Fair Value Disclosure	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosure	NOTE 2 – The carrying amount of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and program rights payable approximate fair value due to the short maturity of those instruments. The Company estimates the fair value of its long-term debt on a recurring basis. The Company estimated the fair value of its Senior Notes to be approximately $495,000 and $482,000 at September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013, respectively. This fair value estimate was determined based on quoted market prices provided by investment banking firms who regularly make a market in the Company’s Senior Notes, which is considered to be a Level 2 input. The carrying value of the Company’s senior credit facility approximated fair value at June 30, 2013. This estimate was determined using a discounted cash flow analysis, which is considered to be a Level 3 input. There was no amount outstanding under the Company’s senior credit facility at September 30, 2012.

Fair Value Disclosure

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

NOTE 2 – The carrying amount of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued expenses and program rights payable approximate fair value due to the short maturity of those instruments. The Company estimates the fair value of its long-term debt on a recurring basis. The Company estimated the fair value of its Senior Notes to be approximately $495,000 and $482,000 at September 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013, respectively. This fair value estimate was determined based on quoted market prices provided by investment banking firms who regularly make a market in the Company’s Senior Notes, which is considered to be a Level 2 input. The carrying value of the Company’s senior credit facility approximated fair value at June 30, 2013. This estimate was determined using a discounted cash flow analysis, which is considered to be a Level 3 input. There was no amount outstanding under the Company’s senior credit facility at September 30, 2012.

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The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS CO 10-Q