v3.20.4

Additional Financial Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Consolidated Balance Sheets |
| December 31,
Consolidated Balance Sheets | 2020 |  | 2019
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities: |
Accounts payable | $ | 31,836 |  |  | $ | 29,640 |
Accrued payroll and commissions | 2,988 |  |  | 3,126 |
Current portion of employee benefit obligation | 1,415 |  |  | 1,528 |
Accrued participations and residuals | 2,708 |  |  | 2,852 |
Accrued interest | 2,454 |  |  | 2,498 |
Other | 7,631 |  |  | 6,312 |
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 49,032 |  |  | $ | 45,956 |
Consolidated Statements of Income |
Consolidated Statements of Income | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Advertising expense | $ | 5,253 |  |  | $ | 6,121 |  |  | $ | 5,100 |
Interest expense incurred | $ | 8,048 |  |  | $ | 8,622 |  |  | $ | 8,450 |
Capitalized interest | (123) |  |  | (200) |  |  | (493) |
Total interest expense | $ | 7,925 |  |  | $ | 8,422 |  |  | $ | 7,957 |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | The following table summarizes cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash balances contained on our consolidated balance sheets:
| December 31,
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 9,740 |  |  | $ | 12,130 |  |  | $ | 5,204 |  |  | $ | 50,498 |
Restricted cash in Other current assets | 9 |  |  | 69 |  |  | 61 |  |  | 6 |
Restricted cash in Other Assets | 121 |  |  | 96 |  |  | 135 |  |  | 428 |
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 9,870 |  |  | $ | 12,295 |  |  | $ | 5,400 |  |  | $ | 50,932 |
The following table summarizes cash paid during the periods for interest and income taxes:
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Cash paid (received) during the year for: |  |  |  |  |
Interest | $ | 8,237 |  |  | $ | 8,693 |  |  | $ | 8,818 |
Income taxes, net of refunds | 993 |  |  | 1,421 |  |  | (354) |
Spectrum acquisitions | 1,613 |  |  | 1,576 |  |  | 521 |

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