Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

LONG-TERM DEBT (7% Senior Notes) (Details)

v2.4.1.9
LONG-TERM DEBT (7% Senior Notes) (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Aug. 31, 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Debt premium 7,286,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium    
7% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Face amount 425,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorNotesDue202070PercentMember 		   
Debt premium 7,300,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorNotesDue202070PercentMember 		8,600,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorNotesDue202070PercentMember 		 
Interest rate, stated percentage 7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorNotesDue202070PercentMember 		7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorNotesDue202070PercentMember 		7.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorNotesDue202070PercentMember
7% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Prior to September 1, 2016 [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Redemption price, percentage 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorNotesDue202070PercentMember 		   
Basis spread on make whole premium, as a percentage 0.50%lyv_DebtInstrumentBasisPointsDiscountRateforEarlyRedemption
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodOneMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorNotesDue202070PercentMember 		   
7% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Redemption, Equity Offering [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Redemption price, percentage 107.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= lyv_DebtInstrumentRedemptionEquityOfferingMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorNotesDue202070PercentMember 		   
Percentage of notes which may be redeemed 35.00%lyv_PercentageOfNotesWhichMayBeRedeemed
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= lyv_DebtInstrumentRedemptionEquityOfferingMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorNotesDue202070PercentMember 		   
7% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member] | After September 1, 2016 [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Redemption price, percentage 103.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodTwoMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorNotesDue202070PercentMember 		   
7% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member] | Redemption, Defined Changes of Control [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Redemption price, percentage 101.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis
= lyv_DebtInstrumentRedemptionDefinedChangesofControlMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorNotesDue202070PercentMember 		   
Add-on 7% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]      
Debt Instrument [Line Items]      
Face amount     200,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_AddonSeniorNotesDue20207.0percentMember
Debt premium     9,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnamortizedPremium
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_AddonSeniorNotesDue20207.0percentMember