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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of allowance for doubtful accounts

A rollforward of the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows:

(in thousands)
January 1, 2020						$	3,346
Charged to costs and expenses						3,305
Amounts charged off, net						(3,208)
Balance as of December 31, 2020						3,443
Charged to costs and expenses						1,987
Amounts charged off, net						(1,174)
Balance as of December 31, 2021						4,256
Charged to costs and expenses						1,674
Amounts charged off, net						(967)
Balance as of December 31, 2022						$	4,963

Estimated useful lives of 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)						2022						2021
Land and improvements						$	65,559					$	65,559
Buildings and improvements						245,531						204,819
Equipment						580,001						575,920
Computer software						29,702						29,029
Total						920,793						875,327
Accumulated depreciation						462,193						418,382
Net property and equipment						$	458,600					$	456,945

Components of basic and diluted weighted-average shares

The following table presents information about basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding:

						For the years ended December 31,
(in thousands)						2022						2021						2020
Numerator (for basic and diluted earnings per share)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax						$	195,902					$	115,899					$	153,564
Less income allocated to RSUs						(3,662)						(1,855)						(3,711)
Less preferred stock dividends						(50,305)						(49,372)						—
Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per share						$	141,935					$	64,672					$	149,853
Denominator
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding						83,220						82,327						81,418
Effect of dilutive securities						4,126						5,652						413
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding						87,346						87,979						81,831

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