Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| Net operating loss carryforwards | $ 1,447,159 | $ 1,818,719 |
| Deferred revenue | 730,239 | 691,323 |
| Accrued bonus | 31,458 | 28,170 |
| Expensed costs capitalized for tax | 19,584 | 19,624 |
| Investments | 46,857 | 46,751 |
| Stock based compensation | 66,030 | 79,296 |
| Other | 37,226 | 38,365 |
| Total deferred tax assets | 2,378,553 | 2,722,248 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
| Depreciation of property and equipment | (250,821) | (237,971) |
| FCC license | (779,145) | (789,857) |
| Other intangible assets | (190,442) | (213,086) |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | (1,220,408) | (1,240,914) |
| Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance | 1,158,145 | 1,481,334 |
| Valuation allowance | (49,095) | (4,995) |
| Total net deferred tax asset | $ 1,109,050 | $ 1,476,339 |
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liabilities attributable to taxable temporary differences from other intangible assets other than our FCC licenses. No definition available.
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- Definition Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from deferred income. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from equity method investments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, before jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from employee bonuses. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from share-based compensation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from intangible assets other than goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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