LIN Media 10-Q 12 May 14 2014 Q1 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	7-May-14
Entity Registrant Name	'LIN Media LLC	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0001575571	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-14	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'
LIN Television Corporation	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0000931058	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-14	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--12-31	'
Entity Filer Category	'Large Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	1,000
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q1	'
Class A common stock	'	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	34,498,900
Class B common stock	'	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	20,901,726
Class C common stock	'	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	2

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets

Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'		'
Cash and cash equivalents	$20,887		$12,525
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	138,517		145,309
Deferred income tax assets	8,229		6,898
Other current assets	13,781		15,201
Total current assets	181,414		179,933
Property and equipment, net	223,186		221,078
Deferred financing costs	15,647		16,448
Goodwill	210,627		203,528
Broadcast licenses	536,515		536,515
Other intangible assets, net	53,655		47,049
Other assets	16,191		12,299
Total assets	1,237,235		1,216,850
Current liabilities:	'		'
Current portion of long-term debt	18,925		17,364
Accounts payable	15,263		14,002
Income taxes payable	1,686		1,420
Accrued expenses	56,112		51,696
Program obligations	7,030		7,027
Total current liabilities	99,016		91,509
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	931,531		927,328
Deferred income tax liabilities	58,815		64,686
Program obligations	3,945		4,146
Other liabilities	29,452		27,209
Total liabilities	1,122,759	[1]	1,114,878	[1]
Commitments and Contingencies	'		'
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	9,820		12,845
Stockholders' equity:	'		'
Treasury shares, 4,947,659 shares of class A common shares as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, at cost	-21,984		-21,984
Accumulated deficit	-1,004,665		-1,006,322
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-25,335		-25,526
Total stockholders' deficit	102,221		89,127
Noncontrolling interest	2,435		0
Total equity	104,656		89,127
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity	1,237,235		1,216,850
Class A common stock	'		'
Stockholders' equity:	'		'
Common stock	635,810		624,564
Class B common stock	'		'
Stockholders' equity:	'		'
Common stock	518,395		518,395
Class C common stock	'		'
Stockholders' equity:	'		'
Common stock	0		0
LIN Television Corporation	'		'
Current assets:	'		'
Cash and cash equivalents	19,908		12,525
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts	138,515		145,409
Deferred income tax assets	8,229		6,898
Other current assets	13,781		15,201
Total current assets	180,433		180,033
Property and equipment, net	223,186		221,078
Deferred financing costs	15,647		16,448
Goodwill	210,627		203,528
Broadcast licenses	536,515		536,515
Other intangible assets, net	53,655		47,049
Other assets	16,191		12,299
Total assets	1,236,254		1,216,950
Current liabilities:	'		'
Current portion of long-term debt	18,925		17,364
Accounts payable	15,263		14,002
Income taxes payable	1,686		1,420
Accrued expenses	56,112		51,696
Program obligations	7,030		7,027
Total current liabilities	99,016		91,509
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	933,531		929,328
Deferred income tax liabilities	58,815		64,686
Program obligations	3,945		4,146
Other liabilities	29,452		27,209
Total liabilities	1,124,759	[2]	1,116,878	[2]
Commitments and Contingencies	'		'
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	9,820		12,845
Stockholders' equity:	'		'
Common stock	0		0
Investment in parent company’s shares, at cost	-21,984		-21,984
Additional paid-in capital	1,150,453		1,140,370
Accumulated deficit	-1,003,894		-1,005,633
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	-25,335		-25,526
Total stockholders' deficit	99,240		87,227
Noncontrolling interest	2,435		0
Total equity	101,675		87,227
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity	$1,236,254		$1,216,950
[1]	Our consolidated assets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 include total assets of: $55,024 and $56,056, respectively, of variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. These assets include broadcast licenses and other intangible assets of: $44,118 and $44,677 and program rights of: $2,254 and $2,186 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Our consolidated liabilities as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 include $4,014 and $4,126, respectively, of total liabilities of the VIEs for which the VIEs’ creditors have no recourse to the Company, including $2,698 and $2,727, respectively, of program obligations. See further description in Note 1 — “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”
[2]	Our consolidated assets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 include total assets of: $55,024 and $56,056, respectively, of variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. These assets include broadcast licenses and other intangible assets of: $44,118 and $44,677 and program rights of: $2,351 and $2,060 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Our consolidated liabilities as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 include $4,014 and $4,577, respectively, of total liabilities of the VIEs for which the VIEs’ creditors have no recourse to the Company, including $2,698 and $2,727, respectively, of program obligations. See further description in Note 1 — “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”

Consolidated_Balance_Sheets_Pa

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$3,615	$3,188
Treasury stock, shares	4,947,659	4,947,659
Total assets of VIEs	55,024	56,056
Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net	44,118	44,677
Program rights	2,254	2,186
Total liabilities of VIEs	4,014	4,126
Program obligations	2,698	2,727
Class A common stock	'	'
Common stock, shares authorized	100,000,000	100,000,000
Common stock, issued shares	39,446,659	39,013,005
Common stock, outstanding shares	34,499,000	34,065,346
Class B common stock	'	'
Common stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, issued shares	20,901,726	20,901,726
Common stock, outstanding shares	20,901,726	20,901,726
Class C common stock	'	'
Common stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, issued shares	2	2
Common stock, outstanding shares	2	2
LIN Television Corporation	'	'
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	3,615	3,188
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$0.01	$0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	1,000	1,000
Total assets of VIEs	55,024	56,056
Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net	44,118	44,677
Program rights	2,351	2,060
Total liabilities of VIEs	4,014	4,577
Program obligations	$2,698	$2,727

Consolidated_Statements_of_Ope

Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Net revenues	$166,241	$140,992
Operating expenses:	'	'
Direct operating	69,434	54,568
Selling, general and administrative	44,940	37,298
Amortization of program rights	6,593	7,785
Corporate	12,541	10,271
Depreciation	10,686	11,638
Amortization of intangible assets	5,571	5,429
Restructuring charge	0	2,132
Loss from asset dispositions	94	95
Operating income	16,382	11,776
Other expense:	'	'
Interest expense, net	14,209	13,871
Share of loss in equity investments	75	0
Other expense (income), net	18	-24
Total other expense, net	14,302	13,847
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	2,080	-2,071
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	1,021	-1,051
Net income (loss)	1,059	-1,020
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	-598	-164
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	1,657	-856
Basic net income (loss) per common share:	'	'
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$0.03	($0.02)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding used in calculating basic income (loss) per common share (in shares)	53,669	51,910
Diluted net income (loss) per common share:	'	'
Net income (loss) (in dollars per share)	$0.03	($0.02)
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding used in calculating diluted income per common share (in shares)	56,593	51,910
LIN Television Corporation	'	'
Net revenues	166,241	140,992
Operating expenses:	'	'
Direct operating	69,434	54,568
Selling, general and administrative	44,940	37,298
Amortization of program rights	6,593	7,785
Corporate	12,189	10,271
Depreciation	10,686	11,638
Amortization of intangible assets	5,571	5,429
Restructuring charge	0	2,132
Loss from asset dispositions	94	95
Operating income	16,734	11,776
Other expense:	'	'
Interest expense, net	14,229	13,871
Share of loss in equity investments	75	0
Other expense (income), net	18	-24
Total other expense, net	14,322	13,847
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	2,412	-2,071
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	1,021	-1,051
Net income (loss)	1,391	-1,020
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	-598	-164
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	$1,989	($856)

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Net income (loss)	$1,059	($1,020)
Amortization of pension net losses, net of tax of $124 and $169 for the three months ended March, 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, reclassified	191	259
Comprehensive income (loss)	1,250	-761
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	-598	-164
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	1,848	-597
LIN Television Corporation	'	'
Net income (loss)	1,391	-1,020
Amortization of pension net losses, net of tax of $124 and $169 for the three months ended March, 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, reclassified	191	259
Comprehensive income (loss)	1,582	-761
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	-598	-164
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	$2,180	($597)

Consolidated_Statements_of_Com1

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Amortization of pension net losses, tax	$124	$169
LIN Television Corporation	'	'
Amortization of pension net losses, tax	$124	$169

Consolidated_Statement_of_Shar

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity (USD $)

Total

Class A

Class B

Common Stock

Common Stock

Treasury Stock (at cost)

Additional Paid-In Capital

Accumulated Deficit

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Noncontrolling Interest

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified

USD ($)

Class A

Class B

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Common Stock

Investment in Parent Company’s Common Stock, at cost

Additional Paid-In Capital

Accumulated Deficit

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Noncontrolling Interest

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

USD ($)

Balance at Dec. 31, 2012

($91,564)

'

'

$313

$235

($21,984)

$1,129,691

($1,164,435)

($35,384)

'

($91,564)

'

($21,984)

$1,130,239

($1,164,435)

($35,384)

'

Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2012

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000

'

'

'

'

'

Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $124 and $169 for three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively

259

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

259

'

259

'

'

'

'

259

'

Share-based compensation

2,421

'

'

2

'

'

2,419

'

'

'

2,421

'

'

2,421

'

'

'

Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity

-856

'

'

'

'

'

'

-856

'

'

-856

'

'

'

-856

'

'

Balance at Mar. 31, 2013

-89,740

'

'

315

235

-21,984

1,132,110

-1,165,291

-35,125

'

-89,740

'

-21,984

1,132,660

-1,165,291

-35,125

'

Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2013

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000

'

'

'

'

'

Balance at Dec. 31, 2013

89,127

'

'

624,564

518,395

-21,984

'

-1,006,322

-25,526

'

87,227

'

-21,984

1,140,370

-1,005,633

-25,526

'

Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2013

'

39,013,005

20,901,726

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000

'

'

'

'

'

Increase (Decrease) in Shareholders' Equity

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Pension liability adjustment, net of tax of $124 and $169 for three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively

191

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

191

'

191

'

'

'

'

191

'

Issuance of class A common shares

1,163

'

'

1,163

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

Tax benefit from exercise of share options and vesting of restricted share awards

7,784

'

'

7,784

'

'

'

'

'

'

7,784

'

'

7,784

'

'

'

Share-based compensation

2,299

'

'

2,299

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,299

'

'

2,299

'

'

'

Dividends declared

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-250

'

'

'

-250

'

'

Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity

1,657

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,657

'

'

1,989

'

'

'

1,989

'

'

Reclassification from redeemable noncontrolling interest

2,435

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,435

2,435

'

'

'

'

'

2,435

Balance at Mar. 31, 2014

$104,656

'

'

$635,810

$518,395

($21,984)

'

($1,004,665)

($25,335)

$2,435

$101,675

'

($21,984)

$1,150,453

($1,003,894)

($25,335)

$2,435

Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2014

'

39,446,659

20,901,726

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000

'

'

'

'

'

Consolidated_Statement_of_Shar1

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity (Parenthetical) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Pension net gain (losses), tax	$124	$169
LIN Television Corporation	'	'
Pension net gain (losses), tax	$124	$169

Consolidated_Statements_of_Cas

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net income (loss)	$1,059,000	($1,020,000)
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation	10,686,000	11,638,000
Amortization of intangible assets	5,571,000	5,429,000
Amortization of financing costs and note discounts	907,000	896,000
Amortization of program rights	6,593,000	7,785,000
Cash payments for programming	-6,866,000	-7,707,000
Share of loss in equity investments	75,000	0
Share-based compensation	2,307,000	1,941,000
Deferred income taxes, net	456,000	-1,237,000
Loss from asset dispositions	94,000	95,000
Other, net	985,000	428,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:	'	'
Accounts receivable	16,315,000	11,020,000
Other assets	-3,174,000	-710,000
Accounts payable	-2,931,000	-9,524,000
Accrued interest expense	-416,000	4,020,000
Other liabilities and accrued expenses	5,122,000	-1,222,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	36,783,000	21,832,000
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Capital expenditures	-5,609,000	-6,798,000
Acquisition of broadcast towers	-7,257,000	0
Payments for business combinations, net of cash acquired	-22,346,000	0
Proceeds from the sale of assets	45,000	13,000
Contributions to equity investments	-75,000	0
Capital contribution to joint venture with NBCUniversal	0	-100,000,000
Net cash used in investing activities	-35,242,000	-106,785,000
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net proceeds on exercises of employee and director stock-based compensation	1,163,000	501,000
Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt	40,000,000	85,000,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	-34,342,000	-22,840,000
Payment of long-term debt issue costs	0	-515,000
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	6,821,000	62,146,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	8,362,000	-22,807,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	12,525,000	46,307,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	20,887,000	23,500,000
LIN Television Corporation	'	'
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net income (loss)	1,391,000	-1,020,000
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation	10,686,000	11,638,000
Amortization of intangible assets	5,571,000	5,429,000
Amortization of financing costs and note discounts	907,000	896,000
Amortization of program rights	6,593,000	7,785,000
Cash payments for programming	-6,866,000	-7,707,000
Share of loss in equity investments	75,000	0
Share-based compensation	2,307,000	1,941,000
Deferred income taxes, net	456,000	-1,237,000
Loss from asset dispositions	94,000	95,000
Other, net	985,000	428,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:	'	'
Accounts receivable	16,417,000	11,020,000
Other assets	-3,174,000	-710,000
Accounts payable	-2,931,000	-9,524,000
Accrued interest expense	-416,000	4,020,000
Other liabilities and accrued expenses	5,122,000	-1,222,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	37,217,000	21,832,000
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Capital expenditures	-5,609,000	-6,798,000
Acquisition of broadcast towers	-7,257,000	0
Payments for business combinations, net of cash acquired	-22,346,000	0
Proceeds from the sale of assets	45,000	13,000
Contributions to equity investments	-75,000	0
Capital contribution to joint venture with NBCUniversal	0	-100,000,000
Net cash used in investing activities	-35,242,000	-106,785,000
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net proceeds on exercises of employee and director stock-based compensation	0	501,000
Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt	40,000,000	85,000,000
Payment of dividend	-250,000	0
Principal payments on long-term debt	-34,342,000	-22,840,000
Payment of long-term debt issue costs	0	-515,000
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	5,408,000	62,146,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	7,383,000	-22,807,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	12,525,000	46,307,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	$19,908,000	$23,500,000

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Summ

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	'
	Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	Principles of Consolidation
	LIN Media LLC (“LIN LLC”), together with its subsidiaries, including LIN Television Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“LIN Television”), is a local multimedia company operating in the United States. LIN LLC and its subsidiaries are affiliates of HM Capital Partners I LP (“HMC”). In these notes, the terms “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean LIN LLC and all subsidiaries included in our consolidated financial statements.
	On July 30, 2013, LIN TV Corp., a Delaware corporation (“LIN TV”), completed its merger with and into LIN LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of LIN TV, with LIN LLC as the surviving entity (the “LIN LLC Merger”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 12, 2013, by and between LIN TV and LIN LLC (the “2013 LIN LLC Merger Agreement”).  LIN LLC filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on July 31, 2013 (the “Form 8-K”) for the purpose of establishing LIN LLC as the successor registrant to LIN TV pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and to disclose certain related matters, including the consummation of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger.  Pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Exchange Act and in accordance with the filing of the Form 8-K, the class A common shares representing limited liability interests in LIN LLC, as the successor registrant to LIN TV, were deemed registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.  References to "LIN LLC," "we," "us," or the "Company" in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that include any period at and before the effectiveness of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger shall be deemed to refer to LIN TV as the predecessor registrant to LIN LLC.  For more information concerning the effects of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger and the succession of LIN LLC to LIN TV upon its effectiveness, please see the Form 8-K.
	The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
	In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to state fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.  The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
	The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our Company, our wholly-owned and majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries, and VIEs for which we are the primary beneficiary. We review all local marketing agreements (“LMAs”), shared services agreements (“SSAs”), joint sales agreements (“JSAs”) and related agreements to evaluate whether consolidation of entities that are party to such arrangements is required under U.S. GAAP.
	We conduct our business through LIN Television and its subsidiaries.  Prior to the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, LIN TV had no operations or assets other than its investments in its subsidiaries.  Subsequent to the 2013 LIN LLC Merger and consistent with its classification as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, LIN LLC has separate operations relating to the administration of the partnership.  The consolidated financial statements of LIN LLC represent its own operations and the consolidated operations of LIN Television, which remains a corporation after the 2013 LIN LLC Merger.
	During the first quarter of 2014, as a result of the continued growth in our digital business, we reevaluated our organization and the nature of our business activities and began assessing and internally reporting financial information for our broadcast business and our digital business separately. As a result, we now have two reportable operating segments, “Broadcast” and “Digital” that are disclosed separately from our corporate activities. Our Broadcast segment includes 43 television stations and seven digital channels that are either owned, operated or serviced by us in 23 U.S. markets, all of which are engaged principally in the sale of television advertising and digital advertising primarily related to our television station companion websites. Our Digital segment includes the operating results of our digital companies: LIN Digital LLC ("LIN Digital"), LIN Mobile, LLC ("LIN Mobile"), Nami Media, Inc. ("Nami Media"), HYFN, Inc. ("HYFN"), Dedicated Media, Inc. ("Dedicated Media"), and Federated Media Publishing LLC ("Federated Media"). Corporate and unallocated expenses primarily include our costs to operate as a public company and to operate our corporate locations. Corporate is not a reportable segment. We have restated prior period disclosures to reflect this change in our reportable operating segments. See Note 5 - “Segment Reporting” for further discussion.
	On March 21, 2014, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K for the purpose of announcing that LIN LLC entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Media General, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“Media General”), Mercury New Holdco, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“New Holdco”), Mercury Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Virginia corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of New Holdco (“Merger Sub 1”), Mercury Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of New Holdco (“Merger Sub 2”) (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Merger Sub 1 will, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, merge with and into Media General (the “Media General Merger”), with Media General surviving the Media General Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Holdco, and immediately following the consummation of the Media General Merger, Merger Sub 2 will merge with and into LIN LLC (the “LIN Merger” and together with the Media General Merger, the “Merger”), with LIN LLC surviving the LIN Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Holdco.
	As a result of the Merger, the combined company will own and operate or service 74 stations across 46 markets, reaching approximately 26.5 million households or 23% of U.S. TV households (certain of these stations are expected to be swapped or otherwise divested in order to address regulatory considerations). The transaction is currently expected to close during the first quarter of 2015. For more information concerning the Merger, refer to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 21, 2014.
	Joint Venture Sale Transaction and Merger
	On February 12, 2013, we, along with our wholly-owned subsidiaries LIN Television and LIN Television of Texas, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“LIN Texas”) entered into an agreement whereby LIN Texas sold its 20.38% equity interest in Station Venture Holdings ("SVH"), a joint venture in which an affiliate of NBCUniversal ("NBC") held the remaining 79.62% equity interest (collectively, the “JV Sale Transaction”). Pursuant to the JV Sale Transaction, LIN Television made a $100 million capital contribution to SVH and in turn, was released from the guarantee of an $815.5 million note held by SVH ("GECC Guarantee") as well as any further obligations related to any shortfall funding agreements between LIN Television and SVH.
	Concurrent with the closing of the JV Sale Transaction, LIN TV entered into the 2013 LIN LLC Merger Agreement. The 2013 LIN LLC Merger enabled the surviving entity to be classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and the change in classification was treated as a liquidation of LIN TV for federal income tax purposes, with the result that LIN TV realized a capital loss in its 100% equity interest in LIN Television.
	For further discussion of the JV Sale Transaction and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, refer to Item 1. "Business" and Note 1 - "Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," Note 13 - "Commitments and Contingencies" to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the "10-K").
	Variable Interest Entities
	In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE for financial reporting purposes, we consider whether we have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and whether we have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive returns that would be significant to the VIE. We consolidate VIEs when we are the primary beneficiary.
	We have a JSA and an SSA with WBDT Television, LLC (“WBDT”) for WBDT-TV in the Dayton, OH market. We also have JSAs and SSAs with affiliates of Vaughan Acquisition LLC (“Vaughan”) for WTGS-TV in the Savannah, GA market, WYTV-TV in the Youngstown, OH market and KTKA-TV in the Topeka, KS market and SSAs with KASY-TV Licensee, LLC (“KASY”), KWBQ-TV, KRWB-TV and KASY-TV in the Albuquerque, Santa-Fe NM market. Under these agreements, we provide administrative services to these stations, have an obligation to reimburse certain of the stations' expenses, and we are compensated through a performance-based fee structure that provides us the benefit of certain returns from the operation of these stations. We determined that WBDT, Vaughan and KASY are VIEs and as a result of the JSAs and/or SSAs, we have variable interests in these entities. We are the primary beneficiary of these entities, and therefore, we consolidate these entities within our consolidated financial statements.
	An order that the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted in March 2014, however, may require changes in our relationship with these entities going forward. In that order, the FCC concluded that JSAs should be “attributable” for purposes of the media ownership rules if they permit a television licensee to sell more than 15% of the commercial inventory of a television station owned by a third party in the same market. Stations with JSAs that would put them in violation of the new rules will have two years from the date on which the rules become effective to amend or terminate those arrangements unless they are able to obtain a waiver of such rules. Accordingly, absent further developments or the grant of a waiver, we may be required to modify or terminate our existing JSAs to comply with FCC requirements.
	The carrying amounts and classifications of the assets and liabilities of the variable interest entities described above, which have been included in our consolidating balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	303		$	278
	Accounts receivable, net	5,922			6,345
	Other assets	927			927
	Total current assets	7,152			7,550
	Property and equipment, net	2,330			2,469
	Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net	44,118			44,677
	Other assets	1,424			1,360
	Total assets	$	55,024		$	56,056
	LIABILITIES
	Current liabilities:
	Current portion of long-term debt	$	1,162		$	1,162
	Accounts payable	57			63
	Accrued expenses	1,259			1,336
	Program obligations	1,241			1,303
	Total current liabilities	3,719			3,864
	Long-term debt, excluding current portion	2,715			3,005
	Program obligations	1,457			1,424
	Other liabilities	47,133			47,763
	Total liabilities	$	55,024		$	56,056
	The assets of our consolidated VIEs can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs and may not be sold, or otherwise disposed of, except for assets sold or replaced with others of like kind or value. Other liabilities of $47.1 million and $47.8 million as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, serve to reduce the carrying value of the entities, and are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements. This reflects the fact that as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, LIN Television has an option that it may exercise if the FCC attribution rules change. The option would allow LIN Television to acquire the assets or member’s interest of the VIE entities for a nominal exercise price, which is significantly less than the carrying value of their tangible and intangible net assets. In an order adopted in March 2014, the FCC concluded that JSAs should be “attributable” for purposes of the media ownership rules if they permit a television licensee to sell more than 15% of the commercial inventory of a television station owned by a third party in the same market. As a result of the changes announced by the FCC, these arrangements, including the options described above, will need to be modified or terminated unless a waiver can be obtained from the FCC.
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
	The redeemable noncontrolling interest as of December 31, 2013 includes the interest of minority shareholders of HYFN, Dedicated Media and Nami Media. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we have reclassified the interest of the minority shareholders of Nami Media to permanent equity, as the mandatory redemption feature of Nami Media's minority shareholders' interest lapsed in February 2014. Accordingly, the following table presents the activity of the redeemable noncontrolling interest included in our consolidated balance sheets related to HYFN and Dedicated Media, which represents third parties’ proportionate share of our consolidated net assets (in thousands):
		Redeemable
		Noncontrolling
		Interest
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	12,845
	Net loss	(598		)
	Share-based compensation	8
	Reclassification to noncontrolling interest (Nami Media)	(2,435		)
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	9,820
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto. Our actual results could differ from these estimates. Estimates are used for the allowance for doubtful accounts in receivables, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, assumptions used to determine fair value of financial instruments, amortization and impairment of program rights and intangible assets, share-based compensation and other long-term incentive compensation arrangements, pension costs, barter transactions, income taxes, employee medical insurance claims, useful lives of property and equipment, contingencies, litigation and net assets of businesses acquired.
	Net Earnings per Common Share
	Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing income attributable to common shareholders by the number of weighted-average outstanding common shares.  Diluted EPS reflects the effect of the assumed exercise of share options and vesting of restricted shares only in the periods in which such effect would have been dilutive.
	The following table sets forth the computation of the common shares outstanding used in determining basic and diluted EPS (in thousands):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
	Denominator for EPS calculation:		2014		2013
	Weighted-average common shares, basic		53,669		51,910
	Effect of dilutive securities:
Share options		2,924		—
Weighted-average common shares, diluted		56,593		51,910
We apply the treasury stock method to measure the dilutive effect of our outstanding share options and restricted share awards and include the respective common share equivalents in the denominator of our diluted EPS calculation.  Securities representing 0.1 million and 0.8 million common shares for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, were excluded from the computation of diluted EPS for these periods because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.  The net income per share amounts are the same for our class A, class B and class C common shares because the holders of each class are legally entitled to equal per share distributions whether through dividends or in liquidation.
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	'
	Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	Principles of Consolidation
	LIN Television Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“LIN Television”), together with its subsidiaries, is a local multimedia company operating in the United States. LIN Television and its subsidiaries are affiliates of HM Capital Partners I LP (“HMC”). In these notes, the terms “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean LIN Television and all subsidiaries included in our consolidated financial statements. LIN Television is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LIN Media LLC (“LIN LLC”).
	On July 30, 2013, LIN TV Corp., a Delaware corporation (“LIN TV”), completed its merger with and into LIN LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of LIN TV, with LIN LLC as the surviving entity (the “LIN LLC Merger”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 12, 2013, by and between LIN TV and LIN LLC (the “2013 LIN LLC Merger Agreement”).  LIN LLC filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on July 31, 2013 (the “Form 8-K”) for the purpose of establishing LIN LLC as the successor registrant to LIN TV pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and to disclose certain related matters, including the consummation of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger.  Pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Exchange Act and in accordance with the filing of the Form 8-K, the class A common shares representing limited liability interests in LIN LLC, as the successor registrant to LIN TV, were deemed registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.  References to "LIN LLC," "we," "us," or the "Company" in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that include any period at and before the effectiveness of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger shall be deemed to refer to LIN TV as the predecessor registrant to LIN LLC.  For more information concerning the effects of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger and the succession of LIN LLC to LIN TV upon its effectiveness, please see the Form 8-K.
	LIN LLC has no independent assets or operations and guarantees all of our debt. All of the consolidated wholly-owned subsidiaries of LIN Television fully and unconditionally guarantee our Senior Secured Credit Facility, 83/8% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “83/8% Senior Notes”) and 63/8% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “63/8% Senior Notes”) on a joint-and-several basis, subject to customary release provisions.
	The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
	In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to state fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.  The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
	The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our Company, our wholly-owned and majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries, and VIEs for which we are the primary beneficiary. We review all local marketing agreements (“LMAs”), shared services agreements (“SSAs”), joint sales agreements (“JSAs”) and related agreements, to evaluate whether consolidation of entities that are party to such arrangements is required under U.S. GAAP.
	During the first quarter of 2014, as a result of the continued growth in our digital business, we reevaluated our organization and the nature of our business activities and began assessing and internally reporting financial information for our broadcast business and our digital business separately. As a result, we now have two reportable operating segments, “Broadcast” and “Digital” that are disclosed separately from our corporate activities. Our Broadcast segment includes 43 television stations and seven digital channels that are either owned, operated or serviced by us in 23 U.S. markets, all of which are engaged principally in the sale of television advertising and digital advertising primarily related to our television station companion websites. Our Digital segment includes the operating results of our digital companies: LIN Digital LLC ("LIN Digital"), LIN Mobile, LLC ("LIN Mobile"), Nami Media, Inc. ("Nami Media"), HYFN, Inc. ("HYFN"), Dedicated Media, Inc. ("Dedicated Media"), and Federated Media Publishing LLC ("Federated Media"). Corporate and unallocated expenses primarily include our costs to operate as a public company and to operate our corporate locations. Corporate is not a reportable segment. We have restated prior period disclosures to reflect this change in our reportable operating segments. See Note 5 - “Segment Reporting” for further discussion.
	On March 21, 2014, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K for the purpose of announcing that LIN LLC entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Media General, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“Media General”), Mercury New Holdco, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“New Holdco”), Mercury Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Virginia corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of New Holdco (“Merger Sub 1”), Mercury Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of New Holdco (“Merger Sub 2”) (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Merger Sub 1 will, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, merge with and into Media General (the “Media General Merger”), with Media General surviving the Media General Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Holdco, and immediately following the consummation of the Media General Merger, Merger Sub 2 will merge with and into LIN LLC (the “LIN Merger” and together with the Media General Merger, the “Merger”), with LIN LLC surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Holdco.
	As a result of the Merger, the combined company will own and operate or service 74 stations across 46 markets, reaching approximately 26.5 million households or 23% of U.S. TV households (certain of these stations are expected to be swapped or otherwise divested in order to address regulatory considerations). The transaction is currently expected to close during the first quarter of 2015. For more information concerning the Merger, refer to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 21, 2014.
	Joint Venture Sale Transaction and Merger
	On February 12, 2013, we, along with LIN TV and LIN Television of Texas, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“LIN Texas”) entered into an agreement whereby LIN Texas sold its 20.38% equity interest in Station Venture Holdings ("SVH"), a joint venture in which an affiliate of NBCUniversal ("NBC"), held the remaining 79.62% equity interest (collectively, the “JV Sale Transaction”). Pursuant to the JV Sale Transaction, LIN Television caused a $100 million capital contribution to be made to SVH and in turn, LIN TV was released from the guarantee of an $815.5 million note held by SVH ("GECC Guarantee") as well as any further obligations related to any shortfall funding agreements between us and SVH.
	Concurrent with the closing of the JV Sale Transaction, LIN TV entered into the 2013 LIN LLC Merger Agreement. The 2013 LIN LLC Merger enabled the surviving entity to be classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and the change in classification was treated as a liquidation of LIN TV for federal income tax purposes, with the result that LIN TV realized a capital loss in its 100% equity interest in LIN Television.
	For further discussion of the JV Sale Transaction and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, refer to Item 1. "Business," Note 1 - "Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" and Note 13 - "Commitments and Contingencies" to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the "10-K").
	Variable Interest Entities
	In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE for financial reporting purposes, we consider whether we have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and whether we have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive returns that would be significant to the VIE. We consolidate VIEs when we are the primary beneficiary.
	We have a JSA and an SSA with WBDT Television, LLC (“WBDT”) for WBDT-TV in the Dayton, OH market. We also have JSAs and SSAs with affiliates of Vaughan Acquisition LLC (“Vaughan”) for WTGS-TV in the Savannah, GA market, WYTV-TV in the Youngstown, OH market and KTKA-TV in the Topeka, KS market and SSAs with KASY-TV Licensee, LLC (“KASY”), KWBQ-TV, KRWB-TV and KASY-TV in the Albuquerque, Santa-Fe NM market. Under these agreements, we provide administrative services to these stations, have an obligation to reimburse certain of the stations' expenses, and we are compensated through a performance-based fee structure that provides us the benefit of certain returns from the operation of these stations. We determined that WBDT, Vaughan and KASY are VIEs and as a result of the JSAs and/or SSAs, we have variable interests in these entities. We are the primary beneficiary of these entities, and therefore, we consolidate these entities within our consolidated financial statements.
	An order that the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) adopted in March 2014, however, may require changes in our relationship with these entities going forward. In that order, the FCC concluded that JSAs should be “attributable” for purposes of the media ownership rules if they permit a television licensee to sell more than 15% of the commercial inventory of a television station owned by a third party in the same market. Stations with JSAs that would put them in violation of the new rules will have two years from the date on which the rules become effective to amend or terminate those arrangements unless they are able to obtain a waiver of such rules. Accordingly, absent further developments or the grant of a waiver, we may be required to modify or terminate our existing JSAs to comply with FCC requirements.
	The carrying amounts and classifications of the assets and liabilities of the variable interest entities described above, which have been included in our consolidating balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
		March 31, 2014			December 31,
					2013
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	303		$	278
	Accounts receivable, net	5,922			6,345
	Other assets	927			927
	Total current assets	7,152			7,550
	Property and equipment, net	2,330			2,469
	Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net	44,118			44,677
	Other assets	1,424			1,360
	Total assets	$	55,024		$	56,056
	LIABILITIES
	Current liabilities:
	Current portion of long-term debt	$	1,162		$	1,162
	Accounts payable	57			63
	Accrued expenses	1,259			1,336
	Program obligations	1,241			1,303
	Total current liabilities	3,719			3,864
	Long-term debt, excluding current portion	2,715			3,005
	Program obligations	1,457			1,424
	Other liabilities	47,133			47,763
	Total liabilities	$	55,024		$	56,056
	The assets of our consolidated VIEs can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs and may not be sold, or otherwise disposed of, except for assets sold or replaced with others of like kind or value. Other liabilities of $47.1 million and $47.8 million as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, serve to reduce the carrying value of the entities, and are eliminated in our consolidated financial statements. This reflects the fact that as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we have an option that we may exercise if the FCC attribution rules change. The option would allow us to acquire the assets or member’s interest of the VIE entities for a nominal exercise price, which is significantly less than the carrying value of their tangible and intangible net assets. In an order adopted in March 2014, the FCC concluded that JSAs should be "attributable" for purposes of the media ownership rules if they permit a television licensee to sell more than 15% of the commercial inventory of a television station owned by a third party in the same market. As a result of the changes announced by the FCC, these arrangements, including the options described above, will need to be modified or terminated unless a waiver can be obtained from the FCC.
	Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
	The redeemable noncontrolling interest as of December 31, 2013 includes the interest of minority shareholders of HYFN, Dedicated Media and Nami Media. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we have reclassified the interest of the minority shareholders of Nami Media to permanent equity, as the mandatory redemption feature of Nami Media's minority shareholders' interest lapsed in February 2014. Accordingly, the following table presents the activity of the redeemable noncontrolling interest included in our consolidated balance sheets related to HYFN and Dedicated Media, which represents third parties’ proportionate share of our consolidated net assets (in thousands):
		Redeemable
		Noncontrolling
		Interest
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	12,845
	Net loss	(598		)
	Share-based compensation	8
	Reclassification to noncontrolling interest (Nami Media)	(2,435		)
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	9,820
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto. Our actual results could differ from these estimates. Estimates are used for the allowance for doubtful accounts in receivables, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, assumptions used to determine fair value of financial instruments, amortization and impairment of program rights and intangible assets, share-based compensation and other long-term incentive compensation arrangements, pension costs, barter transactions, income taxes, employee medical insurance claims, useful lives of property and equipment, contingencies, litigation and net assets of businesses acquired.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
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	Acquisitions
	Federated Media Publishing, Inc.
	On February 3, 2014, LIN Digital Media LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of LIN Television, acquired 100% of the capital stock of Federated Media Publishing, Inc., which we subsequently converted into a Delaware limited liability company ("Federated Media"). Federated Media is a digital content and conversational marketing company that leverages the relationships and content from its publishing network to deliver contextually relevant advertising and conversational and engagement tools that reach agencies’ and brands’ targeted audiences across digital and social media platforms. The purchase price totaled $22.3 million, net of cash, subject to post-closing adjustments, and was funded from cash on hand and amounts drawn on our revolving credit facility.
	The following table summarizes the provisional allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed by us in the acquisition (in thousands):
	Current assets	$	9,811
	Property and equipment	72
	Non-current assets	196
	Other intangible assets	11,497
	Goodwill	7,099
	Current liabilities	(6,368		)
	Total	$	22,307
	The amount allocated to definite-lived intangible assets represents the estimated fair values of publisher relationships of $4.2 million, customer relationships of $1.2 million, completed technology of $3.9 million, and trademarks of $2.2 million. These intangible assets will be amortized over the estimated remaining useful lives of approximately 8 years for publisher relationships, 4 years for customer relationships, 3 years for completed technology and 7 years for trademarks.
	Goodwill of $7.1 million is the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired, and primarily represents the benefits of the incremental revenue we expect to generate from the acquisition of Federated Media.  All of the goodwill recognized in connection with the acquisition of Federated Media is deductible for tax purposes.
	Pro Forma Information
	The following table sets forth unaudited pro forma results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 assuming that the above acquisition of Federated Media, along with transactions necessary to finance the acquisition, occurred on January 1, 2013 (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2014			March 31, 2013
	Net revenue	$	167,608		$	149,069
	Net income (loss)	$	439		$	(5,089	)
	Basic income (loss) per common share attributable to LIN Media LLC	$	0.01		$	(0.10	)
	Diluted income (loss) per common share attributable to LIN Media LLC	$	0.01		$	(0.10	)
	This pro forma financial information is based on historical results of operations, adjusted for the allocation of the purchase price and other acquisition accounting adjustments, and is not necessarily indicative of what our results would have been had we operated the business since January 1, 2013. The pro forma adjustments for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 reflect depreciation expense, amortization of intangibles related to the fair value adjustments of the assets acquired, additional interest expense related to the financing of the transaction and the related tax effects of the adjustments.
	In connection with the acquisition of Federated Media, we and Federated Media incurred a combined total of $0.8 million of transaction related costs primarily related to legal and other professional services. These costs were not included in the 2014 pro forma amounts. The 2013 pro forma net loss was adjusted to include these costs, as they are directly attributable to the acquisition of Federated Media.
	Net revenues and operating loss of Federated Media included in our consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 were $4 million and $(0.5) million, respectively.
	Dedicated Media, Inc.
	On April 9, 2013, LIN Television acquired a 60% interest (calculated on a fully diluted basis) in Dedicated Media, a multi-channel advertisement buying and optimization company.  Under the terms of our agreement with Dedicated Media, we agreed to purchase the remaining outstanding shares of Dedicated Media by no later than February 15, 2015 if Dedicated Media achieves both (i) a target earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and (ii) a target gross profit in 2014, as outlined in the purchase agreement.  The purchase price of these shares is based on multiples of Dedicated Media’s 2014 EBITDA and gross profit.  Our maximum potential obligation under the purchase agreement is $26 million.  If Dedicated Media does not meet the target EBITDA or target gross profit in 2014, we have the option to purchase the remaining outstanding shares using the same purchase price multiple.
	HYFN, Inc.
	On April 4, 2013, LIN Television acquired a 50.1% interest (calculated on a fully diluted basis) in HYFN, a full service digital advertising agency specializing in the planning, development, deployment and support for websites, mobile sites, interactive banners, games and various applications for multiple devices.  Under the terms of our agreement with HYFN, we agreed to purchase the remaining outstanding shares of HYFN by no later than February 15, 2016 if HYFN achieves both (i) a target EBITDA and (ii) target net revenues in 2015, as outlined in the transaction agreements.  The purchase price of these shares is based on multiples of HYFN’s 2015 net revenue and EBITDA.  Our maximum potential obligation under the terms of our agreement is approximately $62.4 million.  If HYFN does not meet the target EBITDA or target net revenues in 2015, we have the option to purchase the remaining outstanding shares using the same purchase price multiple.
	Our obligations to purchase the noncontrolling interest holders’ shares of both Dedicated Media and HYFN are outside of our control, because they are based on the achievement of certain financial targets described above. Therefore, the noncontrolling interest related to Dedicated Media and HYFN as of March 31, 2014 has been reported as redeemable noncontrolling interest and classified as temporary equity on our consolidated balance sheets. As of the acquisition dates, the fair values of the noncontrolling interests were $3.8 million and $7.2 million for Dedicated Media and HYFN, respectively, and were measured based on the purchase prices for our 60% and 50.1% ownership interest in Dedicated Media and HYFN, respectively, and the net assets acquired as of the acquisition dates. As of March 31, 2014, we believe that achievement of the financial targets is not yet probable and therefore, have not reflected these obligations in our consolidated financial statements.
	If we do not purchase the remaining outstanding shares of Dedicated Media or HYFN by the dates set forth in the respective purchase agreements, the noncontrolling interest holders have the right to purchase our interest. The purchase price of these shares is based on the same purchase price multiple described above and is exercisable only if the applicable financial targets are not met and we do not elect to purchase the remaining interest. The fair value of this option is zero and no amounts related to these options are included in our consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2014.
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Acquisitions	'
	Acquisitions
	Federated Media Publishing, Inc.
	On February 3, 2014, LIN Digital Media LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of LIN Television, acquired 100% of the capital stock of Federated Media Publishing, Inc., which we subsequently converted into a Delaware limited liability company ("Federated Media"). Federated Media is a digital content and conversational marketing company that leverages the relationships and content from its publishing network to deliver contextually relevant advertising and conversational and engagement tools that reach agencies’ and brands’ targeted audiences across digital and social media platforms. The purchase price totaled $22.3 million, net of cash, subject to post-closing adjustments, and was funded from cash on hand and amounts drawn on our revolving credit facility.
	The following table summarizes the provisional allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed by us in the acquisition (in thousands):
	Current assets	$	9,811
	Property and equipment	72
	Non-current assets	196
	Other intangible assets	11,497
	Goodwill	7,099
	Current liabilities	(6,368		)
	Total	$	22,307
	The amount allocated to definite-lived intangible assets represents the estimated fair values of publisher relationships of $4.2 million, customer relationships of $1.2 million, completed technology of $3.9 million, and trademarks of $2.2 million. These intangible assets will be amortized over the estimated remaining useful lives of approximately 8 years for publisher relationships, 4 years for customer relationships, 3 years for completed technology and 7 years for trademarks.
	Goodwill of $7.1 million is the excess of the aggregate purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired, and primarily represents the benefits of the incremental revenue we expect to generate from the acquisition of Federated Media.  All of the goodwill recognized in connection with the acquisition of Federated Media is deductible for tax purposes.
	Pro Forma Information
	The following table sets forth unaudited pro forma results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 assuming that the above acquisition of Federated Media, along with transactions necessary to finance the acquisition, occurred on January 1, 2013 (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2014			March 31, 2013
	Net revenue	$	167,608		$	149,069
	Net income (loss)	$	771		$	(5,089	)
	This pro forma financial information is based on historical results of operations, adjusted for the allocation of the purchase price and other acquisition accounting adjustments, and is not necessarily indicative of what our results would have been had we operated the business since January 1, 2013. The pro forma adjustments for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 reflect depreciation expense, amortization of intangibles related to the fair value adjustments of the assets acquired, additional interest expense related to the financing of the transaction and the related tax effects of the adjustments.
	In connection with the acquisition of Federated Media, we and Federated Media incurred a combined total of $0.8 million of transaction related costs primarily related to legal and other professional services. These costs were not included in the 2014 pro forma amounts. The 2013 pro forma net loss was adjusted to include these costs, as they are directly attributable to the acquisition of Federated Media.
	Net revenues and operating loss of Federated Media included in our consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 were $4 million and $(0.5) million, respectively.
	Dedicated Media, Inc.
	On April 9, 2013, we acquired a 60% interest (calculated on a fully diluted basis) in Dedicated Media, a multi-channel advertisement buying and optimization company.  Under the terms of our agreement with Dedicated Media, we agreed to purchase the remaining outstanding shares of Dedicated Media by no later than February 15, 2015 if Dedicated Media achieves both (i) a target earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and (ii) a target gross profit in 2014, as outlined in the purchase agreement.  The purchase price of these shares is based on multiples of Dedicated Media’s 2014 EBITDA and gross profit.  Our maximum potential obligation under the purchase agreement is $26 million.  If Dedicated Media does not meet the target EBITDA or target gross profit in 2014, we have the option to purchase the remaining outstanding shares using the same purchase price multiple.
	HYFN, Inc.
	On April 4, 2013, we acquired a 50.1% interest (calculated on a fully diluted basis) in HYFN, a full service digital advertising agency specializing in the planning, development, deployment and support for websites, mobile sites, interactive banners, games and various applications for multiple devices.  Under the terms of our agreement with HYFN, we agreed to purchase the remaining outstanding shares of HYFN by no later than February 15, 2016 if HYFN achieves both (i) a target EBITDA and (ii) target net revenues in 2015, as outlined in the transaction agreements.  The purchase price of these shares is based on multiples of HYFN’s 2015 net revenue and EBITDA.  Our maximum potential obligation under the terms of our agreement is approximately $62.4 million.  If HYFN does not meet the target EBITDA or target net revenues in 2015, we have the option to purchase the remaining outstanding shares using the same purchase price multiple.
	Our obligations to purchase the noncontrolling interest holders’ shares of both Dedicated Media and HYFN are outside of our control, because they are based on the achievement of certain financial targets described above. Therefore, the noncontrolling interest related to Dedicated Media and HYFN as of March 31, 2014 has been reported as redeemable noncontrolling interest and classified as temporary equity on our consolidated balance sheets. As of the acquisition dates, the fair values of the noncontrolling interests were $3.8 million and $7.2 million for Dedicated Media and HYFN, respectively, and were measured based on the purchase prices for our 60% and 50.1% ownership interest in Dedicated Media and HYFN, respectively, and the net assets acquired as of the acquisition dates. As of March 31, 2014, we believe that achievement of the financial targets is not yet probable and therefore, have not reflected these obligations in our consolidated financial statements.
	If we do not purchase the remaining outstanding shares of Dedicated Media or HYFN by the dates set forth in the respective purchase agreements, the noncontrolling interest holders have the right to purchase our interest. The purchase price of these shares is based on the same purchase price multiple described above and is exercisable only if the applicable financial targets are not met and we do not elect to purchase the remaining interest. The fair value of this option is zero and no amounts related to these options are included in our consolidated financial statements as of March 31, 2014.

Intangible_Assets

Intangible Assets	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Intangible Assets	'
	Intangible Assets
	Goodwill totaled $210.6 million and $203.5 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2014 was as follows (in thousands):
		Goodwill
	Broadcast:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	185,237
	Acquisitions	—
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	185,237
	Digital:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	18,291
	Acquisitions	7,099
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	25,390
	Total:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	203,528
	Acquisitions	7,099
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	210,627
	The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of intangible assets (in thousands):
		March 31, 2014					December 31, 2013
		Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Gross Carrying		Accumulated
		Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amortization
	Broadcast licenses	$	536,515	$	—		$	536,515	$	—
	Intangible assets subject to amortization (1)	98,143		(44,488		)	85,966		(38,917		)
	Total	$	634,658	$	(44,488	)	$	622,481	$	(38,917	)
	-1	Intangible assets subject to amortization are amortized on a straight line basis and primarily include network affiliations, acquired customer and publisher relationships, completed technology, brand names, non-compete agreements, internal-use software, favorable operating leases, and retransmission consent agreements.
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Intangible Assets	'
	Intangible Assets
	Goodwill totaled $210.6 million and $203.5 million at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. The change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2014 was as follows (in thousands):
		Goodwill
	Broadcast:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	185,237
	Acquisitions	—
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	185,237
	Digital:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	18,291
	Acquisitions	7,099
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	25,390
	Total:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	203,528
	Acquisitions	7,099
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	210,627
	The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of intangible assets (in thousands):
		March 31, 2014					December 31, 2013
		Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Gross Carrying		Accumulated
		Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amortization
	Broadcast licenses	$	536,515	$	—		$	536,515	$	—
	Intangible assets subject to amortization (1)	98,143		(44,488		)	85,966		(38,917		)
	Total	$	634,658	$	(44,488	)	$	622,481	$	(38,917	)
	(1)	Intangible assets subject to amortization are amortized on a straight line basis and primarily include network affiliations, acquired customer and publisher relationships, completed technology, brand names, non-compete agreements, internal-use software, favorable operating leases, and retransmission consent agreements.

Debt

Debt	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Debt	'
	Debt
	LIN LLC guarantees all of LIN Television’s debt.  All of the consolidated 100% owned subsidiaries of LIN Television fully and unconditionally guarantee LIN Television’s senior secured credit facility, the 83/8% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “83/8% Senior Notes”), and the 63/8% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “63/8% Senior Notes”) on a joint-and-several basis.
	Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Senior Secured Credit Facility:
	Revolving credit loans	$	15,000	$	5,000
	$115,625 and $118,750 Term loans, net of discount of $322 and $345 as March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	115,303		118,405
	$313,400 and $314,200 Incremental term loans, net of discount of $1,599 and $1,684 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	311,801		312,516
	83/8% Senior Notes due 2018	200,000		200,000
	63/8% Senior Notes due 2021	290,000		290,000
	Capital lease obligations	14,477		14,604
	Other debt	3,875		4,167
	Total debt	950,456		944,692
	Less current portion	18,925		17,364
	Total long-term debt	$	931,531	$	927,328
	During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we paid $3.9 million of principal on the term loans and incremental term loans related to mandatory quarterly payments under our senior secured credit facility.
	In January and February 2014, we drew $40 million on our revolving credit facility to fund the acquisition of Federated Media as well as normal operating activities. We subsequently made payments against these borrowings in the amount of $30 million, resulting in an outstanding balance on our revolving credit facility of $15 million as of March 31, 2014.
	In February 2013, pursuant to our existing credit agreement, we issued $60 million of new debt in the form of a tranche B-2 incremental term facility (the “Incremental Facility”).  The Incremental Facility is a five-year term loan facility and is subject to the terms of LIN Television’s existing credit agreement, dated as of October 26, 2011, as amended on December 24, 2012, by and among LIN Television, JP Morgan Chase Bank as Administrative Agent and the banks and other financial institutions party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”).  The proceeds of the Incremental Facility, as well as cash on hand and cash from revolving borrowings under the Credit Agreement, were used to fund the $100 million capital contribution made to SVH pursuant to the JV Sale Transaction.
	The fair values of our long-term debt are estimated based on quoted market prices for the same or similar issues (Level 2 inputs of the three-level fair value hierarchy).  The carrying amounts and fair values of our long-term debt were as follows (in thousands):
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Carrying amount	$	935,979	$	930,088
	Fair value	966,967		954,255
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Debt	'
	Debt
	Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Senior Secured Credit Facility:
	Revolving credit loans	$	15,000	$	5,000
	$115,625 and $118,750 Term loans, net of discount of $322 and $345 as March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	115,303		118,405
	$313,400 and $314,200 Incremental term loans, net of discount of $1,599 and $1,684 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	311,801		312,516
	83/8% Senior Notes due 2018	200,000		200,000
	63/8% Senior Notes due 2021	290,000		290,000
	Capital lease obligations	14,477		14,604
	Other debt	5,875		6,167
	Total debt	952,456		946,692
	Less current portion	18,925		17,364
	Total long-term debt	$	933,531	$	929,328
	During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we paid $3.9 million of principal on the term loans and incremental term loans related to mandatory quarterly payments under our senior secured credit facility.
	In January and February 2014, we drew $40 million on our revolving credit facility to fund the acquisition of Federated Media as well as normal operating activities. We subsequently made payments against these borrowings in the amount of $30 million, resulting in an outstanding balance on our revolving credit facility of $15 million as of March 31, 2014.
	In February 2013, pursuant to our existing credit agreement, we issued $60 million of new debt in the form of a tranche B-2 incremental term facility (the “Incremental Facility”).  The Incremental Facility is a five-year term loan facility and is subject to the terms of our existing credit agreement, dated as of October 26, 2011, as amended on December 24, 2012, by and among LIN Television, JP Morgan Chase Bank as Administrative Agent and the banks and other financial institutions party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”).  The proceeds of the Incremental Facility, as well as cash on hand and cash from revolving borrowings under the Credit Agreement, were used to fund the $100 million capital contribution made to SVH pursuant to the JV Sale Transaction.
	The fair values of our long-term debt are estimated based on quoted market prices for the same or similar issues (Level 2 inputs of the three-level fair value hierarchy).  The carrying amounts and fair values of our long-term debt were as follows (in thousands):
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Carrying amount	$	937,979	$	932,088
	Fair value	968,967		956,255

Segment_Reporting

Segment Reporting	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Segment Reporting	'
	Segment Reporting
	During the first quarter of 2014, as a result of the continued growth in our digital business, we began assessing and internally reporting financial information for our broadcast business and our digital business separately. As a result, we now have two reportable operating segments, “Broadcast” and “Digital” that are disclosed separately from our corporate activities. Our Broadcast segment includes 43 television stations and seven digital channels that are either owned, operated or serviced by us in 23 U.S. markets, all of which are engaged principally in the sale of television advertising and digital advertising primarily related to our television station companion websites, and our Digital segment includes the operating results of our digital companies; LIN Digital, LIN Mobile, Nami Media, HYFN, Dedicated Media, and Federated Media. Unallocated corporate expenses primarily include our costs to operate as a public company and to operate our corporate locations.
	We use earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding non-recurring charges, restructuring charges, share-based compensation, loss or gain on sales of assets, and cash paid for programming (“Adjusted EBITDA”) as the primary financial measure reported to the chief executive officer (the chief operating decision maker) for use in assessing our operating segments’ operating performance. We believe that this measure is useful to investors because it eliminates a significant level of non-cash depreciation and amortization expense and other non-recurring charges and as a result, allows investors to better understand our operating segments’ performance. All adjustments to Adjusted EBITDA presented below to arrive at consolidated pre-tax income (loss) except for depreciation and amortization and cash paid for programming relate primarily to corporate activities. Cash paid for programming pertains only to our Broadcast segment. As a result, we have disclosed depreciation and amortization by segment, as this is the only adjustment to operating income that the chief executive officer reviews on a segment basis. We have presented prior period information to reflect our current reportable segments.
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Net revenues:
	Broadcast	$	141,715		$	131,951
	Digital	24,526			9,041
	Total net revenues	$	166,241		$	140,992
	The following table is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated pre-tax income (loss):
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
	Broadcast	$	47,470		$	40,595
	Digital	(893		)	164
	Total segment Adjusted EBITDA	46,577			40,759
	Unallocated corporate Adjusted EBITDA	(7,251		)	(4,619		)
	Less:
	Depreciation	10,686			11,638
	Amortization of intangible assets	5,571			5,429
	Amortization of program rights	6,593			7,785
	Share-based compensation	2,307			1,941
	Non-recurring and acquisition-related charges (1)	4,559			3,051
	Restructuring charge	—			2,132
	Loss on sale of assets	94			95
	Add:
	Cash payments for programming	6,866			7,707
	Operating income	16,382			11,776
	Other expense:
	Interest expense, net	14,209			13,871
	Share of loss in equity investments	75			—
	Other expense (income), net	18			(24		)
	Total other expense, net	14,302			13,847
	Consolidated pre-tax income (loss)	$	2,080		$	(2,071	)
	_______________________________
	(1) Non-recurring charges for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 primarily consist of expenses related to the Merger and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, respectively.
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Operating income (loss):
	Broadcast	$	33,474		$	24,158
	Digital	(2,678		)	(498		)
	Unallocated corporate	(14,414		)	(11,884		)
	Total operating income	$	16,382		$	11,776
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Depreciation and amortization:
	Broadcast	$	14,136		$	16,264
	Digital	1,775			641
	Unallocated corporate	346			162
	Total depreciation and amortization	$	16,257		$	17,067
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Capital expenditures:
	Broadcast	$	3,937		$	5,729
	Digital	1,139			799
	Unallocated corporate	533			270
	Total capital expenditures	$	5,609		$	6,798
		March 31,			December 31,
	2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Broadcast	$	1,092,169		$	1,100,343
Digital	86,594			69,690
Unallocated corporate	58,472			46,817
Total assets	$	1,237,235		$	1,216,850
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Segment Reporting	'
	Segment Reporting
	During the first quarter of 2014, as a result of the continued growth in our digital business, we began assessing and internally reporting financial information for our broadcast business and our digital business separately. As a result, we now have two reportable operating segments, “Broadcast” and “Digital” that are disclosed separately from our corporate activities. Our Broadcast segment includes 43 television stations and seven digital channels that are either owned, operated or serviced by us in 23 U.S. markets, all of which are engaged principally in the sale of television advertising and digital advertising primarily related to our television station companion websites, and our Digital segment includes the operating results of our digital companies; LIN Digital, LIN Mobile, Nami Media, HYFN, Dedicated Media, and Federated Media. Unallocated corporate expenses primarily include our costs to operate as a public company and to operate our corporate locations.
	We use earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, excluding non-recurring charges, restructuring charges, share-based compensation, loss or gain on sales of assets, and cash paid for programming (“Adjusted EBITDA”) as the primary financial measure reported to the chief executive officer (the chief operating decision maker) for use in assessing our operating segments’ operating performance. We believe that this measure is useful to investors because it eliminates a significant level of non-cash depreciation and amortization expense and other non-recurring charges and as a result, allows investors to better understand our operating segments’ performance. All adjustments to Adjusted EBITDA presented below to arrive at consolidated pre-tax income (loss) except for depreciation and amortization and cash paid for programming relate primarily to corporate activities. Cash paid for programming pertains only to our Broadcast segment. As a result, we have disclosed depreciation and amortization by segment, as this is the only adjustment to operating income that the chief executive officer reviews on a segment basis. We have presented prior period information to reflect our current reportable segments.
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Net revenues:
	Broadcast	$	141,715		$	131,951
	Digital	24,526			9,041
	Total net revenues	$	166,241		$	140,992
	The following table is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated pre-tax income (loss):
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
	Broadcast	$	47,470		$	40,595
	Digital	(893		)	164
	Total segment Adjusted EBITDA	46,577			40,759
	Unallocated corporate Adjusted EBITDA	(6,899		)	(4,619		)
	Less:
	Depreciation	10,686			11,638
	Amortization of intangible assets	5,571			5,429
	Amortization of program rights	6,593			7,785
	Share-based compensation	2,307			1,941
	Non-recurring and acquisition-related charges (1)	4,559			3,051
	Restructuring charge	—			2,132
	Loss on sale of assets	94			95
	Add:
	Cash payments for programming	6,866			7,707
	Operating income	16,734			11,776
	Other expense:
	Interest expense, net	14,229			13,871
	Share of loss in equity investments	75			—
	Other expense (income), net	18			(24		)
	Total other expense, net	14,322			13,847
	Consolidated pre-tax income (loss)	$	2,412		$	(2,071	)
	______________________________
	(1) Non-recurring charges for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 primarily consist of expenses related to the Merger and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, respectively.
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Operating income (loss):
	Broadcast	$	33,474		$	24,158
	Digital	(2,678		)	(498		)
	Unallocated corporate	(14,062		)	(11,884		)
	Total operating income	$	16,734		$	11,776
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Depreciation and amortization:
	Broadcast	$	14,136		$	16,264
	Digital	1,775			641
	Unallocated corporate	346			162
	Total depreciation and amortization	$	16,257		$	17,067
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Capital expenditures:
	Broadcast	$	3,937		$	5,729
	Digital	1,139			799
	Unallocated corporate	533			270
	Total capital expenditures	$	5,609		$	6,798
		March 31,			December 31,
	2014			2013
	(in thousands)
Assets:
Broadcast	$	1,092,169		$	1,100,343
Digital	86,594			69,690
Unallocated corporate	57,491			46,917
Total assets	$	1,236,254		$	1,216,950

Retirement_Plans

Retirement Plans	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Retirement Plans	'
	Retirement Plans
	The following table shows the components of the net periodic pension cost and the contributions to our 401(k) Plan and the retirement plans (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Net periodic pension cost (benefit):
	Interest cost	$	1,498		$	1,314
	Expected return on plan assets	(1,758		)	(1,670		)
	Amortization of net loss	315			428
	Net periodic cost	$	55		$	72
	Contributions:
	401(k) Plan	$	1,142		$	1,332
	Defined contribution retirement plans	39			49
	Defined benefit retirement plans	1,347			1,297
	Total contributions	$	2,528		$	2,678
	See Note 10 — “Retirement Plans” in Item 15 of our 10-K for a full description of our retirement plans.
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Retirement Plans	'
	Retirement Plans
	The following table shows the components of the net periodic pension cost and the contributions to our 401(k) Plan and the retirement plans (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Net periodic pension cost (benefit):
	Interest cost	$	1,498		$	1,314
	Expected return on plan assets	(1,758		)	(1,670		)
	Amortization of net loss	315			428
	Net periodic cost	$	55		$	72
	Contributions:
	401(k) Plan	$	1,142		$	1,332
	Defined contribution retirement plans	39			49
	Defined benefit retirement plans	1,347			1,297
	Total contributions	$	2,528		$	2,678
	See Note 10 — “Retirement Plans” in Item 15 of our 10-K for a full description of our retirement plans.

Restructuring

Restructuring	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Restructuring	'
	Restructuring
	As of December 31, 2013, we had a restructuring accrual of $0.4 million related to severance and related costs as a result of the integration of the television stations acquired during 2012 as well as severance and related costs at some of our digital companies.  During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we made cash payments of $0.2 million related to these restructuring actions.  We expect to make cash payments of approximately $0.2 million during the remainder of the year with respect to such transactions.
	The activity for these restructuring actions is as follows (in thousands):
		Broadcast		Digital		Corporate		Total Severance and
								Related
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	105	$	315	$	3	$	423
	Charges	—		—		—		—
	Payments	89		111		3		203
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	16	$	204	$	—	$	220
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Restructuring	'
	Restructuring
	As of December 31, 2013, we had a restructuring accrual of $0.4 million related to severance and related costs as a result of the integration of the television stations acquired during 2012 as well as severance and related costs at some of our digital companies.  During the three months ended March 31, 2014, we made cash payments of $0.2 million related to these restructuring actions.  We expect to make cash payments of approximately $0.2 million during the remainder of the year with respect to such transactions.
	The activity for these restructuring actions is as follows (in thousands):
		Broadcast		Digital		Corporate		Total Severance and
								Related
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	105	$	315	$	3	$	423
	Charges	—		—		—		—
	Payments	89		111		3		203
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	16	$	204	$	—	$	220

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes
	We recorded a provision for income taxes of $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to a benefit from income taxes of $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  The provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was primarily a result of our $2.1 million pre-tax income from continuing operations. Our effective income tax rate was 49.1% and 50.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, respectively.  The decrease in the effective income tax rate was primarily a result of an increase in the proportionate share of losses from zero-rate entities that are excluded from the effective tax rate computation. We expect our effective income tax rate to range between 39% and 41% during the remainder of 2014.
	During the first quarter of 2013, approximately $162.8 million of short term deferred tax liabilities were reclassified to income taxes payable upon the consummation of the JV Sale Transaction. As a result of the close of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger on July 30, 2013, $131.5 million of this tax liability was extinguished, resulting in a remaining tax liability of approximately $31.3 million associated with the JV Sale Transaction. We made state and federal tax payments to settle this liability during the fourth quarter of 2013.  For further discussion regarding the income tax effects of the JV Sale Transaction and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, see Note 1 — “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and Note 13 — “Commitments and Contingencies.” to our consolidated financial statements in our 10-K.
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes
	We recorded a provision for income taxes of $1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to a benefit from income taxes of $1.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  The provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was primarily a result of our $2.4 million pre-tax income from continuing operations. Our effective income tax rate was 42.3% and 50.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and March 31, 2013, respectively.  The decrease in the effective income tax rate was primarily a result of an increase in the proportionate share of losses from zero-rate entities that are excluded from the effective tax rate computation. We expect our effective income tax rate to range between 39% and 41% during the remainder of 2014.
	During the first quarter of 2013, approximately $162.8 million of short term deferred tax liabilities were reclassified to income taxes payable upon the consummation of the JV Sale Transaction. As a result of the close of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger on July 30, 2013, $131.5 million of this tax liability was extinguished, resulting in a remaining tax liability of approximately $31.3 million associated with the JV Sale Transaction. We made state and federal tax payments to settle this liability during the fourth quarter of 2013.  For further discussion regarding the income tax effects of the JV Sale Transaction and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, see Note 1 — “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and Note 13 — “Commitments and Contingencies.” to our consolidated financial statements in our 10-K.

Commitments_and_Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	Commitments and Contingencies
	Contingencies
	GECC Guarantee and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger
	As further described in Note 1 - "Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," pursuant to the JV Sale Transaction, LIN Television made a $100 million capital contribution to SVH and in turn, was released from the GECC Guarantee as well as any further obligations related to any shortfall funding agreements between LIN Television and SVH.
	In February 2013, we entered into a $60 million Incremental Facility and utilized $40 million of cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility to fund the $100 million payment.
	As a result of the JV Sale Transaction, after utilizing all of our available Federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards, we had an approximate $162.8 million income tax payable remaining, $131.5 million of which was extinguished as a result of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger. We made state and federal tax payments to settle the remaining liability of $31.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2013.
	For further discussion of the GECC Guarantee and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, refer to Note 13 - "Commitments and Contingencies" to our consolidated financial statements in our 10-K.
	The Merger
	During the next 12 months and through the completion of the Merger, we expect to incur approximately $4.5 - $5.5 million of legal and professional fees associated with the transaction and related financing.  Contingent upon the consummation of the Merger and dependent upon the price of Media General's Class A common stock on the date of consummation, we will incur an advisory fee of approximately $21.5 million payable to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, which we expect will be funded from the proceeds of Media General’s transaction financing. We have not yet accrued for this advisory fee as of March 31, 2014, as we do not believe the obligation is probable.
	Litigation
	We are involved in various claims and lawsuits that are generally incidental to our business. We are vigorously contesting all of these matters. The outcome of any current or future litigation cannot be accurately predicted. We record accruals for such contingencies to the extent that we conclude it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. No estimate of the possible loss or range of loss can be made at this time because the inherently unpredictable nature of legal proceedings may be exacerbated by various factors, including: (i) the damages sought in the proceedings are unsubstantiated or indeterminate; (ii) discovery is not complete; (iii) the proceeding is in its early stages; (iv) the matters present legal uncertainties; (v) there are significant facts in dispute; or (vi) there is a wide range of potential outcomes. Although the outcome of these and other legal proceedings cannot be predicted, we believe that their ultimate resolution will not have a material adverse effect on us.
	Following the announcement on March 21, 2014 of the execution of the Merger Agreement, three complaints were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery challenging the proposed acquisition of LIN LLC: Sciabacucchi v. Lin Media LLC, et al. (C.A. No. 9530CB), International Union of Operating Engineers Local 132 Pension Fund v. Lin Media LLC, et al. (C.A. No.9538CB), and Pryor v. Lin Media LLC, et al. (C.A. No. 9577CB). The litigations are putative class actions filed on
	behalf of the public stockholders of LIN LLC and name as defendants LIN LLC, its directors, Media General, New Holdco, Merger Sub 1 and Merger Sub 2 and HM Capital Partners LLC and several of its alleged affiliates (Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund III, L.P.; HM3 Coinvestors, L.P.; Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund IV, L.P.; Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Private Equity Fund IV, L.P.; HM4EQ Coinvestors, L.P.; Hicks, Muse & Co. Partners, L.P.; Muse Family Enterprises, Ltd.; and JRM Interim Investors, L.P. (together with HM Capital Partners LLC and individual director defendant John R. Muse, which we collectively refer to as “HMC”)).
	On April 18, 2014, the plantiff in Engineers Local 132 Pension Fund voluntarily dismissed that action without prejudice and, on April 21, 2014, the Court approved the dismissal.
	The operative complaints generally allege that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties in connection with their consideration and approval of the Merger, that the entity defendants aided and abetted those breaches and that individual director defendant Royal W. Carson III and HMC breached their fiduciary duties as controlling shareholders of LIN LLC by causing LIN LLC to enter into the Merger, which plaintiffs allege will provide disparate consideration to HMC. The complaints seek, among other things, declaratory and injunctive relief enjoining the Merger. On April 25, 2014, the plaintiff in the Sciabacucchi action filed an amended complaint, and the plaintiffs in the Sciabacucchi and Pryor actions each filed a motion for an expedited hearing on the plaintiff’s (yet-to-be filed) motion for a permanent injunction to enjoin the Merger, requesting, among other things, that the Court set a permanent injunction hearing for September 2014. On April 30, 2014, the plaintiffs in the Sciabacucchi and Pryor actions filed a stipulation to consolidate the two actions, which was approved by the Court on May 1, 2014.
	The outcome of the two active lawsuits is uncertain and cannot be predicted with any certainty. An adverse judgment for monetary damages could have a material adverse effect on our operations and liquidity. An adverse judgment granting permanent injunctive relief could indefinitely enjoin completion of the Merger.
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Commitments and Contingencies	'
	Commitments and Contingencies
	Contingencies
	GECC Guarantee and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger
	As further described in Note 1 - "Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," pursuant to the JV Sale Transaction, LIN Television made a $100 million capital contribution to SVH and in turn, was released from the GECC Guarantee as well as any further obligations related to any shortfall funding agreements between LIN Television and SVH.
	In February 2013, we entered into a $60 million Incremental Facility and utilized $40 million of cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility to fund the $100 million payment.
	As a result of the JV Sale Transaction, after utilizing all of our available Federal net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards, we had an approximate $162.8 million income tax payable remaining, $131.5 million of which was extinguished as a result of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger. We made state and federal tax payments to settle the remaining liability of $31.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2013.
	For further discussion of the GECC Guarantee and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, refer to Note 13 - "Commitments and Contingencies" to our consolidated financial statements in our 10-K.
	The Merger
	During the next 12 months and through the completion of the Merger, we expect to incur approximately $4.5 - $5.5 million of legal and professional fees associated with the transaction and related financing.  Contingent upon the consummation of the Merger and dependent upon the price of Media General's Class A common stock on the date of consummation, we will incur an advisory fee of approximately $21.5 million payable to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, which we expect will be funded from the proceeds of Media General’s transaction financing. We have not yet accrued for this advisory fee as of March 31, 2014, as we do not believe the obligation is probable.
	Litigation
	We are involved in various claims and lawsuits that are generally incidental to our business. We are vigorously contesting all of these matters. The outcome of any current or future litigation cannot be accurately predicted. We record accruals for such contingencies to the extent that we conclude it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. No estimate of the possible loss or range of loss can be made at this time because the inherently unpredictable nature of legal proceedings may be exacerbated by various factors, including: (i) the damages sought in the proceedings are unsubstantiated or indeterminate; (ii) discovery is not complete; (iii) the proceeding is in its early stages; (iv) the matters present legal uncertainties; (v) there are significant facts in dispute; or (vi) there is a wide range of potential outcomes. Although the outcome of these and other legal proceedings cannot be predicted, we believe that their ultimate resolution will not have a material adverse effect on us.
	Following the announcement on March 21, 2014 of the execution of the Merger Agreement, three complaints were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery challenging the proposed acquisition of LIN LLC: Sciabacucchi v. Lin Media LLC, et al. (C.A. No. 9530CB), International Union of Operating Engineers Local 132 Pension Fund v. Lin Media LLC, et al. (C.A. No.9538CB), and Pryor v. Lin Media LLC, et al. (C.A. No. 9577CB). The litigations are putative class actions filed on
	behalf of the public stockholders of LIN LLC and name as defendants LIN LLC, its directors, Media General, New Holdco, Merger Sub 1 and Merger Sub 2 and HM Capital Partners LLC and several of its alleged affiliates (Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund III, L.P.; HM3 Coinvestors, L.P.; Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Equity Fund IV, L.P.; Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Private Equity Fund IV, L.P.; HM4EQ Coinvestors, L.P.; Hicks, Muse & Co. Partners, L.P.; Muse Family Enterprises, Ltd.; and JRM Interim Investors, L.P. (together with HM Capital Partners LLC and individual director defendant John R. Muse, which we collectively refer to as “HMC”)).
	On April 18, 2014, the plantiff in Engineers Local 132 Pension Fund voluntarily dismissed that action without prejudice and, on April 21, 2014, the Court approved the dismissal.
	The operative complaints generally allege that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties in connection with their consideration and approval of the Merger, that the entity defendants aided and abetted those breaches and that individual director defendant Royal W. Carson III and HMC breached their fiduciary duties as controlling shareholders of LIN LLC by causing LIN LLC to enter into the Merger, which plaintiffs allege will provide disparate consideration to HMC. The complaints seek, among other things, declaratory and injunctive relief enjoining the Merger. On April 25, 2014, the plaintiff in the Sciabacucchi action filed an amended complaint, and the plaintiffs in the Sciabacucchi and Pryor actions each filed a motion for an expedited hearing on the plaintiff’s (yet-to-be filed) motion for a permanent injunction to enjoin the Merger, requesting, among other things, that the Court set a permanent injunction hearing for September 2014. On April 30, 2014, the plaintiffs in the Sciabacucchi and Pryor actions filed a stipulation to consolidate the two actions, which was approved by the Court on May 1, 2014.
	The outcome of the two active lawsuits is uncertain and cannot be predicted with any certainty. An adverse judgment for monetary damages could have a material adverse effect on our operations and liquidity. An adverse judgment granting permanent injunctive relief could indefinitely enjoin completion of the Merger.

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	'
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	'
	Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements
	LIN Television, a 100% owned subsidiary of LIN LLC, is the primary obligor of our senior secured credit facility, our 83/8% Senior Notes and our 63/8% Senior Notes, which are further described in Note 4 — “Debt”.  LIN LLC fully and unconditionally guarantees all of LIN Television’s debt on a joint-and-several basis.  Additionally, all of the consolidated 100% owned subsidiaries of LIN Television fully and unconditionally guarantee LIN Television’s senior secured credit facility, our 83/8% Senior Notes and our 63/8% Senior Notes on a joint-and-several basis, subject to customary release provisions.  There are certain contractual restrictions on LIN Television’s ability to obtain funds in the form of dividends or loans from the non-guarantor subsidiaries.
	The following condensed consolidating financial statements present the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of comprehensive income and consolidated statements of cash flows of LIN LLC, LIN Television, as the issuer, the guarantor subsidiaries, and the non-guarantor subsidiaries of LIN Television and the elimination entries necessary to consolidate or combine the issuer with the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries.  These statements are presented in accordance with the disclosure requirements under SEC Regulation S-X Rule 3-10.
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	As of March 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
		LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
					Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
														Adjustments
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	979		$	18,119		$	688		$	1,101		$	—		$	20,887
	Accounts receivable, net	—			77,731			41,988			18,798			—			138,517
	Deferred income tax assets	—			7,098			1,073			58			—			8,229
	Other current assets	—			10,869			1,225			1,687			—			13,781
	Total current assets	979			113,817			44,974			21,644			—			181,414
	Property and equipment, net	—			183,831			34,770			4,585			—			223,186
	Deferred financing costs	—			15,562			—			85			—			15,647
	Goodwill	—			169,492			25,617			15,518			—			210,627
	Broadcast licenses	—			—			493,814			42,701			—			536,515
	Other intangible assets, net	—			27,728			12,759			13,168			—			53,655
	Advances to consolidated subsidiaries	2,002			11,525			967,068			—			(980,595		)	—
	Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	99,240			1,547,069			—			—			(1,646,309		)	—
	Other assets	—			56,197			2,875			1,562			(44,443		)	16,191
	Total assets	$	102,221		$	2,125,221		$	1,581,877		$	99,263		$	(2,671,347	)	$	1,237,235
	LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Current liabilities:
	Current portion of long-term debt	$	—		$	17,680		$	—		$	1,245		$	—		$	18,925
	Accounts payable	—			4,687			6,770			3,806			—			15,263
	Income taxes payable	—			757			929			—			—			1,686
	Accrued expenses	—			44,980			8,128			3,004			—			56,112
	Program obligations	—			4,805			984			1,241			—			7,030
	Total current liabilities	—			72,909			16,811			9,296			—			99,016
	Long-term debt, excluding current portion	—			928,737			—			2,794			—			931,531
	Deferred income tax liabilities	—			23,758			34,501			556			—			58,815
	Program obligations	—			2,309			179			1,457			—			3,945
	Intercompany liabilities	—			969,070			—			11,525			(980,595		)	—
	Other liabilities	—			29,198			168			44,529			(44,443		)	29,452
	Total liabilities	—			2,025,981			51,659			70,157			(1,025,038		)	1,122,759
	Redeemable noncontrolling interest	—			—			—			9,820			—			9,820
	Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)	102,221			99,240			1,530,218			16,851			(1,646,309		)	102,221
	Noncontrolling interest	—			—			—			2,435			—			2,435
	Total equity (deficit)	102,221			99,240			1,530,218			19,286			(1,646,309		)	104,656
	Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity (deficit)	$	102,221		$	2,125,221		$	1,581,877		$	99,263		$	(2,671,347	)	$	1,237,235
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	As of December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
		LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
					Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
														Adjustments
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	10,313		$	3		$	2,209		$	—		$	12,525
	Accounts receivable, net	—			88,905			39,416			16,988			—			145,309
	Deferred income tax assets	—			5,818			1,080			—			—			6,898
	Other current assets	—			12,264			1,049			1,888			—			15,201
	Total current assets	—			117,300			41,548			21,085			—			179,933
	Property and equipment, net	—			180,480			35,752			4,846			—			221,078
	Deferred financing costs	—			16,357			—			91			—			16,448
	Goodwill	—			169,492			18,518			15,518			—			203,528
	Broadcast licenses	—			—			493,814			42,701			—			536,515
	Other intangible assets, net	—			31,303			1,840			13,906			—			47,049
	Advances to consolidated subsidiaries	1,900			7,764			968,728			—			(978,392		)	—
Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	87,227			1,534,600			—			—			(1,621,827		)	—
Other assets	—			52,778			2,688			1,276			(44,443		)	12,299
Total assets	$	89,127		$	2,110,074		$	1,562,888		$	99,423		$	(2,644,662	)	$	1,216,850
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	—		$	16,112		$	—		$	1,252		$	—		$	17,364
Accounts payable	—			4,185			5,339			4,478			—			14,002
Income taxes payable	—			749			671			—			—			1,420
Accrued expenses	—			42,570			6,254			2,872			—			51,696
Program obligations	—			4,711			1,013			1,303			—			7,027
Total current liabilities	—			68,327			13,277			9,905			—			91,509
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	—			924,223			—			3,105			—			927,328
Deferred income tax liabilities	—			30,013			33,824			849			—			64,686
Program obligations	—			2,505			217			1,424			—			4,146
Intercompany liabilities	—			970,628			—			7,764			(978,392		)	—
Other liabilities	—			27,151			58			44,443			(44,443		)	27,209
Total liabilities	—			2,022,847			47,376			67,490			(1,022,835		)	1,114,878
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	—			—			—			12,845			—			12,845
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)	89,127			87,227			1,515,512			19,088			(1,621,827		)	89,127
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity (deficit)	$	89,127		$	2,110,074		$	1,562,888		$	99,423		$	(2,644,662	)	$	1,216,850
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
(in thousands)
	LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
				Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
													Adjustments
Net revenues	$	—		$	102,502		$	50,854		$	17,325		$	(4,440	)	$	166,241
Operating expenses:
Direct operating	—			38,723			22,168			11,367			(2,824		)	69,434
Selling, general and administrative	—			27,983			12,172			4,913			(128		)	44,940
Amortization of program rights	—			4,699			1,449			445			—			6,593
Corporate	352			12,156			33			—			—			12,541
Depreciation	—			8,720			1,653			313			—			10,686
Amortization of intangible assets	—			3,574			688			1,309			—			5,571
Restructuring charge	—			—			—			—			—			—
(Gain) loss from asset dispositions	—			(42		)	136			—			—			94
Operating (loss) income	(352		)	6,689			12,555			(1,022		)	(1,488		)	16,382
Other (income) expense:
Interest expense, net	—			14,169			—			40			—			14,209
Share of loss in equity investments	—			75			—			—			—			75
Intercompany fees and expenses	(270		)	7,730			(7,826		)	116			250			—
Other, net	—			14			4			—			—			18
Total other (income) expense, net	(270		)	21,988			(7,822		)	156			250			14,302
(Loss) income before (benefit from) provision for income taxes	(82		)	(15,299		)	20,377			(1,178		)	(1,738		)	2,080
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	—			(6,779		)	8,151			(351		)	—			1,021
Net (loss) income	(82		)	(8,520		)	12,226			(827		)	(1,738		)	1,059
Equity in income (loss) from operations of consolidated subsidiaries	1,739			10,509			—			—			(12,248		)	—
Net income (loss)	1,657			1,989			12,226			(827		)	(13,986		)	1,059
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			(598		)	—			(598		)
Net income (loss) attributable to LIN Media LLC	$	1,657		$	1,989		$	12,226		$	(229	)	$	(13,986	)	$	1,657
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
(in thousands)
	LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
				Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
													Adjustments
Net income (loss)	$	1,657		$	1,989		$	12,226		$	(827	)	$	(13,986	)	$	1,059
Amortization of pension net losses, net of tax of $124	191			191			—			—			(191		)	191
Comprehensive income (loss)	1,848			2,180			12,226			(827		)	(14,177		)	1,250
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	—			—			—			(598		)	—			(598		)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to LIN Media LLC	$	1,848		$	2,180		$	12,226		$	(229	)	$	(14,177	)	$	1,848
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
	LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
				Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
													Adjustments
Net revenues	$	—		$	97,648		$	38,984		$	6,431		$	(2,071	)	$	140,992
Operating expenses:
Direct operating	—			35,350			17,237			3,038			(1,057		)	54,568
Selling, general and administrative	—			26,032			9,789			1,571			(94		)	37,298
Amortization of program rights	—			5,482			1,490			813			—			7,785
Corporate	—			10,271			—			—			—			10,271
Depreciation	—			9,515			1,829			294			—			11,638
Amortization of intangible assets	—			4,461			233			735			—			5,429
Restructuring charge	—			2,132			—			—			—			2,132
Loss (gain) from asset dispositions	—			107			(12		)	—			—			95
Operating income (loss)	—			4,298			8,418			(20		)	(920		)	11,776
Other expense (income):
Interest expense, net	—			13,814			—			108			(51		)	13,871
Intercompany fees and expenses	—			8,375			(8,375		)	—			—			—
Other, net	—			(24		)	—			—			—			(24		)
Total other expense (income), net	—			22,165			(8,375		)	108			(51		)	13,847
(Loss) income before (benefit from) provision for income taxes	—			(17,867		)	16,793			(128		)	(869		)	(2,071		)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	—			(7,463		)	6,717			(305		)	—			(1,051		)
Net (loss) income	—			(10,404		)	10,076			177			(869		)	(1,020		)
Equity in (loss) income from operations of consolidated subsidiaries	(856		)	9,548			—			—			(8,692		)	—
Net (loss) income	(856		)	(856		)	10,076			177			(9,561		)	(1,020		)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			(164		)	—			(164		)
Net (loss) income attributable to LIN Media LLC	$	(856	)	$	(856	)	$	10,076		$	341		$	(9,561	)	$	(856	)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Loss
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
	LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
				Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
													Adjustments
Net (loss) income	$	(856	)	$	(856	)	$	10,076		$	177		$	(9,561	)	$	(1,020	)
Amortization of pension net losses, net of tax of $169	259			259			—			—			(259		)	259
Comprehensive (loss) income	(597		)	(597		)	10,076			177			(9,820		)	(761		)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	—			—			—			(164		)	—			(164		)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to LIN Media LLC	$	(597	)	$	(597	)	$	10,076		$	341		$	(9,820	)	$	(597	)
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
(in thousands)
	LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
				Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
													Adjustments
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(184	)	$	29,623		$	9,102		$	(1,508	)	$	(250	)	$	36,783
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	—			(4,394		)	(593		)	(622		)	—			(5,609		)
Acquisition of broadcast towers	—			(7,257		)	—			—			—			(7,257		)
Payments for business combinations, net of cash acquired	—			(22,346		)	—			—			—			(22,346		)
Proceeds from the sale of assets	—			45			—			—			—			45
Contributions to equity investments	—			(75		)	—			—			—			(75		)
Receipt of dividend	—			19,503			—			—			(19,503		)	—
Advances on intercompany borrowings	—			(1,340		)	—			—			1,340			—
Payments from intercompany borrowings	—			—			11,679			—			(11,679		)	—
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	—			(15,864		)	11,086			(622		)	(29,842		)	(35,242		)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds on exercises of employee and director share-based compensation	1,163			—			—			—			—			1,163
Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt	—			40,000			—			—			—			40,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	—			(34,024		)	—			(318		)	—			(34,342		)
Payment of dividend	—			(250		)	(19,503		)	—			19,753			—
Proceeds from intercompany borrowings	—			—			—			1,340			(1,340		)	—
Payments on intercompany borrowings	—			(11,679		)	—			—			11,679			—
Net cash provided by (used in)financing activities	1,163			(5,953		)	(19,503		)	1,022			30,092			6,821
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	979			7,806			685			(1,108		)	—			8,362
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	—			10,313			3			2,209			—			12,525
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	$	979		$	18,119		$	688		$	1,101		$	—		$	20,887
Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
(in thousands)
	LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
				Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
													Adjustments
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	—		$	22,735		$	18,889		$	(289	)	$	(19,503	)	$	21,832
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Capital expenditures	—			(5,634		)	(543		)	(621		)	—			(6,798		)
Proceeds from the sale of assets	—			—			13			—			—			13
Capital contributions to joint venture with NBCUniversal	—			—			(100,000		)	—			—			(100,000		)
Advances on intercompany borrowings	—			(1,200		)	—			—			1,200			—
Payments from intercompany borrowings	—			9,919			111,127			—			(121,046		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	—			3,085			10,597			(621		)	(119,846		)	(106,785		)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net proceeds on exercises of employee and director share-based compensation	—			501			—			—			—			501
Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt	—			85,000			—			—			—			85,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	—			(22,465		)	—			(375		)	—			(22,840		)
Payment of long-term debt issue costs	—			(521		)	—			6			—			(515		)
Payment of dividend	—			—			(19,503		)	—			19,503			—
Proceeds from intercompany borrowings	—			—			—			1,200			(1,200		)	—
Payments on intercompany borrowings	—			(111,127		)	(9,919		)	—			121,046			—
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	—			(48,612		)	(29,422		)	831			139,349			62,146
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			(22,792		)	64			(79		)	—			(22,807		)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	—			44,625			573			1,109			—			46,307
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	$	—		$	21,833		$	637		$	1,030		$	—		$	23,500

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Principles of Consolidation	'
	Principles of Consolidation
	LIN Media LLC (“LIN LLC”), together with its subsidiaries, including LIN Television Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“LIN Television”), is a local multimedia company operating in the United States. LIN LLC and its subsidiaries are affiliates of HM Capital Partners I LP (“HMC”). In these notes, the terms “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean LIN LLC and all subsidiaries included in our consolidated financial statements.
	On July 30, 2013, LIN TV Corp., a Delaware corporation (“LIN TV”), completed its merger with and into LIN LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of LIN TV, with LIN LLC as the surviving entity (the “LIN LLC Merger”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 12, 2013, by and between LIN TV and LIN LLC (the “2013 LIN LLC Merger Agreement”).  LIN LLC filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on July 31, 2013 (the “Form 8-K”) for the purpose of establishing LIN LLC as the successor registrant to LIN TV pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and to disclose certain related matters, including the consummation of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger.  Pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Exchange Act and in accordance with the filing of the Form 8-K, the class A common shares representing limited liability interests in LIN LLC, as the successor registrant to LIN TV, were deemed registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.  References to "LIN LLC," "we," "us," or the "Company" in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that include any period at and before the effectiveness of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger shall be deemed to refer to LIN TV as the predecessor registrant to LIN LLC.  For more information concerning the effects of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger and the succession of LIN LLC to LIN TV upon its effectiveness, please see the Form 8-K.
	The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
	In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to state fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.  The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
	The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our Company, our wholly-owned and majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries, and VIEs for which we are the primary beneficiary. We review all local marketing agreements (“LMAs”), shared services agreements (“SSAs”), joint sales agreements (“JSAs”) and related agreements to evaluate whether consolidation of entities that are party to such arrangements is required under U.S. GAAP.
	We conduct our business through LIN Television and its subsidiaries.  Prior to the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, LIN TV had no operations or assets other than its investments in its subsidiaries.  Subsequent to the 2013 LIN LLC Merger and consistent with its classification as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, LIN LLC has separate operations relating to the administration of the partnership.  The consolidated financial statements of LIN LLC represent its own operations and the consolidated operations of LIN Television, which remains a corporation after the 2013 LIN LLC Merger.
	During the first quarter of 2014, as a result of the continued growth in our digital business, we reevaluated our organization and the nature of our business activities and began assessing and internally reporting financial information for our broadcast business and our digital business separately. As a result, we now have two reportable operating segments, “Broadcast” and “Digital” that are disclosed separately from our corporate activities. Our Broadcast segment includes 43 television stations and seven digital channels that are either owned, operated or serviced by us in 23 U.S. markets, all of which are engaged principally in the sale of television advertising and digital advertising primarily related to our television station companion websites. Our Digital segment includes the operating results of our digital companies: LIN Digital LLC ("LIN Digital"), LIN Mobile, LLC ("LIN Mobile"), Nami Media, Inc. ("Nami Media"), HYFN, Inc. ("HYFN"), Dedicated Media, Inc. ("Dedicated Media"), and Federated Media Publishing LLC ("Federated Media"). Corporate and unallocated expenses primarily include our costs to operate as a public company and to operate our corporate locations. Corporate is not a reportable segment. We have restated prior period disclosures to reflect this change in our reportable operating segments. See Note 5 - “Segment Reporting” for further discussion.
	On March 21, 2014, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K for the purpose of announcing that LIN LLC entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Media General, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“Media General”), Mercury New Holdco, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“New Holdco”), Mercury Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Virginia corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of New Holdco (“Merger Sub 1”), Mercury Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of New Holdco (“Merger Sub 2”) (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Merger Sub 1 will, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, merge with and into Media General (the “Media General Merger”), with Media General surviving the Media General Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Holdco, and immediately following the consummation of the Media General Merger, Merger Sub 2 will merge with and into LIN LLC (the “LIN Merger” and together with the Media General Merger, the “Merger”), with LIN LLC surviving the LIN Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Holdco.
	As a result of the Merger, the combined company will own and operate or service 74 stations across 46 markets, reaching approximately 26.5 million households or 23% of U.S. TV households (certain of these stations are expected to be swapped or otherwise divested in order to address regulatory considerations). The transaction is currently expected to close during the first quarter of 2015. For more information concerning the Merger, refer to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 21, 2014.
Joint Venture Sale Transaction and Merger	'
	Joint Venture Sale Transaction and Merger
	On February 12, 2013, we, along with our wholly-owned subsidiaries LIN Television and LIN Television of Texas, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“LIN Texas”) entered into an agreement whereby LIN Texas sold its 20.38% equity interest in Station Venture Holdings ("SVH"), a joint venture in which an affiliate of NBCUniversal ("NBC") held the remaining 79.62% equity interest (collectively, the “JV Sale Transaction”). Pursuant to the JV Sale Transaction, LIN Television made a $100 million capital contribution to SVH and in turn, was released from the guarantee of an $815.5 million note held by SVH ("GECC Guarantee") as well as any further obligations related to any shortfall funding agreements between LIN Television and SVH.
	Concurrent with the closing of the JV Sale Transaction, LIN TV entered into the 2013 LIN LLC Merger Agreement. The 2013 LIN LLC Merger enabled the surviving entity to be classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and the change in classification was treated as a liquidation of LIN TV for federal income tax purposes, with the result that LIN TV realized a capital loss in its 100% equity interest in LIN Television.
	For further discussion of the JV Sale Transaction and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, refer to Item 1. "Business" and Note 1 - "Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," Note 13 - "Commitments and Contingencies" to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the "10-K").
Variable Interest Entities	'
	Variable Interest Entities
	In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE for financial reporting purposes, we consider whether we have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and whether we have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive returns that would be significant to the VIE. We consolidate VIEs when we are the primary beneficiary.
	We have a JSA and an SSA with WBDT Television, LLC (“WBDT”) for WBDT-TV in the Dayton, OH market. We also have JSAs and SSAs with affiliates of Vaughan Acquisition LLC (“Vaughan”) for WTGS-TV in the Savannah, GA market, WYTV-TV in the Youngstown, OH market and KTKA-TV in the Topeka, KS market and SSAs with KASY-TV Licensee, LLC (“KASY”), KWBQ-TV, KRWB-TV and KASY-TV in the Albuquerque, Santa-Fe NM market. Under these agreements, we provide administrative services to these stations, have an obligation to reimburse certain of the stations' expenses, and we are compensated through a performance-based fee structure that provides us the benefit of certain returns from the operation of these stations. We determined that WBDT, Vaughan and KASY are VIEs and as a result of the JSAs and/or SSAs, we have variable interests in these entities. We are the primary beneficiary of these entities, and therefore, we consolidate these entities within our consolidated financial statements.
Use of Estimates	'
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto. Our actual results could differ from these estimates. Estimates are used for the allowance for doubtful accounts in receivables, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, assumptions used to determine fair value of financial instruments, amortization and impairment of program rights and intangible assets, share-based compensation and other long-term incentive compensation arrangements, pension costs, barter transactions, income taxes, employee medical insurance claims, useful lives of property and equipment, contingencies, litigation and net assets of businesses acquired.
Net Earnings per Common Share	'
	Net Earnings per Common Share
	Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing income attributable to common shareholders by the number of weighted-average outstanding common shares.  Diluted EPS reflects the effect of the assumed exercise of share options and vesting of restricted shares only in the periods in which such effect would have been dilutive.
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Principles of Consolidation	'
	Principles of Consolidation
	LIN Television Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“LIN Television”), together with its subsidiaries, is a local multimedia company operating in the United States. LIN Television and its subsidiaries are affiliates of HM Capital Partners I LP (“HMC”). In these notes, the terms “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean LIN Television and all subsidiaries included in our consolidated financial statements. LIN Television is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LIN Media LLC (“LIN LLC”).
	On July 30, 2013, LIN TV Corp., a Delaware corporation (“LIN TV”), completed its merger with and into LIN LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of LIN TV, with LIN LLC as the surviving entity (the “LIN LLC Merger”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 12, 2013, by and between LIN TV and LIN LLC (the “2013 LIN LLC Merger Agreement”).  LIN LLC filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on July 31, 2013 (the “Form 8-K”) for the purpose of establishing LIN LLC as the successor registrant to LIN TV pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and to disclose certain related matters, including the consummation of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger.  Pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Exchange Act and in accordance with the filing of the Form 8-K, the class A common shares representing limited liability interests in LIN LLC, as the successor registrant to LIN TV, were deemed registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.  References to "LIN LLC," "we," "us," or the "Company" in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that include any period at and before the effectiveness of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger shall be deemed to refer to LIN TV as the predecessor registrant to LIN LLC.  For more information concerning the effects of the 2013 LIN LLC Merger and the succession of LIN LLC to LIN TV upon its effectiveness, please see the Form 8-K.
	LIN LLC has no independent assets or operations and guarantees all of our debt. All of the consolidated wholly-owned subsidiaries of LIN Television fully and unconditionally guarantee our Senior Secured Credit Facility, 83/8% Senior Notes due 2018 (the “83/8% Senior Notes”) and 63/8% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “63/8% Senior Notes”) on a joint-and-several basis, subject to customary release provisions.
	The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
	In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to state fairly our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.  The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
	The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our Company, our wholly-owned and majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries, and VIEs for which we are the primary beneficiary. We review all local marketing agreements (“LMAs”), shared services agreements (“SSAs”), joint sales agreements (“JSAs”) and related agreements, to evaluate whether consolidation of entities that are party to such arrangements is required under U.S. GAAP.
	During the first quarter of 2014, as a result of the continued growth in our digital business, we reevaluated our organization and the nature of our business activities and began assessing and internally reporting financial information for our broadcast business and our digital business separately. As a result, we now have two reportable operating segments, “Broadcast” and “Digital” that are disclosed separately from our corporate activities. Our Broadcast segment includes 43 television stations and seven digital channels that are either owned, operated or serviced by us in 23 U.S. markets, all of which are engaged principally in the sale of television advertising and digital advertising primarily related to our television station companion websites. Our Digital segment includes the operating results of our digital companies: LIN Digital LLC ("LIN Digital"), LIN Mobile, LLC ("LIN Mobile"), Nami Media, Inc. ("Nami Media"), HYFN, Inc. ("HYFN"), Dedicated Media, Inc. ("Dedicated Media"), and Federated Media Publishing LLC ("Federated Media"). Corporate and unallocated expenses primarily include our costs to operate as a public company and to operate our corporate locations. Corporate is not a reportable segment. We have restated prior period disclosures to reflect this change in our reportable operating segments. See Note 5 - “Segment Reporting” for further discussion.
	On March 21, 2014, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K for the purpose of announcing that LIN LLC entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Media General, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“Media General”), Mercury New Holdco, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“New Holdco”), Mercury Merger Sub 1, Inc., a Virginia corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of New Holdco (“Merger Sub 1”), Mercury Merger Sub 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of New Holdco (“Merger Sub 2”) (the “Merger Agreement”) pursuant to which Merger Sub 1 will, upon the terms and subject to the conditions thereof, merge with and into Media General (the “Media General Merger”), with Media General surviving the Media General Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Holdco, and immediately following the consummation of the Media General Merger, Merger Sub 2 will merge with and into LIN LLC (the “LIN Merger” and together with the Media General Merger, the “Merger”), with LIN LLC surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Holdco.
	As a result of the Merger, the combined company will own and operate or service 74 stations across 46 markets, reaching approximately 26.5 million households or 23% of U.S. TV households (certain of these stations are expected to be swapped or otherwise divested in order to address regulatory considerations). The transaction is currently expected to close during the first quarter of 2015. For more information concerning the Merger, refer to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 21, 2014.
Joint Venture Sale Transaction and Merger	'
	Joint Venture Sale Transaction and Merger
	On February 12, 2013, we, along with LIN TV and LIN Television of Texas, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“LIN Texas”) entered into an agreement whereby LIN Texas sold its 20.38% equity interest in Station Venture Holdings ("SVH"), a joint venture in which an affiliate of NBCUniversal ("NBC"), held the remaining 79.62% equity interest (collectively, the “JV Sale Transaction”). Pursuant to the JV Sale Transaction, LIN Television caused a $100 million capital contribution to be made to SVH and in turn, LIN TV was released from the guarantee of an $815.5 million note held by SVH ("GECC Guarantee") as well as any further obligations related to any shortfall funding agreements between us and SVH.
	Concurrent with the closing of the JV Sale Transaction, LIN TV entered into the 2013 LIN LLC Merger Agreement. The 2013 LIN LLC Merger enabled the surviving entity to be classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and the change in classification was treated as a liquidation of LIN TV for federal income tax purposes, with the result that LIN TV realized a capital loss in its 100% equity interest in LIN Television.
	For further discussion of the JV Sale Transaction and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, refer to Item 1. "Business," Note 1 - "Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" and Note 13 - "Commitments and Contingencies" to our consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (the "10-K").
Variable Interest Entities	'
	Variable Interest Entities
	In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE for financial reporting purposes, we consider whether we have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and whether we have the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive returns that would be significant to the VIE. We consolidate VIEs when we are the primary beneficiary.
	We have a JSA and an SSA with WBDT Television, LLC (“WBDT”) for WBDT-TV in the Dayton, OH market. We also have JSAs and SSAs with affiliates of Vaughan Acquisition LLC (“Vaughan”) for WTGS-TV in the Savannah, GA market, WYTV-TV in the Youngstown, OH market and KTKA-TV in the Topeka, KS market and SSAs with KASY-TV Licensee, LLC (“KASY”), KWBQ-TV, KRWB-TV and KASY-TV in the Albuquerque, Santa-Fe NM market. Under these agreements, we provide administrative services to these stations, have an obligation to reimburse certain of the stations' expenses, and we are compensated through a performance-based fee structure that provides us the benefit of certain returns from the operation of these stations. We determined that WBDT, Vaughan and KASY are VIEs and as a result of the JSAs and/or SSAs, we have variable interests in these entities. We are the primary beneficiary of these entities, and therefore, we consolidate these entities within our consolidated financial statements.
Use of Estimates	'
	Use of Estimates
	The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto. Our actual results could differ from these estimates. Estimates are used for the allowance for doubtful accounts in receivables, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, assumptions used to determine fair value of financial instruments, amortization and impairment of program rights and intangible assets, share-based compensation and other long-term incentive compensation arrangements, pension costs, barter transactions, income taxes, employee medical insurance claims, useful lives of property and equipment, contingencies, litigation and net assets of businesses acquired.

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Schedule of assets and liabilities of WBDT, Vaughan and KASY included in the consolidating balance sheets	'
	The carrying amounts and classifications of the assets and liabilities of the variable interest entities described above, which have been included in our consolidating balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	303		$	278
	Accounts receivable, net	5,922			6,345
	Other assets	927			927
	Total current assets	7,152			7,550
	Property and equipment, net	2,330			2,469
	Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net	44,118			44,677
	Other assets	1,424			1,360
	Total assets	$	55,024		$	56,056
	LIABILITIES
	Current liabilities:
	Current portion of long-term debt	$	1,162		$	1,162
	Accounts payable	57			63
	Accrued expenses	1,259			1,336
	Program obligations	1,241			1,303
	Total current liabilities	3,719			3,864
	Long-term debt, excluding current portion	2,715			3,005
	Program obligations	1,457			1,424
	Other liabilities	47,133			47,763
	Total liabilities	$	55,024		$	56,056
Schedule of the redeemable noncontrolling interest included in consolidated balance sheets related to Nami Media, HYFN Inc, and Dedicated Media, Inc.	'
	Accordingly, the following table presents the activity of the redeemable noncontrolling interest included in our consolidated balance sheets related to HYFN and Dedicated Media, which represents third parties’ proportionate share of our consolidated net assets (in thousands):
		Redeemable
		Noncontrolling
		Interest
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	12,845
	Net loss	(598		)
	Share-based compensation	8
	Reclassification to noncontrolling interest (Nami Media)	(2,435		)
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	9,820
Schedule of computation of the common shares outstanding used in determining basic and diluted EPS	'
	The following table sets forth the computation of the common shares outstanding used in determining basic and diluted EPS (in thousands):
			Three Months Ended March 31,
	Denominator for EPS calculation:		2014		2013
	Weighted-average common shares, basic		53,669		51,910
	Effect of dilutive securities:
	Share options		2,924		—
	Weighted-average common shares, diluted		56,593		51,910
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Schedule of assets and liabilities of WBDT, Vaughan and KASY included in the consolidating balance sheets	'
	The carrying amounts and classifications of the assets and liabilities of the variable interest entities described above, which have been included in our consolidating balance sheets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands):
		March 31, 2014			December 31,
					2013
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	303		$	278
	Accounts receivable, net	5,922			6,345
	Other assets	927			927
	Total current assets	7,152			7,550
	Property and equipment, net	2,330			2,469
	Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net	44,118			44,677
	Other assets	1,424			1,360
	Total assets	$	55,024		$	56,056
	LIABILITIES
	Current liabilities:
	Current portion of long-term debt	$	1,162		$	1,162
	Accounts payable	57			63
	Accrued expenses	1,259			1,336
	Program obligations	1,241			1,303
	Total current liabilities	3,719			3,864
	Long-term debt, excluding current portion	2,715			3,005
	Program obligations	1,457			1,424
	Other liabilities	47,133			47,763
	Total liabilities	$	55,024		$	56,056
Schedule of the redeemable noncontrolling interest included in consolidated balance sheets related to Nami Media, HYFN Inc, and Dedicated Media, Inc.	'
	Accordingly, the following table presents the activity of the redeemable noncontrolling interest included in our consolidated balance sheets related to HYFN and Dedicated Media, which represents third parties’ proportionate share of our consolidated net assets (in thousands):
		Redeemable
		Noncontrolling
		Interest
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	12,845
	Net loss	(598		)
	Share-based compensation	8
	Reclassification to noncontrolling interest (Nami Media)	(2,435		)
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	9,820

Acquisitions_Tables

Acquisitions (Tables) (LIN Television Corporation, Federated Media)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
LIN Television Corporation | Federated Media	'
Acquisitions	'
Summary of the provisional allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed	'
	The following table summarizes the provisional allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed by us in the acquisition (in thousands):
	Current assets	$	9,811
	Property and equipment	72
	Non-current assets	196
	Other intangible assets	11,497
	Goodwill	7,099
	Current liabilities	(6,368		)
	Total	$	22,307
	The following table summarizes the provisional allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed by us in the acquisition (in thousands):
	Current assets	$	9,811
	Property and equipment	72
	Non-current assets	196
	Other intangible assets	11,497
	Goodwill	7,099
	Current liabilities	(6,368		)
	Total	$	22,307
Schedule of unaudited pro forma results of operations	'
	The following table sets forth unaudited pro forma results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 assuming that the above acquisition of Federated Media, along with transactions necessary to finance the acquisition, occurred on January 1, 2013 (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2014			March 31, 2013
	Net revenue	$	167,608		$	149,069
	Net income (loss)	$	439		$	(5,089	)
	Basic income (loss) per common share attributable to LIN Media LLC	$	0.01		$	(0.10	)
	Diluted income (loss) per common share attributable to LIN Media LLC	$	0.01		$	(0.10	)
	The following table sets forth unaudited pro forma results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 assuming that the above acquisition of Federated Media, along with transactions necessary to finance the acquisition, occurred on January 1, 2013 (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended			Three Months Ended
		March 31, 2014			March 31, 2013
	Net revenue	$	167,608		$	149,069
	Net income (loss)	$	771		$	(5,089	)

Intangible_Assets_Tables

Intangible Assets (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Schedule of goodwill	'
	The change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2014 was as follows (in thousands):
		Goodwill
	Broadcast:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	185,237
	Acquisitions	—
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	185,237
	Digital:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	18,291
	Acquisitions	7,099
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	25,390
	Total:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	203,528
	Acquisitions	7,099
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	210,627
Summary of the carrying amount of each major class of intangible assets	'
	The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of intangible assets (in thousands):
		March 31, 2014					December 31, 2013
		Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Gross Carrying		Accumulated
		Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amortization
	Broadcast licenses	$	536,515	$	—		$	536,515	$	—
	Intangible assets subject to amortization (1)	98,143		(44,488		)	85,966		(38,917		)
	Total	$	634,658	$	(44,488	)	$	622,481	$	(38,917	)
	-1	Intangible assets subject to amortization are amortized on a straight line basis and primarily include network affiliations, acquired customer and publisher relationships, completed technology, brand names, non-compete agreements, internal-use software, favorable operating leases, and retransmission consent agreements.
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Schedule of goodwill	'
	The change in the carrying amount of goodwill during the three months ended March 31, 2014 was as follows (in thousands):
		Goodwill
	Broadcast:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	185,237
	Acquisitions	—
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	185,237
	Digital:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	18,291
	Acquisitions	7,099
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	25,390
	Total:
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	203,528
	Acquisitions	7,099
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	210,627
Summary of the carrying amount of each major class of intangible assets	'
	The following table summarizes the carrying amounts of intangible assets (in thousands):
		March 31, 2014					December 31, 2013
		Gross Carrying		Accumulated			Gross Carrying		Accumulated
		Amount		Amortization			Amount		Amortization
	Broadcast licenses	$	536,515	$	—		$	536,515	$	—
	Intangible assets subject to amortization (1)	98,143		(44,488		)	85,966		(38,917		)
	Total	$	634,658	$	(44,488	)	$	622,481	$	(38,917	)
	(1)	Intangible assets subject to amortization are amortized on a straight line basis and primarily include network affiliations, acquired customer and publisher relationships, completed technology, brand names, non-compete agreements, internal-use software, favorable operating leases, and retransmission consent agreements.

Debt_Tables

Debt (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Schedule of debt	'
	Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Senior Secured Credit Facility:
	Revolving credit loans	$	15,000	$	5,000
	$115,625 and $118,750 Term loans, net of discount of $322 and $345 as March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	115,303		118,405
	$313,400 and $314,200 Incremental term loans, net of discount of $1,599 and $1,684 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	311,801		312,516
	83/8% Senior Notes due 2018	200,000		200,000
	63/8% Senior Notes due 2021	290,000		290,000
	Capital lease obligations	14,477		14,604
	Other debt	3,875		4,167
	Total debt	950,456		944,692
	Less current portion	18,925		17,364
	Total long-term debt	$	931,531	$	927,328
Schedule of carrying amounts and fair values of long-term debt	'
	The carrying amounts and fair values of our long-term debt were as follows (in thousands):
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Carrying amount	$	935,979	$	930,088
	Fair value	966,967		954,255
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Schedule of debt	'
	Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Senior Secured Credit Facility:
	Revolving credit loans	$	15,000	$	5,000
	$115,625 and $118,750 Term loans, net of discount of $322 and $345 as March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	115,303		118,405
	$313,400 and $314,200 Incremental term loans, net of discount of $1,599 and $1,684 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively	311,801		312,516
	83/8% Senior Notes due 2018	200,000		200,000
	63/8% Senior Notes due 2021	290,000		290,000
	Capital lease obligations	14,477		14,604
	Other debt	5,875		6,167
	Total debt	952,456		946,692
	Less current portion	18,925		17,364
	Total long-term debt	$	933,531	$	929,328
Schedule of carrying amounts and fair values of long-term debt	'
	The carrying amounts and fair values of our long-term debt were as follows (in thousands):
		March 31,		December 31,
		2014		2013
	Carrying amount	$	937,979	$	932,088
	Fair value	968,967		956,255

Segment_Reporting_Tables

Segment Reporting (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Schedule of segment reporting information	'
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Operating income (loss):
	Broadcast	$	33,474		$	24,158
	Digital	(2,678		)	(498		)
	Unallocated corporate	(14,414		)	(11,884		)
	Total operating income	$	16,382		$	11,776
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Depreciation and amortization:
	Broadcast	$	14,136		$	16,264
	Digital	1,775			641
	Unallocated corporate	346			162
	Total depreciation and amortization	$	16,257		$	17,067
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Capital expenditures:
	Broadcast	$	3,937		$	5,729
	Digital	1,139			799
	Unallocated corporate	533			270
	Total capital expenditures	$	5,609		$	6,798
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Assets:
	Broadcast	$	1,092,169		$	1,100,343
	Digital	86,594			69,690
	Unallocated corporate	58,472			46,817
	Total assets	$	1,237,235		$	1,216,850
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Net revenues:
	Broadcast	$	141,715		$	131,951
	Digital	24,526			9,041
	Total net revenues	$	166,241		$	140,992
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated pre-tax income (loss)	'
	The following table is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated pre-tax income (loss):
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
	Broadcast	$	47,470		$	40,595
	Digital	(893		)	164
	Total segment Adjusted EBITDA	46,577			40,759
	Unallocated corporate Adjusted EBITDA	(7,251		)	(4,619		)
	Less:
	Depreciation	10,686			11,638
	Amortization of intangible assets	5,571			5,429
	Amortization of program rights	6,593			7,785
	Share-based compensation	2,307			1,941
	Non-recurring and acquisition-related charges (1)	4,559			3,051
	Restructuring charge	—			2,132
	Loss on sale of assets	94			95
	Add:
	Cash payments for programming	6,866			7,707
	Operating income	16,382			11,776
	Other expense:
	Interest expense, net	14,209			13,871
	Share of loss in equity investments	75			—
	Other expense (income), net	18			(24		)
	Total other expense, net	14,302			13,847
	Consolidated pre-tax income (loss)	$	2,080		$	(2,071	)
	_______________________________
	(1) Non-recurring charges for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 primarily consist of expenses related to the Merger and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, respectively.
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Schedule of segment reporting information	'
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Net revenues:
	Broadcast	$	141,715		$	131,951
	Digital	24,526			9,041
	Total net revenues	$	166,241		$	140,992
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Operating income (loss):
	Broadcast	$	33,474		$	24,158
	Digital	(2,678		)	(498		)
	Unallocated corporate	(14,062		)	(11,884		)
	Total operating income	$	16,734		$	11,776
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Depreciation and amortization:
	Broadcast	$	14,136		$	16,264
	Digital	1,775			641
	Unallocated corporate	346			162
	Total depreciation and amortization	$	16,257		$	17,067
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Capital expenditures:
	Broadcast	$	3,937		$	5,729
	Digital	1,139			799
	Unallocated corporate	533			270
	Total capital expenditures	$	5,609		$	6,798
		March 31,			December 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Assets:
	Broadcast	$	1,092,169		$	1,100,343
	Digital	86,594			69,690
	Unallocated corporate	57,491			46,917
	Total assets	$	1,236,254		$	1,216,950
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated pre-tax income (loss)	'
	The following table is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated pre-tax income (loss):
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
		(in thousands)
	Segment Adjusted EBITDA:
	Broadcast	$	47,470		$	40,595
	Digital	(893		)	164
	Total segment Adjusted EBITDA	46,577			40,759
	Unallocated corporate Adjusted EBITDA	(6,899		)	(4,619		)
	Less:
	Depreciation	10,686			11,638
	Amortization of intangible assets	5,571			5,429
	Amortization of program rights	6,593			7,785
	Share-based compensation	2,307			1,941
	Non-recurring and acquisition-related charges (1)	4,559			3,051
	Restructuring charge	—			2,132
	Loss on sale of assets	94			95
	Add:
	Cash payments for programming	6,866			7,707
	Operating income	16,734			11,776
	Other expense:
	Interest expense, net	14,229			13,871
	Share of loss in equity investments	75			—
	Other expense (income), net	18			(24		)
	Total other expense, net	14,322			13,847
	Consolidated pre-tax income (loss)	$	2,412		$	(2,071	)
	______________________________
	(1) Non-recurring charges for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 primarily consist of expenses related to the Merger and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, respectively.

Retirement_Plans_Tables

Retirement Plans (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Schedule of the components of net periodic pension cost and the contributions to 401(k) Plan and the retirement plans	'
	The following table shows the components of the net periodic pension cost and the contributions to our 401(k) Plan and the retirement plans (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Net periodic pension cost (benefit):
	Interest cost	$	1,498		$	1,314
	Expected return on plan assets	(1,758		)	(1,670		)
	Amortization of net loss	315			428
	Net periodic cost	$	55		$	72
	Contributions:
	401(k) Plan	$	1,142		$	1,332
	Defined contribution retirement plans	39			49
	Defined benefit retirement plans	1,347			1,297
	Total contributions	$	2,528		$	2,678
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Schedule of the components of net periodic pension cost and the contributions to 401(k) Plan and the retirement plans	'
	The following table shows the components of the net periodic pension cost and the contributions to our 401(k) Plan and the retirement plans (in thousands):
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2014			2013
	Net periodic pension cost (benefit):
	Interest cost	$	1,498		$	1,314
	Expected return on plan assets	(1,758		)	(1,670		)
	Amortization of net loss	315			428
	Net periodic cost	$	55		$	72
	Contributions:
	401(k) Plan	$	1,142		$	1,332
	Defined contribution retirement plans	39			49
	Defined benefit retirement plans	1,347			1,297
	Total contributions	$	2,528		$	2,678

Restructuring_Tables

Restructuring (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Schedule of activities for restructuring actions	'
	The activity for these restructuring actions is as follows (in thousands):
		Broadcast		Digital		Corporate		Total Severance and
								Related
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	105	$	315	$	3	$	423
	Charges	—		—		—		—
	Payments	89		111		3		203
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	16	$	204	$	—	$	220
LIN Television Corporation	'
Entity Information [Line Items]	'
Schedule of activities for restructuring actions	'
	The activity for these restructuring actions is as follows (in thousands):
		Broadcast		Digital		Corporate		Total Severance and
								Related
	Balance as of December 31, 2013	$	105	$	315	$	3	$	423
	Charges	—		—		—		—
	Payments	89		111		3		203
	Balance as of March 31, 2014	$	16	$	204	$	—	$	220

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ1

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Tables)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements	'
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet	'
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	As of March 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
		LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
					Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
														Adjustments
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	979		$	18,119		$	688		$	1,101		$	—		$	20,887
	Accounts receivable, net	—			77,731			41,988			18,798			—			138,517
	Deferred income tax assets	—			7,098			1,073			58			—			8,229
	Other current assets	—			10,869			1,225			1,687			—			13,781
	Total current assets	979			113,817			44,974			21,644			—			181,414
	Property and equipment, net	—			183,831			34,770			4,585			—			223,186
	Deferred financing costs	—			15,562			—			85			—			15,647
	Goodwill	—			169,492			25,617			15,518			—			210,627
	Broadcast licenses	—			—			493,814			42,701			—			536,515
	Other intangible assets, net	—			27,728			12,759			13,168			—			53,655
	Advances to consolidated subsidiaries	2,002			11,525			967,068			—			(980,595		)	—
	Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	99,240			1,547,069			—			—			(1,646,309		)	—
	Other assets	—			56,197			2,875			1,562			(44,443		)	16,191
	Total assets	$	102,221		$	2,125,221		$	1,581,877		$	99,263		$	(2,671,347	)	$	1,237,235
	LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Current liabilities:
	Current portion of long-term debt	$	—		$	17,680		$	—		$	1,245		$	—		$	18,925
	Accounts payable	—			4,687			6,770			3,806			—			15,263
	Income taxes payable	—			757			929			—			—			1,686
	Accrued expenses	—			44,980			8,128			3,004			—			56,112
	Program obligations	—			4,805			984			1,241			—			7,030
	Total current liabilities	—			72,909			16,811			9,296			—			99,016
	Long-term debt, excluding current portion	—			928,737			—			2,794			—			931,531
	Deferred income tax liabilities	—			23,758			34,501			556			—			58,815
	Program obligations	—			2,309			179			1,457			—			3,945
	Intercompany liabilities	—			969,070			—			11,525			(980,595		)	—
	Other liabilities	—			29,198			168			44,529			(44,443		)	29,452
	Total liabilities	—			2,025,981			51,659			70,157			(1,025,038		)	1,122,759
	Redeemable noncontrolling interest	—			—			—			9,820			—			9,820
	Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)	102,221			99,240			1,530,218			16,851			(1,646,309		)	102,221
	Noncontrolling interest	—			—			—			2,435			—			2,435
	Total equity (deficit)	102,221			99,240			1,530,218			19,286			(1,646,309		)	104,656
	Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity (deficit)	$	102,221		$	2,125,221		$	1,581,877		$	99,263		$	(2,671,347	)	$	1,237,235
	Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet
	As of December 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
		LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
					Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
														Adjustments
	ASSETS
	Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	—		$	10,313		$	3		$	2,209		$	—		$	12,525
	Accounts receivable, net	—			88,905			39,416			16,988			—			145,309
	Deferred income tax assets	—			5,818			1,080			—			—			6,898
	Other current assets	—			12,264			1,049			1,888			—			15,201
	Total current assets	—			117,300			41,548			21,085			—			179,933
	Property and equipment, net	—			180,480			35,752			4,846			—			221,078
	Deferred financing costs	—			16,357			—			91			—			16,448
	Goodwill	—			169,492			18,518			15,518			—			203,528
	Broadcast licenses	—			—			493,814			42,701			—			536,515
	Other intangible assets, net	—			31,303			1,840			13,906			—			47,049
	Advances to consolidated subsidiaries	1,900			7,764			968,728			—			(978,392		)	—
	Investment in consolidated subsidiaries	87,227			1,534,600			—			—			(1,621,827		)	—
	Other assets	—			52,778			2,688			1,276			(44,443		)	12,299
	Total assets	$	89,127		$	2,110,074		$	1,562,888		$	99,423		$	(2,644,662	)	$	1,216,850
LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	—		$	16,112		$	—		$	1,252		$	—		$	17,364
Accounts payable	—			4,185			5,339			4,478			—			14,002
Income taxes payable	—			749			671			—			—			1,420
Accrued expenses	—			42,570			6,254			2,872			—			51,696
Program obligations	—			4,711			1,013			1,303			—			7,027
Total current liabilities	—			68,327			13,277			9,905			—			91,509
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	—			924,223			—			3,105			—			927,328
Deferred income tax liabilities	—			30,013			33,824			849			—			64,686
Program obligations	—			2,505			217			1,424			—			4,146
Intercompany liabilities	—			970,628			—			7,764			(978,392		)	—
Other liabilities	—			27,151			58			44,443			(44,443		)	27,209
Total liabilities	—			2,022,847			47,376			67,490			(1,022,835		)	1,114,878
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	—			—			—			12,845			—			12,845
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)	89,127			87,227			1,515,512			19,088			(1,621,827		)	89,127
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity (deficit)	$	89,127		$	2,110,074		$	1,562,888		$	99,423		$	(2,644,662	)	$	1,216,850
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations	'
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
		LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
					Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
														Adjustments
	Net revenues	$	—		$	102,502		$	50,854		$	17,325		$	(4,440	)	$	166,241
	Operating expenses:
	Direct operating	—			38,723			22,168			11,367			(2,824		)	69,434
	Selling, general and administrative	—			27,983			12,172			4,913			(128		)	44,940
	Amortization of program rights	—			4,699			1,449			445			—			6,593
	Corporate	352			12,156			33			—			—			12,541
	Depreciation	—			8,720			1,653			313			—			10,686
	Amortization of intangible assets	—			3,574			688			1,309			—			5,571
	Restructuring charge	—			—			—			—			—			—
	(Gain) loss from asset dispositions	—			(42		)	136			—			—			94
	Operating (loss) income	(352		)	6,689			12,555			(1,022		)	(1,488		)	16,382
	Other (income) expense:
	Interest expense, net	—			14,169			—			40			—			14,209
	Share of loss in equity investments	—			75			—			—			—			75
	Intercompany fees and expenses	(270		)	7,730			(7,826		)	116			250			—
	Other, net	—			14			4			—			—			18
	Total other (income) expense, net	(270		)	21,988			(7,822		)	156			250			14,302
	(Loss) income before (benefit from) provision for income taxes	(82		)	(15,299		)	20,377			(1,178		)	(1,738		)	2,080
	(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	—			(6,779		)	8,151			(351		)	—			1,021
	Net (loss) income	(82		)	(8,520		)	12,226			(827		)	(1,738		)	1,059
	Equity in income (loss) from operations of consolidated subsidiaries	1,739			10,509			—			—			(12,248		)	—
	Net income (loss)	1,657			1,989			12,226			(827		)	(13,986		)	1,059
	Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			(598		)	—			(598		)
	Net income (loss) attributable to LIN Media LLC	$	1,657		$	1,989		$	12,226		$	(229	)	$	(13,986	)	$	1,657
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations
	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
		LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
					Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
														Adjustments
	Net revenues	$	—		$	97,648		$	38,984		$	6,431		$	(2,071	)	$	140,992
	Operating expenses:
	Direct operating	—			35,350			17,237			3,038			(1,057		)	54,568
	Selling, general and administrative	—			26,032			9,789			1,571			(94		)	37,298
	Amortization of program rights	—			5,482			1,490			813			—			7,785
	Corporate	—			10,271			—			—			—			10,271
	Depreciation	—			9,515			1,829			294			—			11,638
	Amortization of intangible assets	—			4,461			233			735			—			5,429
	Restructuring charge	—			2,132			—			—			—			2,132
	Loss (gain) from asset dispositions	—			107			(12		)	—			—			95
	Operating income (loss)	—			4,298			8,418			(20		)	(920		)	11,776
	Other expense (income):
	Interest expense, net	—			13,814			—			108			(51		)	13,871
	Intercompany fees and expenses	—			8,375			(8,375		)	—			—			—
	Other, net	—			(24		)	—			—			—			(24		)
	Total other expense (income), net	—			22,165			(8,375		)	108			(51		)	13,847
	(Loss) income before (benefit from) provision for income taxes	—			(17,867		)	16,793			(128		)	(869		)	(2,071		)
	(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	—			(7,463		)	6,717			(305		)	—			(1,051		)
	Net (loss) income	—			(10,404		)	10,076			177			(869		)	(1,020		)
	Equity in (loss) income from operations of consolidated subsidiaries	(856		)	9,548			—			—			(8,692		)	—
	Net (loss) income	(856		)	(856		)	10,076			177			(9,561		)	(1,020		)
	Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	—			—			—			(164		)	—			(164		)
	Net (loss) income attributable to LIN Media LLC	$	(856	)	$	(856	)	$	10,076		$	341		$	(9,561	)	$	(856	)
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive (Loss) Income	'
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Loss
	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
		LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
					Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
														Adjustments
	Net (loss) income	$	(856	)	$	(856	)	$	10,076		$	177		$	(9,561	)	$	(1,020	)
	Amortization of pension net losses, net of tax of $169	259			259			—			—			(259		)	259
	Comprehensive (loss) income	(597		)	(597		)	10,076			177			(9,820		)	(761		)
	Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	—			—			—			(164		)	—			(164		)
	Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to LIN Media LLC	$	(597	)	$	(597	)	$	10,076		$	341		$	(9,820	)	$	(597	)
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income
	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
		LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
					Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
														Adjustments
	Net income (loss)	$	1,657		$	1,989		$	12,226		$	(827	)	$	(13,986	)	$	1,059
	Amortization of pension net losses, net of tax of $124	191			191			—			—			(191		)	191
	Comprehensive income (loss)	1,848			2,180			12,226			(827		)	(14,177		)	1,250
	Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	—			—			—			(598		)	—			(598		)
	Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to LIN Media LLC	$	1,848		$	2,180		$	12,226		$	(229	)	$	(14,177	)	$	1,848
Schedule of Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows	'
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	(in thousands)
		LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
					Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
														Adjustments
	OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
	Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(184	)	$	29,623		$	9,102		$	(1,508	)	$	(250	)	$	36,783
	INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
	Capital expenditures	—			(4,394		)	(593		)	(622		)	—			(5,609		)
	Acquisition of broadcast towers	—			(7,257		)	—			—			—			(7,257		)
	Payments for business combinations, net of cash acquired	—			(22,346		)	—			—			—			(22,346		)
	Proceeds from the sale of assets	—			45			—			—			—			45
	Contributions to equity investments	—			(75		)	—			—			—			(75		)
	Receipt of dividend	—			19,503			—			—			(19,503		)	—
	Advances on intercompany borrowings	—			(1,340		)	—			—			1,340			—
	Payments from intercompany borrowings	—			—			11,679			—			(11,679		)	—
	Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	—			(15,864		)	11,086			(622		)	(29,842		)	(35,242		)
	FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
	Net proceeds on exercises of employee and director share-based compensation	1,163			—			—			—			—			1,163
	Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt	—			40,000			—			—			—			40,000
	Principal payments on long-term debt	—			(34,024		)	—			(318		)	—			(34,342		)
	Payment of dividend	—			(250		)	(19,503		)	—			19,753			—
	Proceeds from intercompany borrowings	—			—			—			1,340			(1,340		)	—
	Payments on intercompany borrowings	—			(11,679		)	—			—			11,679			—
	Net cash provided by (used in)financing activities	1,163			(5,953		)	(19,503		)	1,022			30,092			6,821
	Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	979			7,806			685			(1,108		)	—			8,362
	Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	—			10,313			3			2,209			—			12,525
	Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	$	979		$	18,119		$	688		$	1,101		$	—		$	20,887
	Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
	For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	(in thousands)
		LIN Media LLC			LIN Television			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating/			LIN Media LLC
					Corporation			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Eliminating			Consolidated
														Adjustments
	OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
	Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	—		$	22,735		$	18,889		$	(289	)	$	(19,503	)	$	21,832
	INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
	Capital expenditures	—			(5,634		)	(543		)	(621		)	—			(6,798		)
	Proceeds from the sale of assets	—			—			13			—			—			13
	Capital contributions to joint venture with NBCUniversal	—			—			(100,000		)	—			—			(100,000		)
	Advances on intercompany borrowings	—			(1,200		)	—			—			1,200			—
	Payments from intercompany borrowings	—			9,919			111,127			—			(121,046		)	—
	Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	—			3,085			10,597			(621		)	(119,846		)	(106,785		)
	FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
	Net proceeds on exercises of employee and director share-based compensation	—			501			—			—			—			501
	Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt	—			85,000			—			—			—			85,000
	Principal payments on long-term debt	—			(22,465		)	—			(375		)	—			(22,840		)
	Payment of long-term debt issue costs	—			(521		)	—			6			—			(515		)
	Payment of dividend	—			—			(19,503		)	—			19,503			—
	Proceeds from intercompany borrowings	—			—			—			1,200			(1,200		)	—
	Payments on intercompany borrowings	—			(111,127		)	(9,919		)	—			121,046			—
	Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	—			(48,612		)	(29,422		)	831			139,349			62,146
	Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			(22,792		)	64			(79		)	—			(22,807		)
	Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	—			44,625			573			1,109			—			46,307
	Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	$	—		$	21,833		$	637		$	1,030		$	—		$	23,500

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Feb. 28, 2013

Feb. 12, 2013

Feb. 12, 2013

Feb. 12, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

segment

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

SVH

SVH

SVH

SVH

UNITED STATES

UNITED STATES

Broadcast

Broadcast

station

segment

LIN Television Corporation

Transaction agreement

Transaction agreement

GECC Note

LIN Television Corporation

channel

LIN Television Corporation

market

household

LIN Television of Texas

LIN Television Corporation

market

station

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market

station

market

station

channel

Principles of Consolidation

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Number of reportable segments

2

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2

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Number of stations

'

'

'

'

'

'

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43

43

Number of digital channels operated

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'

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7

7

Number of markets

'

'

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'

'

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23

23

Expected number of stations

74

'

74

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'

Expected number of markets

46

'

46

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Number of households

26,500,000

'

26,500,000

'

'

'

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'

'

Percentage of households

'

'

'

'

'

'

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23.00%

23.00%

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'

Ownership percentage held by SVH

'

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20.38%

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'

'

Equity interest held by NBCUniversal (as a percent)

'

'

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79.62%

'

'

'

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'

'

Capital contribution to joint venture with NBCUniversal

$0

($100,000,000)

$0

($100,000,000)

($100,000,000)

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($100,000,000)

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'

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'

Debt financing provided by GECC

'

'

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$815,500,000

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Ownership interest (as a percent)

'

'

100.00%

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'

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 2) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Current assets:	'		'		'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$20,887		$12,525		$23,500	$46,307
Accounts receivable, net	138,517		145,309		'	'
Other assets	13,781		15,201		'	'
Total current assets	181,414		179,933		'	'
Property and equipment, net	223,186		221,078		'	'
Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net	536,515		536,515		'	'
Other assets	16,191		12,299		'	'
Total assets	1,237,235		1,216,850		'	'
Current liabilities:	'		'		'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	18,925		17,364		'	'
Accounts payable	15,263		14,002		'	'
Accrued expenses	56,112		51,696		'	'
Program obligations	7,030		7,027		'	'
Total current liabilities	99,016		91,509		'	'
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	931,531		927,328		'	'
Program obligations	3,945		4,146		'	'
Other liabilities	29,452		27,209		'	'
Total liabilities	1,122,759	[1]	1,114,878	[1]	'	'
WBDT, Vaughan and KASY	'		'		'	'
Current assets:	'		'		'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	303		278		'	'
Accounts receivable, net	5,922		6,345		'	'
Other assets	927		927		'	'
Total current assets	7,152		7,550		'	'
Property and equipment, net	2,330		2,469		'	'
Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net	44,118		44,677		'	'
Other assets	1,424		1,360		'	'
Total assets	55,024		56,056		'	'
Current liabilities:	'		'		'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	1,162		1,162		'	'
Accounts payable	57		63		'	'
Accrued expenses	1,259		1,336		'	'
Program obligations	1,241		1,303		'	'
Total current liabilities	3,719		3,864		'	'
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	2,715		3,005		'	'
Program obligations	1,457		1,424		'	'
Other liabilities	47,133		47,763		'	'
Total liabilities	55,024		56,056		'	'
LIN Television Corporation	'		'		'	'
Current assets:	'		'		'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	19,908		12,525		23,500	46,307
Accounts receivable, net	138,515		145,409		'	'
Other assets	13,781		15,201		'	'
Total current assets	180,433		180,033		'	'
Property and equipment, net	223,186		221,078		'	'
Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net	536,515		536,515		'	'
Other assets	16,191		12,299		'	'
Total assets	1,236,254		1,216,950		'	'
Current liabilities:	'		'		'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	18,925		17,364		'	'
Accounts payable	15,263		14,002		'	'
Accrued expenses	56,112		51,696		'	'
Program obligations	7,030		7,027		'	'
Total current liabilities	99,016		91,509		'	'
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	933,531		929,328		'	'
Program obligations	3,945		4,146		'	'
Other liabilities	29,452		27,209		'	'
Total liabilities	1,124,759	[2]	1,116,878	[2]	'	'
LIN Television Corporation | WBDT, Vaughan and KASY	'		'		'	'
Current assets:	'		'		'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	303		278		'	'
Accounts receivable, net	5,922		6,345		'	'
Other assets	927		927		'	'
Total current assets	7,152		7,550		'	'
Property and equipment, net	2,330		2,469		'	'
Broadcast licenses and other intangible assets, net	44,118		44,677		'	'
Other assets	1,424		1,360		'	'
Total assets	55,024		56,056		'	'
Current liabilities:	'		'		'	'
Current portion of long-term debt	1,162		1,162		'	'
Accounts payable	57		63		'	'
Accrued expenses	1,259		1,336		'	'
Program obligations	1,241		1,303		'	'
Total current liabilities	3,719		3,864		'	'
Long-term debt, excluding current portion	2,715		3,005		'	'
Program obligations	1,457		1,424		'	'
Other liabilities	47,133		47,763		'	'
Total liabilities	$55,024		$56,056		'	'
[1]	Our consolidated assets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 include total assets of: $55,024 and $56,056, respectively, of variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. These assets include broadcast licenses and other intangible assets of: $44,118 and $44,677 and program rights of: $2,254 and $2,186 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Our consolidated liabilities as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 include $4,014 and $4,126, respectively, of total liabilities of the VIEs for which the VIEs’ creditors have no recourse to the Company, including $2,698 and $2,727, respectively, of program obligations. See further description in Note 1 — “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”
[2]	Our consolidated assets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 include total assets of: $55,024 and $56,056, respectively, of variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. These assets include broadcast licenses and other intangible assets of: $44,118 and $44,677 and program rights of: $2,351 and $2,060 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Our consolidated liabilities as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 include $4,014 and $4,577, respectively, of total liabilities of the VIEs for which the VIEs’ creditors have no recourse to the Company, including $2,698 and $2,727, respectively, of program obligations. See further description in Note 1 — “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Summ5

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	'
Balance as of the beginning of the period	$12,845
Reclassification to noncontrolling interest (Nami Media)	-2,435
Balance as of the end of the period	9,820
Nami, Dedicated Media and HYFN	'
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	'
Balance as of the beginning of the period	12,845
Net loss	-598
Share-based compensation	8
Reclassification to noncontrolling interest (Nami Media)	-2,435
Balance as of the end of the period	9,820
LIN Television Corporation	'
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	'
Balance as of the beginning of the period	12,845
Reclassification to noncontrolling interest (Nami Media)	-2,435
Balance as of the end of the period	9,820
LIN Television Corporation | Nami, Dedicated Media and HYFN	'
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest	'
Balance as of the beginning of the period	12,845
Net loss	-598
Share-based compensation	8
Reclassification to noncontrolling interest (Nami Media)	-2,435
Balance as of the end of the period	$9,820

Basis_of_Presentation_and_Summ6

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 4)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Denominator for EPS calculation:	'	'
Weighted-average common shares, basic	53,669	51,910
Effect of dilutive securities:	'	'
Stock options (in shares)	2,924	0
Weighted-average common shares, diluted (in shares)	56,593	51,910

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Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details 5)	3 Months Ended
In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]	'	'
Antidilutive securities (in shares)	0.1	0.8

Acquisitions_Details

Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)

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Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Feb. 03, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Feb. 03, 2014

Feb. 03, 2014

Feb. 03, 2014

Feb. 03, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Apr. 09, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Apr. 04, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Federated Media

Federated Media

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

Federated Media

Federated Media

Federated Media

Federated Media

Federated Media

Federated Media

Federated Media

Dedicated Media

Dedicated Media

Dedicated Media

HYFN

HYFN

HYFN

Publisher relationships

Customer relationships

Completed technology

Trademarks

Maximum

Maximum

Acquisitions

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Ownership interest (as a percent)

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100.00%

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60.00%

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50.10%

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Purchase price

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$22,300,000

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'

'

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Provisional allocation of the purchase price to the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed

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'

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Current assets

'

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9,811,000

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'

'

'

'

'

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Property and equipment

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72,000

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Non-current assets

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196,000

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other intangible assets

'

'

'

'

'

'

11,497,000

'

'

4,200,000

1,200,000

3,900,000

2,200,000

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'

'

'

'

'

Goodwill

210,627,000

203,528,000

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'

210,627,000

203,528,000

7,099,000

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'

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'

'

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'

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Current liabilities

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-6,368,000

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Total

'

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22,307,000

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Estimated remaining useful lives

'

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'

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'8 years

'4 years

'3 years

'7 years

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Pro Forma Information

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Net revenue

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'

167,608,000

149,069,000

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'

167,608,000

149,069,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

Net income (loss)

'

'

439,000

-5,089,000

'

'

'

771,000

-5,089,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

Basic income (loss) per common share attributable to reporting entity (in dollars per share)

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$0.01

($0.10)

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'

'

Diluted income (loss) per common share attributable to reporting entity (in dollars per share)

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$0.01

($0.10)

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'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

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'

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Business combination, transaction-related costs

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800,000

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'

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'

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'

'

Net revenues

'

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'

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4,000,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Operating income (loss)

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'

'

'

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-500,000

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'

'

'

'

'

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'

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Contractual obligation

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'

'

'

'

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26,000,000

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'

62,400,000

Fair value of the non-controlling interest

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

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3,800,000

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'

7,200,000

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Fair value of option to purchase the remaining outstanding shares

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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$0

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$0

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'

Intangible_Assets_Details

Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014
Change in the carrying amount of goodwill	'
Goodwill at period start	$203,528
Acquisitions	7,099
Goodwill at period end	210,627
Broadcast	'
Change in the carrying amount of goodwill	'
Goodwill at period start	185,237
Acquisitions	0
Goodwill at period end	185,237
Digital	'
Change in the carrying amount of goodwill	'
Goodwill at period start	18,291
Acquisitions	7,099
Goodwill at period end	25,390
LIN Television Corporation	'
Change in the carrying amount of goodwill	'
Goodwill at period start	203,528
Acquisitions	7,099
Goodwill at period end	210,627
LIN Television Corporation | Broadcast	'
Change in the carrying amount of goodwill	'
Goodwill at period start	185,237
Acquisitions	0
Goodwill at period end	185,237
LIN Television Corporation | Digital	'
Change in the carrying amount of goodwill	'
Goodwill at period start	18,291
Acquisitions	7,099
Goodwill at period end	$25,390

Intangible_Assets_Details_2

Intangible Assets (Details 2) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Summary of the carrying amounts of intangible assets	'		'
Broadcast licenses	$536,515		$536,515
Intangible assets subject to amortization	98,143	[1]	85,966	[1]
Total intangible assets - gross carrying amount	634,658		622,481
Accumulated amortization	-44,488	[1]	-38,917	[1]
LIN Television Corporation	'		'
Summary of the carrying amounts of intangible assets	'		'
Broadcast licenses	536,515		536,515
Intangible assets subject to amortization	98,143		85,966
Total intangible assets - gross carrying amount	634,658		622,481
Accumulated amortization	($44,488)	[1]	($38,917)	[1]
[1]	Intangible assets subject to amortization are amortized on a straight line basis and primarily include network affiliations, acquired customer and publisher relationships, completed technology, brand names, non-compete agreements, internal-use software, favorable operating leases, and retransmission consent agreements.

Debt_Details

Debt (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

2 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Feb. 28, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Feb. 28, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Feb. 28, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Level 2

Level 2

8.375% Senior Notes

8.375% Senior Notes

6.375% Senior Notes

6.375% Senior Notes

Capital lease obligations

Capital lease obligations

Other debt

Other debt

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Senior Secured Credit Facility

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

Revolving credit loans

Revolving credit loans

Term loans, net of discount

Term loans, net of discount

Incremental term loans, net of discount

Incremental term loans, net of discount

SVH

Level 2

Level 2

8.375% Senior Notes

8.375% Senior Notes

6.375% Senior Notes

6.375% Senior Notes

Capital lease obligations

Capital lease obligations

Other debt

Other debt

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Revolving credit loans

Revolving credit loans

Revolving credit loans

Term loans, net of discount

Term loans, net of discount

Incremental term loans, net of discount

Incremental term loans, net of discount

Incremental term loans, net of discount

Debt

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'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of ownership in subsidiaries

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

100.00%

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest rate (as a percent)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8.38%

8.38%

6.38%

6.38%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Face amount of debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$115,625,000

$118,750,000

'

$313,400,000

$314,200,000

Unamortized discount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

322,000

345,000

'

1,599,000

1,684,000

Total debt

950,456,000

'

944,692,000

'

'

200,000,000

200,000,000

290,000,000

290,000,000

14,477,000

14,604,000

3,875,000

4,167,000

15,000,000

5,000,000

115,303,000

118,405,000

311,801,000

312,516,000

952,456,000

'

946,692,000

'

'

'

200,000,000

200,000,000

290,000,000

290,000,000

14,477,000

14,604,000

5,875,000

6,167,000

15,000,000

'

5,000,000

115,303,000

118,405,000

'

311,801,000

312,516,000

Less current portion

18,925,000

'

17,364,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

18,925,000

'

17,364,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total long-term debt

931,531,000

'

927,328,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

933,531,000

'

929,328,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Repayment of debt

34,342,000

22,840,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

34,342,000

22,840,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,900,000

'

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

40,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Repayments of revolving credit facility

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

30,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Additional borrowings

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

60,000,000

'

'

Term of debt instrument

'

'

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'

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'5 years

'

'

Amount transferred pursuant to the JV Sale Transaction

0

100,000,000

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

100,000,000

'

100,000,000

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'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Carrying amounts and fair values of long-term debt

'

'

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'

'

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'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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Carrying Amount

'

'

'

935,979,000

930,088,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

937,979,000

932,088,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Fair Value

'

'

'

$966,967,000

$954,255,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$968,967,000

$956,255,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Segment_Reporting_Details

Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013		Dec. 31, 2013
	segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Number of reportable segments	2		'		'
Net revenues	$166,241		$140,992		'
Adjusted EBITDA	39,326		36,140		'
Depreciation	10,686		11,638		'
Amortization of intangible assets	5,571		5,429		'
Amortization of program rights	6,593		7,785		'
Share-based compensation	2,307		1,941		'
Non-recurring and acquisition-related charges	4,559	[1]	3,051	[1]	'
Restructuring charge	0		2,132		'
Loss on sale of assets	94		95		'
Cash payments for programming	6,866		7,707		'
Operating income	16,382		11,776		'
Interest expense, net	14,209		13,871		'
Share of loss in equity investments	75		0		'
Other expense (income), net	18		-24		'
Total other expense, net	14,302		13,847		'
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	2,080		-2,071		'
Depreciation and amortization	16,257		17,067		'
Capital expenditures	5,609		6,798		'
Assets	1,237,235		'		1,216,850
Broadcast	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Number of stations	43		'		'
Number of digital channels operated	7		'		'
Number of markets	23		'		'
Net revenues	141,715		131,951		'
Digital	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Net revenues	24,526		9,041		'
Operating Segments	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Adjusted EBITDA	46,577		40,759		'
Operating Segments | Broadcast	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Adjusted EBITDA	47,470		40,595		'
Restructuring charge	0		'		'
Operating income	33,474		24,158		'
Depreciation and amortization	14,136		16,264		'
Capital expenditures	3,937		5,729		'
Assets	1,092,169		'		1,100,343
Operating Segments | Digital	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Adjusted EBITDA	-893		164		'
Restructuring charge	0		'		'
Operating income	-2,678		-498		'
Depreciation and amortization	1,775		641		'
Capital expenditures	1,139		799		'
Assets	86,594		'		69,690
Corporate	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Adjusted EBITDA	-7,251		-4,619		'
Restructuring charge	0		'		'
Operating income	-14,414		-11,884		'
Depreciation and amortization	346		162		'
Capital expenditures	533		270		'
Assets	58,472		'		46,817
LIN Television Corporation	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Number of reportable segments	2		'		'
Net revenues	166,241		140,992		'
Adjusted EBITDA	39,678		36,140		'
Depreciation	10,686		11,638		'
Amortization of intangible assets	5,571		5,429		'
Amortization of program rights	6,593		7,785		'
Share-based compensation	2,307		1,941		'
Non-recurring and acquisition-related charges	4,559	[1]	3,051	[1]	'
Restructuring charge	0		2,132		'
Loss on sale of assets	94		95		'
Cash payments for programming	6,866		7,707		'
Operating income	16,734		11,776		'
Interest expense, net	14,229		13,871		'
Share of loss in equity investments	75		0		'
Other expense (income), net	18		-24		'
Total other expense, net	14,322		13,847		'
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	2,412		-2,071		'
Depreciation and amortization	16,257		17,067		'
Capital expenditures	5,609		6,798		'
Assets	1,236,254		'		1,216,950
LIN Television Corporation | Broadcast	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Number of stations	43		'		'
Number of digital channels operated	7		'		'
Number of markets	23		'		'
Net revenues	141,715		131,951		'
LIN Television Corporation | Digital	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Net revenues	24,526		9,041		'
LIN Television Corporation | Operating Segments	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Adjusted EBITDA	46,577		40,759		'
LIN Television Corporation | Operating Segments | Broadcast	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Adjusted EBITDA	47,470		40,595		'
Restructuring charge	0		'		'
Operating income	33,474		24,158		'
Depreciation and amortization	14,136		16,264		'
Capital expenditures	3,937		5,729		'
Assets	1,092,169		'		1,100,343
LIN Television Corporation | Operating Segments | Digital	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Adjusted EBITDA	-893		164		'
Restructuring charge	0		'		'
Operating income	-2,678		-498		'
Depreciation and amortization	1,775		641		'
Capital expenditures	1,139		799		'
Assets	86,594		'		69,690
LIN Television Corporation | Corporate	'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'
Adjusted EBITDA	-6,899		-4,619		'
Restructuring charge	0		'		'
Operating income	-14,062		-11,884		'
Depreciation and amortization	346		162		'
Capital expenditures	533		270		'
Assets	$57,491		'		$46,917
[1]	Non-recurring charges for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 primarily consist of expenses related to the Merger and the 2013 LIN LLC Merger, respectively.

Retirement_Plans_Details

Retirement Plans (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]	'	'
Interest cost	$1,498	$1,314
Expected return on plan assets	-1,758	-1,670
Amortization of net loss	315	428
Net periodic cost:	55	72
Contributions:	'	'
401(k) Plan	1,142	1,332
Defined contribution retirement plans	39	49
Defined benefit retirement plans	1,347	1,297
Total contributions	2,528	2,678
LIN Television Corporation	'	'
Defined Benefit Plan, Net Periodic Benefit Cost [Abstract]	'	'
Interest cost	1,498	1,314
Expected return on plan assets	-1,758	-1,670
Amortization of net loss	315	428
Net periodic cost:	55	72
Contributions:	'	'
401(k) Plan	1,142	1,332
Defined contribution retirement plans	39	49
Defined benefit retirement plans	1,347	1,297
Total contributions	$2,528	$2,678

Restructuring_Details

Restructuring (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Restructuring	'	'
Expected cash payments during the remainder of 2014	$200,000	'
Restructuring	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	423,000	'
Charges	0	2,132,000
Payments	203,000	'
Balance at the end of the period	220,000	'
Severance and Related	'	'
Restructuring	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	423,000	'
Payments	203,000	'
Operating Segments | Broadcast	'	'
Restructuring	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	105,000	'
Charges	0	'
Payments	89,000	'
Balance at the end of the period	16,000	'
Operating Segments | Digital	'	'
Restructuring	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	315,000	'
Charges	0	'
Payments	111,000	'
Balance at the end of the period	204,000	'
Corporate	'	'
Restructuring	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	3,000	'
Charges	0	'
Payments	3,000	'
Balance at the end of the period	0	'
LIN Television Corporation	'	'
Restructuring	'	'
Expected cash payments during the remainder of 2014	200,000	'
Restructuring	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	423,000	'
Charges	0	2,132,000
Payments	203,000	'
Balance at the end of the period	220,000	'
LIN Television Corporation | Severance and Related	'	'
Restructuring	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	423,000	'
Payments	203,000	'
LIN Television Corporation | Operating Segments | Broadcast	'	'
Restructuring	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	105,000	'
Charges	0	'
Payments	89,000	'
Balance at the end of the period	16,000	'
LIN Television Corporation | Operating Segments | Digital	'	'
Restructuring	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	315,000	'
Charges	0	'
Payments	111,000	'
Balance at the end of the period	204,000	'
LIN Television Corporation | Corporate	'	'
Restructuring	'	'
Balance at the beginning of the period	3,000	'
Charges	0	'
Payments	3,000	'
Balance at the end of the period	$0	'

Income_Taxes_Details

Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Jul. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Jul. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Minimum

Maximum

Transaction agreement

Merger

Merger

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

Minimum

Maximum

Transaction agreement

Merger

Merger

Income Taxes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

$1,021,000

($1,051,000)

'

'

'

'

'

$1,021,000

($1,051,000)

'

'

'

'

'

Pre-tax income

2,080,000

-2,071,000

'

'

'

'

'

2,412,000

-2,071,000

'

'

'

'

'

Effective income tax rate (as a percent)

49.10%

50.70%

'

'

'

'

'

42.30%

50.70%

'

'

'

'

'

Effective income tax rate remainder of 2013 (as a percent)

'

'

39.00%

41.00%

'

'

'

'

'

39.00%

41.00%

'

'

'

Amount of short term deferred liabilities reclassified to income taxes payable upon the consummation of the JV Sale Transaction

'

'

'

'

162,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

162,800,000

'

'

Amount of income tax benefit associated with tax liability expected to be extinguished

'

'

'

'

'

131,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

131,500,000

'

Short-term deferred Federal and State tax liability associated with sale transaction

'

'

'

'

'

'

$31,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

$31,300,000

Commitments_and_Contingencies_

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

0 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2013

Apr. 30, 2014

Feb. 28, 2013

Feb. 28, 2013

Feb. 12, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Jul. 30, 2013

Feb. 28, 2013

Feb. 28, 2013

Feb. 28, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Subsequent Event

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

Joint venture

Sale Transaction

Sale Transaction

Sale Transaction

Sale Transaction

Sale Transaction

Sale Transaction

Merger

Merger

Merger

Merger

Merger

Merger

claim

Subsequent Event

Incremental term loans, net of discount

LIN Television Corporation

Joint venture

Joint venture

Joint venture

Joint venture

Joint venture

Joint venture

Minimum

Maximum

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

lawsuit

lawsuit

Senior Secured Credit Facility

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

Minimum

Maximum

claim

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Incremental term loans, net of discount

Senior Secured Credit Facility

Commitment and Contingencies

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Capital contribution in exchange of equity interest sold

$0

$100,000,000

'

'

$0

$100,000,000

'

'

'

$100,000,000

$100,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Additional borrowings

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

60,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

60,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amount of cash on hand and borrowings under the revolving credit facility utilized to fund the payment

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

40,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accrued liability to secure the release of the guarantee and the related income tax consequences

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

100,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Short-term deferred Federal and State tax liability associated with sale transaction

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

162,800,000

'

'

'

'

31,300,000

'

'

31,300,000

'

'

Current tax liability associated with transaction extinguished

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

131,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Current deferred tax liability associated with transaction

'

'

31,300,000

'

'

'

31,300,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Expected professional fees in the next twelve months

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

4,500,000

5,500,000

'

4,500,000

5,500,000

Advisory fee expected in the next twelve months

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$22,000,000

'

'

$22,000,000

'

'

Number of claims consolidated

'

'

'

2

'

'

'

2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Number of pending lawsuits

'

'

'

2

'

'

'

2

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ2

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Details) (USD $)

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Dec. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

In Thousands, unless otherwise specified

LIN Media LLC

LIN Media LLC

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

LIN Television Corporation

Guarantor Subsidiaries

Guarantor Subsidiaries

Guarantor Subsidiaries

Guarantor Subsidiaries

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries

Consolidating/Eliminating Adjustments

Consolidating/Eliminating Adjustments

Consolidating/Eliminating Adjustments

Consolidating/Eliminating Adjustments

8.375% Senior Notes

6.375% Senior Notes

Condensed consolidating financial statements

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Percentage of ownership in subsidiaries

'

'

'

'

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Interest rate (as a percent)

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

8.38%

6.38%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Current assets:

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Cash and cash equivalents

$20,887

$12,525

$23,500

$46,307

$979

'

$18,119

$10,313

$21,833

$44,625

'

'

$688

$3

$637

$573

$1,101

$2,209

$1,030

$1,109

'

'

$0

$0

Accounts receivable, net

138,517

145,309

'

'

'

'

77,731

88,905

'

'

'

'

41,988

39,416

'

'

18,798

16,988

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deferred income tax assets

8,229

6,898

'

'

'

'

7,098

5,818

'

'

'

'

1,073

1,080

'

'

58

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other current assets

13,781

15,201

'

'

'

'

10,869

12,264

'

'

'

'

1,225

1,049

'

'

1,687

1,888

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total current assets

181,414

179,933

'

'

979

'

113,817

117,300

'

'

'

'

44,974

41,548

'

'

21,644

21,085

'

'

'

0

'

'

Property and equipment, net

223,186

221,078

'

'

'

'

183,831

180,480

'

'

'

'

34,770

35,752

'

'

4,585

4,846

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deferred financing costs

15,647

16,448

'

'

'

'

15,562

16,357

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

85

91

'

'

'

'

'

'

Goodwill

210,627

203,528

'

'

'

'

169,492

169,492

'

'

'

'

25,617

18,518

'

'

15,518

15,518

'

'

'

'

'

'

Broadcast licenses

536,515

536,515

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

493,814

493,814

'

'

42,701

42,701

'

'

'

'

'

'

Other intangible assets, net

53,655

47,049

'

'

'

'

27,728

31,303

'

'

'

'

12,759

1,840

'

'

13,168

13,906

'

'

'

'

'

'

Advances to consolidated subsidiaries

'

'

'

'

2,002

1,900

11,525

7,764

'

'

'

'

967,068

968,728

'

'

'

'

'

'

-980,595

-978,392

'

'

Investment in consolidated subsidiaries

'

'

'

'

99,240

87,227

1,547,069

1,534,600

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-1,646,309

-1,621,827

'

'

Other assets

16,191

12,299

'

'

'

'

56,197

52,778

'

'

'

'

2,875

2,688

'

'

1,562

1,276

'

'

-44,443

-44,443

'

'

Total assets

1,237,235

1,216,850

'

'

102,221

89,127

2,125,221

2,110,074

'

'

'

'

1,581,877

1,562,888

'

'

99,263

99,423

'

'

-2,671,347

-2,644,662

'

'

Current liabilities:

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Current portion of long-term debt

18,925

17,364

'

'

'

'

17,680

16,112

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,245

1,252

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accounts payable

15,263

14,002

'

'

'

'

4,687

4,185

'

'

'

'

6,770

5,339

'

'

3,806

4,478

'

'

'

'

'

'

Income taxes payable

1,686

1,420

'

'

'

'

757

749

'

'

'

'

929

671

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Accrued expenses

56,112

51,696

'

'

'

'

44,980

42,570

'

'

'

'

8,128

6,254

'

'

3,004

2,872

'

'

'

'

'

'

Program obligations

7,030

7,027

'

'

'

'

4,805

4,711

'

'

'

'

984

1,013

'

'

1,241

1,303

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total current liabilities

99,016

91,509

'

'

'

'

72,909

68,327

'

'

'

'

16,811

13,277

'

'

9,296

9,905

'

'

'

0

'

'

Long-term debt, excluding current portion

931,531

927,328

'

'

'

'

928,737

924,223

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,794

3,105

'

'

'

'

'

'

Deferred income tax liabilities

58,815

64,686

'

'

'

'

23,758

30,013

'

'

'

'

34,501

33,824

'

'

556

849

'

'

'

'

'

'

Program obligations

3,945

4,146

'

'

'

'

2,309

2,505

'

'

'

'

179

217

'

'

1,457

1,424

'

'

'

'

'

'

Intercompany liabilities

'

0

'

'

'

'

969,070

970,628

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

11,525

7,764

'

'

-980,595

-978,392

'

'

Other liabilities

29,452

27,209

'

'

'

'

29,198

27,151

'

'

'

'

168

58

'

'

44,529

44,443

'

'

-44,443

-44,443

'

'

Total liabilities

1,122,759

[1]

1,114,878

[1]

'

'

0

0

2,025,981

2,022,847

'

'

'

'

51,659

47,376

'

'

70,157

67,490

'

'

-1,025,038

-1,022,835

'

'

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

9,820

12,845

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

9,820

12,845

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total stockholders' deficit

102,221

89,127

'

'

102,221

89,127

99,240

87,227

'

'

'

'

1,530,218

1,515,512

'

'

16,851

19,088

'

'

-1,646,309

-1,621,827

'

'

Noncontrolling interest

2,435

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,435

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Total equity

104,656

89,127

-89,740

-91,564

102,221

'

99,240

'

'

'

'

'

1,530,218

'

'

'

19,286

'

'

'

-1,646,309

'

'

'

Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and shareholders’ equity

$1,237,235

$1,216,850

'

'

$102,221

$89,127

$2,125,221

$2,110,074

'

'

'

'

$1,581,877

$1,562,888

'

'

$99,263

$99,423

'

'

($2,671,347)

($2,644,662)

'

'

[1]

Our consolidated assets as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 include total assets of: $55,024 and $56,056, respectively, of variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle the obligations of the VIEs. These assets include broadcast licenses and other intangible assets of: $44,118 and $44,677 and program rights of: $2,254 and $2,186 as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Our consolidated liabilities as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 include $4,014 and $4,126, respectively, of total liabilities of the VIEs for which the VIEs’ creditors have no recourse to the Company, including $2,698 and $2,727, respectively, of program obligations. See further description in Note 1 — “Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.”

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ3

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Condensed consolidating financial statements	'	'
Net revenues	$166,241	$140,992
Operating expenses:	'	'
Direct operating	69,434	54,568
Selling, general and administrative	44,940	37,298
Amortization of program rights	6,593	7,785
Corporate	12,541	10,271
Depreciation	10,686	11,638
Amortization of intangible assets	5,571	5,429
Restructuring charge	0	2,132
Loss from asset dispositions	94	95
Operating income	16,382	11,776
Other expense (income):	'	'
Interest expense, net	14,209	13,871
Share of loss in equity investments	75	0
Intercompany fees and expenses	0	'
Other, net	18	-24
Total other expense, net	14,302	13,847
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	2,080	-2,071
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	1,021	-1,051
Net income (loss)	1,059	-1,020
Net income (loss)	1,059	-1,020
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	-598	-164
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	1,657	-856
LIN Media LLC	'	'
Operating expenses:	'	'
Corporate	352	'
Operating income	-352	'
Other expense (income):	'	'
Intercompany fees and expenses	-270	'
Total other expense, net	-270	'
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	-82	'
Net income (loss)	-82	'
Equity in income (loss) income from operations of consolidated subsidiaries	1,739	-856
Net income (loss)	1,657	-856
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	1,657	-856
LIN Television Corporation	'	'
Condensed consolidating financial statements	'	'
Net revenues	102,502	97,648
Operating expenses:	'	'
Direct operating	38,723	35,350
Selling, general and administrative	27,983	26,032
Amortization of program rights	4,699	5,482
Corporate	12,156	10,271
Depreciation	8,720	9,515
Amortization of intangible assets	3,574	4,461
Restructuring charge	0	2,132
Loss from asset dispositions	-42	107
Operating income	6,689	4,298
Other expense (income):	'	'
Interest expense, net	14,169	13,814
Share of loss in equity investments	75	'
Intercompany fees and expenses	7,730	8,375
Other, net	14	-24
Total other expense, net	21,988	22,165
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	-15,299	-17,867
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	-6,779	-7,463
Net income (loss)	-8,520	-10,404
Equity in income (loss) income from operations of consolidated subsidiaries	10,509	9,548
Net income (loss)	1,989	-856
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	1,989	-856
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'
Condensed consolidating financial statements	'	'
Net revenues	50,854	38,984
Operating expenses:	'	'
Direct operating	22,168	17,237
Selling, general and administrative	12,172	9,789
Amortization of program rights	1,449	1,490
Corporate	33	'
Depreciation	1,653	1,829
Amortization of intangible assets	688	233
Loss from asset dispositions	136	-12
Operating income	12,555	8,418
Other expense (income):	'	'
Intercompany fees and expenses	-7,826	-8,375
Other, net	4	'
Total other expense, net	-7,822	-8,375
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	20,377	16,793
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	8,151	6,717
Net income (loss)	12,226	10,076
Net income (loss)	12,226	10,076
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	12,226	10,076
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'
Condensed consolidating financial statements	'	'
Net revenues	17,325	6,431
Operating expenses:	'	'
Direct operating	11,367	3,038
Selling, general and administrative	4,913	1,571
Amortization of program rights	445	813
Depreciation	313	294
Amortization of intangible assets	1,309	735
Operating income	-1,022	-20
Other expense (income):	'	'
Interest expense, net	40	108
Intercompany fees and expenses	116	'
Total other expense, net	156	108
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	-1,178	-128
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes	-351	-305
Net income (loss)	-827	177
Net income (loss)	-827	177
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	-598	-164
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	-229	341
Consolidating/Eliminating Adjustments	'	'
Condensed consolidating financial statements	'	'
Net revenues	-4,440	-2,071
Operating expenses:	'	'
Direct operating	-2,824	-1,057
Selling, general and administrative	-128	-94
Operating income	-1,488	-920
Other expense (income):	'	'
Interest expense, net	'	-51
Intercompany fees and expenses	250	'
Total other expense, net	250	-51
Income (loss) before provision for (benefit from) income taxes	-1,738	-869
Net income (loss)	-1,738	-869
Equity in income (loss) income from operations of consolidated subsidiaries	-12,248	-8,692
Net income (loss)	-13,986	-9,561
Net income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	($13,986)	($9,561)

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ4

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Details 3) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Condensed consolidating financial statements	'	'
Net income (loss)	$1,059	($1,020)
Amortization of pension net losses, net of tax of $124 and $169 for the three months ended March, 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, reclassified	191	259
Comprehensive income (loss)	1,250	-761
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	-598	-164
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	1,848	-597
Amortization of pension net losses, tax	124	169
LIN Media LLC	'	'
Condensed consolidating financial statements	'	'
Net income (loss)	1,657	-856
Amortization of pension net losses, net of tax of $124 and $169 for the three months ended March, 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, reclassified	191	259
Comprehensive income (loss)	1,848	-597
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	1,848	-597
LIN Television Corporation	'	'
Condensed consolidating financial statements	'	'
Net income (loss)	1,989	-856
Amortization of pension net losses, net of tax of $124 and $169 for the three months ended March, 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, reclassified	191	259
Comprehensive income (loss)	2,180	-597
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	2,180	-597
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'
Condensed consolidating financial statements	'	'
Net income (loss)	12,226	10,076
Comprehensive income (loss)	12,226	10,076
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	12,226	10,076
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'
Condensed consolidating financial statements	'	'
Net income (loss)	-827	177
Comprehensive income (loss)	-827	177
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	-598	-164
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	-229	341
Consolidating/Eliminating Adjustments	'	'
Condensed consolidating financial statements	'	'
Net income (loss)	-13,986	-9,561
Amortization of pension net losses, net of tax of $124 and $169 for the three months ended March, 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, reclassified	-191	-259
Comprehensive income (loss)	-14,177	-9,820
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to reporting entity	($14,177)	($9,820)

Condensed_Consolidating_Financ5

Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements (Details 4) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	$36,783,000	$21,832,000
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Capital expenditures	-5,609,000	-6,798,000
Acquisition of broadcast towers	-7,257,000	0
Payments for business combinations, net of cash acquired	-22,346,000	0
Proceeds from the sale of assets	45,000	13,000
Contributions to equity investments	-75,000	0
Receipt of dividend	0	'
Business Combination, Capital Contribution In Exchange Of Ownership Interest Sold	0	-100,000,000
Net cash used in investing activities	-35,242,000	-106,785,000
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net proceeds on exercises of employee and director stock-based compensation	1,163,000	501,000
Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt	40,000,000	85,000,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	-34,342,000	-22,840,000
Payment of long-term debt issue costs	0	-515,000
Payment of dividend	0	0
Proceeds from intercompany borrowings	0	'
Payments on intercompany borrowings	0	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	6,821,000	62,146,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	8,362,000	-22,807,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	12,525,000	46,307,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	20,887,000	23,500,000
LIN Media LLC	'	'
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	-184,000	'
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net proceeds on exercises of employee and director stock-based compensation	1,163,000	'
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,163,000	'
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	979,000	'
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	979,000	'
LIN Television Corporation	'	'
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	29,623,000	22,735,000
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Capital expenditures	-4,394,000	-5,634,000
Acquisition of broadcast towers	-7,257,000	'
Payments for business combinations, net of cash acquired	-22,346,000	'
Proceeds from the sale of assets	45,000	'
Contributions to equity investments	-75,000	'
Receipt of dividend	19,503,000	'
Advances on intercompany borrowings	-1,340,000	-1,200,000
Payments from intercompany borrowings	'	9,919,000
Net cash used in investing activities	-15,864,000	3,085,000
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net proceeds on exercises of employee and director stock-based compensation	'	501,000
Proceeds from borrowings on long-term debt	40,000,000	85,000,000
Principal payments on long-term debt	-34,024,000	-22,465,000
Payment of long-term debt issue costs	'	-521,000
Payment of dividend	-250,000	'
Payments on intercompany borrowings	-11,679,000	-111,127,000
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-5,953,000	-48,612,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	7,806,000	-22,792,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	10,313,000	44,625,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	18,119,000	21,833,000
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	9,102,000	18,889,000
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Capital expenditures	-593,000	-543,000
Proceeds from the sale of assets	'	13,000
Business Combination, Capital Contribution In Exchange Of Ownership Interest Sold	'	-100,000,000
Payments from intercompany borrowings	11,679,000	111,127,000
Net cash used in investing activities	11,086,000	10,597,000
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Payment of dividend	-19,503,000	-19,503,000
Payments on intercompany borrowings	'	-9,919,000
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	-19,503,000	-29,422,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	685,000	64,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	3,000	573,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	688,000	637,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	-1,508,000	-289,000
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Capital expenditures	-622,000	-621,000
Net cash used in investing activities	-622,000	-621,000
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Principal payments on long-term debt	-318,000	-375,000
Payment of long-term debt issue costs	'	6,000
Proceeds from intercompany borrowings	1,340,000	1,200,000
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,022,000	831,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	-1,108,000	-79,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	2,209,000	1,109,000
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	1,101,000	1,030,000
Consolidating/Eliminating Adjustments	'	'
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Net cash provided by operating activities	-250,000	-19,503,000
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Receipt of dividend	-19,503,000	'
Advances on intercompany borrowings	1,340,000	1,200,000
Payments from intercompany borrowings	-11,679,000	-121,046,000
Net cash used in investing activities	-29,842,000	-119,846,000
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	'	'
Payment of dividend	19,753,000	19,503,000
Proceeds from intercompany borrowings	-1,340,000	-1,200,000
Payments on intercompany borrowings	11,679,000	121,046,000
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	30,092,000	139,349,000
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	'	0
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period	'	0
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period	'	$0