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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Details 2) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2014
Variable Interest Entities      
Income from equity and cost method investments $ 3,146,000sbgi_GainLossOnEquityAndCostMethodInvestments $ 98,000sbgi_GainLossOnEquityAndCostMethodInvestments  
VIEs which are not primary beneficiary      
Variable Interest Entities      
Carrying amount 21,500,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
  22,700,000us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNonconsolidatedCarryingAmountAssets
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
Income from equity and cost method investments $ 3,300,000sbgi_GainLossOnEquityAndCostMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
$ 200,000sbgi_GainLossOnEquityAndCostMethodInvestments
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember