REVENUE RECOGNITION (Concerts Revenue) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Dec. 31, 2018 |
Sep. 30, 2018 |
Jun. 30, 2018 |
Mar. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Sep. 30, 2017 |
Jun. 30, 2017 |
Mar. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2016 |
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| Revenue | $ 2,601,855 | $ 3,835,246 | $ 2,868,315 | $ 1,482,384 | $ 2,320,450 | $ 3,440,308 | $ 2,683,585 | $ 1,242,879 | $ 10,787,800 | $ 9,687,222 | $ 7,826,336 |
| Concerts [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | |||||||||||
| Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Revenue | $ 8,770,031 | $ 7,892,076 | $ 6,283,521 | ||||||||
| Percentage of the concert business revenue to total revenue | 81.30% | 81.50% | 80.30% | ||||||||
| Percentage Of Concerts Revenue From Events And Festivals | 95.00% | ||||||||||
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- Definition Represents the percentage of the Concerts segment's annual revenue generated from the promotion or production of live music events and festivals. No definition available.
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- Definition The percentage of the Concert business revenue to the company's total consolidated revenue. No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of revenue recognized from goods sold, services rendered, insurance premiums, or other activities that constitute an earning process. Includes, but is not limited to, investment and interest income before deduction of interest expense when recognized as a component of revenue, and sales and trading gain (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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