Sinclair Broadcast (SBGI) 10-Q10 May 232023 Q1 Quarterly reportFinancial data

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Cover - shares	3 Months Ended
Cover - shares	Mar. 31, 2023	May 05, 2023
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Quarterly Report	true
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2023
Document Transition Report	false
Entity File Number	000-26076
Entity Registrant Name	SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP, INC.
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	MD
Entity Tax Identification Number	52-1494660
Entity Address, Address Line One	10706 Beaver Dam Road
Entity Address, City or Town	Hunt Valley
Entity Address, State or Province	MD
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	21030
City Area Code	410
Local Phone Number	568-1500
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock, par value $ 0.01 per share
Trading Symbol	SBGI
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000912752
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2023
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Amendment Flag	false
Class A Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		39,263,914
Class B Common Stock
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		23,775,056

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 623	$ 884
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5 as of both periods		603	612
Income taxes receivable		5	5
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		216	182
Total current assets		1,447	1,683
Property and equipment, net		725	728
Operating lease assets		138	145
Goodwill		2,082	2,088
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		150	150
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		904	946
Other assets		990	964
Total assets	[1]	6,436	6,704
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		402	397
Current portion of notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing		37	38
Current portion of operating lease liabilities		21	23
Current portion of program contracts payable		68	83
Other current liabilities		77	67
Total current liabilities		605	608
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		4,221	4,227
Operating lease liabilities, less current portion		148	154
Program contracts payable, less current portion		10	10
Deferred tax liabilities		407	610
Other long-term liabilities		214	220
Total liabilities	[1]	5,605	5,829
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 5)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0	194
Shareholders' equity:
Additional paid-in capital		602	624
Retained earnings		289	122
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income		(2)	1
Total Sinclair Broadcast Group shareholders’ equity		890	748
Noncontrolling interests		(59)	(67)
Total equity		831	681
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity		6,436	6,704
Class A Common Stock
Shareholders' equity:
Common Stock		1	1
Class B Common Stock
Shareholders' equity:
Common Stock		0	0
Customer relationships, net
Current assets:
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		424	444
Other definite-lived intangible assets, net
Current assets:
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		$ 480	$ 502

[1]Our consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include total assets of variable interest entities ("VIE") of $83 million and $115 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include total liabilities of VIEs of $17 million and $18 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 8. Variable Interest Entities.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Pa

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts		$ 5	$ 5
Assets	[1]	6,436	6,704
Liabilities	[1]	5,605	5,829
Consolidated VIEs
Assets		83	115
Liabilities		24	26
Consolidated VIEs \| Recourse
Liabilities		$ 17	$ 18
Class A Common Stock
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)		500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)		44,360,502	45,847,879
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		44,360,502	45,847,879
Class B Common Stock
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)		140,000,000	140,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)		23,775,056	23,775,056
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)		23,775,056	23,775,056

[1]Our consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include total assets of variable interest entities ("VIE") of $83 million and $115 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include total liabilities of VIEs of $17 million and $18 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 8. Variable Interest Entities.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPER

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
REVENUES:
Media revenues	$ 766	$ 1,275
Non-media revenues	7	13
Revenue	773	1,288
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Media programming and production expenses	398	758
Media selling, general and administrative expenses	191	220
Amortization of program contract costs	22	25
Non-media expenses	12	13
Depreciation of property and equipment	24	28
Corporate general and administrative expenses	58	47
Amortization of definite-lived intangible assets	41	93
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary	0	(3,357)
Loss (gain) on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment	6	(5)
Total operating expenses (gains)	752	(2,178)
Operating (loss) income	21	3,466
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs	(74)	(115)
Income from equity method investments	31	12
Other income (expense), net	11	(60)
Total other expense, net	(32)	(163)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(11)	3,303
INCOME TAX BENEFIT (PROVISION)	204	(687)
Net income (loss)	193	2,616
Net loss (income) attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests	4	(4)
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(12)	(25)
Net income (loss) attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group	$ 185	$ 2,587
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO SINCLAIR BROADCAST GROUP:
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.65	$ 35.85
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 2.64	$ 35.84
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding (in shares)	69,744	72,164
Diluted weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (in shares)	69,864	72,176

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMP

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 193	$ 2,616
Unrealized loss on interest rate swap	(3)	0
Share of other comprehensive income of equity method investments	0	3
Comprehensive income	190	2,619
Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests	4	(4)
Comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(12)	(25)
Comprehensive income attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group	$ 182	$ 2,590

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUI

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (DEFICIT) AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Class A Common Stock	Class B Common Stock	Common Stock Class A Common Stock	Common Stock Class B Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	(Accumulated Deficit) Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	$ 197
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	(1)
Deconsolidation of subsidiary	(16)
Net income	4
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2022	184
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2021				49,314,303	23,775,056
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2021	(1,706)			$ 1	$ 0	$ 691	$ (2,460)	$ (2)	$ 64
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividends declared and paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	(18)						(18)
Repurchases of Class A Common Stock (in shares)				(2,472,485)
Repurchases of Class A Common Stock	(68)					(68)
Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to employee benefit plans (in shares)				1,092,997
Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to employee benefit plans	34					34
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	(3)								(3)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	3							3
Deconsolidation of subsidiary	(151)							(3)	(148)
Net (loss) income	2,612						2,587		25
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2022				47,934,815	23,775,056
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2022	703			$ 1	$ 0	657	109	(2)	(62)
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022	194
Increase (Decrease) in Temporary Equity
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity, net of fees	(190)
Net income	(4)
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2023	0
Beginning balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2022		45,847,879	23,775,056	45,847,879	23,775,056
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2022	681			$ 1	$ 0	624	122	1	(67)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Dividends declared and paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	(18)						(18)
Repurchases of Class A Common Stock (in shares)				(3,583,213)
Repurchases of Class A Common Stock	(53)					(53)
Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to employee benefit plans (in shares)				2,095,836
Class A Common Stock issued pursuant to employee benefit plans	31					31
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	(4)								(4)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(3)							(3)
Net (loss) income	197						185		12
Ending balance (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2023		44,360,502	23,775,056	44,360,502	23,775,056
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2023	$ 831			$ 1	$ 0	$ 602	$ 289	$ (2)	$ (59)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQ_2

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (DEFICIT) AND REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Class A Common Stock
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.25
Dividends paid per share (in dollars per share)	0.25	0.25
Class B Common Stock
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	0.25	0.25
Dividends paid per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.25

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 193	$ 2,616
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Amortization of sports programming rights	0	326
Amortization of definite-lived intangible and other assets	41	93
Depreciation of property and equipment	24	28
Amortization of program contract costs	22	25
Stock-based compensation	23	29
Deferred tax (benefit) provision	(207)	689
Loss (gain) on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment	6	(5)
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary	0	(3,357)
Income from equity method investments	(31)	(12)
Loss from investments	2	54
Distributions from investments	28	25
Sports programming rights payments	0	(325)
Rebate payments to distributors	0	(15)
Change in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and deconsolidation of subsidiary:
Decrease in accounts receivable	4	16
Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(42)	(99)
Increase in accounts payable and accrued and other current liabilities	21	5
Net change in net income taxes payable/receivable	0	(3)
Decrease in program contracts payable	(23)	(26)
Other, net	1	6
Net cash flows from operating activities	62	70
CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(20)	(21)
Spectrum repack reimbursements	1	1
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	4
Deconsolidation of subsidiary cash	0	(315)
Purchases of investments	(33)	(5)
Distributions from investments	8	70
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(44)	(266)
CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases	(9)	(7)
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock	(53)	(68)
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	(18)	(18)
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity	0	(1)
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity	(190)	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	(4)	(3)
Other, net	(5)	(5)
Net cash flows used in financing activities	(279)	(102)
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH	(261)	(298)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	884	819
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	$ 623	$ 521

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMAR

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES: Nature of Operations Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. ("SBG," the "Company," or sometimes referred to as "we" or "our") is a diversified media company with national reach and a strong focus on providing high-quality content on our local television stations, digital platforms, and, prior to the Deconsolidation (as defined below in Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC ), regional sports networks. The content, distributed through our broadcast platform and third-party platforms, consists of programming provided by third-party networks and syndicators, local news, other original programming produced by us and our owned networks, and, prior to the Deconsolidation, college and professional sports. Additionally, we own digital media products that are complementary to our extensive portfolio of television station related digital properties and we have interests in, own, manage and/or operate technical and software services companies, research and development for the advancement of broadcast technology, and other media and non-media related businesses and assets, including real estate, venture capital, private equity, and direct investments. For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, we had one reportable segment for accounting purposes, broadcast. Prior to the Deconsolidation, as defined below in Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC, we had two reportable segments for accounting purposes, broadcast and local sports. The broadcast segment consists primarily of our 185 broadcast television stations in 86 markets, which we own, provide programming and operating services pursuant to agreements commonly referred to as local marketing agreements ("LMA"), or provide sales services and other non-programming operating services pursuant to other outsourcing agreements (such as joint sales agreements ("JSA") and shared services agreements ("SSA")). These stations broadcast 637 channels as of March 31, 2023. For the purpose of this report, these 185 stations and 637 channels are referred to as "our" stations and channels. The local sports segment consisted primarily of our Bally Sports network brands ("Bally RSNs"), the Marquee Sports Network ("Marquee") joint venture, and a minority equity interest in the Yankee Entertainment and Sports Network, LLC ("YES Network") through February 28, 2022. On March 1, 2022, the Bally RSNs, Marquee, and YES Network were deconsolidated from our financial statements. See Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC below. Through February 28, 2022, we refer to the Bally RSNs and Marquee as "the RSNs". The RSNs and YES Network own the exclusive rights to air, among other sporting events, the games of professional sports teams in designated local viewing areas. Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, and VIEs for which we are the primary beneficiary. Noncontrolling interests represent a minority owner’s proportionate share of the equity in certain of our consolidated entities. Noncontrolling interests which may be redeemed by the holder, and the redemption is outside of our control, are presented as redeemable noncontrolling interests. All intercompany transactions and account balances have been eliminated in consolidation. We consolidate VIEs when we are the primary beneficiary. We are the primary beneficiary of a VIE when we have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive returns that would be significant to the VIE. See Note 8. Variable Interest Entities for more information on our VIEs. Investments in entities over which we have significant influence but not control are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Income from equity method investments represents our proportionate share of net income generated by equity method investees. Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC On March 1, 2022, SBG's subsidiary Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings, LLC, and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively "DSIH"), completed a series of transactions (the "Transaction"). As part of the Transaction, the governance structure of DSIH was modified including changes to the composition of its Board of Managers, resulting in the Company's loss of voting control. As a result, DSIH, whose operations represented the entirety of our local sports segment, was deconsolidated from our consolidated financial statements effective as of March 1, 2022 (the "Deconsolidation"). The consolidated statement of operations for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022 therefore includes two months of activity related to DSIH prior to the Deconsolidation. Subsequent to February 28, 2022, the assets and liabilities of DSIH are no longer included within our consolidated balance sheets. Any discussions related to results, operations, and accounting policies associated with DSIH are referring to the periods prior to the Deconsolidation. Upon Deconsolidation, we recognized a gain before income taxes of approximately $3,357 million, which is recorded within gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary in our consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Subsequent to the Deconsolidation, we accounted for our equity ownership interest in DSIH under the equity method of accounting. See Note 2. Other Assets for more information. Interim Financial Statements The consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are unaudited. In the opinion of management, such financial statements have been presented on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of comprehensive income, consolidated statements of equity (deficit) and redeemable noncontrolling interests, and consolidated statements of cash flows for these periods as adjusted for the adoption of recent accounting pronouncements. As permitted under the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), the consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures normally included with audited consolidated financial statements and, accordingly, should be read together with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC. The consolidated statements of operations presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements are not necessarily representative of operations for an entire year. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses in the consolidated financial statements and in the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In October 2021, the FASB issued guidance to improve the accounting for acquired revenue contracts with customers in a business combination by addressing diversity in practice. ASU 2021-08 requires that an acquiring entity recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606, as if it had originated the contracts. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted this guidance during the first quarter of 2023. The impact of the adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Broadcast Television Programming We have agreements with programming syndicators for the rights to television programming over contract periods, which generally run from one The rights to this programming are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at the lower of unamortized cost or fair value. Program contract costs are amortized on a straight-line basis except for contracts greater than three years which are amortized utilizing an accelerated method. Program contract costs estimated by management to be amortized in the succeeding year are classified as current assets. Payments of program contract liabilities are typically made on a scheduled basis and are not affected by amortization or fair value adjustments. Fair value is determined utilizing a discounted cash flow model based on management’s expectation of future advertising revenues, net of sales commissions, to be generated by the program material. We assess our program contract costs on a quarterly basis to ensure the costs are recorded at the lower of unamortized cost or fair value. Sports Programming Rights DSIH has multi-year program rights agreements that provide DSIH with the right to produce and telecast professional live sports games within a specified territory in exchange for a rights fee. Prior to the Deconsolidation, we amortized these rights as an expense over each season based upon contractually stated rates. Amortization was accelerated in the event that the stated contractual rates over the term of the rights agreement resulted in an expense recognition pattern that was inconsistent with the projected growth of revenue over the contractual term. The National Basketball Association ("NBA") and the National Hockey League ("NHL") postponed games in the fourth quarter of 2021 and rescheduled these games to be played in the first quarter of 2022. The sports rights expense associated with these seasons was recognized over the modified term of these seasons. Hedge Accounting We entered into an interest rate swap effective February 7, 2023 and terminating on February 28, 2026 in order to manage a portion of our exposure to variable interest rates. The swap agreement has a notional amount of $600 million, bears a fixed interest rate of 3.9%, and we receive a floating rate of interest based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"). We have determined that the interest rate swap meets the criteria for hedge accounting. The initial value of the interest rate swap and any changes in value in subsequent periods is included in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, with a corresponding change recorded in assets or liabilities depending on the position of the swap. Gains or losses on the monthly settlement of the interest rate swap are reflected in i nterest expense in our consolidated statements of operations. Cash flows related to the interest rate swap are classified as operating activities in our consolidated statements of cash flows. See Interest Rate Swap within Note 3. Notes Payable, Finance Leases, and Commercial Bank Financing for further discussion. Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities were $3 million and $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Leased assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities were $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Non-cash investing activities included property and equipment purchases of $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we received warrants in an investment valued at $1 million in exchange for an equivalent value of advertising spots. Revenue Recognition The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by type and segment (in millions): For the three months ended March 31, 2023 Broadcast Other Eliminations Total Distribution revenue $ 380 $ 46 $ — $ 426 Advertising revenue 268 46 (5) 309 Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenues 28 12 (2) 38 Total revenues $ 676 $ 104 $ (7) $ 773 For the three months ended March 31, 2022 Broadcast Local sports Other Eliminations Total Distribution revenue $ 392 $ 433 $ 48 $ — $ 873 Advertising revenue 282 44 68 (23) 371 Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenues 47 5 18 (26) 44 Total revenues $ 721 $ 482 $ 134 $ (49) $ 1,288 Distribution Revenue. We have agreements with multi-channel video programming distributors ("MVPD") and virtual MVPDs ("vMVPD," and together with MVPDs, "Distributors"). We generate distribution revenue through fees received from these Distributors for the right to distribute our stations, other properties, and, prior to the Deconsolidation, RSNs. Distribution arrangements are generally governed by multi-year contracts and the underlying fees are based upon a contractual monthly rate per subscriber. These arrangements represent licenses of intellectual property; revenue is recognized as the signal or network programming is provided to our customers (as usage occurs) which corresponds with the satisfaction of our performance obligation. Revenue is calculated based upon the contractual rate multiplied by an estimated number of subscribers. Our customers will remit payments based upon actual subscribers a short time after the conclusion of a month, which generally does not exceed 120 days. Historical adjustments to subscriber estimates have not been material. Advertising Revenue. We generate advertising revenue primarily from the sale of advertising spots/impressions within our broadcast television, digital platforms, and, prior to the Deconsolidation, RSNs. In accordance with ASC 606, we do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and (ii) distribution arrangements which are accounted for as a sales/usage based royalty. Deferred Revenue. We record deferred revenue when cash payments are received or due in advance of our performance, including amounts which are refundable. We classify deferred revenue as either current in other current liabilities or long-term in other long-term liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets based on the timing of when we expect to satisfy our performance obligations. Deferred revenue was $198 million and $200 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, of which $139 million and $144 million, respectively, was reflected in other long-term liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets. Deferred revenue recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, included in the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, was $19 million and $29 million, respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, two customers accounted for 11% and 10%, respectively, of our total revenues. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, three customers accounted for 17%, 17%, and 14%, respectively, of our total revenues. As of March 31, 2023, three customers accounted for 12%, 11%, and 10%, respectively, of our accounts receivable, net. As of December 31, 2022, one customer accounted for 13% of our accounts receivable, net. For purposes of this disclosure, a single customer may include multiple entities under common control. Income Taxes Our income tax provision for all periods consists of federal and state income taxes. The tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is based on the estimated effective tax rate applicable for the full year after taking into account discrete tax items and the effects of the noncontrolling interests. We provide a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets if we determine that it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In evaluating our ability to realize net deferred tax assets, we consider all available evidence, both positive and negative, including our past operating results, tax planning strategies, current and cumulative losses, and forecasts of future taxable income. In considering these sources of taxable income, we must make certain judgments that are based on the plans and estimates used to manage our underlying businesses on a long-term basis. A valuation allowance has been provided for deferred tax assets related to a substantial amount of our available state net operating loss carryforwards based on past operating results, expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary basis differences, alternative tax strategies and projected future taxable income. Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was greater than the statutory rate primarily due to a release of valuation allowance on deferred tax assets relating to deductibility of interest expense under the IRC Section 163(j). Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022 approximated the statutory rate. We believe that our liability for unrecognized tax benefits could be reduced by up to $1 million, in the next twelve months, as a result of expected statute of limitations expirations and the resolution of examination issues and settlements with tax authorities. Share Repurchase Program On August 4, 2020, the Board of Directors authorized an additional $500 million share repurchase authorization in addition to the previous repurchase authorization of $1 billion. There is no expiration date and currently, management has no plans to terminate this program. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we repurchased approximately 3.6 million shares of Class A Common Stock for $53 million. As of March 31, 2023, the total remaining purchase authorization was $646 million. As of May 5, 2023, we repurchased an additional 5.2 million shares of Class A Common Stock for $99 million since March 31, 2023. All shares were repurchased under an SEC Rule 10b5-1 plan. Reclassifications Certain reclassifications have been made to prior years' consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year's presentation. Subsequent Events In April 2023, we filed documents with the SEC detailing our plan to implement a reorganization of the Company in which a new holding company, Sinclair, Inc. would become the publicly-traded parent of SBG. In May 2023, our Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share, payable on June 15, 2023 to holders of record at the close of business on May 30, 2023.

OTHER ASSETS

OTHER ASSETS	3 Months Ended
OTHER ASSETS	Mar. 31, 2023
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
OTHER ASSETS	OTHER ASSETS: Other assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following (in millions): As of March 31, As of December 31, Equity method investments $ 137 $ 113 Other investments 445 442 Note receivable 193 193 Post-retirement plan assets 42 41 Other 173 175 Total other assets $ 990 $ 964 Equity Method Investments We have a portfolio of investments, including our investment in DSIH (subsequent to the Deconsolidation), and also a number of entities that are primarily focused on the development of real estate and other media and non-media businesses. No investments were individually significant for the periods presented. Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC. Subsequent to the Deconsolidation, we began accounting for our equity interest in DSIH under the equity method of accounting. As of March 1, 2022, we reflected the investment in DSIH at fair value, which was determined to be nominal. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we recorded no equity method loss related to the investment because the carrying value of the investment is zero and we are not obligated to fund losses incurred by DSIH. See Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. YES Network Investment . Prior to the Deconsolidation, we accounted for our investment in the YES Network as an equity method investment. We recorded income of $10 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 related to this investment, which is reflected in income from equity method investments in our consolidated statements of operations. See Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Other Investments We measure our investments, excluding equity method investments, at fair value or, in situations where fair value is not readily determinable, we have the option to value investments at cost plus observable changes in value, less impairment. Additionally, certain investments are measured at net asset value ("NAV"). As of both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we held $234 million in investments measured at fair value. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we held $191 million and $190 million, respectively, in investments measured at NAV. We recognized a fair value adjustment loss of $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and a fair value adjustment loss of $56 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 associated with these investments, which are reflected in other income (expense), net in our consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, our unfunded commitments related to our investments valued using the NAV practical expedient totaled $86 million and $88 million, respectively. Investments accounted for utilizing the measurement alternative were $20 million, net of $7 million of cumulative impairments, as of March 31, 2023, and $18 million, net of $7 million of cumulative impairments, as of December 31, 2022. There were no adjustments to the carrying amount of investments accounted for utilizing the measurement alternative for any of the three months ended March 31, 2023 or 2022. Note Receivable On November 5, 2021, we purchased and assumed the lenders’ and the administrative agent’s rights and obligations under the Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility ("A/R Facility"), held by Diamond Sports Finance SPV, LLC ("DSPV"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of DSIH, by making a payment to the lenders equal to approximately $184 million, representing 101% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the loans under the A/R Facility, plus any accrued interest and outstanding fees and expenses. The maximum facility limit availability under the A/R Facility is $400 million and has a maturity date of September 23, 2024. Subsequent to the Deconsolidation, transactions related to the A/R Facility are no longer intercompany transactions and, therefore, are reflected in our consolidated financial statements. See Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies . As of both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the note receivable due to the Company was approximately $193 million, which is reflected in other assets in our consolidated balance sheets.

NOTES PAYABLE, FINANCE LEASES,

NOTES PAYABLE, FINANCE LEASES, AND COMMERCIAL BANK FINANCING	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
NOTES PAYABLE, FINANCE LEASES, AND COMMERCIAL BANK FINANCING	NOTES PAYABLE, FINANCE LEASES, AND COMMERCIAL BANK FINANCING: Bank Credit Agreement and Notes The bank credit agreement of Sinclair Television Group, Inc. ("STG"), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, (the "Bank Credit Agreement") includes a financial maintenance covenant, the first lien leverage ratio (as defined in the Bank Credit Agreement), which requires such ratio not to exceed 4.5x, measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter. As of March 31, 2023, the STG first lien leverage ratio was below 4.5x. Under the Bank Credit Agreement, a financial maintenance covenant is only applicable if 35% or more of the capacity (as a percentage of total commitments) under the revolving credit facility, measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, is utilized under the revolving credit facility as of such date. Since there was no utilization under the revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2023, STG was not subject to the financial maintenance covenant under the Bank Credit Agreement. The Bank Credit Agreement contains other restrictions and covenants with which STG was in compliance as of March 31, 2023. Finance leases to affiliates The current portion of notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing in our consolidated balance sheets includes finance leases to affiliates of $3 million as of both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion, in our consolidated balance sheets includes finances leases to affiliates of $5 million and $6 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. See Note 9. Related Person Transactions. Debt of variable interest entities and guarantees of third-party obligations STG jointly, severally, unconditionally, and irrevocably guaranteed $2 million of debt of certain third parties as of both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, all of which related to consolidated VIEs and is included in our consolidated balance sheets as of both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. We provide a guarantee of certain obligations of a regional sports network subject to a maximum annual amount of $112 million with annual escalations of 4% for the next seven years. We have determined that, as of March 31, 2023, it is not probable that we would have to perform under any of these guarantees. Interest Rate Swap We entered into an interest rate swap effective February 7, 2023 and terminating on February 28, 2026 in order to manage a portion of our exposure to variable interest rates. The swap agreement has a notional amount of $600 million, bears a fixed interest rate of 3.9%, and we receive a floating rate of interest based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"). See Hedge Accounting within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for further discussion. As of March 31, 2023, the fair value of the interest rate swap was a liability o f $3 million, which is recorded in other current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.

REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTER

REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	3 Months Ended
REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	Mar. 31, 2023
Temporary Equity Disclosure [Abstract]
REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS	REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS: We account for redeemable noncontrolling interests in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity , and classify them as mezzanine equity in our consolidated balance sheets because their possible redemption is outside of the control of the Company. Our redeemable non-controlling interests consist of the following: Redeemable Subsidiary Preferred Equity . On August 23, 2019, Diamond Sports Holdings LLC ("DSH"), an indirect parent of Diamond Sports Group, LLC ("DSG") and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, issued preferred equity (the "Redeemable Subsidiary Preferred Equity"). Dividends accrued during both the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were $3 million and are reflected in net income attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests in our consolidated statements of operations. The dividends paid in cash accrue at a rate equal to 1-month LIBOR (with a 0.75% floor) plus 8.0%, which is 0.5% lower than the rate payable if the dividends were paid-in-kind during the quarter. Dividends accrued during both the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 were paid-in-kind and added to the liquidation preference, which was partially offset by certain required cash tax distributions.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	3 Months Ended
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	Mar. 31, 2023
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES: Litigation We are a party to lawsuits, claims, and regulatory matters from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Actions currently pending are in various stages and no material judgments or decisions have been rendered by hearing boards or courts in connection with such actions. Except as noted below, we do not believe the outcome of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material effect on our financial statements. FCC Litigation Matters On May 22, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") released an Order and Consent Decree pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay $48 million to resolve the matters covered by a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture ("NAL") issued in December 2017 proposing a $13 million fine for alleged violations of the FCC's sponsorship identification rules by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, the FCC’s investigation of the allegations raised in the Hearing Designation Order issued in connection with the Company's proposed acquisition of Tribune, and a retransmission related matter. The Company submitted the $48 million payment on August 19, 2020. As part of the consent decree, the Company also agreed to implement a 4-year compliance plan. Two petitions were filed on June 8, 2020 seeking reconsideration of the Order and Consent Decree. The Company filed an opposition to the petitions on June 18, 2020, and the petitions remain pending. On September 1, 2020, one of the individuals who filed a petition for reconsideration of the Order and Consent Decree filed a petition to deny the license renewal application of WBFF(TV), Baltimore, MD, and the license renewal applications of two other Baltimore, MD stations with which the Company has a JSA or LMA, Deerfield Media station WUTB(TV) and Cunningham station WNUV(TV). The Company filed an opposition to the petition on October 1, 2020, and the petition remains pending. On September 2, 2020, the FCC adopted a Memorandum Opinion and Order and NAL against the licensees of several stations with whom the Company has LMAs, JSAs, and/or SSAs in response to a complaint regarding those stations’ retransmission consent negotiations. The NAL proposed a $0.5 million penalty for each station, totaling $9 million. The licensees filed a response to the NAL on October 15, 2020, asking the Commission to dismiss the proceeding or, alternatively, to reduce the proposed forfeiture to $25,000 per station. On July 28, 2021, the FCC issued a forfeiture order in which the $0.5 million penalty was upheld for all but one station. A Petition for Reconsideration of the forfeiture order was filed on August 7, 2021. On March 14, 2022, the FCC released a Memorandum Opinion and Order and Order on Reconsideration, reaffirming the forfeiture order and dismissing (and in the alternative, denying) the Petition for Reconsideration. The Company is not a party to this forfeiture order; however, our consolidated financial statements include an accrual of additional expenses of $8 million for the above legal matters during the year ended December 31, 2021, as we consolidate these stations as VIEs. On September 21, 2022, the FCC released an NAL against the licensees of a number of stations, including 83 Company stations and several stations with whom the Company has LMAs, JSAs, and/or SSAs, for violation of the FCC's limitations on commercial matter in children’s television programming related to KidsClick network programming distributed by the Company in 2018. The NAL proposed a fine of $2.7 million against the Company, and fines ranging from $20,000 to $26,000 per station for the other licensees, including the LMA, JSA, and/or SSA stations, for a total of $3.4 million. As of March 31, 2023, we have accrued $3.4 million. On October 21, 2022, the Company filed a written response seeking reduction of the proposed fine amount, and the matter remains pending. Other Litigation Matters On November 6, 2018, the Company agreed to enter into a proposed consent decree with the Department of Justice ("DOJ"). This consent decree resolves the DOJ’s investigation into the sharing of pacing information among certain stations in some local markets. The DOJ filed the consent decree and related documents in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on November 13, 2018. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia entered the consent decree on May 22, 2019. The consent decree is not an admission of any wrongdoing by the Company and does not subject the Company to any monetary damages or penalties. The Company believes that even if the pacing information was shared as alleged, it would not have impacted any pricing of advertisements or the competitive nature of the market. The consent decree requires the Company to adopt certain antitrust compliance measures, including the appointment of an Antitrust Compliance Officer, consistent with what the DOJ has required in previous consent decrees in other industries. The consent decree also requires the Company's stations not to exchange pacing and certain other information with other stations in their local markets, which the Company’s management had already instructed them not to do. The Company is aware of twenty-two putative class action lawsuits that were filed against the Company following published reports of the DOJ investigation into the exchange of pacing data within the industry. On October 3, 2018, these lawsuits were consolidated in the Northern District of Illinois. The consolidated action alleges that the Company and thirteen other broadcasters conspired to fix prices for commercials to be aired on broadcast television stations throughout the United States and engaged in unlawful information sharing, in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The consolidated action seeks damages, attorneys’ fees, costs and interest, as well as injunctions against adopting practices or plans that would restrain competition in the ways the plaintiffs have alleged. The Court denied the Defendants’ motion to dismiss on November 6, 2020. Since then, the Plaintiffs have served the Defendants with written discovery requests and have begun taking depositions of the employees of the defendants and certain third parties. On March 13, 2023, the Court vacated a pretrial schedule that would have required discovery to be completed by April 15, 2023 and briefing on class certification to be completed by September 1, 2023. The Court has not yet set an amended pretrial schedule. The Company believes the lawsuits are without merit and intends to vigorously defend itself against all such claims.

EARNINGS PER SHARE

EARNINGS PER SHARE	3 Months Ended
EARNINGS PER SHARE	Mar. 31, 2023
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
EARNINGS PER SHARE	EARNINGS PER SHARE: The following table reconciles income (numerator) and shares (denominator) used in our computations of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods presented (in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands): Three Months Ended 2023 2022 Income (Numerator) Net income $ 193 $ 2,616 Net loss (income) attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests 4 (4) Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests (12) (25) Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per common share available to common shareholders $ 185 $ 2,587 Shares (Denominator) Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding 69,744 72,164 Dilutive effect of stock-settled appreciation rights and outstanding stock options 120 12 Diluted weighted-average common and common equivalent shares outstanding 69,864 72,176 The following table shows the weighted-average stock-settled appreciation rights and outstanding stock options (in thousands) that are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share as the inclusion of such shares would be anti-dilutive: Three Months Ended 2023 2022 Weighted-average stock-settled appreciation rights and outstanding stock options excluded 3,645 2,545

SEGMENT DATA

SEGMENT DATA	3 Months Ended
SEGMENT DATA	Mar. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
SEGMENT DATA	SEGMENT DATA: During the period ended March 31, 2023, we measured segment performance based on operating income (loss). For the quarter ended March 31, 2023, we had one reportable segment, broadcast. Prior to the Deconsolidation , we had two reportable segments, broadcast and local sports. Our broadcast segment provides free over-the-air programming to television viewing audiences for stations in markets located throughout the continental United States, as well as distributes the content of these stations to MVPDs for distribution to their customers in exchange for contractual fees. See Revenue Recognition under Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for further detail. Our local sports segment provided viewers with live professional sports content and included our Bally RSNs, Marquee, and our investment in the YES Network, prior to the Deconsolidation on March 1, 2022. See Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC under Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Other and corporate are not reportable segments but are included for reconciliation purposes. Other primarily consists of original networks and content, including Tennis, non-broadcast digital and internet solutions, technical services, and non-media investments. Corporate costs primarily include our costs to operate as a public company and to operate our corporate headquarters location. All of our businesses are located within the United States. Segment financial information is included in the following tables for the periods presented (in millions): As of March 31, 2023 Broadcast Other & Corporate Eliminations Consolidated Assets $ 4,379 $ 2,057 (d) $ — $ 6,436 For the three months ended March 31, 2023 Broadcast Other & Corporate Eliminations Consolidated Revenue $ 676 (b) $ 104 $ (7) (a) $ 773 Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets 59 7 (1) 65 Amortization of program contract costs 17 5 — 22 Corporate general and administrative expenses 33 25 — 58 (Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment (2) 8 — 6 Operating income (loss) 51 (30) — 21 Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs 1 76 (3) 74 Income from equity method investments — 31 — 31 For the three months ended March 31, 2022 Broadcast Local sports (c) Other & Corporate Eliminations Consolidated Revenue $ 721 (b) $ 482 $ 134 $ (49) (a) $ 1,288 Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets 60 54 8 (1) 121 Amortization of sports programming rights — 326 — — 326 Amortization of program contract costs 20 — 5 — 25 Corporate general and administrative expenses 43 1 3 — 47 Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary — — (3,357) — (3,357) Gain on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment (5) — — — (5) Operating income (loss) 97 (4) 3,372 1 3,466 Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs 1 72 47 (5) 115 Income from equity method investments — 10 2 — 12 (a) Includes $5 million and $22 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, of revenue for services provided by other to broadcast, which is eliminated in consolidation, and $1 million and $24 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, of revenue for services provided by broadcast to other and local sports, which is eliminated in consolidation. (b) Includes $10 million and $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, of revenue for services provided by broadcast under management services agreements after the Deconsolidation, which is not eliminated in consolidation. See Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. (c) Represents the activity prior to the Deconsolidation on March 1, 2022. See Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. (d) Includes the note receivable due to the Company outstanding under the A/R facility of approximately $193 million. See Note Receivable within Note 2. Other Assets .

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES	3 Months Ended
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES	Mar. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES	VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES: Certain of our stations provide services to other station owners within the same respective market through agreements, such as LMAs, where we provide programming, sales, operational, and administrative services, and JSAs and SSAs, where we provide non-programming, sales, operational, and administrative services. In certain cases, we have also entered into purchase agreements or options to purchase the license related assets of the licensee. We typically own the majority of the non-license assets of the stations, and in some cases where the licensee acquired the license assets concurrent with our acquisition of the non-license assets of the station, we have provided guarantees to the bank for the licensee’s acquisition financing. The terms of the agreements vary, but generally have initial terms of over five years with several optional renewal terms. Based on the terms of the agreements and the significance of our investment in the stations, we are the primary beneficiary when, subject to the ultimate control of the licensees, we have the power to direct the activities which significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE through the services we provide and we absorb losses and returns that would be considered significant to the VIEs. The fees paid between us and the licensees pursuant to these arrangements are eliminated in consolidation. A subsidiary of DSIH is a party to a joint venture associated with Marquee. Marquee is party to a long term telecast rights agreement which provides the rights to air certain live game telecasts and other content, which we guarantee. In connection with a prior acquisition, we became party to a joint venture associated with one other regional sports network. DSIH participated significantly in the economics and had the power to direct the activities which significantly impacted the economic performance of these regional sports networks, including sales and certain operational services. As of December 31, 2021, we consolidated these regional sports networks because they were variable interest entities and we were the primary beneficiary. As of March 1, 2022, as a result of the Deconsolidation, we no longer consolidate these regional sports networks. See Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. The carrying amounts and classification of the assets and liabilities of the VIEs mentioned above, which have been included in our consolidated balance sheets as of the dates presented, were as follows (in millions): As of March 31, As of December 31, ASSETS Current assets: Accounts receivable, net $ 17 $ 47 Other current assets 2 3 Total current assets 19 50 Property and equipment, net 11 10 Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets 15 15 Definite-lived intangible assets, net 38 40 Total assets $ 83 $ 115 LIABILITIES Current liabilities: Other current liabilities $ 14 $ 15 Notes payable, finance leases and commercial bank financing, less current portion 6 7 Program contracts payable, less current portion 1 1 Other long-term liabilities 3 3 Total liabilities $ 24 $ 26 The amounts above represent the combined assets and liabilities of the VIEs described above, for which we are the primary beneficiary. Total liabilities associated with certain outsourcing agreements and purchase options with certain VIEs, which are excluded from the above, were $131 million and $130 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, as these amounts are eliminated in consolidation. The assets of each of these consolidated VIEs can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIE. As of March 31, 2023, all of the liabilities are non-recourse to us except for the debt of certain VIEs. See Debt of variable interest entities and guarantees of third-party obligations under Note 3. Notes Payable, Finance Leases, and Commercial Bank Financing for further discussion. The risk and reward characteristics of the VIEs are similar. Other VIEs We have several investments in entities which are considered VIEs. However, we do not participate in the management of these entities, including the day-to-day operating decisions or other decisions which would allow us to control the entity, and therefore, we are not considered the primary beneficiary of these VIEs. The carrying amounts of our investments in these VIEs for which we are not the primary beneficiary were $196 million and $187 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, and are included in other assets in our consolidated balance sheets. See Note 2. Other Assets for more information related to our equity investments. Our maximum exposure is equal to the carrying value of our investments. The income and loss related to equity method investments and other investments are recorded in income from equity method investments and other income (expense), net, respectively, in our consolidated statements of operations. We recorded gains of $35 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and gains of $20 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 related to these investments. In conjunction with the Transaction, the composition of the DSIH board of managers was modified resulting in our loss of voting control over DSIH. We hold substantially all of the equity of DSIH and provide certain management and general and administrative services to DSIH. However, it was determined that we are not the primary beneficiary because we lack the ability to control the activities that most significantly drive the economics of the business. The carrying amount of our investment in DSIH is zero and there is no obligation for us to provide additional financial support. We are also party to an A/R facility held by an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of DSIH which had an outstanding balance of approximately $193 million as of both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022. See Note Receivable within Note 2. Other Assets . The amounts drawn under the A/R facility represent our maximum loss exposure.

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS	3 Months Ended
RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS	Mar. 31, 2023
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS	RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS: Transactions with our controlling shareholders David, Frederick, J. Duncan, and Robert Smith (collectively, the "controlling shareholders") are brothers and hold substantially all of our Class B Common Stock and some of our Class A Common Stock. We engaged in the following transactions with them and/or entities in which they have substantial interests: Leases. Certain assets used by us and our operating subsidiaries are leased from entities owned by the controlling shareholders. Lease payments made to these entities were $2 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. For further information, see Note 3. Notes Payable, Finance Leases, and Commercial Bank Financing . Charter Aircraft. We lease aircraft owned by certain controlling shareholders. For all leases, we incurred expenses of less than $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation Cunningham owns a portfolio of television stations, including: WNUV-TV Baltimore, Maryland; WRGT-TV Dayton, Ohio; WVAH-TV Charleston, West Virginia; WMYA-TV Anderson, South Carolina; WTTE-TV Columbus, Ohio; WDBB-TV Birmingham, Alabama; WBSF-TV Flint, Michigan; WGTU-TV/WGTQ-TV Traverse City/Cadillac, Michigan; WEMT-TV Tri-Cities, Tennessee; WYDO-TV Greenville, North Carolina; KBVU-TV/KCVU-TV Eureka/Chico-Redding, California; WPFO-TV Portland, Maine; KRNV-DT/KENV-DT Reno, Nevada/Salt Lake City, Utah; and KTXD-TV in Dallas, Texas (collectively, the "Cunningham Stations"). Certain of our stations provide services to the Cunningham Stations pursuant to LMAs or JSAs and SSAs. See Note 8. Variable Interest Entities , for further discussion of the scope of services provided under these types of arrangements. All of the non-voting stock of the Cunningham Stations is owned by trusts for the benefit of the children of our controlling shareholders. We consolidate certain subsidiaries of Cunningham with which we have variable interests through various arrangements related to the Cunningham Stations. The services provided to WNUV-TV, WMYA-TV, WTTE-TV, WRGT-TV and WVAH-TV are governed by a master agreement which has a current term that expires on July 1, 2028 and there is one additional five-year renewal term remaining with final expiration on July 1, 2033. We also executed purchase agreements to acquire the license related assets of these stations from Cunningham, which grant us the right to acquire, and grant Cunningham the right to require us to acquire, subject to applicable FCC rules and regulations, 100% of the capital stock or the assets of these individual subsidiaries of Cunningham. Pursuant to the terms of this agreement we are obligated to pay Cunningham an annual fee for the television stations equal to the greater of (i) 3% of each station’s annual net broadcast revenue or (ii) $6 million. The aggregate purchase price of these television stations increases by 6% annually. A portion of the fee is required to be applied to the purchase price to the extent of the 6% increase. The cumulative prepayments made under these purchase agreements were $62 million and $61 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The remaining aggregate purchase price of these stations, net of prepayments, as of both March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, was approximately $54 million. Additionally, we provide services to WDBB-TV pursuant to an LMA, which expires April 22, 2025, and have a purchase option to acquire for $0.2 million. We paid Cunningham, under these agreements, $3 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. The agreements with KBVU-TV/KCVU-TV, KRNV-DT/KENV-DT, WBSF-TV, WDBB-TV, WEMT-TV, WGTU-TV/WGTQ-TV, WPFO-TV, and WYDO-TV expire between August 2023 and November 2029 and certain stations have renewal provisions for successive eight-year periods. As we consolidate the licensees as VIEs, the amounts we earn or pay under the arrangements are eliminated in consolidation and the gross revenues of the stations are reported in our consolidated statements of operations. Our consolidated revenues include $36 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and $34 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 related to the Cunningham Stations. We have an agreement with Cunningham to provide master control equipment and provide master control services to a station in Johnstown, PA with which Cunningham has an LMA that expires in June 2025. Under the agreement, Cunningham paid us an initial fee of $1 million and pays us $0.3 million annually for master control services plus the cost to maintain and repair the equipment. In addition, we have an agreement with Cunningham to provide a news share service with the Johnstown, PA station for an annual fee of $0.6 million, which increases by 3% on each anniversary and expires in November 2024. We have multi-cast agreements with Cunningham Stations in the Eureka/Chico-Redding, California; Tri-Cities, Tennessee; Anderson, South Carolina; Baltimore, Maryland; Portland, Maine; Charleston, West Virginia; Dallas, Texas; and Greenville, North Carolina markets. In exchange for carriage of these networks in their markets, we paid $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 under these agreements. MileOne Autogroup Inc. We sell advertising time to certain operating subsidiaries of MileOne Autogroup, Inc. ("MileOne"), including automobile dealerships, body shops, and an automobile leasing company. David D. Smith, our Executive Chairman, has a controlling interest in, and is a member of the Board of Directors of, MileOne. We received payments for advertising totaling less than $0.1 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. Leased property by real estate ventures Certain of our real estate ventures have entered into leases with entities owned by members of the Smith Family. Total rent payments received under these leases were $0.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC Subsequent to February 28, 2022, we accounted for our equity interest in DSIH as an equity method investment. See Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Management Services Agreement. In 2019, we entered into a management services agreement with DSG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DSIH, in which we provide DSG with affiliate sales and marketing services and general and administrative services. The contractual annual amount due from DSG for these services during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 is $78 million, which is subject to increases on an annual basis. Additionally, the agreement contains an incentive fee payable to us calculated based on certain terms contained within new or renewed distribution agreements with Distributors. As a condition to the Transaction, DSG will defer the cash payment of a portion of its management fee payable to the Company over the next five years. Pursuant to this agreement, the Broadcast segment recorded $9 million and $28 million of revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, of which $24 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was eliminated in consolidation prior to the Deconsolidation. We will not recognize the portion of deferred management fees as revenue until such fees are determined to be collectible. Distributions . DSIH made distributions to DSH for tax payments on the dividends of the Redeemable Subsidiary Preferred Equity of $1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Note receivable . We received payments totaling $3 million and $50 million from DSPV during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, related to the note receivable associated with the A/R facility. We recorded revenue of $5 million and $1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, within other related to certain other transactions between DSIH and the Company. Other equity method investees YES Network. In August 2019, YES Network, which was accounted for as an equity method investment prior to the Deconsolidation, entered into a management services agreement with the Company, in which we provide certain services for an initial term that expires on August 29, 2025. The agreement will automatically renew for two 2-year renewal terms, with a final expiration on August 29, 2029. Pursuant to the terms of the agreement, the YES Network paid us a management services fee of $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. See Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. DSIH has a minority interest in certain mobile production businesses. Prior to the Deconsolidation, we accounted for these as equity method investments. DSIH made payments to these businesses for production services totaling $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. See Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. We have a minority interest in a sports marketing company, which we account for as an equity method investment. We made payments to this business for marketing services totaling $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Sports Programming Rights Affiliates of six professional teams have non-controlling equity interests in certain of DSIH's RSNs. DSIH paid $61 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 under sports programming rights agreements covering the broadcast of regular season games associated with these professional teams. Prior to the Deconsolidation, these payments were recorded in our consolidated statements of operations and cash flows. See Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. Employees Jason Smith, an employee of the Company, is the son of Frederick Smith, who is a Vice President of the Company and a member of the Company's Board of Directors. Jason Smith received total compensation of $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, consisting of salary and bonus. Ethan White, an employee of the Company, is the son-in-law of J. Duncan Smith, who is a Vice President of the Company and Secretary of the Company’s Board of Directors. Ethan White received total compensation of less than $0.1 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, consisting of salary and bonus, and was granted 1,252 shares of restricted stock, vesting over two years, during the three months ended March 31, 2023. Amberly Thompson, an employee of the Company, is the daughter of Donald Thompson, who is an Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of the Company. Amberly Thompson received total compensation of $0.1 million and less than $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, consisting of salary and bonus. Edward Kim, an employee of the company, is the brother-in-law of Christopher Ripley, who is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Edward Kim received total compensation of less than $0.1 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, consisting of salary, and was granted 516 and 302 shares of restricted stock, vesting over two years, during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Frederick Smith is the brother of David Smith, Executive Chairman of the Company and Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors; Robert Smith, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors; and J. Duncan Smith. Frederick Smith received total compensation of $0.2 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, consisting of salary and bonus. J. Duncan Smith is the brother of David Smith, Frederick Smith, and Robert Smith. J. Duncan Smith received total compensation of $0.2 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, consisting of salary and bonus.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	3 Months Ended
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	Mar. 31, 2023
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS	FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS: Accounting guidance provides for valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). A fair value hierarchy using three broad levels prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The following is a brief description of those three levels: • Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. • Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. • Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions. The following table sets forth the face value and fair value of our financial assets and liabilities for the periods presented (in millions): As of March 31, 2023 As of December 31, 2022 Face Value Fair Value Face Value Fair Value Level 1: Investments in equity securities N/A $ 5 N/A $ 6 Money market funds N/A 450 N/A 741 Deferred compensation assets 42 42 41 41 Deferred compensation liabilities 37 37 35 35 Level 2: Investments in equity securities (a) N/A 154 N/A 153 Interest rate swap (b) N/A 3 N/A — STG (c): 5.500% Senior Notes due 2030 500 399 500 347 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 282 244 282 230 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 750 608 750 560 Term Loan B-2, due September 30, 2026 1,255 1,148 1,258 1,198 Term Loan B-3, due April 1, 2028 727 656 729 692 Term Loan B-4, due April 21, 2029 744 676 746 709 Debt of variable interest entities (c) 8 8 8 8 Debt of non-media subsidiaries (c) 16 16 16 16 Level 3: Investments in equity securities (d) N/A 75 N/A 75 N/A - Not applicable (a) Consists of unrestricted warrants to acquire marketable common equity securities. The fair value of the warrants are derived from the quoted trading prices of the underlying common equity securities less the exercise price. (b) We entered into an interest rate swap effective February 7, 2023 and terminating on February 28, 2026 in order to manage a portion of our exposure to variable interest rates. The swap agreement has a notional amount of $600 million, bears a fixed interest rate of 3.9%, and we receive a floating rate of interest based on SOFR. T he fair value of the interest rate swap was a liability as of March 31, 2023. See Hedge Accounting within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Interest Rate Swap within Note 3. Notes Payable, Finance Leases, and Commercial Bank Financing. (c) Amounts are carried in our consolidated balance sheets net of debt discount, premium, and deferred financing cost, which are excluded in the above table, of $54 million and $56 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. (d) On November 18, 2020, we entered into a commercial agreement with Bally's Corporation ("Bally's") and received warrants and options to acquire common equity in the business. During the three months ended March 31, 2022 we recorded a fair value adjustment loss of $56 million related to these interests. The fair value of the warrants is primarily derived from the quoted trading prices of the underlying common equity. The fair value of the options is derived utilizing the Black Scholes valuation model. The most significant inputs include the trading price of the underlying common stock and the exercise price of the options, which range from $30 to $45 per share. The following table summarizes the changes in financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and categorized as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (in millions): Options and Warrants Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Fair value at December 31, 2022 $ 75 Measurement adjustments — Fair value at March 31, 2023 $ 75 Options and Warrants Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Fair value at December 31, 2021 $ 282 Measurement adjustments (56) Fair value at March 31, 2022 $ 226

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCI

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	3 Months Ended
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	Mar. 31, 2023
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: STG is the primary obligor under the Bank Credit Agreement, 5.125% Notes, 5.500% Notes, and 4.125% Secured Notes (collectively, the notes are referred to as the "STG Notes"). Our Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock as of March 31, 2023, were obligations or securities of SBG and not obligations or securities of STG. SBG is a guarantor under the STG Notes. As of March 31, 2023, our consolidated total debt, net of deferred financing costs and debt discounts, of $4,258 million included $4,243 million related to STG and its subsidiaries of which we guaranteed $4,211 million. SBG, KDSM, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SBG, and STG’s wholly-owned subsidiaries ("guarantor subsidiaries") have fully and unconditionally guaranteed, subject to certain customary automatic release provisions, all of STG’s obligations. Those guarantees are joint and several. There are certain contractual restrictions on the ability of SBG, STG, or KDSM, LLC to obtain funds from their subsidiaries in the form of dividends or loans. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET AS OF MARCH 31, 2023 (in millions) (unaudited) Sinclair Sinclair Guarantor Non- Eliminations Sinclair Cash and cash equivalents $ 48 $ 461 $ 1 $ 113 $ — $ 623 Accounts receivable, net — — 581 22 — 603 Other current assets 26 57 165 25 (52) 221 Total current assets 74 518 747 160 (52) 1,447 Property and equipment, net — 30 666 50 (21) 725 Investment in equity of consolidated subsidiaries 1,091 3,492 — — (4,583) — Goodwill — — 2,081 1 — 2,082 Indefinite-lived intangible assets — — 136 14 — 150 Definite-lived intangible assets, net — — 894 38 (28) 904 Other long-term assets 536 944 550 736 (1,638) 1,128 Total assets $ 1,701 $ 4,984 $ 5,074 $ 999 $ (6,322) $ 6,436 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ — $ 70 $ 315 $ 18 $ (1) $ 402 Current portion of long-term debt — 28 6 4 (1) 37 Other current liabilities 3 11 123 79 (50) 166 Total current liabilities 3 109 444 101 (52) 605 Long-term debt — 4,176 23 389 (367) 4,221 Other long-term liabilities 808 54 1,116 305 (1,504) 779 Total liabilities 811 4,339 1,583 795 (1,923) 5,605 Total Sinclair Broadcast Group equity 890 645 3,491 267 (4,403) 890 Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries — — — (63) 4 (59) Total liabilities and equity $ 1,701 $ 4,984 $ 5,074 $ 999 $ (6,322) $ 6,436 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022 (in millions) Sinclair Sinclair Guarantor Non- Eliminations Sinclair Cash and cash equivalents $ 47 $ 750 $ 1 $ 86 $ — $ 884 Accounts receivable, net — — 555 57 — 612 Other current assets 32 42 159 19 (65) 187 Total current assets 79 792 715 162 (65) 1,683 Property and equipment, net — 31 668 51 (22) 728 Investment in equity of consolidated subsidiaries 962 3,463 — — (4,425) — Goodwill — — 2,081 7 — 2,088 Indefinite-lived intangible assets — — 136 14 — 150 Definite-lived intangible assets, net — — 935 42 (31) 946 Other long-term assets 542 938 512 573 (1,456) 1,109 Total assets $ 1,583 $ 5,224 $ 5,047 $ 849 $ (5,999) $ 6,704 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ — $ 80 $ 300 $ 18 $ (1) $ 397 Current portion of long-term debt — 28 6 5 (1) 38 Other current liabilities 4 8 139 87 (65) 173 Total current liabilities 4 116 445 110 (67) 608 Long-term debt — 4,181 24 387 (365) 4,227 Other long-term liabilities 831 52 1,120 314 (1,323) 994 Total liabilities 835 4,349 1,589 811 (1,755) 5,829 Redeemable noncontrolling interests — — — 194 — 194 Total Sinclair Broadcast Group equity (deficit) 748 875 3,458 (86) (4,247) 748 Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries — — — (70) 3 (67) Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity $ 1,583 $ 5,224 $ 5,047 $ 849 $ (5,999) $ 6,704 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023 (in millions) (unaudited) Sinclair Sinclair Guarantor Non- Eliminations Sinclair Net revenue $ — $ 10 $ 739 $ 43 $ (19) $ 773 Media programming and production expenses — 3 376 34 (15) 398 Selling, general and administrative expenses 25 35 187 5 (3) 249 Depreciation, amortization and other operating expenses 1 1 82 22 (1) 105 Total operating expenses 26 39 645 61 (19) 752 Operating (loss) income (26) (29) 94 (18) — 21 Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries 207 69 — — (276) — Interest expense — (73) (1) (3) 3 (74) Other (expense) income (3) 8 — 37 — 42 Total other income (expense) 204 4 (1) 34 (273) (32) Income tax benefit (provision) 7 19 (23) 201 — 204 Net income (loss) 185 (6) 70 217 (273) 193 Net loss attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests — — — 4 — 4 Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests — — — (12) — (12) Net income (loss) attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group $ 185 $ (6) $ 70 $ 209 $ (273) $ 185 Comprehensive income (loss) $ 185 $ (9) $ 70 $ 217 $ (273) $ 190 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 (in millions) (unaudited) Sinclair Sinclair Guarantor Non- Eliminations Sinclair Net revenue $ — $ 29 $ 791 $ 531 $ (63) $ 1,288 Media programming and production expenses — — 362 412 (16) 758 Selling, general and administrative expenses 3 48 199 63 (46) 267 Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary (3,357) — — — — (3,357) Depreciation, amortization and other operating expenses — 2 84 70 (2) 154 Total operating (gains) expenses (3,354) 50 645 545 (64) (2,178) Operating income (loss) 3,354 (21) 146 (14) 1 3,466 Equity in (loss) earnings of consolidated subsidiaries (38) 100 — — (62) — Interest expense (4) (44) (1) (75) 9 (115) Other income (expense) 4 1 3 (50) (6) (48) Total other (expense) income (38) 57 2 (125) (59) (163) Income tax (provision) benefit (729) 20 (47) 69 — (687) Net income (loss) 2,587 56 101 (70) (58) 2,616 Net income attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests — — — (4) — (4) Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests — — — (25) — (25) Net income (loss) attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group $ 2,587 $ 56 $ 101 $ (99) $ (58) $ 2,587 Comprehensive income (loss) $ 2,587 $ 56 $ 101 $ (67) $ (58) $ 2,619 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023 (in millions) (unaudited) Sinclair Sinclair Guarantor Non- Eliminations Sinclair NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES $ (26) $ (74) $ 83 $ 77 $ 2 $ 62 NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES Acquisition of property and equipment — — (19) (1) — (20) Spectrum repack reimbursements — — 1 — — 1 Purchases of investments (2) — (21) (10) — (33) Distributions from investments — — — 8 — 8 Net cash flows used in investing activities (2) — (39) (3) — (44) NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and finance leases — (7) (1) (1) — (9) Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock (53) — — — — (53) Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock (18) — — — — (18) Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity — — — (190) — (190) Distributions to noncontrolling interests — — — (4) — (4) Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables 105 (208) (43) 148 (2) — Other, net (5) — — — — (5) Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities 29 (215) (44) (47) (2) (279) NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH 1 (289) — 27 — (261) CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 47 750 1 86 — 884 CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period $ 48 $ 461 $ 1 $ 113 $ — $ 623 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 (in millions) (unaudited) Sinclair Sinclair Guarantor Non- Eliminations Sinclair NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES $ (5) $ (45) $ 327 $ (209) $ 2 $ 70 NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES Acquisition of property and equipment — (1) (18) (2) — (21) Spectrum repack reimbursements — — 1 — — 1 Proceeds from the sale of assets — — 4 — — 4 Deconsolidation of subsidiary cash — — — (315) — (315) Purchases of investments (2) (1) (1) (1) — (5) Distributions from investments 50 — 10 10 — 70 Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities 48 (2) (4) (308) — (266) NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and finance leases — (5) (1) (1) — (7) Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock (68) — — — — (68) Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock (18) — — — — (18) Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity — — — (1) — (1) Distributions to noncontrolling interests — — — (3) — (3) Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables 100 151 (323) 74 (2) — Other, net (5) — — — — (5) Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities 9 146 (324) 69 (2) (102) NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH 52 99 (1) (448) — (298) CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 2 316 2 499 — 819 CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period $ 54 $ 415 $ 1 $ 51 $ — $ 521

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMM_2

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Nature of Operations	Nature of Operations Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. ("SBG," the "Company," or sometimes referred to as "we" or "our") is a diversified media company with national reach and a strong focus on providing high-quality content on our local television stations, digital platforms, and, prior to the Deconsolidation (as defined below in Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC ), regional sports networks. The content, distributed through our broadcast platform and third-party platforms, consists of programming provided by third-party networks and syndicators, local news, other original programming produced by us and our owned networks, and, prior to the Deconsolidation, college and professional sports. Additionally, we own digital media products that are complementary to our extensive portfolio of television station related digital properties and we have interests in, own, manage and/or operate technical and software services companies, research and development for the advancement of broadcast technology, and other media and non-media related businesses and assets, including real estate, venture capital, private equity, and direct investments.
Principles of Consolidation and Interim Financial Statements	Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, and VIEs for which we are the primary beneficiary. Noncontrolling interests represent a minority owner’s proportionate share of the equity in certain of our consolidated entities. Noncontrolling interests which may be redeemed by the holder, and the redemption is outside of our control, are presented as redeemable noncontrolling interests. All intercompany transactions and account balances have been eliminated in consolidation. We consolidate VIEs when we are the primary beneficiary. We are the primary beneficiary of a VIE when we have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive returns that would be significant to the VIE. See Note 8. Variable Interest Entities for more information on our VIEs. Investments in entities over which we have significant influence but not control are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Income from equity method investments represents our proportionate share of net income generated by equity method investees. Interim Financial Statements The consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are unaudited. In the opinion of management, such financial statements have been presented on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements and include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of comprehensive income, consolidated statements of equity (deficit) and redeemable noncontrolling interests, and consolidated statements of cash flows for these periods as adjusted for the adoption of recent accounting pronouncements. As permitted under the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), the consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures normally included with audited consolidated financial statements and, accordingly, should be read together with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the SEC. The consolidated statements of operations presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements are not necessarily representative of operations for an entire year.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses in the consolidated financial statements and in the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements	Recent Accounting Pronouncements In October 2021, the FASB issued guidance to improve the accounting for acquired revenue contracts with customers in a business combination by addressing diversity in practice. ASU 2021-08 requires that an acquiring entity recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606, as if it had originated the contracts. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. We adopted this guidance during the first quarter of 2023. The impact of the adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Broadcast Television Programming	Broadcast Television Programming We have agreements with programming syndicators for the rights to television programming over contract periods, which generally run from one The rights to this programming are reflected in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets at the lower of unamortized cost or fair value. Program contract costs are amortized on a straight-line basis except for contracts greater than three years which are amortized utilizing an accelerated method. Program contract costs estimated by management to be amortized in the succeeding year are classified as current assets. Payments of program contract liabilities are typically made on a scheduled basis and are not affected by amortization or fair value adjustments. Fair value is determined utilizing a discounted cash flow model based on management’s expectation of future advertising revenues, net of sales commissions, to be generated by the program material. We assess our program contract costs on a quarterly basis to ensure the costs are recorded at the lower of unamortized cost or fair value.
Sports Programming Rights	Sports Programming Rights DSIH has multi-year program rights agreements that provide DSIH with the right to produce and telecast professional live sports games within a specified territory in exchange for a rights fee. Prior to the Deconsolidation, we amortized these rights as an expense over each season based upon contractually stated rates. Amortization was accelerated in the event that the stated contractual rates over the term of the rights agreement resulted in an expense recognition pattern that was inconsistent with the projected growth of revenue over the contractual term. The National Basketball Association ("NBA") and the National Hockey League ("NHL") postponed games in the fourth quarter of 2021 and rescheduled these games to be played in the first quarter of 2022. The sports rights expense associated with these seasons was recognized over the modified term of these seasons.
Hedge Accounting	We have determined that the interest rate swap meets the criteria for hedge accounting. The initial value of the interest rate swap and any changes in value in subsequent periods is included in accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, with a corresponding change recorded in assets or liabilities depending on the position of the swap. Gains or losses on the monthly settlement of the interest rate swap are reflected in i
Revenue Recognition	Distribution Revenue. We have agreements with multi-channel video programming distributors ("MVPD") and virtual MVPDs ("vMVPD," and together with MVPDs, "Distributors"). We generate distribution revenue through fees received from these Distributors for the right to distribute our stations, other properties, and, prior to the Deconsolidation, RSNs. Distribution arrangements are generally governed by multi-year contracts and the underlying fees are based upon a contractual monthly rate per subscriber. These arrangements represent licenses of intellectual property; revenue is recognized as the signal or network programming is provided to our customers (as usage occurs) which corresponds with the satisfaction of our performance obligation. Revenue is calculated based upon the contractual rate multiplied by an estimated number of subscribers. Our customers will remit payments based upon actual subscribers a short time after the conclusion of a month, which generally does not exceed 120 days. Historical adjustments to subscriber estimates have not been material. Advertising Revenue. We generate advertising revenue primarily from the sale of advertising spots/impressions within our broadcast television, digital platforms, and, prior to the Deconsolidation, RSNs. In accordance with ASC 606, we do not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and (ii) distribution arrangements which are accounted for as a sales/usage based royalty.
Income Taxes	Income Taxes Our income tax provision for all periods consists of federal and state income taxes. The tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 is based on the estimated effective tax rate applicable for the full year after taking into account discrete tax items and the effects of the noncontrolling interests. We provide a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets if we determine that it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In evaluating our ability to realize net deferred tax assets, we consider all available evidence, both positive and negative, including our past operating results, tax planning strategies, current and cumulative losses, and forecasts of future taxable income. In considering these sources of taxable income, we must make certain judgments that are based on the plans and estimates used to manage our underlying businesses on a long-term basis. A valuation allowance has been provided for deferred tax assets related to a substantial amount of our available state net operating loss carryforwards based on past operating results, expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary basis differences, alternative tax strategies and projected future taxable income.
Reclassifications	Reclassifications Certain reclassifications have been made to prior years' consolidated financial statements to conform to the current year's presentation.
Variable Interest Entities	Certain of our stations provide services to other station owners within the same respective market through agreements, such as LMAs, where we provide programming, sales, operational, and administrative services, and JSAs and SSAs, where we provide non-programming, sales, operational, and administrative services. In certain cases, we have also entered into purchase agreements or options to purchase the license related assets of the licensee. We typically own the majority of the non-license assets of the stations, and in some cases where the licensee acquired the license assets concurrent with our acquisition of the non-license assets of the station, we have provided guarantees to the bank for the licensee’s acquisition financing. The terms of the agreements vary, but generally have initial terms of over five years with several optional renewal terms. Based on the terms of the agreements and the significance of our investment in the stations, we are the primary beneficiary when, subject to the ultimate control of the licensees, we have the power to direct the activities which significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE through the services we provide and we absorb losses and returns that would be considered significant to the VIEs. The fees paid between us and the licensees pursuant to these arrangements are eliminated in consolidation. Other VIEs We have several investments in entities which are considered VIEs. However, we do not participate in the management of these entities, including the day-to-day operating decisions or other decisions which would allow us to control the entity, and therefore, we are not considered the primary beneficiary of these VIEs.
Fair Value Measurements	Accounting guidance provides for valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset or replacement cost). A fair value hierarchy using three broad levels prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The following is a brief description of those three levels: • Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. • Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. • Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMM_3

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Schedule of Disaggregation of Revenue	The following table presents our revenue disaggregated by type and segment (in millions): For the three months ended March 31, 2023 Broadcast Other Eliminations Total Distribution revenue $ 380 $ 46 $ — $ 426 Advertising revenue 268 46 (5) 309 Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenues 28 12 (2) 38 Total revenues $ 676 $ 104 $ (7) $ 773 For the three months ended March 31, 2022 Broadcast Local sports Other Eliminations Total Distribution revenue $ 392 $ 433 $ 48 $ — $ 873 Advertising revenue 282 44 68 (23) 371 Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenues 47 5 18 (26) 44 Total revenues $ 721 $ 482 $ 134 $ (49) $ 1,288

OTHER ASSETS (Tables)

OTHER ASSETS (Tables)	3 Months Ended
OTHER ASSETS (Tables)	Mar. 31, 2023
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Other Assets	Other assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consisted of the following (in millions): As of March 31, As of December 31, Equity method investments $ 137 $ 113 Other investments 445 442 Note receivable 193 193 Post-retirement plan assets 42 41 Other 173 175 Total other assets $ 990 $ 964

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)	3 Months Ended
EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)	Mar. 31, 2023
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Schedule of Reconciliation of Income (Numerator) and Shares (Denominator) Used in Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share	The following table reconciles income (numerator) and shares (denominator) used in our computations of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods presented (in millions, except share amounts which are reflected in thousands): Three Months Ended 2023 2022 Income (Numerator) Net income $ 193 $ 2,616 Net loss (income) attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests 4 (4) Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests (12) (25) Numerator for basic and diluted earnings per common share available to common shareholders $ 185 $ 2,587 Shares (Denominator) Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding 69,744 72,164 Dilutive effect of stock-settled appreciation rights and outstanding stock options 120 12 Diluted weighted-average common and common equivalent shares outstanding 69,864 72,176
Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share	The following table shows the weighted-average stock-settled appreciation rights and outstanding stock options (in thousands) that are excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share as the inclusion of such shares would be anti-dilutive: Three Months Ended 2023 2022 Weighted-average stock-settled appreciation rights and outstanding stock options excluded 3,645 2,545

SEGMENT DATA (Tables)

SEGMENT DATA (Tables)	3 Months Ended
SEGMENT DATA (Tables)	Mar. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Schedule of Segment Financial Information	Segment financial information is included in the following tables for the periods presented (in millions): As of March 31, 2023 Broadcast Other & Corporate Eliminations Consolidated Assets $ 4,379 $ 2,057 (d) $ — $ 6,436 For the three months ended March 31, 2023 Broadcast Other & Corporate Eliminations Consolidated Revenue $ 676 (b) $ 104 $ (7) (a) $ 773 Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets 59 7 (1) 65 Amortization of program contract costs 17 5 — 22 Corporate general and administrative expenses 33 25 — 58 (Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment (2) 8 — 6 Operating income (loss) 51 (30) — 21 Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs 1 76 (3) 74 Income from equity method investments — 31 — 31 For the three months ended March 31, 2022 Broadcast Local sports (c) Other & Corporate Eliminations Consolidated Revenue $ 721 (b) $ 482 $ 134 $ (49) (a) $ 1,288 Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets 60 54 8 (1) 121 Amortization of sports programming rights — 326 — — 326 Amortization of program contract costs 20 — 5 — 25 Corporate general and administrative expenses 43 1 3 — 47 Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary — — (3,357) — (3,357) Gain on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment (5) — — — (5) Operating income (loss) 97 (4) 3,372 1 3,466 Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs 1 72 47 (5) 115 Income from equity method investments — 10 2 — 12 (a) Includes $5 million and $22 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, of revenue for services provided by other to broadcast, which is eliminated in consolidation, and $1 million and $24 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, of revenue for services provided by broadcast to other and local sports, which is eliminated in consolidation. (b) Includes $10 million and $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, of revenue for services provided by broadcast under management services agreements after the Deconsolidation, which is not eliminated in consolidation. See Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. (c) Represents the activity prior to the Deconsolidation on March 1, 2022. See Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies. (d) Includes the note receivable due to the Company outstanding under the A/R facility of approximately $193 million. See Note Receivable within Note 2. Other Assets .

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Tab

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Tables)	3 Months Ended
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES (Tables)	Mar. 31, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Schedule of Variable Interest Entities	The carrying amounts and classification of the assets and liabilities of the VIEs mentioned above, which have been included in our consolidated balance sheets as of the dates presented, were as follows (in millions): As of March 31, As of December 31, ASSETS Current assets: Accounts receivable, net $ 17 $ 47 Other current assets 2 3 Total current assets 19 50 Property and equipment, net 11 10 Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets 15 15 Definite-lived intangible assets, net 38 40 Total assets $ 83 $ 115 LIABILITIES Current liabilities: Other current liabilities $ 14 $ 15 Notes payable, finance leases and commercial bank financing, less current portion 6 7 Program contracts payable, less current portion 1 1 Other long-term liabilities 3 3 Total liabilities $ 24 $ 26

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)	3 Months Ended
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Tables)	Mar. 31, 2023
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Schedule of Carrying Value and Fair Value of Notes and Debentures	The following table sets forth the face value and fair value of our financial assets and liabilities for the periods presented (in millions): As of March 31, 2023 As of December 31, 2022 Face Value Fair Value Face Value Fair Value Level 1: Investments in equity securities N/A $ 5 N/A $ 6 Money market funds N/A 450 N/A 741 Deferred compensation assets 42 42 41 41 Deferred compensation liabilities 37 37 35 35 Level 2: Investments in equity securities (a) N/A 154 N/A 153 Interest rate swap (b) N/A 3 N/A — STG (c): 5.500% Senior Notes due 2030 500 399 500 347 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 282 244 282 230 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 750 608 750 560 Term Loan B-2, due September 30, 2026 1,255 1,148 1,258 1,198 Term Loan B-3, due April 1, 2028 727 656 729 692 Term Loan B-4, due April 21, 2029 744 676 746 709 Debt of variable interest entities (c) 8 8 8 8 Debt of non-media subsidiaries (c) 16 16 16 16 Level 3: Investments in equity securities (d) N/A 75 N/A 75 N/A - Not applicable (a) Consists of unrestricted warrants to acquire marketable common equity securities. The fair value of the warrants are derived from the quoted trading prices of the underlying common equity securities less the exercise price. (b) We entered into an interest rate swap effective February 7, 2023 and terminating on February 28, 2026 in order to manage a portion of our exposure to variable interest rates. The swap agreement has a notional amount of $600 million, bears a fixed interest rate of 3.9%, and we receive a floating rate of interest based on SOFR. T he fair value of the interest rate swap was a liability as of March 31, 2023. See Hedge Accounting within Note 1. Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Interest Rate Swap within Note 3. Notes Payable, Finance Leases, and Commercial Bank Financing. (c) Amounts are carried in our consolidated balance sheets net of debt discount, premium, and deferred financing cost, which are excluded in the above table, of $54 million and $56 million as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Schedule of Changes in Level 3 Financial Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis	The following table summarizes the changes in financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis and categorized as Level 3 under the fair value hierarchy for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 (in millions): Options and Warrants Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Fair value at December 31, 2022 $ 75 Measurement adjustments — Fair value at March 31, 2023 $ 75 Options and Warrants Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Fair value at December 31, 2021 $ 282 Measurement adjustments (56) Fair value at March 31, 2022 $ 226

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINAN_2

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Tables)	3 Months Ended
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Tables)	Mar. 31, 2023
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET AS OF MARCH 31, 2023 (in millions) (unaudited) Sinclair Sinclair Guarantor Non- Eliminations Sinclair Cash and cash equivalents $ 48 $ 461 $ 1 $ 113 $ — $ 623 Accounts receivable, net — — 581 22 — 603 Other current assets 26 57 165 25 (52) 221 Total current assets 74 518 747 160 (52) 1,447 Property and equipment, net — 30 666 50 (21) 725 Investment in equity of consolidated subsidiaries 1,091 3,492 — — (4,583) — Goodwill — — 2,081 1 — 2,082 Indefinite-lived intangible assets — — 136 14 — 150 Definite-lived intangible assets, net — — 894 38 (28) 904 Other long-term assets 536 944 550 736 (1,638) 1,128 Total assets $ 1,701 $ 4,984 $ 5,074 $ 999 $ (6,322) $ 6,436 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ — $ 70 $ 315 $ 18 $ (1) $ 402 Current portion of long-term debt — 28 6 4 (1) 37 Other current liabilities 3 11 123 79 (50) 166 Total current liabilities 3 109 444 101 (52) 605 Long-term debt — 4,176 23 389 (367) 4,221 Other long-term liabilities 808 54 1,116 305 (1,504) 779 Total liabilities 811 4,339 1,583 795 (1,923) 5,605 Total Sinclair Broadcast Group equity 890 645 3,491 267 (4,403) 890 Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries — — — (63) 4 (59) Total liabilities and equity $ 1,701 $ 4,984 $ 5,074 $ 999 $ (6,322) $ 6,436 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2022 (in millions) Sinclair Sinclair Guarantor Non- Eliminations Sinclair Cash and cash equivalents $ 47 $ 750 $ 1 $ 86 $ — $ 884 Accounts receivable, net — — 555 57 — 612 Other current assets 32 42 159 19 (65) 187 Total current assets 79 792 715 162 (65) 1,683 Property and equipment, net — 31 668 51 (22) 728 Investment in equity of consolidated subsidiaries 962 3,463 — — (4,425) — Goodwill — — 2,081 7 — 2,088 Indefinite-lived intangible assets — — 136 14 — 150 Definite-lived intangible assets, net — — 935 42 (31) 946 Other long-term assets 542 938 512 573 (1,456) 1,109 Total assets $ 1,583 $ 5,224 $ 5,047 $ 849 $ (5,999) $ 6,704 Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ — $ 80 $ 300 $ 18 $ (1) $ 397 Current portion of long-term debt — 28 6 5 (1) 38 Other current liabilities 4 8 139 87 (65) 173 Total current liabilities 4 116 445 110 (67) 608 Long-term debt — 4,181 24 387 (365) 4,227 Other long-term liabilities 831 52 1,120 314 (1,323) 994 Total liabilities 835 4,349 1,589 811 (1,755) 5,829 Redeemable noncontrolling interests — — — 194 — 194 Total Sinclair Broadcast Group equity (deficit) 748 875 3,458 (86) (4,247) 748 Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries — — — (70) 3 (67) Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity $ 1,583 $ 5,224 $ 5,047 $ 849 $ (5,999) $ 6,704
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023 (in millions) (unaudited) Sinclair Sinclair Guarantor Non- Eliminations Sinclair Net revenue $ — $ 10 $ 739 $ 43 $ (19) $ 773 Media programming and production expenses — 3 376 34 (15) 398 Selling, general and administrative expenses 25 35 187 5 (3) 249 Depreciation, amortization and other operating expenses 1 1 82 22 (1) 105 Total operating expenses 26 39 645 61 (19) 752 Operating (loss) income (26) (29) 94 (18) — 21 Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries 207 69 — — (276) — Interest expense — (73) (1) (3) 3 (74) Other (expense) income (3) 8 — 37 — 42 Total other income (expense) 204 4 (1) 34 (273) (32) Income tax benefit (provision) 7 19 (23) 201 — 204 Net income (loss) 185 (6) 70 217 (273) 193 Net loss attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests — — — 4 — 4 Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests — — — (12) — (12) Net income (loss) attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group $ 185 $ (6) $ 70 $ 209 $ (273) $ 185 Comprehensive income (loss) $ 185 $ (9) $ 70 $ 217 $ (273) $ 190 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 (in millions) (unaudited) Sinclair Sinclair Guarantor Non- Eliminations Sinclair Net revenue $ — $ 29 $ 791 $ 531 $ (63) $ 1,288 Media programming and production expenses — — 362 412 (16) 758 Selling, general and administrative expenses 3 48 199 63 (46) 267 Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary (3,357) — — — — (3,357) Depreciation, amortization and other operating expenses — 2 84 70 (2) 154 Total operating (gains) expenses (3,354) 50 645 545 (64) (2,178) Operating income (loss) 3,354 (21) 146 (14) 1 3,466 Equity in (loss) earnings of consolidated subsidiaries (38) 100 — — (62) — Interest expense (4) (44) (1) (75) 9 (115) Other income (expense) 4 1 3 (50) (6) (48) Total other (expense) income (38) 57 2 (125) (59) (163) Income tax (provision) benefit (729) 20 (47) 69 — (687) Net income (loss) 2,587 56 101 (70) (58) 2,616 Net income attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests — — — (4) — (4) Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests — — — (25) — (25) Net income (loss) attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group $ 2,587 $ 56 $ 101 $ (99) $ (58) $ 2,587 Comprehensive income (loss) $ 2,587 $ 56 $ 101 $ (67) $ (58) $ 2,619
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2023 (in millions) (unaudited) Sinclair Sinclair Guarantor Non- Eliminations Sinclair NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES $ (26) $ (74) $ 83 $ 77 $ 2 $ 62 NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES Acquisition of property and equipment — — (19) (1) — (20) Spectrum repack reimbursements — — 1 — — 1 Purchases of investments (2) — (21) (10) — (33) Distributions from investments — — — 8 — 8 Net cash flows used in investing activities (2) — (39) (3) — (44) NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and finance leases — (7) (1) (1) — (9) Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock (53) — — — — (53) Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock (18) — — — — (18) Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity — — — (190) — (190) Distributions to noncontrolling interests — — — (4) — (4) Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables 105 (208) (43) 148 (2) — Other, net (5) — — — — (5) Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities 29 (215) (44) (47) (2) (279) NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH 1 (289) — 27 — (261) CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 47 750 1 86 — 884 CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period $ 48 $ 461 $ 1 $ 113 $ — $ 623 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 (in millions) (unaudited) Sinclair Sinclair Guarantor Non- Eliminations Sinclair NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES $ (5) $ (45) $ 327 $ (209) $ 2 $ 70 NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES Acquisition of property and equipment — (1) (18) (2) — (21) Spectrum repack reimbursements — — 1 — — 1 Proceeds from the sale of assets — — 4 — — 4 Deconsolidation of subsidiary cash — — — (315) — (315) Purchases of investments (2) (1) (1) (1) — (5) Distributions from investments 50 — 10 10 — 70 Net cash flows from (used in) investing activities 48 (2) (4) (308) — (266) NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing and finance leases — (5) (1) (1) — (7) Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock (68) — — — — (68) Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock (18) — — — — (18) Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity — — — (1) — (1) Distributions to noncontrolling interests — — — (3) — (3) Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables 100 151 (323) 74 (2) — Other, net (5) — — — — (5) Net cash flows from (used in) financing activities 9 146 (324) 69 (2) (102) NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH 52 99 (1) (448) — (298) CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period 2 316 2 499 — 819 CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period $ 54 $ 415 $ 1 $ 51 $ — $ 521

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMM_4

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Nature of Operations (Details)	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2022 segment	Mar. 31, 2023 segment channel market station
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments \| segment	2	1
Number of television stations owned \| station		185
Number of markets \| market		86
Number of channels \| channel		637

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMM_5

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Deconsolidation of Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary	$ 3,357	$ 0	$ 3,357

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMM_6

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Broadcast Television Programming (Details) - Television Programming Contract Rights	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023
Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Television programming contract period	1 year
Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Television programming contract period	7 years
Contract period utilizing accelerated amortization method	3 years

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMM_7

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Hedge Accounting (Details) - Interest Rate Swap	Feb. 07, 2023 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount	$ 600,000,000
Fixed interest rate	3.90%

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMM_8

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$ 3	$ 5
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease liabilities		$ 1
Property and equipment purchases	6
Incremental investment	$ 1

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMM_9

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Revenue Recognition, Disaggregation of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 773	$ 1,288
Distribution revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	426	873
Advertising revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	309	371
Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	38	44
Operating Segments \| Broadcast
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	676	721
Operating Segments \| Local sports
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues		482
Operating Segments \| Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	104	134
Operating Segments \| Distribution revenue \| Broadcast
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	380	392
Operating Segments \| Distribution revenue \| Local sports
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues		433
Operating Segments \| Distribution revenue \| Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	46	48
Operating Segments \| Advertising revenue \| Broadcast
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	268	282
Operating Segments \| Advertising revenue \| Local sports
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues		44
Operating Segments \| Advertising revenue \| Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	46	68
Operating Segments \| Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenues \| Broadcast
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	28	47
Operating Segments \| Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenues \| Local sports
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues		5
Operating Segments \| Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenues \| Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	12	18
Eliminations
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	(7)	(49)
Eliminations \| Distribution revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	0	0
Eliminations \| Advertising revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	(5)	(23)
Eliminations \| Other media, non-media, and intercompany revenues
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ (2)	$ (26)

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUM_10

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Revenue Recognition, Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Deferred revenue	$ 198		$ 200
Deferred revenue, noncurrent	139		$ 144
Deferred revenue, revenue recognized	$ 19	$ 29
Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue Benchmark \| Customer One
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	11%	17%
Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue Benchmark \| Customer Two
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	10%	17%
Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue Benchmark \| Customer Three
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)		14%
Customer Concentration Risk \| Accounts Receivable \| Customer One
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	12%		13%
Customer Concentration Risk \| Accounts Receivable \| Customer Two
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	11%
Customer Concentration Risk \| Accounts Receivable \| Customer Three
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Concentration risk (as a percent)	10%

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUM_11

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Income Taxes (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible	$ 1

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUM_12

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Share Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	May 05, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Aug. 04, 2020	Aug. 03, 2020
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, additional authorized repurchase amount			$ 500,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000
Treasury stock, shares acquired (in shares)		3.6
Treasury stock, value acquired		$ 53,000,000
Stock repurchase program, remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 646,000,000
Subsequent Event
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Treasury stock, shares acquired (in shares)	5.2
Treasury stock, value acquired	$ 99,000,000

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUM_13

NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Subsequent Events (Details)	May 10, 2023 $ / shares
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25

OTHER ASSETS - Schedule of Othe

OTHER ASSETS - Schedule of Other Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Equity method investments	$ 137	$ 113
Other investments	445	442
Note receivable	193	193
Post-retirement plan assets	42	41
Other	173	175
Total other assets	$ 990	$ 964

OTHER ASSETS - Narrative (Detai

OTHER ASSETS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
OTHER ASSETS - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Mar. 01, 2022	Nov. 05, 2021
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income (loss) from equity method investments	$ 31,000,000	$ 12,000,000
Investments in equity securities measured at fair value	234,000,000		$ 234,000,000
Unrealized gain (loss) on FV-NI and NAV investments	(1,000,000)	(56,000,000)
Equity investments, net of cumulative impairment	20,000,000		18,000,000
Cumulative impairment	7,000,000		7,000,000
Impairment recorded	0	0
Note receivable	193,000,000		193,000,000
Affiliated Entity \| Notes Receivable of Diamond Sports Finance SPV, LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Note receivable	193,000,000		193,000,000
A/R Facility \| Line of Credit Facility
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Payment to purchase lenders' rights and obligations					$ 184,000,000
Payment to purchase lenders' rights and obligations as a proportion of total aggregate outstanding principal amount (as a percent)					101%
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 400,000,000
Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investments measured at NAV	191,000,000		190,000,000
Unfunded commitments related to investments valued using NAV practical expedient	86,000,000		$ 88,000,000
DSIH
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Fair value of equity method investments	0	0		$ 0
Income (loss) from equity method investments	$ 0	0
YES Network
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Income (loss) from equity method investments		$ 10,000,000

NOTES PAYABLE, FINANCE LEASES_2

NOTES PAYABLE, FINANCE LEASES, AND COMMERCIAL BANK FINANCING (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Feb. 07, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under revolving credit facility exceed total commitments (as a percent)	35%
Consolidated total debt	$ 4,258,000,000
Consolidated VIEs
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated total debt	2,000,000		$ 2,000,000
Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate		3.90%
Notional amount		$ 600,000,000
Fair value of interest rate swap	3,000,000
Interest Rate Swap \| Level 2 \| Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fair value of interest rate swap	3,000,000		0
Guarantee Obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unconditional and irrevocably guaranteed debt	2,000,000		2,000,000
Provide guarantee of certain obligations	$ 112,000,000
Annual escalations (as a percent)	4%
Debt term ( year)	7 years
Finance leases to affiliates
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Finance lease liabilities, current	$ 3,000,000		3,000,000
Finance lease liabilities, non-current	$ 5,000,000		$ 6,000,000
STG Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
First lien leverage ratio	4.5
Borrowings outstanding	$ 0

REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INT_2

REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Feb. 10, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Dividends accrued during the period		$ 3	$ 3
Redeemable subsidiary preferred equity				$ 194
Liquidation preference				$ 198
Aggregate redemption price	$ 190
Unreturned capital contribution, percentage	95%
Unreturned capital contribution	$ 175
Redeemable Preferred Stock
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Redeemed units (in shares)	175,000
LIBOR
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Cash interest rate (as a percent)		8%
Percent higher than the rate payable if dividends were paid in cash (as a percent)		0.50%
Minimum
Temporary Equity [Line Items]
Cash interest rate (as a percent)		0.75%

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES -

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands

1 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Sep. 21, 2022 USD ($) station

Jul. 28, 2021 USD ($)

Oct. 15, 2020 USD ($)

Sep. 02, 2020 USD ($)

Aug. 19, 2020 USD ($)

Jun. 08, 2020 petition

May 22, 2020 USD ($)

Nov. 06, 2018 lawsuit

Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)

Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)

Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) station

Oct. 03, 2018 broadcaster

Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]

Number of television stations owned | station

185

Unfavorable Regulatory Action

Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]

Proposed fine

$ 2,700

$ 9,000

$ 13,000

Proposed fine per station

$ 25

$ 500

Issuance of forfeiture penalty upheld

$ 500

Additional legal expenses accrued

$ 8,000

Number of television stations owned | station

Loss contingency, damages sought, total

$ 3,400

Loss contingency accrual

$ 3,400

Unfavorable Regulatory Action | Minimum

Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]

Proposed fine per station

Unfavorable Regulatory Action | Maximum

Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]

Proposed fine per station

$ 26

Breach of Merger Agreement

Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]

Agreement to pay to resolve FCC investigation

$ 48,000

Payments for resolve FCC investigation

$ 48,000

Compliance plan term

4 years

Number of petitions filed | petition

Various Cases Alleging Violation of Sherman Antitrust Act

Commitments and Contingencies [Line Items]

Loss contingency, new claims filed, number (lawsuit) | lawsuit

Loss contingency, number of other broadcasters | broadcaster

EARNINGS PER SHARE - Schedule o

EARNINGS PER SHARE - Schedule of Earnings per Share (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Income (Numerator)
Net income	$ 193	$ 2,616
Net loss (income) attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests	4	(4)
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	(12)	(25)
Net income (loss) attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group	185	2,587
Numerator for diluted earnings per common share available to common shareholders	$ 185	$ 2,587
Shares (Denominator)
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding (in shares)	69,744	72,164
Dilutive effect of stock-settled appreciation rights and outstanding stock options (in shares)	120	12
Diluted weighted-average common and common equivalent shares outstanding (in shares)	69,864	72,176
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation
Weighted-average stock-settled appreciation rights and outstanding stock options excluded (in shares)	3,645	2,545

SEGMENT DATA - Narrative (Detai

SEGMENT DATA - Narrative (Details) - segment	2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
SEGMENT DATA - Narrative (Details) - segment	Feb. 28, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of reportable segments	2	1

SEGMENT DATA - Segment Financia

SEGMENT DATA - Segment Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended
		Mar. 01, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Segment data
Assets	[1]		$ 6,436		$ 6,704
Revenue			773	$ 1,288
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets			65	121
Amortization of sports programming rights			0	326
Amortization of program contract costs			22	25
Corporate general and administrative expenses			58	47
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary		$ (3,357)	0	(3,357)
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			6	(5)
Operating income (loss)			21	3,466
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs			74	115
Income from equity method investments			31	12
Note receivable			193		193
Notes Receivable of Diamond Sports Finance SPV, LLC \| Affiliated Entity
Segment data
Note receivable			193		$ 193
Broadcast
Segment data
Intersegment revenues			1	24
Revenue from related parties			10	5
Operating Segments \| Broadcast
Segment data
Assets			4,379
Revenue			676	721
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets			59	60
Amortization of sports programming rights				0
Amortization of program contract costs			17	20
Corporate general and administrative expenses			33	43
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary				0
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			(2)	(5)
Operating income (loss)			51	97
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs			1	1
Income from equity method investments			0	0
Operating Segments \| Local sports
Segment data
Revenue				482
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets				54
Amortization of sports programming rights				326
Amortization of program contract costs				0
Corporate general and administrative expenses				1
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary				0
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment				0
Operating income (loss)				(4)
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs				72
Income from equity method investments				10
Other & Corporate
Segment data
Assets			2,057
Revenue			104	134
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets			7	8
Amortization of sports programming rights				0
Amortization of program contract costs			5	5
Corporate general and administrative expenses			25	3
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary				(3,357)
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			8	0
Operating income (loss)			(30)	3,372
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs			76	47
Income from equity method investments			31	2
Intersegment revenues			5	22
Eliminations
Segment data
Assets			0
Revenue			(7)	(49)
Depreciation of property and equipment and amortization of definite-lived intangibles and other assets			(1)	(1)
Amortization of sports programming rights				0
Amortization of program contract costs			0	0
Corporate general and administrative expenses			0	0
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary				0
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions and other, net of impairment			0	0
Operating income (loss)			0	1
Interest expense including amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs			(3)	(5)
Income from equity method investments			$ 0	$ 0

[1]Our consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include total assets of variable interest entities ("VIE") of $83 million and $115 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include total liabilities of VIEs of $17 million and $18 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 8. Variable Interest Entities.

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Na

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets	[1]	$ 6,436		$ 6,704
Note receivable		193		193
Notes Receivable of Diamond Sports Finance SPV, LLC \| Affiliated Entity
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Note receivable		193		193
Eliminations
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets		$ (6,322)		(5,999)
Consolidated VIEs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable interest entities outsourcing agreement initial term		5 years
Assets		$ 83		115
Consolidated VIEs \| Eliminations
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Liabilities associated with the certain outsourcing agreements and purchase options		131		130
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Assets		196		$ 187
Gain from related equity investments and other investments		$ 35	$ 20

[1]Our consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include total assets of variable interest entities ("VIE") of $83 million and $115 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include total liabilities of VIEs of $17 million and $18 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 8. Variable Interest Entities.

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Sc

VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Schedule of Variable Interest Entities Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Accounts receivable, net		$ 603	$ 612
Other current assets		216	182
Total current assets		1,447	1,683
Property and equipment, net		725	728
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		904	946
Total assets	[1]	6,436	6,704
Current liabilities:
Other current liabilities		605	608
Long-term liabilities:
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		4,221	4,227
Program contracts payable, less current portion		10	10
Other long-term liabilities		214	220
Total liabilities	[1]	5,605	5,829
Consolidated VIEs
Current assets:
Accounts receivable, net		17	47
Other current assets		2	3
Total current assets		19	50
Property and equipment, net		11	10
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets		15	15
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		38	40
Total assets		83	115
Current liabilities:
Other current liabilities		14	15
Long-term liabilities:
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion		6	7
Program contracts payable, less current portion		1	1
Other long-term liabilities		3	3
Total liabilities		$ 24	$ 26

[1]Our consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include total assets of variable interest entities ("VIE") of $83 million and $115 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include total liabilities of VIEs of $17 million and $18 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 8. Variable Interest Entities.

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - T

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Transactions with our Controlling Shareholders (Details) - Entities Owned by Controlling Shareholders - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Lease Services
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Lease payments made to entities	$ 2	$ 2
Charter Aircraft
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Aircraft expenses (less than)	$ 0.1	$ 0.2

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - C

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) renewal	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total revenues			$ 773	$ 1,288
Affiliated Entity \| Cunningham
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Agreement renewal period			8 years
Right to acquire capital stock			100%
Total payments made under the LMA excluded from liabilities			$ 62		$ 61
Remaining purchase price			54		$ 54
Purchase options, broadcast stations			$ 0.2
Proceeds from sale of master control equipment		$ 1
Annual revenue from master control services		$ 0.3
Annual revenue for share service	$ 0.6
Share service agreement, annual service consideration increasing rate ( as a percent)	3%
Affiliated Entity \| Cunningham \| LMA
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of additional renewal terms \| renewal			1
Agreement renewal period			5 years
Percentage of net broadcast revenue used to determine annual LMA fees required to be paid			3%
Amount used to determine annual LMA fees required to be paid			$ 6
Annual increase in aggregate purchase price			6%
Amount paid			$ 3	3
Affiliated Entity \| Cunningham \| Multi-Cast Agreements
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount paid			0.5	0.2
Cunningham License Related Assets \| Cunningham
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total revenues			$ 36	$ 34

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - M

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - MileOne Autogroup Inc. (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
MileOne AutoGroup \| Advertising Time
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount received (less than)	$ 0.1	$ 0.1

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - L

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Leased Property by Real Estate Ventures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Entities Owned by Controlling Shareholders \| Lease Services
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount received	$ 0.4	$ 0.2

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - D

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Broadcast
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties	$ 10	$ 5
Management Services Agreement with Diamond Sports Group \| Broadcast \| Eliminations
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties		24
Affiliated Entity \| Management Services Agreement with Diamond Sports Group
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual management service fee	$ 78
Annual management service fee, deferral period	5 years
Affiliated Entity \| Distributions from Diamond Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC \| Redeemable Subsidiary Preferred Equity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Distributions of tax payments on dividends		1
Affiliated Entity \| Notes Receivable of Diamond Sports Finance SPV, LLC
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Proceeds from collection of notes receivable	$ 3	50
Management Services Agreement with Diamond Sports Group \| Broadcast
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue from related parties	9	28
DSIH
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 5	$ 1

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - O

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Other Equity Method Investees (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2019 renewal	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Sports marketing company
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Marketing services		$ 2
YES Network
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of renewal terms \| renewal	2
Renewal period	2 years
Revenue from related parties		1
Mobile Trucks
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amount paid		$ 5

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - S

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Sports Programming Rights (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) professional_team
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Sports programming rights payments	$ 0	$ 325
Sports Teams Affiliates
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of sports rights agreements assumed \| professional_team		6
Sports programming rights payments		$ 61

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - E

RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Employees (Details) - Affiliated Entity - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Employee \| Jason Smith
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total compensation (less than)	$ 0.2	$ 0.1
Employee \| Ethan White
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total compensation (less than)	$ 0.1	0.1
Employee \| Ethan White \| Restricted Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	1,252
Vesting period	2 years
Employee \| Amberly Thompson
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total compensation (less than)	$ 0.1	0.1
Employee \| Edward Kim
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total compensation (less than)	$ 0.1	$ 0.1
Employee \| Edward Kim \| Restricted Stock
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Granted (in shares)	516	302
Vesting period	2 years	2 years
Vice President \| Frederick Smith
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total compensation (less than)	$ 0.2	$ 0.2
Director \| J. Duncan Smith
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total compensation (less than)	$ 0.2	$ 0.2

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Sched

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Carrying Value and Fair Value of Notes and Debentures (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022	Feb. 07, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities	$ 234,000,000			$ 234,000,000
Debt discount and deferred financing costs	54,000,000			56,000,000
Interest Rate Swap
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate swap	$ 3,000,000
Notional amount			$ 600,000,000
Fixed interest rate			3.90%
Senior Notes \| 5.500% Senior Notes due 2030
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.50%
Senior Notes \| 5.500% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.50%
Senior Notes \| 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.125%
Senior Notes \| 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.125%
Senior Notes \| 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 \| Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.125%
Bally's
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Option purchase price, minimum (in dollars per share)	$ 30
Option purchase price, maximum (in dollars per share)	$ 45
Bally's \| Options and Warrants
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Measurement adjustments		$ (56,000,000)
Level 1 \| Face Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Deferred compensation assets	$ 42,000,000			41,000,000
Deferred compensation liabilities	37,000,000			35,000,000
Level 1 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities	5,000,000			6,000,000
Deferred compensation assets	42,000,000			41,000,000
Deferred compensation liabilities	37,000,000			35,000,000
Level 1 \| Fair Value \| Money market funds
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Money market funds	450,000,000			741,000,000
Level 2 \| Face Value \| Debt of variable interest entities
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	8,000,000			8,000,000
Level 2 \| Face Value \| Debt of non-media subsidiaries
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	16,000,000			16,000,000
Level 2 \| Face Value \| Senior Notes \| 5.500% Senior Notes due 2030
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	500,000,000			500,000,000
Level 2 \| Face Value \| Senior Notes \| 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	282,000,000			282,000,000
Level 2 \| Face Value \| Senior Notes \| 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	750,000,000			750,000,000
Level 2 \| Face Value \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-2, due September 30, 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	1,255,000,000			1,258,000,000
Level 2 \| Face Value \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-3, due April 1, 2028
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	727,000,000			729,000,000
Level 2 \| Face Value \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-4, due April 21, 2029
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	744,000,000			746,000,000
Level 2 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities	154,000,000			153,000,000
Level 2 \| Fair Value \| Debt of variable interest entities
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	8,000,000			8,000,000
Level 2 \| Fair Value \| Debt of non-media subsidiaries
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	16,000,000			16,000,000
Level 2 \| Fair Value \| Senior Notes \| 5.500% Senior Notes due 2030
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	399,000,000			347,000,000
Level 2 \| Fair Value \| Senior Notes \| 5.125% Senior Notes due 2027
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	244,000,000			230,000,000
Level 2 \| Fair Value \| Senior Notes \| 4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	608,000,000			560,000,000
Level 2 \| Fair Value \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-2, due September 30, 2026
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	1,148,000,000			1,198,000,000
Level 2 \| Fair Value \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-3, due April 1, 2028
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	656,000,000			692,000,000
Level 2 \| Fair Value \| Term Loan \| Term Loan B-4, due April 21, 2029
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Debt fair value disclosure	676,000,000			709,000,000
Level 2 \| Fair Value \| Interest Rate Swap
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Interest rate swap	3,000,000			0
Level 3 \| Face Value \| Options and Warrants
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Measurement adjustments	0	$ (56,000,000)
Level 3 \| Fair Value
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:
Investments in equity securities	$ 75,000,000			$ 75,000,000

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Sch_2

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Level 3 Activity (Details) - Level 3 - Face Value - Options and Warrants - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value at beginning of period	$ 75	$ 282
Measurement adjustments	0	(56)
Fair value at end of period	$ 75	$ 226

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINAN_3

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated total debt	$ 4,258
Subsidiary Issuer
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Consolidated total debt	4,243
Amount of debt guaranteed by parent	$ 4,211
5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.125%
5.125% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Sinclair Television Group, Inc. \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.125%
5.500% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.50%
5.500% Senior Notes due 2030 \| Sinclair Television Group, Inc. \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.50%
4.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 \| Sinclair Television Group, Inc. \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.125%

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINAN_4

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 623	$ 884
Accounts receivable, net		603	612
Other current assets		221	187
Total current assets		1,447	1,683
Property and equipment, net		725	728
Investment in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		0	0
Goodwill		2,082	2,088
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		150	150
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		904	946
Other long-term assets		1,128	1,109
Total assets	[1]	6,436	6,704
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		402	397
Current portion of long-term debt		37	38
Other current liabilities		166	173
Total current liabilities		605	608
Long-term debt		4,221	4,227
Other long-term liabilities		779	994
Total liabilities	[1]	5,605	5,829
Redeemable noncontrolling interests		0	194
Total Sinclair Broadcast Group shareholders’ equity		890	748
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		(59)	(67)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity		6,436	6,704
Reportable Legal Entities \| Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
Cash and cash equivalents		48	47
Accounts receivable, net		0	0
Other current assets		26	32
Total current assets		74	79
Property and equipment, net		0	0
Investment in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		1,091	962
Goodwill		0	0
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		0	0
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		0	0
Other long-term assets		536	542
Total assets		1,701	1,583
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		0	0
Current portion of long-term debt		0	0
Other current liabilities		3	4
Total current liabilities		3	4
Long-term debt		0	0
Other long-term liabilities		808	831
Total liabilities		811	835
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			0
Total Sinclair Broadcast Group shareholders’ equity		890	748
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		0	0
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity		1,701	1,583
Reportable Legal Entities \| Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
Cash and cash equivalents		461	750
Accounts receivable, net		0	0
Other current assets		57	42
Total current assets		518	792
Property and equipment, net		30	31
Investment in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		3,492	3,463
Goodwill		0	0
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		0	0
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		0	0
Other long-term assets		944	938
Total assets		4,984	5,224
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		70	80
Current portion of long-term debt		28	28
Other current liabilities		11	8
Total current liabilities		109	116
Long-term debt		4,176	4,181
Other long-term liabilities		54	52
Total liabilities		4,339	4,349
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			0
Total Sinclair Broadcast Group shareholders’ equity		645	875
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		0	0
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity		4,984	5,224
Reportable Legal Entities \| Guarantor Subsidiaries and KDSM, LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
Cash and cash equivalents		1	1
Accounts receivable, net		581	555
Other current assets		165	159
Total current assets		747	715
Property and equipment, net		666	668
Investment in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		0	0
Goodwill		2,081	2,081
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		136	136
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		894	935
Other long-term assets		550	512
Total assets		5,074	5,047
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		315	300
Current portion of long-term debt		6	6
Other current liabilities		123	139
Total current liabilities		444	445
Long-term debt		23	24
Other long-term liabilities		1,116	1,120
Total liabilities		1,583	1,589
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			0
Total Sinclair Broadcast Group shareholders’ equity		3,491	3,458
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		0	0
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity		5,074	5,047
Reportable Legal Entities \| Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
Cash and cash equivalents		113	86
Accounts receivable, net		22	57
Other current assets		25	19
Total current assets		160	162
Property and equipment, net		50	51
Investment in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		0	0
Goodwill		1	7
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		14	14
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		38	42
Other long-term assets		736	573
Total assets		999	849
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		18	18
Current portion of long-term debt		4	5
Other current liabilities		79	87
Total current liabilities		101	110
Long-term debt		389	387
Other long-term liabilities		305	314
Total liabilities		795	811
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			194
Total Sinclair Broadcast Group shareholders’ equity		267	(86)
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		(63)	(70)
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity		999	849
Eliminations
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET
Cash and cash equivalents		0	0
Accounts receivable, net		0	0
Other current assets		(52)	(65)
Total current assets		(52)	(65)
Property and equipment, net		(21)	(22)
Investment in equity of consolidated subsidiaries		(4,583)	(4,425)
Goodwill		0	0
Indefinite-lived intangible assets		0	0
Definite-lived intangible assets, net		(28)	(31)
Other long-term assets		(1,638)	(1,456)
Total assets		(6,322)	(5,999)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(1)	(1)
Current portion of long-term debt		(1)	(1)
Other current liabilities		(50)	(65)
Total current liabilities		(52)	(67)
Long-term debt		(367)	(365)
Other long-term liabilities		(1,504)	(1,323)
Total liabilities		(1,923)	(1,755)
Redeemable noncontrolling interests			0
Total Sinclair Broadcast Group shareholders’ equity		(4,403)	(4,247)
Noncontrolling interests in consolidated subsidiaries		4	3
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interests, and equity		$ (6,322)	$ (5,999)

[1]Our consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include total assets of variable interest entities ("VIE") of $83 million and $115 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 include total liabilities of VIEs of $17 million and $18 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 8. Variable Interest Entities.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINAN_5

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2022	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Total revenues		$ 773	$ 1,288
Media programming and production expenses		398	758
Selling, general and administrative expenses		249	267
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary	$ (3,357)	0	(3,357)
Depreciation, amortization and other operating expenses		105	154
Total operating expenses (gains)		752	(2,178)
Operating (loss) income		21	3,466
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		0	0
Interest expense		(74)	(115)
Other (expense) income		42	(48)
Total other expense, net		(32)	(163)
Income tax (provision) benefit		204	(687)
Net income (loss)		193	2,616
Net income attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests		4	(4)
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests		(12)	(25)
Net income (loss) attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group		185	2,587
Comprehensive income		190	2,619
Reportable Legal Entities \| Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Total revenues		0	0
Media programming and production expenses		0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses		25	3
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary			(3,357)
Depreciation, amortization and other operating expenses		1	0
Total operating expenses (gains)		26	(3,354)
Operating (loss) income		(26)	3,354
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		207	(38)
Interest expense		0	(4)
Other (expense) income		(3)	4
Total other expense, net		204	(38)
Income tax (provision) benefit		7	(729)
Net income (loss)		185	2,587
Net income attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests		0	0
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests		0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group		185	2,587
Comprehensive income		185	2,587
Reportable Legal Entities \| Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Total revenues		10	29
Media programming and production expenses		3	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses		35	48
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary			0
Depreciation, amortization and other operating expenses		1	2
Total operating expenses (gains)		39	50
Operating (loss) income		(29)	(21)
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		69	100
Interest expense		(73)	(44)
Other (expense) income		8	1
Total other expense, net		4	57
Income tax (provision) benefit		19	20
Net income (loss)		(6)	56
Net income attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests		0	0
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests		0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group		(6)	56
Comprehensive income		(9)	56
Reportable Legal Entities \| Guarantor Subsidiaries and KDSM, LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Total revenues		739	791
Media programming and production expenses		376	362
Selling, general and administrative expenses		187	199
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary			0
Depreciation, amortization and other operating expenses		82	84
Total operating expenses (gains)		645	645
Operating (loss) income		94	146
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		0	0
Interest expense		(1)	(1)
Other (expense) income		0	3
Total other expense, net		(1)	2
Income tax (provision) benefit		(23)	(47)
Net income (loss)		70	101
Net income attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests		0	0
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests		0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group		70	101
Comprehensive income		70	101
Reportable Legal Entities \| Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Total revenues		43	531
Media programming and production expenses		34	412
Selling, general and administrative expenses		5	63
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary			0
Depreciation, amortization and other operating expenses		22	70
Total operating expenses (gains)		61	545
Operating (loss) income		(18)	(14)
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		0	0
Interest expense		(3)	(75)
Other (expense) income		37	(50)
Total other expense, net		34	(125)
Income tax (provision) benefit		201	69
Net income (loss)		217	(70)
Net income attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests		4	(4)
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests		(12)	(25)
Net income (loss) attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group		209	(99)
Comprehensive income		217	(67)
Eliminations
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Total revenues		(19)	(63)
Media programming and production expenses		(15)	(16)
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(3)	(46)
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary			0
Depreciation, amortization and other operating expenses		(1)	(2)
Total operating expenses (gains)		(19)	(64)
Operating (loss) income		0	1
Equity in earnings of consolidated subsidiaries		(276)	(62)
Interest expense		3	9
Other (expense) income		0	(6)
Total other expense, net		(273)	(59)
Income tax (provision) benefit		0	0
Net income (loss)		(273)	(58)
Net income attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests		0	0
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests		0	0
Net income (loss) attributable to Sinclair Broadcast Group		(273)	(58)
Comprehensive income		$ (273)	$ (58)

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINAN_6

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$ 62	$ 70
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of property and equipment	(20)	(21)
Spectrum repack reimbursements	1	1
Proceeds from sale of assets	0	4
Deconsolidation of subsidiary cash	0	(315)
Purchases of investments	(33)	(5)
Distributions from investments	8	70
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(44)	(266)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases	(9)	(7)
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock	(53)	(68)
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	(18)	(18)
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity	0	(1)
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity	(190)	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	(4)	(3)
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables	0	0
Other, net	(5)	(5)
Net cash flows used in financing activities	(279)	(102)
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH	(261)	(298)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	884	819
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	623	521
Reportable Legal Entities \| Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(26)	(5)
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of property and equipment	0	0
Spectrum repack reimbursements	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets		0
Deconsolidation of subsidiary cash		0
Purchases of investments	(2)	(2)
Distributions from investments	0	50
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(2)	48
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases	0	0
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock	(53)	(68)
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	(18)	(18)
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity		0
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	0	0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables	105	100
Other, net	(5)	(5)
Net cash flows used in financing activities	29	9
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH	1	52
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	47	2
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	48	54
Reportable Legal Entities \| Sinclair Television Group, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(74)	(45)
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of property and equipment	0	(1)
Spectrum repack reimbursements	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets		0
Deconsolidation of subsidiary cash		0
Purchases of investments	0	(1)
Distributions from investments	0	0
Net cash flows used in investing activities	0	(2)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases	(7)	(5)
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock	0	0
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	0	0
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity		0
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	0	0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables	(208)	151
Other, net	0	0
Net cash flows used in financing activities	(215)	146
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH	(289)	99
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	750	316
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	461	415
Reportable Legal Entities \| Guarantor Subsidiaries and KDSM, LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	83	327
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of property and equipment	(19)	(18)
Spectrum repack reimbursements	1	1
Proceeds from sale of assets		4
Deconsolidation of subsidiary cash		0
Purchases of investments	(21)	(1)
Distributions from investments	0	10
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(39)	(4)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases	(1)	(1)
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock	0	0
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	0	0
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity		0
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	0	0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables	(43)	(323)
Other, net	0	0
Net cash flows used in financing activities	(44)	(324)
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH	0	(1)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	1	2
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	1	1
Reportable Legal Entities \| Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	77	(209)
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of property and equipment	(1)	(2)
Spectrum repack reimbursements	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets		0
Deconsolidation of subsidiary cash		(315)
Purchases of investments	(10)	(1)
Distributions from investments	8	10
Net cash flows used in investing activities	(3)	(308)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases	(1)	(1)
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock	0	0
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	0	0
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity		(1)
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity	(190)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	(4)	(3)
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables	148	74
Other, net	0	0
Net cash flows used in financing activities	(47)	69
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH	27	(448)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	86	499
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	113	51
Eliminations
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
NET CASH FLOWS (USED IN) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	2	2
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of property and equipment	0	0
Spectrum repack reimbursements	0	0
Proceeds from sale of assets		0
Deconsolidation of subsidiary cash		0
Purchases of investments	0	0
Distributions from investments	0	0
Net cash flows used in investing activities	0	0
NET CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Repayments of notes payable, commercial bank financing, and finance leases	0	0
Repurchase of outstanding Class A Common Stock	0	0
Dividends paid on Class A and Class B Common Stock	0	0
Dividends paid on redeemable subsidiary preferred equity		0
Redemption of redeemable subsidiary preferred equity	0
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	0	0
Increase (decrease) in intercompany payables	(2)	(2)
Other, net	0	0
Net cash flows used in financing activities	(2)	(2)
NET DECREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH	0	0
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, beginning of period	0	0
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS, AND RESTRICTED CASH, end of period	$ 0	$ 0