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COMMON STOCK: (Details) (USD $)
5 Months Ended 11 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 1 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Feb. 28, 2015
May 07, 2013
Jan. 31, 2015
Oct. 12, 2013
Oct. 12, 2012
Oct. 11, 2013
Common Stock                        
Quarterly dividend declared (in dollars per share) $ 0.165us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.15us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.15us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.63us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 0.60us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared $ 1.54us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared            
Dividend paid (in dollars per share)         $ 0.60us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareCashPaid              
Net proceeds from public offering         $ 472,913,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock              
Number of shares repurchased       4,900,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares                
Total remaining authorization amount       134,400,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingAuthorizedRepurchaseAmount                
Value of shares repurchased       133,157,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue                
6.125% Senior Unsecured Notes, due 2022                        
Common Stock                        
Interest rate (as a percent) 6.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  6.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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6.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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6.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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        6.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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6.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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5.375% Senior Unsecured Notes, due 2021                        
Common Stock                        
Interest rate (as a percent) 5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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6.375% Senior Notes, due 2021                        
Common Stock                        
Interest rate (as a percent) 6.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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= sbgi_SeniorUnsecuredNotes6.375PercentDue2021Member
  6.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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6.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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6.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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            6.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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5.625% Senior Notes, due                        
Common Stock                        
Interest rate (as a percent) 5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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  5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Bank Credit Agreement                        
Common Stock                        
Unrestricted Cash First Lien Indebtedness Ratio       4.00sbgi_UnrestrictedCashFirstLienIndebtednessRatio
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Amount of unrestricted annual cash payments 200,000,000sbgi_RestrictionOnDividendPaymentAmountOfUnrestrictedAnnualCashPayment
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= sbgi_BankCreditAgreementMember
    200,000,000sbgi_RestrictionOnDividendPaymentAmountOfUnrestrictedAnnualCashPayment
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Amount of unrestricted annual cash payments to be carry over to next year 50,000,000sbgi_RestrictionOnDividendPaymentAmountOfUnrestrictedAnnualCashPaymentCarryOverNextFiscalYear
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    50,000,000sbgi_RestrictionOnDividendPaymentAmountOfUnrestrictedAnnualCashPaymentCarryOverNextFiscalYear
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Additional aggregate basket       250,000,000sbgi_AdditionalRestrictionOnDividendPaymentAmountOfUnrestrictedAnnualCashPayment
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Aggregate basket as long as no Event 50,000,000sbgi_RestrictionOnDividendPaymentAmountOfUnrestrictedAnnualCashPaymentNotCarryOverNextFiscalYear
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    50,000,000sbgi_RestrictionOnDividendPaymentAmountOfUnrestrictedAnnualCashPaymentNotCarryOverNextFiscalYear
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Bank Credit Agreement | Maximum                        
Common Stock                        
Unrestricted Cash First Lien Indebtedness Ratio       3.75sbgi_UnrestrictedCashFirstLienIndebtednessRatio
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Subsequent Event                        
Common Stock                        
Quarterly dividend declared (in dollars per share)             $ 0.165us-gaap_CommonStockDividendsPerShareDeclared
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Class A Common Stock                        
Common Stock                        
Number of votes holders of common stock are entitled for each share held       1sbgi_NumberOfVotesPerCommonShareHeld
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Shares sold public offering         18,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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    18,000,000us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues
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Offering price (in dollars per share)               $ 27.25us-gaap_SharesIssuedPricePerShare
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Net proceeds from public offering               472,900,000us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock
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Number of shares repurchased       4,876,121us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
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Value of shares repurchased       48,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
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Class A Common Stock | Subsequent Event                        
Common Stock                        
Number of shares repurchased                 300,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodShares
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Value of shares repurchased                 $ 7,800,000us-gaap_StockRepurchasedDuringPeriodValue
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Class B Common Stock                        
Common Stock                        
Number of votes holders of common stock are entitled for each share held       10sbgi_NumberOfVotesPerCommonShareHeld
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Number of Class B shares converted into Class A Common stock       100,000us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1
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2,905,502us-gaap_ConversionOfStockSharesConverted1
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