Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

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QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]  
Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block] QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
March 31, June 30, September 30, December 31,
2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018 2019 2018
(in thousands)
Revenue $ 1,727,828    $ 1,482,384    $ 3,157,009    $ 2,868,315    $ 3,773,684    $ 3,835,246    $ 2,889,448    $ 2,601,855   
Operating income (loss)
$ (23,863)   $ (6,030)   $ 171,586    $ 134,725    $ 260,041    $ 234,219    $ (82,920)   $ (90,378)  
Net income (loss) $ (55,241)   $ (41,028)   $ 116,120    $ 83,356    $ 193,972    $ 183,197    $ (136,639)   $ (135,185)  
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders of Live Nation
$ (52,444)   $ (33,906)   $ 103,355    $ 69,359    $ 178,925    $ 172,683    $ (159,947)   $ (147,887)  
Basic net income (loss) available to common stockholders of Live Nation
$ (64,756)   $ (50,291)   $ 89,840    $ 52,187    $ 155,345    $ 151,894    $ (185,311)   $ (171,441)  
Diluted net income (loss) available to common stockholders of Live Nation
$ (64,756)   $ (50,291)   $ 89,926    $ 52,187    $ 155,345    $ 152,213    $ (185,311)   $ (171,441)  
Basic net income (loss) per common share available to common stockholders of Live Nation
$ (0.31)   $ (0.24)   $ 0.43    $ 0.25    $ 0.74    $ 0.73    $ (0.88)   $ (0.82)  
Diluted net income (loss) per common share available to common stockholders of Live Nation
$ (0.31)   $ (0.24)   $ 0.41    $ 0.24    $ 0.71    $ 0.70    $ (0.88)   $ (0.82)  

The following summarizes unusual or infrequent items affecting the quarterly results of operations:
2019
We recorded impairment charges of $19.4 million in the third quarter of 2019 primarily related to intangible assets for revenue-generating contracts in the Concerts and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. See Note 2—Long-Lived Assets and Note 6—Fair Value Measurements for further discussion.
2018
We recorded a goodwill impairment of $10.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 in connection with our annual impairment test. See Note 2—Long-Lived Assets and Note 6—Fair Value Measurements for further discussion.
We recorded a net foreign exchange rate loss of $8.4 million in the second quarter of 2018, as a component of other expense (income), net.