Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Business Acquisitions) (Details)

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Business Acquisitions) (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]    
Amount accrued in other liabilities, deferred purchase consideration   $ 0lyv_Deferredpurchaseconsiderationpayments
Other Current Liabilities [Member]    
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]    
Amount accrued in other liabilities, deferred purchase consideration 100,000lyv_Deferredpurchaseconsiderationpayments
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherCurrentLiabilitiesMember
 
Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]    
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]    
Amount accrued in other liabilities, deferred purchase consideration 15,500,000lyv_Deferredpurchaseconsiderationpayments
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesMember
 
Earn Out Arrangements [Member] | Other Current Liabilities [Member]    
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]    
Amount accrued in other liabilities 100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherCurrentLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= lyv_EarnOutArrangementsMember
1,900,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherCurrentLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= lyv_EarnOutArrangementsMember
Earn Out Arrangements [Member] | Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]    
Business Acquisition, Contingent Consideration [Line Items]    
Amount accrued in other liabilities $ 8,800,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= lyv_EarnOutArrangementsMember
$ 4,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
/ us-gaap_BalanceSheetLocationAxis
= us-gaap_OtherNoncurrentLiabilitiesMember
/ us-gaap_ContingentConsiderationByTypeAxis
= lyv_EarnOutArrangementsMember