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Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands, home in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Jan. 07, 2021 USD ($) home station $ / shares shares | Nov. 20, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 19, 2019 USD ($) market television_station | Jun. 10, 2019 USD ($) | May 01, 2019 USD ($) market television_station | Jan. 01, 2019 USD ($) television_station | Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,203,212 | $ 1,224,679 | $ 786,837 | $ 708,773
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consideration received for business | $ 30,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Television network affiliation relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |
Customer lists and advertiser relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |
KCDO Television Station |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, purchase price |  | $ 9,600 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  | 6,900 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 1,700 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  | $ 900 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, purchase price |  |  | $ 582,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 168,196 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  | $ 61,569 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of television stations acquired | television_station |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Markets | market |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Television Stations | television_station |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Tribune Media Company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Television Stations | television_station |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Television network affiliation relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  | $ 181,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Customer lists and advertiser relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  | $ 7,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cordillera Communications, LLC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, purchase price |  |  |  |  | $ 521,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | 251,681 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  | $ 53,734 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of television stations acquired | television_station |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Working capital adjustment |  |  |  |  | $ 23,900 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reduction of purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,500 |  |  |  |
Number Of Markets | market |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cordillera Communications, LLC | Television network affiliation relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 169,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cordillera Communications, LLC | Customer lists and advertiser relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | 5,900 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cordillera Communications, LLC | Shared service agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 13,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful life |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cordillera Communications, LLC And Nexstar Media Group, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,900 |  |
Raycom Media, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, purchase price |  |  |  |  |  | $ 55,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | 18,349 |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,721 |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of television stations acquired | television_station |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |
Raycom Media, Inc. | Television network affiliation relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  | $ 17,400 |  |  |  |  |  |
Raycom Media, Inc. | Customer lists and advertiser relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  | $ 700 |  |  |  |  |  |
Raycom Media, Inc., Cordillera Communications, LLC And Nexstar Media Group, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 438,226 |  |
Property and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 127,024 |  |
Raycom Media, Inc., Cordillera Communications, LLC And Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Television network affiliation relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 367,800 |  |
Estimated useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 years |  |  |
Raycom Media, Inc., Cordillera Communications, LLC And Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Customer lists and advertiser relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,700 |  |
Raycom Media, Inc., Cordillera Communications, LLC And Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Customer lists and advertiser relationships | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |
Raycom Media, Inc., Cordillera Communications, LLC And Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Customer lists and advertiser relationships | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |
Raycom Media, Inc., Cordillera Communications, LLC And Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | Shared service agreement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,000 |  |
Omny Studio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, purchase price |  |  |  | $ 8,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 5,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16 |  |  |
Omny Studio | Developed Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  | $ 3,800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful life |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ION Media | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, purchase price | $ 2,650,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of warrants | $ / shares | $ 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of stations divested | station | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ION Media | Common stock, Class A | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants | shares | 23,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ION Media | Berkshire Hathaway | Preferred Stock | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity issued | $ 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of warrants | shares | 23,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exercise price of warrants | $ / shares | $ 13 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ION Media | UNITED STATES | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of homes reached | home | 100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Triton Digital Canada, Inc. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 160,000 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,000 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80,656 |  |  |  |  |
Cash acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,515 |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,200 | $ 3,220 |  |
Decrease in fair value of DTL |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (3,600) |  |  |
Triton Digital Canada, Inc. | Customer lists and advertiser relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 31,000 |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |
Triton Digital Canada, Inc. | Developed Technology |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 39,000 |  |  |  |  |
Triton Digital Canada, Inc. | Developed Technology | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8 years |  |  |  |  |
Triton Digital Canada, Inc. | Developed Technology | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 years |  |  |  |  |
Triton Digital Canada, Inc. | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000 |  |  |  |  |
Estimated useful life |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  |  |

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