Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Assets:
Cash	$ 550,932	$ 462,399
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,045 and $4,606, respectively	180,510	171,230
Prepaid income taxes	7,034	13,791
Prepaid and other current assets	3,695	4,681
Total current assets	762,028	666,757
Property and equipment, net	343,803	350,658
Broadcast licenses	1,530,753	1,530,703
Goodwill	614,177	611,100
Other intangible assets, net	58,197	73,784
Investments in broadcasting and technology companies	16,599	16,599
Other	13,638	11,256
Total assets	3,339,195	3,260,857
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
Accounts payable	5,860	7,840
Employee compensation and benefits	27,701	30,144
Accrued interest	23,037	26,624
Other accrued expenses	12,476	11,970
Federal and state income taxes		8,753
Deferred revenue	11,959	4,004
Current portion of long-term debt		6,417
Total current liabilities	120,512	131,305
Long-term debt, less current portion and deferred financing costs	1,800,234	1,831,011
Program broadcast obligations, less current portion	5,701	4,277
Deferred income taxes	279,903	261,690
Accrued pension costs	34,556	37,838
Other	1,799	1,839
Total liabilities	2,242,705	2,267,960
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	906,005	902,518
Retained earnings	284,230	161,694
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income tax benefit	(22,165)	(22,165)
Stockholders' equity before treasury stock	1,194,244	1,066,691
Treasury stock at cost	(72,270)	(49,562)
Total stockholders’ equity	1,096,490	992,897
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	3,339,195	3,260,857
Common Class A [Member]
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock	26,174	24,644
Treasury stock at cost	(25,484)	(24,232)
Syndicated Program Film Rights, Current [Member]
Assets:
Current portion of program broadcast rights, net	19,857	14,656
Network Programming Obligations, Current [Member]
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
Program rights obligations	19,206	20,317
Syndicated Program Film Obliagtions, Current [Member]
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
Program rights obligations	$ 20,273	$ 15,236

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 8
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109196051&loc=SL49130549-203045

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(3))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682