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Segment Information (Summary of Continuing Operations by Reportable Segment) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | $ 636,954,000 | $ 681,843,000 | $ 2,033,029,000 | $ 2,132,025,000
Operating income | 120,850,000 | 150,677,000 | 399,855,000 | 478,557,000
Share-based compensation expenses | 6,378,000 | 7,050,000 | 19,671,000 | 23,862,000
Depreciation and amortization | 28,009,000 | 29,735,000 | 79,629,000 | 79,556,000
Impairment and other charges | 5,400,000 | 0 | 30,282,000 | 0
Restructuring and other related charges | 10,563,000 | 0 | 22,537,000 | 0
Cloud computing amortization | 2,336,000 | 2,052,000 | 6,815,000 | 5,323,000
Majority-owned equity investees AOI | 3,732,000 | 4,791,000 | 11,019,000 | 13,733,000
Adjusted operating income (loss) | 177,268,000 | 194,305,000 | 569,808,000 | 601,031,000
Operating Segments | Domestic Operations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 541,198,000 | 587,389,000 | 1,734,871,000 | 1,814,034,000
Operating income | 161,627,000 | 186,609,000 | 523,645,000 | 573,943,000
Share-based compensation expenses | 3,494,000 | 3,155,000 | 10,133,000 | 10,000,000
Depreciation and amortization | 11,536,000 | 12,141,000 | 35,053,000 | 37,716,000
Impairment and other charges | 5,400,000 |  | 5,400,000 |
Restructuring and other related charges | (783,000) |  | 3,940,000 |
Cloud computing amortization | 5,000 | 5,000 | 15,000 | 17,000
Majority-owned equity investees AOI | 3,732,000 | 4,791,000 | 11,019,000 | 13,733,000
Adjusted operating income (loss) | 185,011,000 | 206,701,000 | 589,205,000 | 635,409,000
Operating Segments | International and Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 97,598,000 | 99,270,000 | 304,974,000 | 334,892,000
Operating income | 7,985,000 | 8,291,000 | 10,422,000 | 39,733,000
Share-based compensation expenses | 815,000 | 537,000 | 2,500,000 | 1,758,000
Depreciation and amortization | 4,271,000 | 4,482,000 | 13,944,000 | 14,018,000
Impairment and other charges | 0 |  | 24,882,000 |
Restructuring and other related charges | (4,000) |  | 1,642,000 |
Cloud computing amortization | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Majority-owned equity investees AOI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Adjusted operating income (loss) | 13,067,000 | 13,310,000 | 53,390,000 | 55,509,000
Corporate / Inter-segment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | (1,842,000) | (4,816,000) | (6,816,000) | (16,901,000)
Operating income | (48,762,000) | (44,223,000) | (134,212,000) | (135,119,000)
Share-based compensation expenses | 2,069,000 | 3,358,000 | 7,038,000 | 12,104,000
Depreciation and amortization | 12,202,000 | 13,112,000 | 30,632,000 | 27,822,000
Impairment and other charges | 0 |  | 0 |
Restructuring and other related charges | 11,350,000 |  | 16,955,000 |
Cloud computing amortization | 2,331,000 | 2,047,000 | 6,800,000 | 5,306,000
Majority-owned equity investees AOI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Adjusted operating income (loss) | (20,810,000) | (25,706,000) | (72,787,000) | (89,887,000)
Corporate / Inter-segment Eliminations | Domestic Operations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | (1,825,000) | (3,864,000) | (6,451,000) | (14,308,000)
Corporate / Inter-segment Eliminations | International and Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | (17,000) | (952,000) | (365,000) | (2,593,000)
Subscription |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 388,308,000 | 402,103,000 | 1,183,562,000 | 1,209,989,000
Subscription | Operating Segments | Domestic Operations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 332,135,000 | 349,338,000 | 1,013,419,000 | 1,040,110,000
Subscription | Operating Segments | International and Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 56,173,000 | 52,765,000 | 170,143,000 | 169,879,000
Subscription | Corporate / Inter-segment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Content licensing and other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 82,224,000 | 82,101,000 | 315,945,000 | 278,085,000
Content licensing and other | Operating Segments | Domestic Operations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 61,916,000 | 57,793,000 | 246,093,000 | 191,473,000
Content licensing and other | Operating Segments | International and Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 22,150,000 | 29,124,000 | 76,668,000 | 103,513,000
Content licensing and other | Corporate / Inter-segment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | (1,842,000) | (4,816,000) | (6,816,000) | (16,901,000)
Distribution and other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 470,532,000 | 484,204,000 | 1,499,507,000 | 1,488,074,000
Distribution and other | Operating Segments | Domestic Operations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 394,051,000 | 407,131,000 | 1,259,512,000 | 1,231,583,000
Distribution and other | Operating Segments | International and Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 78,323,000 | 81,889,000 | 246,811,000 | 273,392,000
Distribution and other | Corporate / Inter-segment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | (1,842,000) | (4,816,000) | (6,816,000) | (16,901,000)
Advertising |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 166,422,000 | 197,639,000 | 533,522,000 | 643,951,000
Advertising | Operating Segments | Domestic Operations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 147,147,000 | 180,258,000 | 475,359,000 | 582,451,000
Advertising | Operating Segments | International and Other |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | 19,275,000 | 17,381,000 | 58,163,000 | 61,500,000
Advertising | Corporate / Inter-segment Eliminations |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Revenues, net | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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