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Segment Information
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Information Segment Information
We determine our business segments based upon our management and internal reporting structures, as well as the basis on which our chief operating decision maker makes resource-allocation decisions.
Our Local Media segment includes our 61 local broadcast stations and their related digital operations. It is comprised of 18 ABC affiliates, 11 NBC affiliates, nine CBS affiliates and four FOX affiliates. We also have 12 CW affiliates - four on full power stations and eight on multicast; five independent stations and 10 additional low power stations. Our Local Media segment earns revenue primarily from the sale of advertising to local, national and political advertisers and retransmission fees received from cable operators, telecommunications companies, satellite carriers and over-the-top virtual MVPDs.

Our Scripps Networks segment is comprised of nine national television networks that reach nearly every U.S. television home through free over-the-air broadcast, cable/satellite, connected TV and digital distribution. These operations earn revenue primarily through the sale of advertising.
Our respective business segment results reflect the impact of intercompany carriage agreements between our local broadcast television stations and our national networks. We also allocate a portion of certain corporate costs and expenses, including accounting, procurement, human resources, employee benefit and information technology to our business segments. These intercompany agreements and allocations are generally amounts agreed upon by management, which may differ from an arms-length amount.
The other segment caption aggregates our operating segments that are too small to report separately. Costs for centrally provided services and certain corporate costs that are not allocated to the business segments are included in shared services and corporate costs. These unallocated corporate costs would also include the costs associated with being a public company. Corporate assets are primarily cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, property and equipment primarily used for corporate purposes and deferred income taxes.

Our chief operating decision maker evaluates the operating performance of our business segments and makes decisions about the allocation of resources to our business segments using a measure called segment profit. Segment profit excludes interest, defined benefit pension plan amounts, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, impairment charges, divested operating units, restructuring activities, investment results and certain other items that are included in net income (loss) determined in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Information regarding our business segments is as follows:
Three Months Ended 
June 30,		Six Months Ended 
June 30,
(in thousands)2022202120222021
Segment operating revenues:
Local Media$355,819 $324,837 $682,480 $637,418 
Scripps Networks238,929 238,735 477,997 452,395 
Other3,893 5,050 8,044 23,171 
Intersegment eliminations(4,174)(3,545)(8,348)(6,986)
Total operating revenues$594,467 $565,077 $1,160,173 $1,105,998 
Segment profit (loss):
Local Media$80,742 $64,643 $135,135 $120,580 
Scripps Networks73,297 107,317 158,373 199,520 
Other(4,349)(541)(5,462)2,740 
Shared services and corporate(18,115)(19,138)(41,326)(38,059)
Acquisition and related integration costs— (6,686)(1,642)(35,331)
Restructuring costs— (514)— (7,564)
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets(41,019)(40,751)(80,764)(80,258)
Gains (losses), net on disposal of property and equipment(1,577)(75)(4,058)(155)
Interest expense(36,011)(42,010)(72,510)(85,892)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt— (13,775)1,234 (13,775)
Defined benefit pension plan income662 7 1,325 14 
Gain on sale of Triton business— — — 81,784 
Losses on stock warrant— (31,874)— (99,118)
Miscellaneous, net2,170 (2,707)1,763 (7,558)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes$55,800 $13,896 $92,068 $36,928 
Depreciation:
Local Media$10,526 $9,854 $20,668 $19,539 
Scripps Networks4,830 3,983 9,615 7,818 
Other44 45 88 294 
Shared services and corporate412 363 811 719 
Total depreciation$15,812 $14,245 $31,182 $28,370 
Amortization of intangible assets:
Local Media$8,981 $9,085 $17,961 $18,682 
Scripps Networks14,209 16,770 28,418 29,887 
Other471 — 952 2,147 
Shared services and corporate1,546 651 2,251 1,172 
Total amortization of intangible assets$25,207 $26,506 $49,582 $51,888 
Additions to property and equipment:
Local Media$6,901 $13,295 $16,214 $18,749 
Scripps Networks5,227 8,923 8,436 10,412 
Other36 — 45 430 
Shared services and corporate204 441 260 460 
Total additions to property and equipment$12,368 $22,659 $24,955 $30,051 
A disaggregation of the principal activities from which we generate revenue is as follows:
Three Months Ended 
June 30,		Six Months Ended 
June 30,
(in thousands)2022202120222021
Operating revenues:
Core advertising$389,261 $393,459 $781,796 $754,762 
Political24,886 3,193 30,832 4,504 
Retransmission and carriage fees170,304 156,421 326,124 312,918 
Other10,016 12,004 21,421 33,814 
Total operating revenues$594,467 $565,077 $1,160,173 $1,105,998