|
BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS, Merger with Ticketmaster, Consideration Transferred (Details) (USD $)
|
1 Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dec. 31, 2011
|
Dec. 31, 2010
|
Dec. 31, 2009
|
Dec. 31, 2011
Ticketing [Member]
|
Dec. 31, 2010
Ticketing [Member]
|
Dec. 31, 2009
Ticketing [Member]
|
Dec. 31, 2011
Artist Nation [Member]
|
Dec. 31, 2010
Artist Nation [Member]
|
Dec. 31, 2009
Artist Nation [Member]
|
Dec. 31, 2011
eCommerce [Member]
|
Dec. 31, 2010
eCommerce [Member]
|
Dec. 31, 2009
eCommerce [Member]
|
Jan. 25, 2010
Ticketmaster [Member]
|
Jan. 25, 2010
Ticketmaster [Member]
Ticketing [Member]
|
Jan. 25, 2010
Ticketmaster [Member]
Artist Nation [Member]
|
Jan. 25, 2010
Ticketmaster [Member]
eCommerce [Member]
|
|
| Description of transaction [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||
| Final Exchange Ratio per share | 1.4743728 | |||||||||||||||
| Voting power of Ticketmaster stockholders after merger (in hundredths) | 50.01% | |||||||||||||||
| Description of acquired entity | Ticketmaster provided ticketing software and services, ticket resale services, marketing and distribution through www.ticketmaster.com, numerous retail outlets and worldwide call centers in 19 global markets. | |||||||||||||||
| Identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed and noncontrolling interests [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||||
| Fair value of consideration transferred | $ 930,130,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Plus: Fair value of noncontrolling interests | 147,443,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Less: Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed | ||||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 575,579,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | 137,600,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 48,174,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Other current assets | 32,170,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Asset held for sale (Paciolan) | 30,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 64,839,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Intangible assets | 937,980,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Investments in nonconsolidated affiliates | 24,630,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Other long-term assets | 42,163,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable, client accounts | (393,807,000) | |||||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | (23,741,000) | |||||||||||||||
| Accrued expenses | (134,642,000) | |||||||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | (26,210,000) | |||||||||||||||
| Other current liabilities | (21,815,000) | |||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt | (837,329,000) | |||||||||||||||
| Long-term deferred income taxes | (252,735,000) | |||||||||||||||
| Other long-term liabilities | (109,784,000) | |||||||||||||||
| Goodwill | 1,257,644,000 | 1,226,416,000 | 204,672,000 | 577,131,000 | 557,856,000 | 0 | 262,158,000 | 267,992,000 | 0 | 224,562,000 | 214,927,000 | 0 | 984,501,000 | 506,500,000 | 263,100,000 | 214,900,000 |
| Goodwill expected to be deductible for tax purposes | $ 41,400,000 | |||||||||||||||