NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
Mar. 01, 2022	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on deconsolidation of subsidiary	$ (3,357)	$ 10	$ (3,357)	$ 0
Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Loss (gain) on deconsolidation of subsidiary	$ (3,357)	$ 10	$ (3,357)	$ 0

Amount of gain (loss) from deconsolidation of subsidiary and derecognition of group of assets constituting transfer of business or nonprofit activity, excluding conveyance of oil and gas mineral rights and transfer of good or service in contract with customer.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147481203/810-10-50-1B

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