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REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Change In Contract With Customer Asset [Abstract] |
Change in Contract Assets and Liabilities Table |
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | March 31,
|  | 2018
Description |  | Unearned Revenue
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Beginning balance on January 1, 2018 |  | $ | 30,519
Revenue recognized during the period that was included in the beginning balance of contract liabilities |  |  | (3,250)
Additional amounts recognized during period |  |  | 2,876
Ending balance |  | $ | 30,145
Contract With Customer Asset And Liability [Abstract] |
Contract Assets and Liabilities Table |
|  | March 31, |  | December 31,
Description |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Receivables, included in "Accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |
net of allowance for doubtful accounts" |  | $ | 272,315 |  | $ | 341,989
Unearned revenue - current |  |  | 15,895 |  |  | 17,519
Unearned revenue - noncurrent |  |  | 14,250 |  |  | 13,000
Disaggregation Of Revenue [Abstract] |
Disaggregation of Revenue Table |
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | March 31,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017
Revenue by Source |  | (amounts in thousands)
Broadcast revenues |  | $ | 305,719 |  | $ | 103,313
Event and other revenues |  |  | 22,609 |  |  | 5,421
Trade and barter revenues |  |  | 3,498 |  |  | 1,078
Agency commissions: |  |  | (31,266) |  |  | (10,811)
Net revenues |  | $ | 300,560 |  | $ | 99,001

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