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Discontinued Operations (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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May 09, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Cash paid during the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  |  |  | $ 850 |  | $ 636 |  | $ 718 |
Income taxes |  |  |  | 2,420 |  | 6,555 |  | 4,192 |
Significant operating non-cash items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | 6,251 |  | 5,876 |  | 5,425 |
Significant investing items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of property and equipment |  |  |  | 6,246 |  | 3,967 |  | 3,570 |
Proceeds from insurance claim |  |  | $ (777) |  |  |  |  |  |
Joplin, Missouri and Victoria, Texas Television Stations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash paid during the period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest |  |  |  | 21 |  | 32 |  | 33 |
Income taxes |  |  |  | 23,260 |  | 2,677 |  | 1,972 |
Significant operating non-cash items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | [1] |  |  | 445 |  | 1,387 |  | 1,399 |
Broadcast program rights amortization |  |  |  | 418 |  | 628 |  | 637 |
Barter revenue, net |  |  |  | 18 |  | 32 |  | (50) |
Acquisition of property and equipment |  |  |  | 0 |  | 43 |  | 3 |
Loss (gain) on sale of assets |  |  |  | 31 |  | (42) |  | 32 |
Pretax gain on television sale |  |  |  | 50,842 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Significant investing items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition of property and equipment |  |  |  | 335 |  | 894 |  | 1,973 |
Proceeds from sale and disposal of assets |  |  |  | 0 |  | (59) |  | (3) |
Net proceeds from sale of television stations |  | $ 69,500 |  | 69,528 | [2] | 0 | [2] | 0 | [2]
Proceeds from insurance claim |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  | $ (777) |
[1] | No depreciation expense was recorded by the Company beginning May 9, 2017, the date the Television segment assets’ were held for sale.
[2] | Net proceeds from the sale of the television stations reflect the sales price of $66.6 million, the sale of accounts receivable of approximately $3.4 million, offset by certain closing adjustments and transactional costs of approximately $500 thousand.

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