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Acquisitions - Acquisition Information (Details) $ in Thousands |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |
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Sep. 19, 2019 USD ($) television_station | Jun. 10, 2019 USD ($) | May 01, 2019 USD ($) television_station | Jan. 01, 2019 USD ($) television_station | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Programming |  |  |  |  | $ 7,779 | $ 60,184
Programming (less current portion) |  |  |  |  | 146,187 | 96,256
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 1,275,327 | 1,271,855
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - FCC licenses |  |  |  |  | 385,915 | 385,915
Current programming liability |  |  |  |  | 75,004 | 96,682
Programming liability |  |  |  |  | (47,912) | $ (57,291)
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of businesses acquired | television_station | 8 |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, purchase price | $ 582,000 |  |  |  |  |
Programming | 11,997 |  |  |  |  |
Other current assets | 3,541 |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment | 61,909 |  |  |  |  |
Right-of-use assets | 82,447 |  |  |  |  |
Programming (less current portion) | 9,830 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 167,322 |  |  |  |  |
Accrued expenses | (4,580) |  |  |  |  |
Current programming liability | 16,211 |  |  |  |  |
Other current liabilities | (3,185) |  |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities | (79,766) |  |  |  |  |
Programming liability | (15,079) |  |  |  |  |
Net purchase price | 582,325 |  |  |  |  |
Cordillera Communications, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of businesses acquired | television_station |  |  | 15 |  |  |
Business acquisition, purchase price |  |  | $ 521,000 |  |  |
Net working capital adjustment used in combination |  |  | 23,900 |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  | 26,264 |  |  |
Other current assets |  |  | 986 |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  | 53,734 |  |  |
Right-of-use assets |  |  | 4,667 |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 254,176 |  |  |
Accounts payable |  |  | (15) |  |  |
Accrued expenses |  |  | (5,239) |  |  |
Other current liabilities |  |  | (280) |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  | (4,387) |  |  |
Net purchase price |  |  | 544,906 |  |  |
Raycom Media, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of businesses acquired | television_station |  |  |  | 3 |  |
Business acquisition, purchase price |  |  |  | $ 55,000 |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  | 11,721 |  |
Right-of-use assets |  |  |  | 296 |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 18,349 |  |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  |  | (296) |  |
Net purchase price |  |  |  | 54,970 |  |
Raycom Media, Inc., Cordillera Communications, LLC And Nexstar Media Group, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  | 26,264 |
Programming |  |  |  |  | 11,997 |
Other current assets |  |  |  |  | 4,527 |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  | 127,364 |
Right-of-use assets |  |  |  |  | 87,410 |
Programming (less current portion) |  |  |  |  | 9,830 |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 439,847 |
Accounts payable |  |  |  |  | (15) |
Accrued expenses |  |  |  |  | (9,819) |
Current programming liability |  |  |  |  | 16,211 |
Other current liabilities |  |  |  |  | (3,465) |
Operating lease liabilities |  |  |  |  | (84,449) |
Programming liability |  |  |  |  | (15,079) |
Net purchase price |  |  |  |  | 1,182,201 |
Omny Studio |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, purchase price |  | $ 8,300 |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 5,300 |  |  |  |
Television network affiliation relationships | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets | 181,000 |  |  |  |  |
Television network affiliation relationships | Cordillera Communications, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  | 169,400 |  |  |
Television network affiliation relationships | Raycom Media, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  | 17,400 |  |
Television network affiliation relationships | Raycom Media, Inc., Cordillera Communications, LLC And Nexstar Media Group, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 367,800 |
Intangible asset, estimated amortization period |  |  |  |  | 20 years |
Advertiser relationships | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets | 7,100 |  |  |  |  |
Advertiser relationships | Cordillera Communications, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  | 5,900 |  |  |
Advertiser relationships | Raycom Media, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  | 700 |  |
Advertiser relationships | Raycom Media, Inc., Cordillera Communications, LLC And Nexstar Media Group, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 13,700 |
Advertiser relationships | Raycom Media, Inc., Cordillera Communications, LLC And Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset, estimated amortization period |  |  |  |  | 5 years |
Advertiser relationships | Raycom Media, Inc., Cordillera Communications, LLC And Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible asset, estimated amortization period |  |  |  |  | 10 years |
Shared Service Agreements | Cordillera Communications, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  | $ 13,000 |  |  |
Intangible asset, estimated amortization period |  |  | 20 years |  |  |
Shared Service Agreements | Raycom Media, Inc., Cordillera Communications, LLC And Nexstar Media Group, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  |  |  |  | $ 13,000 |
Developed Technology Rights | Omny Studio |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other intangible assets |  | $ 3,800 |  |  |  |
Intangible asset, estimated amortization period |  | 10 years |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - FCC licenses | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - FCC licenses | $ 176,000 |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - FCC licenses | Cordillera Communications, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - FCC licenses |  |  | $ 26,700 |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - FCC licenses | Raycom Media, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - FCC licenses |  |  |  | $ 6,800 |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - FCC licenses | Raycom Media, Inc., Cordillera Communications, LLC And Nexstar Media Group, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets - FCC licenses |  |  |  |  | $ 209,500 |

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