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SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies Abstract |
Schedule of depreciation expense on property pland and equipment |
|  | Property And Equipment
|  | Years Ended December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Depreciation expense |  | $ | 13,215 |  | $ | 8,689 |  | $ | 7,419
Schedule of property plant and equipment by category |
| Depreciation Period |  | Property And Equipment
| In Years |  | December 31,
| From |  | To |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Land, land easements and land improvements | - |  | 15 |  | $ | 134,520 |  | $ | 18,546
Buildings | 20 |  | 40 |  |  | 40,925 |  |  | 22,698
Equipment | 3 |  | 40 |  |  | 204,789 |  |  | 112,362
Furniture and fixtures | 5 |  | 10 |  |  | 16,619 |  |  | 11,129
Capital leases | * |  | * |  |  | 44 |  |  | 44
Leasehold improvements | * |  | * |  |  | 64,234 |  |  | 23,017
|  |  |  |  |  | 461,131 |  |  | 187,796
Accumulated depreciation |  |  |  |  |  | (132,209) |  |  | (128,322)
|  |  |  |  |  | 328,922 |  |  | 59,474
Capital improvements in progress |  |  |  |  |  | 17,585 |  |  | 3,901
Net property and equipment |  |  |  |  | $ | 346,507 |  | $ | 63,375
* Shorter of economic life or lease term |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schedule of Deferred Revenue, by Arrangement |
|  |  |  | Unearned Revenues
|  |  |  | December 31,
|  | Balance Sheet Location |  | 2017 |  | 2016
|  |  |  | (amounts in thousands)
Current |  | Other current liabilities |  | $ | 17,519 |  | $ | 298
Long-term |  | Other long-term liabilities |  | $ | 13,000 |  | $ | -
ScheduleOfChangeInAssetRetirementObligationTableTextBlock |
| Asset Retirement Obligations
| December 31,
| 2017 |  | 2016
| (amounts in thousands)
Beginning Balance | $ | 1,044 |  | $ | 569
Additions |  | 1,006 |  |  | 453
Settlements |  | (525) |  |  | (14)
Revision of estimate |  | 152 |  |  | (2)
Accretions |  | 37 |  |  | 38
Ending Balance | $ | 1,714 |  | $ | 1,044
Asset retirement obligations - short term | $ | 457 |  | $ | 610
Asset retirement obligations - long term |  | 1,257 |  |  | 434
Total asset retirement obligations | $ | 1,714 |  | $ | 1,044
NewAccountingPronouncementsAndChangesInAccountingPrinciplesAbstract |
Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block] | Recent Accounting Pronouncements A ll new accounting pronouncements that are in effect that may impact the Company’s financial statements have been implemented. The Company does not believe that there are any other new accounting pronouncements that have been issued, other than for a few of those as listed below, that might have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. Definition of a Business In January 2017, the accounting guidance was amended to clarify th e definition of a business to assist entities with evaluating whether transactions should be accounted for as acquisitions or disposals of assets or businesses. The guidance is effective for the Company as of January 1, 2018 under a prospective applicatio n method. As described in Note 19, Assets Held For Sale And Discontinued Operations, and Note 3, Business Combinations, the Company entered into several binding and non-binding transactions with third parties in order to dispose of or exchange multiple radio stations in several markets. These divestitures and exchanges were entered into to comply with certain regulatory requirements to facilitate the Merger. Based upon the Company’s assessment, the impact of this guidance should not be materi al to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. The guidance could have an impact in a future period if the Company acquires or disposes of assets that meet the definition of a business under the amended guidance. Goodwill I mpairment In January 2017, the accounting guidance was amended to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment by removing the second step of the goodwill impairment test. The guidance is effective for the Company as of January 1, 2020, on a prospect ive basis, although early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed on testing dates after January 1, 2017. The Company elected to early adopt this amended accounting guidance for its annual impairment test during the second quarter of 2017. The results of the Company’s annual goodwill impairment test indicated that the carrying value of the Company’s goodwill in one particular market exceeded its appraised enterprise value. As a result, the Company wrote off approxi mately $0.4 million of goodwill during the second quarter of 2017. Refer to Note 5, Intangible Assets And Goodwill, for additional information. Cash Flow Classification In August 2016, the accounting guidance for classifying elements of cash flow was modified. The guidance is effective for the Company as of January 1, 2018 under a retrospective application method. Based upon the Company’s assessment, the impact of this guidance should not be material to the Company’s financia l position, results of operations or cash flows. Stock-Based Compensation Modification In May 2017, the accounting guidance was amended to clarify modification accounting for stock-based compensation. The guidance is effective for the Company as of Ja nuary 1, 2018, on a prospective basis, although early adoption is permitted for interim periods. Under the amended guidance, the Company will only apply modification accounting for stock-based compensation if there are: (1) changes in the fair value or in trinsic value of share-based compensation; (2) changes in the vesting conditions of awards; and (3) changes in the classification of awards as equity instruments or liability instruments. Based upon the Company’s assessment, the impact of this guidance sh ould not be material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. In March 2016, the accounting guidance for stock-based compensation was modified primarily to: (1) record excess tax benefits or deficiencies on stock-based com pensation in the statement of operations, regardless of whether the tax benefits reduce taxes payable in the period; (2) allow an employee’s use of shares to satisfy the employer’s statutory income tax withholding obligation up to the maximum statutory tax rates in the applicable jurisdictions; and (3) allow entities to make an accounting policy election to either estimate the number of award forfeitures or to account for forfeitures when they occur. The guidance was effective for the Company on January 1, 2017. As of January 1, 2017, the Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment to its accumulated deficit of $5.1 million on a modified retrospective transition basis. This adjustment was comprised of previously unrecognized excess tax benefits of $4.6 million as adjusted for the Company’s effective income tax rate, and a change to recognize stock-based compensation forfeitures when they occur of $0.5 million, net of tax. Leasing Tran sactions In February 2016, the accounting guidance was modified to increase transparency and comparability among organizations by requiring the recognition of right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities on the balance sheet. The most notable change in the standard is the recognition of ROU assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases with a term of more than one year. This change will apply to the Company’s leased assets such as real estate, broadcasting towers and equipment. Additionally, the Company will be required to provide additional disclosures to meet the obj ective of enabling users of the financial statements to assess the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. The Company anticipates its accounting for existing capital leases to remain substantially unchanged. While the Company is currently reviewing the effects of this guidance, the Company believes that this modification to operating leases would result in: (1) an increase in the ROU assets and lease liabilities reflected on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets to reflect the rights and obligations created by operating leases with a term of greater than one year; and (2) no material change to the expense associated with the ROU assets. This guidance is effective for the Company as of January 1, 2019, with certain practical expedients available. Financial Instruments In January 2016, the accounting guidance was modified with respect to recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. The most notable impact of the amended accounting guidance for the Company is that this modification effectively supersedes and eliminates current accounting guidance for cost-method investments. Refer to Note 18, Fair Value Of Financial Instruments, for additional information on the Company’s cos t-method investments. The guidance is effective for the Company as of January 1, 2018, and early adoption is not permitted. The Company will adopt the new guidance using a modified retrospective approach through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retaine d earnings, if applicable, as of the effective date. The Company’s investments continue to be carried at their original cost and there have been no impairments in the cost-method investments or returns of capital. Based upon the Company’s assessment, th e impact of this guidance should not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. Revenue Recognition In May 2014, the accounting guidance for revenue recognition was modified and subsequently update d several times with amendments. The new guidance provides companies with a revenue recognition model for recognizing revenue from contracts with customers. The core principle of the new standard is to recognize revenue when promised goods or services are transferred to customers, in an amount that reflects the considerat ion that the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for such goods or services. The new guidance also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, includ ing significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. The new guidance may be implemented using a modified retrospective approach or by using a full retrospective approach and is effe ctive for the Company as of January 1, 2018. The Company has identified three phases of its implementation process. In connection with the first phase, the Company performed the following activities during the second quarter of 2017: (1) completed an intern al assessment of the Company’s operations and identified its significant revenue streams; (2) held revenue recognition conversations with certain of its sales managers and business managers across its markets for each of the identified revenue streams; and (3) reviewed a representative sample of contracts and documented the key economics of the contracts to identify applicable qualitative revenue recognition changes related to the amended accounting guidance. In connection with the second phase, the Compan y performed the following activities during the third and fourth quarters of 2017: (i) assessed key accounting policies; (ii) assessed the disclosure requirements of the new standard; and (iii) determined the impact on business processes and internal controls. In connection with the final phase, the Company is finalizing its review of the impact to accounting policies, business processes and internal controls to support the financial reporting req uirements. Such procedures will be completed in the first fiscal quarter of 2018 upon the adoption of the new standard. The Company has identified changes to its revenue recognition policies related to: (1) contracts that contain performance bonuses; and (2) barter programming contracts. The impact of this guidance is not expected to be material to the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Upon adoption of this gui dance, in the first quarter of fiscal 2018, the Company will enhance its current disclosures to allow users of the financial statements to comprehend information about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from the Company’s contracts with its customers.

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