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ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND PRO FORMA SUMMARY (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Schedule of merger and acquisition costs |
| Three Months Ended
| March 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
| (amounts in thousands)
Costs to exit duplicative contracts | $ | 143 |  | $ | -
Workforce reduction |  | 590 |  |  | -
Lease abandonment costs |  | 257 |  |  | -
Other restructuring costs |  | 491 |  |  | -
Total restructuring charges | $ | 1,481 |  | $ | -
Schedule of unaudited pro forma summary of financial information |
| Three Months Ended
| March 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
| (amounts in thousands, except per share data)
| Actual |  | Pro Forma
Net revenues | $ | 300,560 |  | $ | 339,678
Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | (14,206) |  | $ | 6,319
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | 328 |  | $ | -
Net income (loss) available to the Company | $ | (13,878) |  | $ | 6,319
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders | $ | (13,878) |  | $ | 5,769
Income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |
per common share - basic | $ | (0.10) |  | $ | 0.05
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |
per common share - basic | $ | - |  | $ | -
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders |  |  |  |  |
per common share - basic | $ | (0.10) |  | $ | 0.04
Income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |
per common share - diluted | $ | (0.10) |  | $ | 0.04
Income (loss) from discontinued operations |  |  |  |  |
per common share - diluted | $ | - |  | $ | -
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders |  |  |  |  |
per common share - diluted | $ | (0.10) |  | $ | 0.04
Weighted shares outstanding basic |  | 138,939,309 |  |  | 140,317,816
Weighted shares outstanding diluted |  | 138,939,309 |  |  | 141,481,456
Conversion of preferred stock for dilutive purposes |  |  |  |  |
under the as if method | Not applicable |  | Anti-dilutive
Schedule of Restrucutring Reserve by Type |
| Three |  | Twelve
| Months Ended |  | Months Ended
| March 31, |  | December 31,
| 2018 |  | 2017
| (amounts in thousands)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs, beginning balance | $ | 16,086 |  | $ | 650
Additions resulting from the integration of CBS Radio |  | 1,481 |  |  | 15,005
Restructuring charges assumed from the Merger |  | - |  |  | 1,095
Payments |  | (6,346) |  |  | (664)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs unpaid and outstanding |  | 11,221 |  |  | 16,086
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs - noncurrent portion |  | (2,926) |  |  | (4,413)
Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs - current portion | $ | 8,295 |  | $ | 11,673
CBS Radio [Member] |
Acquisition [Line Items] |
Schedule Of Acquisition Valuation [Table Text Block] |
|  | Preliminary Value |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | as of acquisition date |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | (as previously |  | Measurement |  |  |
|  | reported as of |  | period |  |  |
Description |  | December 31, 2017) |  | Adjustment |  | As Adjusted
|  | (amounts in thousands)
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable |  | $ | 241,548 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 241,548
Prepaid sports rights and favorable sports contracts |  |  | 4,160 |  |  | - |  |  | 4,160
Prepaid expenses, deposits and other |  |  | 20,625 |  |  | - |  |  | 20,625
Other current assets |  |  | 7,350 |  |  | 421 |  |  | 7,771
Total current assets |  |  | 273,683 |  |  | 421 |  |  | 274,104
Land |  |  | 112,880 |  |  | - |  |  | 112,880
Land improvements |  |  | 3,988 |  |  | (2,640) |  |  | 1,348
Leasehold improvements |  |  | 26,255 |  |  | 9,774 |  |  | 36,029
Buildings |  |  | 19,246 |  |  | (5,206) |  |  | 14,040
Furniture and fixtures |  |  | 10,929 |  |  | (6,849) |  |  | 4,080
Equipment and towers |  |  | 76,486 |  |  | 4,921 |  |  | 81,407
Construction in process |  |  | 14,598 |  |  | - |  |  | 14,598
Total tangible property |  |  | 264,382 |  |  | - |  |  | 264,382
Advertiser relationships |  |  | 27,453 |  |  | - |  |  | 27,453
Radio broadcasting licenses |  |  | 1,880,400 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,880,400
Goodwill |  |  | 820,961 |  |  | (2,949) |  |  | 818,012
Assets held for sale |  |  | 255,650 |  |  | - |  |  | 255,650
Favorable leases |  |  | 16,580 |  |  | - |  |  | 16,580
Other noncurrent assets |  |  | 1,050 |  |  | 1,926 |  |  | 2,976
Total intangible and other assets |  |  | 3,002,094 |  |  | (1,023) |  |  | 3,001,071
Total assets |  | $ | 3,540,159 |  | $ | (602) |  | $ | 3,539,557
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable |  | $ | 36,137 |  | $ | 421 |  | $ | 36,558
Accrued expenses |  |  | 35,154 |  |  | - |  |  | 35,154
Accrued salaries and benefits |  |  | 26,324 |  |  | - |  |  | 26,324
Current portion of long-term debt |  |  | 10,600 |  |  | - |  |  | 10,600
Unfavorable sports liability - current portion |  |  | 4,803 |  |  | - |  |  | 4,803
Accrued interest |  |  | 4,529 |  |  | - |  |  | 4,529
Unearned revenues - current portion |  |  | 14,971 |  |  | - |  |  | 14,971
Total current liabilities |  |  | 132,518 |  |  | 421 |  |  | 132,939
Unearned revenues - non-current portion |  |  | 13,859 |  |  | - |  |  | 13,859
Unfavorable lease liability |  |  | 12,770 |  |  | - |  |  | 12,770
Unfavorable sports liability - non-current portion |  |  | 22,597 |  |  | - |  |  | 22,597
Non-current portion of long-term debt |  |  | 1,376,900 |  |  | - |  |  | 1,376,900
Deferred tax liability |  |  | 780,832 |  |  | (2,949) |  |  | 777,883
Other long-term liabilities |  |  | 31,835 |  |  | 1,926 |  |  | 33,761
Total liabilities |  | $ | 2,371,311 |  | $ | (602) |  | $ | 2,370,709
Preliminary fair value of net assets acquired |  | $ | 1,168,848 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 1,168,848

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