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Program Rights and Obligations (Schedule of Future Payments) (Details) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
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Program Rights Obligations [Abstract] |
2018 | $ 327,549
2019 | 217,457
2020 | 163,640
2021 | 74,796
2022 | 48,941
Thereafter | 30,146
Program Rights Obligations, Total Future Payments Due | $ 862,529

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- Definition Total amount of obligations related to rights to programming, including, but not limited to, feature films and episodic series, acquired under license agreements. + References No definition available. + Details
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