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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Mar. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Current assets:    
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts $ 17 $ 16
Stockholders' equity:    
Preferred stock, par value $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized 200,000 200,000
Preferred stock, shares issued 0 0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding 0 0
Common stock, par value $ 0.01 $ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized 100,000,000 100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued 47,282,823 47,282,823
Common stock, shares outstanding 30,357,923 30,621,241
Treasury Stock, Shares 16,924,900 16,661,582
ASSETS    
Total assets [1] $ 11,414 $ 11,468
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    
Total liabilities [1] 9,164 9,200
Non Guarantor VIEs [Member]    
ASSETS    
Total assets 297 297
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    
Total liabilities $ 146 $ 148
[1] The condensed consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 include certain assets held by consolidated VIEs of $297 million and $297 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of Nexstar. The condensed consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $146 million and $148 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of Nexstar. See Note 2 for additional information.