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VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES - Schedule of Variable Interest Entities Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Mar. 31, 2026
Dec. 31, 2025
Current assets:    
Accounts receivable, net $ 631 $ 687
Other current assets 153 147
Total current assets 1,628 1,700
Property and equipment, net 640 655
Total assets [1] 5,776 5,949
Current liabilities:    
Other current liabilities 71 67
Long-term liabilities:    
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion 4,353 4,358
Other long-term liabilities 177 180
Total liabilities [1] 5,384 5,579
Consolidated VIEs    
Current assets:    
Accounts receivable, net 3 5
Other current assets 0 2
Total current assets 3 7
Property and equipment, net 6 5
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets 1 13
Definite-lived intangible assets, net 11 5
Total assets 21 30
Current liabilities:    
Other current liabilities 2 6
Long-term liabilities:    
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion 3 4
Other long-term liabilities 3 3
Total liabilities 8 13
Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC    
Current assets:    
Accounts receivable, net 545 612
Other current assets 99 111
Total current assets 1,072 1,138
Property and equipment, net 625 634
Total assets [2] 4,596 4,663
Current liabilities:    
Other current liabilities 69 62
Long-term liabilities:    
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion 4,353 4,358
Other long-term liabilities 127 131
Total liabilities [2] 5,449 5,486
Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC | Consolidated VIEs    
Current assets:    
Accounts receivable, net 3 5
Other current assets 0 2
Total current assets 3 7
Property and equipment, net 6 5
Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets 1 13
Definite-lived intangible assets, net 11 5
Total assets 21 30
Current liabilities:    
Other current liabilities 2 6
Long-term liabilities:    
Notes payable, finance leases, and commercial bank financing, less current portion 3 4
Other long-term liabilities 3 3
Total liabilities $ 8 $ 13
[1] Our consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 include total assets of variable interest entities (“VIE”) of $21 million and $30 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. Our consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 include total liabilities of VIEs of $5 million and $8 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to us. See Note 7. Variable Interest Entities.
[2] Sinclair Broadcast Group, LLC’s (“SBG”) consolidated total assets as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 include total assets of variable interest entities (“VIE”) of $21 million and $30 million, respectively, which can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. SBG’s consolidated total liabilities as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 include total liabilities of VIEs of $5 million and $8 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to SBG. See Note 6. Variable Interest Entities.