Cover - USD ($) $ in Billions |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dec. 31, 2019 |
Feb. 20, 2020 |
Jun. 30, 2019 |
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| Cover [Abstract] | |||
| Document Type | 10-K/A | ||
| Document Annual Report | true | ||
| Document Period End Date | Dec. 31, 2019 | ||
| Document Transition Report | false | ||
| Entity File Number | 001-32601 | ||
| Entity Registrant Name | LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | ||
| Entity Central Index Key | 0001335258 | ||
| Current Fiscal Year End Date | --12-31 | ||
| Document Fiscal Year Focus | 2019 | ||
| Document Fiscal Period Focus | FY | ||
| Amendment Flag | true | ||
| Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code | DE | ||
| Entity Tax Identification Number | 20-3247759 | ||
| Entity Address, Address Line One | 9348 Civic Center Drive | ||
| Entity Address, City or Town | Beverly Hills | ||
| Entity Address, State or Province | CA | ||
| Entity Address, Postal Zip Code | 90210 | ||
| City Area Code | 310 | ||
| Local Phone Number | 867-7000 | ||
| Title of 12(b) Security | Common Stock, $.01 Par Value per Share; | ||
| Trading Symbol | LYV | ||
| Security Exchange Name | NYSE | ||
| Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer | Yes | ||
| Entity Voluntary Filers | No | ||
| Entity Current Reporting Status | Yes | ||
| Entity Interactive Data Current | Yes | ||
| Entity Filer Category | Large Accelerated Filer | ||
| Entity Small Business | false | ||
| Entity Emerging Growth Company | false | ||
| Entity Shell Company | false | ||
| Entity Public Float | $ 9.3 | ||
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding | 214,531,042 | ||
| Documents Incorporated by Reference | Portions of our Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed on April 23, 2020, were incorporated by reference into Part III of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed on February 27, 2020. | ||
| Amendment Description | This Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-K (“Amendment No. 1”) of Live Nation is being filed solely to amend Item 15(c) to include the separate financial statements of Venta de Boletos por Computadora, S.A. de C.V. ("VBC") as required under Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X. The financial statements of VBC for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 were not available at the time the Company filed the Original Form 10-K. The required financial statements are now provided as Exhibit 99.1 to this Amendment No. 1. |