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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated useful lives (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Buildings and improvements | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 15 years
Buildings and improvements | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 45 years
Broadcast transmission towers and related equipment | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 15 years
Broadcast transmission towers and related equipment | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 35 years
Other broadcast and program production equipment | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 3 years
Other broadcast and program production equipment | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 15 years
Computer hardware | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 3 years
Computer hardware | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 5 years
Office and other equipment | Minimum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 3 years
Office and other equipment | Maximum |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life | 10 years

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- Definition Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment. + References No definition available. + Details
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