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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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Amount of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to nondeductible impairment loss.

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Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands				12 Months Ended
	Dec. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jul. 10, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 19, 2019 USD ($) market	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 market radioStation	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 07, 2021 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Professional fees included in discontinued operating revenues					$ 2,500
Interest income	$ 7,600
Gain on disposition	6,500
Proceeds from sale of business				$ 83,738	0	$ 0
Subsequent Event
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration received for business									$ 30,000
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business	$ 83,700		$ 75,000
Number Of Markets \| market			7
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charge						25,900
Stitcher
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Loss on contract termination				12,000
Stitcher \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration received for business		$ 325,000
Cash upfront for sale of business		265,000
Stitcher \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Earnout
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Earnout based on financial results		30,000
Stitcher \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Earnout Based On 2021 Financial Results
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Earnout based on financial results		$ 30,000
Stitcher \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Earnout Contingent Consideration
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Earnout based on financial results				10,000
Stitcher \| Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Impairment charge				$ 0	0	0
Radio \| Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of radio stations \| radioStation							34
Impairment charge					25,900	$ 25,900
Non-deductible charges					$ 30,900
Number Of Markets \| market							8
Triton Digital Canada, Inc. \| Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Subsequent Event
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration received for business								$ 230,000