ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND PRO FORMA SUMMARY (Tables)
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3 Months Ended |
Mar. 31, 2019 |
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| Business Combinations [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of merger and acquisition costs |
| Three Months Ended | | March 31, | | 2019 | | 2018 | | (amounts in thousands) | | | | | | | | Costs to exit duplicative contracts | $ | - | | $ | 143 | | Workforce reduction | | 693 | | | 590 | | Lease abandonment costs | | - | | | 257 | | Other restructuring costs | | 321 | | | 491 | | Total restructuring charges | $ | 1,014 | | $ | 1,481 |
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| Schedule of unaudited pro forma summary of financial information |
| Three Months Ended | | March 31, | | 2019 | | 2018 | | (amounts in thousands, except per share data) | | | Actual | | Pro Forma | | | | | | | | Net revenues | $ | 309,005 | | $ | 305,425 | | Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | 3,125 | | $ | (13,681) | | Income (loss) from discontinued operations | $ | - | | $ | 328 | | Net income (loss) available to the Company | $ | 3,125 | | $ | (13,353) | | Net income (loss) available to common shareholders | $ | 3,125 | | $ | (13,353) | | Income (loss) from continuing operations | | | | | | | per common share - basic | $ | 0.02 | | $ | (0.10) | | Income (loss) from discontinued operations | | | | | | | per common share - basic | $ | - | | $ | - | | Net income (loss) available to common shareholders | | | | | | | per common share - basic | $ | 0.02 | | $ | (0.10) | | Income (loss) from continuing operations | | | | | | | per common share - diluted | $ | 0.02 | | $ | (0.10) | | Income (loss) from discontinued operations | | | | | | | per common share - diluted | $ | - | | $ | - | | Net income (loss) available to common shareholders | | | | | | | per common share - diluted | $ | 0.02 | | $ | (0.10) | | | | | | | | Weighted shares outstanding basic | | 138,099,180 | | | 138,939,309 | | Weighted shares outstanding diluted | | 138,523,371 | | | 138,939,309 |
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| Schedule of Restrucutring Reserve by Type |
| Three Months | | Twelve Months | | Ended | | Ended | | March 31, | | December 31, | | 2019 | | 2018 | | (amounts in thousands) | | | | | | | | Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs, beginning balance | $ | 7,077 | | $ | 16,086 | | Additions resulting from the integration of CBS Radio | | 1,014 | | | 5,830 | | Payments | | (2,659) | | | (14,839) | | Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs unpaid and outstanding | | 5,432 | | | 7,077 | | Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs - noncurrent portion | | (650) | | | (988) | | Restructuring charges and lease abandonment costs - current portion | $ | 4,782 | | $ | 6,089 |
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| Emmis [Member] |
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| Acquisition [Line Items] |
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| Schedule Of Acquisition Valuation [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | Final Value | | | (amounts in thousands) | | | | | | Assets | | | | | Equipment | | $ | 1,558 | | Total tangible property | | | 1,558 | | Advertiser relationships | | | 207 | | Advertising contracts | | | 114 | | Radio broadcasting licenses | | | 12,785 | | Goodwill | | | 332 | | Other noncurrent assets | | | 4 | | Total intangible and other assets | | | 13,442 | | Total assets | | $ | 15,000 | | Fair value of assets acquired | | $ | 15,000 |
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| WBEB [Member] |
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| Acquisition [Line Items] |
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| Schedule Of Acquisition Valuation [Table Text Block] |
| | | | Useful Lives in Years | | | Preliminary Value | | From | | To | | | (amounts in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Assets | | | | | | | | | Equipment | | $ | 981 | | 3 | | 7 | | Total tangible property | | | 981 | | | | | | Advertising contracts | | | 477 | | 1 | | 1 | | Radio broadcasting licenses | | | 27,346 | | non-amortizing | | Goodwill | | | 24,396 | | non-amortizing | | Net working capital | | | 3,234 | | not applicable | | Total intangible and other assets | | | 55,453 | | | | | | Total assets | | $ | 56,434 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Preliminary fair value of net assets acquired | | $ | 56,434 | | | | |
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