Debt (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2014

Entity Information [Line Items]

Schedule of debt

Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Revolving credit loans	$	—	$	5,000
$100,370 and $118,750 Term loans, net of discount of $278 and $345 as September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	100,092		118,405
$286,128 and $314,200 Incremental term loans, net of discount of $1,431 and $1,684 as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	284,697		312,516
83/8% Senior Notes due 2018	200,000		200,000
63/8% Senior Notes due 2021	290,000		290,000
Capital lease obligations	14,228		14,604
Other debt	3,297		4,167
Total debt	892,314		944,692
Less current portion	20,383		17,364
Total long-term debt	$	871,931	$	927,328

Schedule of carrying amounts and fair values of long-term debt

The carrying amounts and fair values of our long-term debt were as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Carrying amount	$	878,085	$	930,088
Fair value	889,194		954,255

LIN Television Corporation

Entity Information [Line Items]

Schedule of debt

Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
Revolving credit loans	$	—	$	5,000
$100,370 and $118,750 Term loans, net of discount of $278 and $345 as September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	100,092		118,405
$286,128 and $314,200 Incremental term loans, net of discount of $1,431 and $1,684 as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	284,697		312,516
83/8% Senior Notes due 2018	200,000		200,000
63/8% Senior Notes due 2021	290,000		290,000
Capital lease obligations	14,228		14,604
Other debt	5,297		6,167
Total debt	894,314		946,692
Less current portion	20,383		17,364
Total long-term debt	$	873,931	$	929,328

Schedule of carrying amounts and fair values of long-term debt

The carrying amounts and fair values of our long-term debt were as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2014		December 31, 2013
Carrying amount	$	880,085	$	932,088
Fair value	891,194		956,255