Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Description of related party transaction The policy applies to any transaction or series of transactions in which Salem is a participant, the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and a Related Party (as defined in Item 404(a) of SEC Regulation S-K) has a direct or indirect material interest, excluding, among other things, compensation arrangements with respect to employment and board membership. Related Parties includes our directors, executive officers, nominees to become a director, any person beneficially owning more than 5% of any class of our stock, immediate family members of any of the foregoing, and any entity in which any of the foregoing persons is employed or is a general partner or principal or in which the person has a 10% or greater beneficial ownership interest.  
Related party annual payments for insurance premiums $ 531,000 $ 386,000
Net assets 3,500 3,100
Edward G Atsinger III Chief Executive Officer And Director [Member]    
Related party annual payments for insurance premiums 135,000 198,000
Chairman And Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Land and Building [Member]    
Operating leases, rent expense 1,600 1,500
Truth for Life [Member]    
Related party transaction, other revenues from transactions with related party 2,500 2,400
Accounts receivable, related parties 200  
Know the Truth [Member]    
Related party transaction, other revenues from transactions with related party 800 1,400
Accounts receivable, related parties $ 1,200 1,100
Other Than Compensation Arrangements [Member]    
Description of related party transaction we have been a party in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 annually and in which any of our then directors, executive officers or holders of more than 5% of any class of our stock at the time of such transaction, or any members of their immediate family, or is a general partner or principal or in which the person has a 10% or greater beneficial ownership interest, had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.  
Chief Executive Officer [Member] | Trust [Member]    
Operating leases, rent expense $ 203,000 197,000
Split Dollar Life Insurance [Member]    
Business combination, consideration transferred $ 2,300 $ 1,800