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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Jun. 30, 2026
Dec. 31, 2025
Current assets:    
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts $ 26 $ 18
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 30,806,374 30,327,669
Treasury Stock, Shares 16,476,449 16,955,154
ASSETS    
Total assets [1] $ 17,715 $ 10,846
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    
Total liabilities [1] 15,451 8,784
Non Guarantor VIEs [Member]    
ASSETS    
Total assets 291 292
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    
Total liabilities $ 154 $ 139
[1] The condensed consolidated total assets as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 include certain assets held by consolidated VIEs of $291 million and $292 million, respectively, which are not available to be used to settle the obligations of Nexstar. The condensed consolidated total liabilities as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 include certain liabilities of consolidated VIEs of $154 million and $139 million, respectively, for which the creditors of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of Nexstar. See Note 2 for additional information.