Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

SEGMENTS AND REVENUE RECOGNITION Segment Results Of Operations (Details)

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SEGMENTS AND REVENUE RECOGNITION Segment Results Of Operations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues $ 25,201,406 $ 23,155,625 $ 22,726,317
Other Segment Items 22,835,006 21,009,727 20,845,198
AOI 2,366,400 2,145,898 1,881,119
Capital expenditures 1,086,439 637,631 468,751
Operating Segments [Member] | Concerts [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues $ 20,860,726 $ 19,024,302 $ 18,740,913
Percentage Of Segment Revenue To Total Revenue 82.80% 82.20% 82.50%
Other Segment Items $ 20,173,643 $ 18,494,554 $ 18,420,516
AOI 687,083 529,748 320,397
Capital expenditures 942,053 491,691 346,392
Operating Segments [Member] | Ticketing      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues $ 3,081,166 $ 2,988,685 $ 2,959,477
Percentage Of Segment Revenue To Total Revenue 12.20% 12.90% 13.00%
Other Segment Items $ 1,946,734 $ 1,865,097 $ 1,819,344
AOI 1,134,432 1,123,588 1,140,133
Capital expenditures 92,058 87,925 68,991
Operating Segments [Member] | Sponsorship and Advertising [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues $ 1,329,233 $ 1,195,019 $ 1,095,217
Percentage Of Segment Revenue To Total Revenue 5.30% 5.20% 4.80%
Other Segment Items $ 484,008 $ 431,242 $ 420,080
AOI 845,225 763,777 675,137
Capital expenditures 30,964 24,507 18,250
Operating Segments [Member] | Corporate      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 0 0 0
Other Segment Items 275,607 242,955 214,974
AOI (275,607) (242,955) (214,974)
Capital expenditures 21,364 33,508 35,118
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues (69,719) (52,381) (69,290)
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Concerts [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 40,736 29,633 17,773
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Ticketing      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 25,376 22,220 51,517
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Sponsorship and Advertising [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues 3,607 528 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Other & Eliminations      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues $ (69,719) $ (52,381) $ (69,290)
Percentage Of Segment Revenue To Total Revenue (0.30%) (0.30%) (0.30%)
Other Segment Items $ (44,986) $ (24,121) $ (29,716)
AOI (24,733) (28,260) (39,574)
Capital expenditures 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Corporate      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Revenues $ 0 $ 0 $ 0