v2.4.0.8
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended |
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |
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Estimated losses for bad debts |
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$ 1,000,000 |
$ 900,000 |
Bad debts actually charged off |
1,100,000 |
700,000 |
2,600,000 |
Long term debt fair value |
364,100,000 |
371,300,000 |
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Percentage of tax benefit recognized |
50.00% |
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Advertising expense |
300,000 |
300,000 |
400,000 |
Period to grant television station for terms of retransmission consent agreements |
6 years |
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Retransmission consent agreements, expiring date |
Dec. 31,
2014 |
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Retransmission consent revenue |
22,200,000 |
20,200,000 |
17,100,000 |
Broadcast trade revenue |
500,000 |
600,000 |
800,000 |
Broadcast trade cost |
500,000 |
600,000 |
800,000 |
Shares of dilutive securities not included in computation of diluted income per share |
5,670,908 |
8,573,761 |
610,650 |
Comprehensive income |
$ 234,000 |
$ 0 |
$ 0 |
Interest Rate Swap Agreements [Member]
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |
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Term loan beginning date |
Dec. 31,
2015 |
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Amount after tax and reclassification adjustments, of increase (decrease) in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss).
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585
Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.5)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688
Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 03
-Paragraph 5
-Article 5
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