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STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Dec. 31, 2012
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Stock-based compensation expense |
$ 39,029,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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$ 28,415,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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$ 37,063,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
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| Total unrecognized compensation cost |
51,400,000us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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| Amortization period of unrecognized compensation cost |
2 years 6 months 3 days
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| Stock Options [Member] |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Shares granted |
2,345,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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1,269,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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5,495,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_EmployeeStockOptionMember
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| Restricted Stock [Member] |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Shares granted |
752,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
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548,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
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1,243,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
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| Trust [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Accelerated vesting of unvested share based awards (in shares) |
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1,500,000us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAcceleratedVestingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= lyv_AzoffTrustMember
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| Selling, general, and administrative expenses [Member] |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Stock-based compensation expense |
21,204,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
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12,361,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
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14,297,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
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| Corporate expenses [Member] |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Stock-based compensation expense |
17,825,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= lyv_CorporateExpensesMember
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16,054,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= lyv_CorporateExpensesMember
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22,766,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= lyv_CorporateExpensesMember
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| Corporate expenses [Member] | Trust [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Stock-based compensation expense |
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6,300,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= lyv_CorporateExpensesMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= lyv_AzoffTrustMember
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| Other Equity Award [Member] |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Vesting period |
4 years
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| Other Equity Award [Member] | Selling, general, and administrative expenses [Member] |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Stock-based compensation expense |
$ 7,900,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis
= us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpensesMember
/ us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis
= lyv_OtherEquityAwardMember
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| Minimum [Member] | Stock Options [Member] |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Vesting period |
2 years
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| Minimum [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Vesting period |
1 year
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| Maximum [Member] | Stock Options [Member] |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Vesting period |
5 years
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| Maximum [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member] |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Vesting period |
5 years
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| 2014 [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Vesting period |
1 year
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| 2014 [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
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| Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |
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| Vesting period |
4 years
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