Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details)

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) (USD $)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Liberty Media [Member]
Feb. 28, 2011
Liberty Media [Member]
Mar. 31, 2012
Liberty Media [Member]
Mar. 31, 2012
ATC Aviation, Inc. [Member]
Mar. 31, 2011
ATC Aviation, Inc. [Member]
Jan. 31, 2011
Front Line [Member]
Jan. 31, 2011
Azoff Trust [Member]
Jan. 31, 2011
Employee of Subsidiary [Member]
Mar. 31, 2012
Employee of Subsidiary [Member]
Mar. 31, 2012
Other Related Parties [Member]
Mar. 31, 2011
Other Related Parties [Member]
Dec. 31, 2011
Other Related Parties [Member]
Mar. 31, 2012
Director Related Parties [Member]
Mar. 31, 2011
Director Related Parties [Member]
Jan. 31, 2011
Board of Directors Chairman [Member]
Mar. 31, 2012
Management of Subsidiary [Member]
Mar. 31, 2011
Management of Subsidiary [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]                                  
Expenses from transactions with related party       $ 700,000 $ 100,000         $ 1,440,000 $ 3,578,000   $ 6,761,000 $ 366,000      
Number of directors nominated by related party     2                            
Common shares sold to related party pursuant to the subscription agreement (in shares) 5.5 1.8                              
Aggregate cash consideration of common shares sold 57,700,000 18,800,000                              
Dividend paid by consolidated subsidiary           20,100,000 3,000,000                    
Dividend paid by consolidated subsidiary to parent           15,000,000                      
Gross-up payment related party                             600,000    
Principal amount of promissory note made by a wholly owned subsidiary to a majority owned subsidiary           20,700,000                      
Interest rate of promissory note (in hundredths)           4.50%                      
Deferred consideration payments from a business combination                               0 6,800,000
Noncontrolling interest in clubs and theaters venue promotion business sold (in hundredths)               49.90%                  
Number of employees that partially own business                 2                
Cash and assets received from divestiture of noncontrolling interest in a business               12,600,000                  
Receivable balance                   13,200,000   13,300,000          
Revenue from transactions with related parties                   $ 265,000 $ 566,000   $ 7,000 $ 0