COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES (Business Acquisitions) (Details) (USD $)
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Represents payment obligations that have been accrued in connection with certain acquisition agreements for purchase consideration due at a future date. No definition available.
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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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