Live Nation Entertainment Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

LONG-TERM DEBT (Debt Extinguishment) (Details)

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Debt Extinguishment) (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014	May. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Cash available for general corporate purposes	$ 293,900,000			$ 22,400,000
Debt premium					$ 6,000,000	$ 7,286,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 0	188,000	$ 36,269,000
5.375% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 250,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage			5.375%		5.375%
2.5% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 275,000,000		$ 275,000,000	$ 275,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage			2.50%		2.50%
5.375% Senior Notes & 2.5% Convertible Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Related fees and expenses			$ 9,800,000
2.875% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		2.875%			2.875%
Extinguishment of debt	220,000,000	$ 29,300,000
Payment of accrued interest	1,100,000
Related fees & expenses, debt extinguishment	$ 200,000
7% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					$ 425,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage				7.00%	7.00%
Related fees and expenses				$ 22,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of debt				802,200,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of debt				472,500,000
Add-on 7% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					$ 200,000,000
Debt premium				$ 9,000,000
8.125% Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage				8.125%
Extinguishment of debt				$ 250,000,000
Redemption premium and accrued interest				35.3
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ 36,300,000

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