ContractualObligation  
Less: Current portion (104,922,000)sbgi_ProgramContractsPayableCurrent (90,933,000)sbgi_ProgramContractsPayableCurrent
Long-term portion of program contracts payable 60,605,000sbgi_ProgramContractsPayableNoncurrent 34,681,000sbgi_ProgramContractsPayableNoncurrent
Lag period for film payments 3 months  
Program contract payments due in arrears 34,300,000sbgi_ProgramContractPaymentsDueInArrears  
Non-cancelable commitments for future program rights $ 121,000,000sbgi_NonCancelableCommitmentsForFutureProgramRights