Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SEGMENT DATA (Details)

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SEGMENT DATA (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue $ 1,736,725 $ 2,622,917 $ 1,765,777 $ 1,120,312 $ 1,571,855 $ 2,502,008 $ 1,665,785 $ 1,127,316 $ 7,245,731 $ 6,866,964 $ 6,478,547
Direct operating expenses                 5,196,473 4,919,969 4,680,507
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 1,397,908 1,330,160 1,226,892
Depreciation and amortization                 397,241 368,143 368,923
Goodwill impairment         134,961       0 134,961 0
Loss on disposal of operating assets                 845 (4,494) (38,259)
Corporate expenses                 107,794 101,000 94,385
Acquisition transaction expenses                 14,098 10,061 6,439
Operating income (loss) (40,448) $ 153,510 $ 42,245 $ (23,935) (186,818) $ 150,604 $ 55,686 $ (12,308) 131,372 7,164 139,660
Capital expenditures                 145,147 138,218 141,039
Long-lived assets 731,282       695,337       731,282 695,337 706,800
Concerts [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Goodwill impairment                   117,013  
Ticketing [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Goodwill impairment                   0  
Artist Nation [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Goodwill impairment                   17,948  
Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Goodwill impairment                   0  
Operating Segments [Member] | Concerts [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 4,964,991 4,726,877 4,517,191
Direct operating expenses                 4,220,963 4,016,540 3,829,991
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 690,381 666,475 632,614
Depreciation and amortization                 146,795 115,088 132,386
Goodwill impairment                   117,013  
Loss on disposal of operating assets                 430 (2,954) (38,927)
Corporate expenses                 0 0 0
Acquisition transaction expenses                 11,727 5,171 723
Operating income (loss)                 (105,305) (190,456) (39,596)
Capital expenditures                 40,053 35,006 45,925
Operating Segments [Member] | Ticketing [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 1,639,564 1,557,254 1,407,817
Direct operating expenses                 808,697 763,280 672,221
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 487,495 471,982 442,788
Depreciation and amortization                 184,129 204,901 190,801
Goodwill impairment                   0  
Loss on disposal of operating assets                 26 (1,583) (4)
Corporate expenses                 0 0 0
Acquisition transaction expenses                 988 1,381 245
Operating income (loss)                 158,229 117,293 101,766
Capital expenditures                 93,323 89,990 90,132
Operating Segments [Member] | Artist Nation [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 434,201 389,437 352,947
Direct operating expenses                 245,781 212,302 218,113
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 160,176 138,066 103,304
Depreciation and amortization                 54,980 43,343 42,613
Goodwill impairment                   17,948  
Loss on disposal of operating assets                 215 34 665
Corporate expenses                 0 0 0
Acquisition transaction expenses                 1,232 566 3
Operating income (loss)                 (28,183) (22,822) (11,751)
Capital expenditures                 1,924 1,892 2,255
Operating Segments [Member] | Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 333,726 300,279 284,692
Direct operating expenses                 47,760 37,973 45,021
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 57,681 50,292 45,618
Depreciation and amortization                 9,932 4,281 2,351
Goodwill impairment                   0  
Loss on disposal of operating assets                 0 0 0
Corporate expenses                 0 0 0
Acquisition transaction expenses                 0 0 64
Operating income (loss)                 218,353 207,733 191,638
Capital expenditures                 4,836 1,834 1,424
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 3,176 3,171 3,164
Direct operating expenses                 1,068 (2,174) 380
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 2,175 3,345 2,568
Depreciation and amortization                 46 40 206
Goodwill impairment                   0  
Loss on disposal of operating assets                 0 (29) 7
Corporate expenses                 0 0 0
Acquisition transaction expenses                 0 38 0
Operating income (loss)                 (113) 1,951 3
Capital expenditures                 0 6 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Corporate [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 0 0 0
Direct operating expenses                 0 0 0
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization                 3,490 2,592 2,611
Goodwill impairment                   0  
Loss on disposal of operating assets                 174 38 0
Corporate expenses                 107,794 101,000 94,385
Acquisition transaction expenses                 151 2,905 5,404
Operating income (loss)                 (111,609) (106,535) (102,400)
Capital expenditures                 5,011 9,490 1,303
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 (129,927) (110,054) (87,264)
Direct operating expenses                 (127,796) (107,952) (85,219)
Selling, general and administrative expenses                 0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization                 (2,131) (2,102) (2,045)
Goodwill impairment                   0  
Loss on disposal of operating assets                 0 0 0
Corporate expenses                 0 0 0
Acquisition transaction expenses                 0 0 0
Operating income (loss)                 0 0 0
Capital expenditures                 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Concerts [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 113,391 97,642 77,050
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Ticketing [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 1,150 1,150 2,295
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Artist Nation [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 15,386 11,262 7,919
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Other [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Corporate [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 0 0 0
Total Foreign Operations [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 2,207,431 2,364,088 2,490,070
Long-lived assets 200,711       177,206       200,711 177,206 193,466
United Kingdom Operations [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 672,802 772,445 716,982
Long-lived assets 74,517       71,269       74,517 71,269 76,607
Other Foreign Operations [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 1,534,629 1,591,643 1,773,088
Long-lived assets 126,194       105,937       126,194 105,937 116,859
Total Domestic Operations [Member]                      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]                      
Revenue                 5,038,300 4,502,876 3,988,477
Long-lived assets $ 530,571       $ 518,131       $ 530,571 $ 518,131 $ 513,334