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Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. – ‘10-Q’ for 6/30/22 – ‘EX-101.CAL’

On:  Tuesday, 8/9/22, at 4:06pm ET   ·   For:  6/30/22   ·   Accession #:  912752-22-59   ·   File #:  0-26076

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 8/09/22  Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc.     10-Q        6/30/22   78:13M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-Q        Quarterly Report                                    HTML   3.31M 
 2: EX-31.1     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 3: EX-31.2     Certification -- §302 - SOA'02                      HTML     28K 
 4: EX-32.1     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     23K 
 5: EX-32.2     Certification -- §906 - SOA'02                      HTML     23K 
11: R1          Cover                                               HTML     79K 
12: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    167K 
13: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     59K 
14: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    137K 
15: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income     HTML     50K 
16: R6          Consolidated Statements of Equity (Deficit) and     HTML    116K 
                Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests                              
17: R7          Consolidated Statements of Equity (Deficit) and     HTML     29K 
                Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests                              
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
18: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    129K 
19: R9          Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML    110K 
                Accounting Policies                                              
20: R10         Acquisitions and Dispositions of Assets             HTML     27K 
21: R11         Other Assets                                        HTML     40K 
22: R12         Notes Payable, Finance Leases, and Commercial Bank  HTML     36K 
                Financing                                                        
23: R13         Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests                 HTML     29K 
24: R14         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     35K 
25: R15         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     51K 
26: R16         Segment Data                                        HTML    140K 
27: R17         Variable Interest Entities                          HTML     58K 
28: R18         Related Person Transactions                         HTML     49K 
29: R19         Fair Value Measurements                             HTML     93K 
30: R20         Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements        HTML    522K 
31: R21         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     24K 
32: R22         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     73K 
                Accounting Policies (Policies)                                   
33: R23         Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant     HTML     78K 
                Accounting Policies (Tables)                                     
34: R24         Other Assets (Tables)                               HTML     32K 
35: R25         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     53K 
36: R26         Segment Data (Tables)                               HTML    135K 
37: R27         Variable Interest Entities (Tables)                 HTML     52K 
38: R28         Fair Value Measurements (Tables)                    HTML     93K 
39: R29         Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements        HTML    522K 
                (Tables)                                                         
40: R30         NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT     HTML     30K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Nature of Operations                       
                (Details)                                                        
41: R31         NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT     HTML     29K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Deconsolidation of Diamond                 
                Sports Intermediate Holdings LLC (Details)                       
42: R32         NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT     HTML     31K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Broadcast Television                       
                Programming (Details)                                            
43: R33         NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT     HTML     27K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Non-cash Investing and                     
                Financing Activities (Details)                                   
44: R34         NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT     HTML     64K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Revenue Recognition,                       
                Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)                              
45: R35         NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT     HTML     48K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Revenue Recognition,                       
                Narrative (Details)                                              
46: R36         NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT     HTML     35K 
                ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Share Repurchase Program                   
                (Details)                                                        
47: R37         Acquisitions and Dispositions of Assets (Details)   HTML     30K 
48: R38         OTHER ASSETS - Schedule of Other Assets (Details)   HTML     35K 
49: R39         OTHER ASSETS - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     71K 
50: R40         Notes Payable, Finance Leases, and Commercial Bank  HTML    109K 
                Financing (Details)                                              
51: R41         Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Details)       HTML     42K 
52: R42         COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES - Narrative           HTML     78K 
                (Details)                                                        
53: R43         EARNINGS PER SHARE - Schedule of Earnings per       HTML     58K 
                Share (Details)                                                  
54: R44         EARNINGS PER SHARE - Summary of Antidilutive        HTML     25K 
                Securities (Details)                                             
55: R45         SEGMENT DATA - Narrative (Details)                  HTML     24K 
56: R46         SEGMENT DATA - Segment Financial Information        HTML    117K 
                (Details)                                                        
57: R47         VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Narrative (Details)    HTML     49K 
58: R48         VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Schedule of Variable   HTML     95K 
                Interest Entities Assets and Liabilities (Details)               
59: R49         RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Transactions with     HTML     32K 
                our Controlling Shareholders (Details)                           
60: R50         RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Cunningham            HTML     86K 
                Broadcasting Corporation (Details)                               
61: R51         RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Atlantic Automotive   HTML     27K 
                Corporation (Details)                                            
62: R52         RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Leased Property by    HTML     27K 
                Real Estate Ventures (Details)                                   
63: R53         RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Diamond Sports        HTML     66K 
                Intermediate Holdings LLC (Details)                              
64: R54         RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Other Equity Method   HTML     41K 
                Investees (Details)                                              
65: R55         RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Sports Programming    HTML     29K 
                Rights (Details)                                                 
66: R56         RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS - Employees (Details)   HTML     48K 
67: R57         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Carrying      HTML    166K 
                Value and Fair Value of Notes and Debentures                     
                (Details)                                                        
68: R58         FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS - Schedule of Level 3       HTML     31K 
                Activity (Details)                                               
69: R59         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -      HTML     40K 
                Narrative (Details)                                              
70: R60         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -      HTML    171K 
                Balance Sheet (Details)                                          
71: R61         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -      HTML    141K 
                Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income                 
                (Details)                                                        
72: R62         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -      HTML    127K 
                Statement of Cash Flows (Details)                                
73: R63         Subsequent Events (Details)                         HTML     26K 
76: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    140K 
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75: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    189K 
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