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LONG-TERM DEBT (Senior Secured Credit Facility) (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014
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| Senior Secured Credit Facility Term loan A [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Face amount |
$ 115,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityTermloanAMember |
| Maturity period | 5 years |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility Term loan A [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Quarterly payments |
2,900,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityTermloanAMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility Term loan A [Member] | Maximum [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Quarterly payments |
13,800,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityTermloanAMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MaximumMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility Term loan B [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Face amount |
950,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityTermloanBMember |
| Maturity period | 7 years |
| Quarterly payments |
2,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentPeriodicPaymentPrincipal / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityTermloanBMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility Term loan B [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Basis spread on variable rate |
2.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityTermloanBMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility Term loan B [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Basis spread on variable rate |
0.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityTermloanBMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility Term loan B [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Basis spread on variable rate |
1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityTermloanBMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_BaseRateMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility Term loan B [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Basis spread on variable rate |
1.75%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityTermloanBMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_BaseRateMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Secured indebtedness leverage ratio, maximum |
3.25lyv_DebtInstrumentAdditionalBorrowingCapacityMaximum / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityMember |
| Percentage of capital stock of foreign wholly owned (first-tier) subsidiaries |
65.00%lyv_PercentageOfCapitalStockOfForeignWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Additional borrowing capacity available |
450,000,000lyv_Optiontoincreaseaggregateborrowingcapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityMember / us-gaap_RangeAxis = us-gaap_MinimumMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Maturity period | 5 years |
| Maximum borrowing capacity |
335,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityRevolvingcreditfacilityMember |
| Line of credit facility, unused capacity, commitment fee percentage |
0.50%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityRevolvingcreditfacilityMember |
| Outstanding letters of credit |
62,000,000us-gaap_LettersOfCreditOutstandingAmount / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityRevolvingcreditfacilityMember |
| Current borrowing capacity available |
273,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityRevolvingcreditfacilityMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Letter of Credit [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Maximum borrowing capacity |
150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = us-gaap_LetterOfCreditMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityRevolvingcreditfacilityMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Swingline Loans [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Maximum borrowing capacity |
50,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = lyv_SwinglineLoansMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityRevolvingcreditfacilityMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Euro and British Pound Line of Credit [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Maximum borrowing capacity |
150,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = lyv_EuroAndBritishPoundLineofCreditMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityRevolvingcreditfacilityMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Other Foreign Line of Credit [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Maximum borrowing capacity |
$ 50,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis = lyv_OtherForeignCurrencyLineofCreditMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityRevolvingcreditfacilityMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility Revolving Credit Facility & Term loan A [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Basis spread on variable rate |
2.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityRevolvingCreditFacilityandTermloanAMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember |
| Senior Secured Credit Facility Revolving Credit Facility & Term loan A [Member] | Base Rate [Member] | |
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | |
| Basis spread on variable rate |
1.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1 / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityRevolvingCreditFacilityandTermloanAMember / us-gaap_VariableRateAxis = us-gaap_BaseRateMember |
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Represents the maximum senior secured leverage ratio in calculating additional borrowings available under the senior secured credit facility. No definition available.
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Amount of increase to borrowing capacity available under the senior secured credit facility. No definition available.
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Represents the percentage of capital stock of the entity's wholly-owned (first-tier) foreign subsidiaries that secures the senior credit facility. No definition available.
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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument. No definition available.
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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of the required periodic payments applied to principal. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. No definition available.
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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date. No definition available.
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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility. No definition available.
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