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Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

We compute depreciation using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives as follows:

Buildings and improvements			15 to 45 years
Leasehold improvements			Shorter of term of lease or useful life
Broadcast transmission towers and related equipment			15 to 35 years
Other broadcast and program production equipment			3 to 15 years
Computer hardware			3 to 5 years
Office and other equipment			3 to 10 years

Property and equipment consisted of the following:

						As of December 31,
(in thousands)						2021						2020
Land and improvements						$	65,559					$	62,655
Buildings and improvements						204,819						183,516
Equipment						575,920						447,139
Computer software						29,029						25,888
Total						875,327						719,198
Accumulated depreciation						418,382						375,278
Net property and equipment						$	456,945					$	343,920

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Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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