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Segment Information
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 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 
September 30,		Nine Months Ended 
September 30,
(in thousands)2022202120222021
Segment operating revenues:
Local Media$378,438 $331,316 $1,060,918 $968,734 
Scripps Networks235,401 226,550 713,398 678,945 
Other2,594 1,207 10,638 24,378 
Intersegment eliminations(4,332)(3,830)(12,680)(10,816)
Total operating revenues$612,101 $555,243 $1,772,274 $1,661,241 
Segment profit (loss):
Local Media$99,607 $65,391 $234,742 $185,971 
Scripps Networks71,984 83,327 230,357 282,847 
Other(6,791)(2,227)(12,253)513 
Shared services and corporate(19,611)(17,768)(60,937)(55,827)
Acquisition and related integration costs— (251)(1,642)(35,582)
Restructuring costs— (1,872)— (9,436)
Depreciation and amortization of intangible assets(39,565)(42,086)(120,329)(122,344)
Gains (losses), net on disposal of property and equipment(1,593)31,109 (5,651)30,954 
Interest expense(41,917)(41,013)(114,427)(126,905)
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt— — 1,234 (13,775)
Defined benefit pension plan income (expense)683 (264)2,008 (250)
Gain on sale of Triton business— — — 81,784 
Losses on stock warrant— — — (99,118)
Miscellaneous, net(494)674 1,269 (6,884)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes$62,303 $75,020 $154,371 $111,948 
Depreciation:
Local Media$9,997 $9,877 $30,665 $29,416 
Scripps Networks4,889 4,645 14,504 12,463 
Other45 44 133 338 
Shared services and corporate409 373 1,220 1,092 
Total depreciation$15,340 $14,939 $46,522 $43,309 
Amortization of intangible assets:
Local Media$8,520 $12,016 $26,481 $30,698 
Scripps Networks14,209 14,503 42,627 44,390 
Other471 — 1,423 2,147 
Shared services and corporate1,025 628 3,276 1,800 
Total amortization of intangible assets$24,225 $27,147 $73,807 $79,035 
Additions to property and equipment:
Local Media$6,803 $8,317 $23,017 $27,066 
Scripps Networks2,241 6,960 10,677 17,372 
Other9 — 54 430 
Shared services and corporate71 869 331 1,329 
Total additions to property and equipment$9,124 $16,146 $34,079 $46,197 
A disaggregation of the principal activities from which we generate revenue is as follows:
Three Months Ended 
September 30,		Nine Months Ended 
September 30,
(in thousands)2022202120222021
Operating revenues:
Core advertising$371,064 $387,643 $1,152,860 $1,142,405 
Political65,715 7,087 96,547 11,591 
Retransmission and carriage fees165,464 151,828 491,588 464,746 
Other9,858 8,685 31,279 42,499 
Total operating revenues$612,101 $555,243 $1,772,274 $1,661,241