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Recently Adopted Standards and Issued Accounting Standards (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017
Advertising |  | $ 205,605 | $ 124,925 | $ 568,918 | $ 382,323 |
Retransmission and carriage |  | 79,673 | 63,733 | 225,391 | 196,003 |
Other |  | 17,448 | 11,851 | 46,003 | 36,900 |
Total operating revenues |  | 302,726 | 200,509 | 840,312 | 615,226 |
Employee compensation and benefits |  | 96,129 | 88,626 | 289,689 | 271,541 |
Programming |  | 90,832 | 52,152 | 258,622 | 150,053 |
Other expenses |  | 59,148 | 45,999 | 175,953 | 133,692 |
Restructuring costs |  | 863 | 2,407 | 7,000 | 2,407 |
Total costs and expenses |  | $ 247,304 | 189,184 | $ 731,596 | 557,693 |
Accounting Standards Update 2018-02 | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax effects reclassified related to defined benefits plans |  |  |  |  |  | $ 19,400
Customer Concentration Risk | Advertising Contracts |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk | 65.00% |  |  |  |  |
Customer Concentration Risk | Retransmission Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |
Concentration risk | 30.00% |  |  |  |  |
As Previously Reported |  |  |  |  |  |
Advertising |  |  | 125,136 |  | 382,963 |
Retransmission and carriage |  |  | 63,733 |  | 196,003 |
Other |  |  | 8,912 |  | 28,893 |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 197,781 |  | 607,859 |
Employee compensation and benefits |  |  | 88,626 |  | 271,541 |
Programming |  |  | 49,424 |  | 142,686 |
Other expenses |  |  | 45,999 |  | 133,692 |
Restructuring costs |  |  | 2,407 |  | 2,407 |
Total costs and expenses |  |  | 186,456 |  | 550,326 |
Adjustments for Adoption of New Revenue Standard | Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 |  |  |  |  |  |
Advertising |  |  | (211) |  | (640) |
Retransmission and carriage |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Other |  |  | 2,939 |  | 8,007 |
Total operating revenues |  |  | 2,728 |  | 7,367 |
Employee compensation and benefits |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Programming |  |  | 2,728 |  | 7,367 |
Other expenses |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Restructuring costs |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Total costs and expenses |  |  | $ 2,728 |  | $ 7,367 |

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