Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

LONG-TERM DEBT (Debt Covenants) (Details)

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LONG-TERM DEBT (Debt Covenants) (Details)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
quarter
Dec. 31, 2013
Aug. 31, 2013
May 31, 2014
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | Through September 30, 2015 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Ratio of consolidated total funded debt to consolidated EBITDA 5.0lyv_DebtInstrumentCovenantRatioofConsolidatedTotalDebttoConsolidatedEBITDA
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityMember
/ lyv_TimePeriodOfDebtCovenantsAxis
= lyv_FirstDebtCovenantPeriodMember 		     
Number of consecutive quarters 4lyv_DebtInstrumentCovenantNumberofConsecutiveQuarterstoMeasureCovenants
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityMember
/ lyv_TimePeriodOfDebtCovenantsAxis
= lyv_FirstDebtCovenantPeriodMember 		     
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | December 31, 2015 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Ratio of consolidated total funded debt to consolidated EBITDA 4.75lyv_DebtInstrumentCovenantRatioofConsolidatedTotalDebttoConsolidatedEBITDA
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityMember
/ lyv_TimePeriodOfDebtCovenantsAxis
= lyv_SecondDateTotalLeverageRatioReducedMember 		     
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] | December 31, 2016 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Ratio of consolidated total funded debt to consolidated EBITDA 4.50lyv_DebtInstrumentCovenantRatioofConsolidatedTotalDebttoConsolidatedEBITDA
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorSecuredCreditFacilityMember
/ lyv_TimePeriodOfDebtCovenantsAxis
= lyv_ThirdDateTotalLeverageRatioReducedMember 		     
7% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
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 		 
Secured indebtedness leverage ratio, maximum 3.25lyv_Securedindebtednessleverageratiomaximum
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_SeniorNotesDue202070PercentMember 		     
5.375% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Interest rate, stated percentage 5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_A5.375SeniorNotesdue2022Member 		    5.375%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_A5.375SeniorNotesdue2022Member
Secured indebtedness leverage ratio, maximum 3.50lyv_Securedindebtednessleverageratiomaximum
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_A5.375SeniorNotesdue2022Member 		     
7% Senior Notes & 5.375% Senior Notes [Member]        
Debt Instrument [Line Items]        
Number of covenants 2lyv_DebtInstrumentCovenantNumberofCovenants
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_A7SeniorNotes5.375SeniorNotesMember 		     
Fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum 2.0lyv_DebtInstrumentCovenantFixedChargeCoverageRatioMinimum
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= lyv_A7SeniorNotes5.375SeniorNotesMember