Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SEGMENT DATA Segment Data (Details)

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SEGMENT DATA Segment Data (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 3,835,246 $ 3,440,308 $ 8,185,945 $ 7,366,772
Direct operating expenses 2,924,356 2,633,940 5,991,547 5,431,672
Selling, general and administrative expenses 524,654 475,864 1,435,703 1,293,557
Depreciation and amortization 99,606 89,228 277,262 250,925
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 10,318 37 10,464 (507)
Corporate expenses 42,093 39,892 108,055 97,711
Operating income (loss) 234,219 201,347 362,914 293,414
Capital expenditures     172,903 184,293
Operating Segments [Member] | Concerts [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 3,297,257 2,939,387 6,716,914 6,052,515
Direct operating expenses 2,767,949 2,497,234 5,554,368 5,057,567
Selling, general and administrative expenses 343,250 305,494 906,360 804,562
Depreciation and amortization 54,404 52,344 146,458 144,917
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 10,317 (21) 10,452 (609)
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 121,337 84,336 99,276 46,078
Capital expenditures     88,338 83,612
Operating Segments [Member] | Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 171,178 157,981 385,674 346,532
Direct operating expenses 23,191 23,371 68,142 60,516
Selling, general and administrative expenses 25,325 21,320 68,534 62,989
Depreciation and amortization 8,871 6,601 23,613 19,512
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 113,791 106,689 225,385 203,515
Capital expenditures     4,241 4,753
Operating Segments [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 368,312 340,273 1,091,880 964,292
Direct operating expenses 133,050 112,737 377,121 317,656
Selling, general and administrative expenses 151,064 144,622 447,997 411,336
Depreciation and amortization 34,677 28,805 103,299 82,907
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 2 58 13 65
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 49,519 54,051 163,450 152,328
Capital expenditures     71,336 69,667
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 932 6,545 2,886 13,259
Direct operating expenses 2,599 4,477 3,325 5,759
Selling, general and administrative expenses 5,015 4,428 12,812 14,670
Depreciation and amortization 212 115 599 327
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) (6,894) (2,475) (13,850) (7,497)
Capital expenditures     149 66
Operating Segments [Member] | Corporate [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 0 0 0 0
Direct operating expenses 0 0 0 0
Selling, general and administrative expenses 0 0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization 1,442 1,362 3,293 3,262
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (1) 0 (1) 37
Corporate expenses 42,093 39,892 108,055 97,711
Operating income (loss) (43,534) (41,254) (111,347) (101,010)
Capital expenditures     8,839 26,195
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue (2,433) (3,878) (11,409) (9,826)
Direct operating expenses (2,433) (3,879) (11,409) (9,826)
Selling, general and administrative expenses 0 0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization 0 1 0 0
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 0 0 0 0
Capital expenditures     0 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Concerts [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 268 592 268 693
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,165 3,286 11,141 9,133
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Other [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Corporate [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0