Live Nation Entertainment Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

SEGMENT DATA (Details)

SEGMENT DATA (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,571,855us-gaap_Revenues	$ 2,502,008us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,665,785us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,127,316us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,613,100us-gaap_Revenues	$ 2,262,236us-gaap_Revenues	$ 1,679,513us-gaap_Revenues	$ 923,698us-gaap_Revenues	$ 6,866,964us-gaap_Revenues	$ 6,478,547us-gaap_Revenues	$ 5,819,047us-gaap_Revenues
Direct operating expenses									4,919,969us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	4,680,507us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts	4,151,277us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts
Selling, general and administrative expenses									1,330,160	1,226,892	1,143,632
Depreciation and amortization									368,143us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization	368,923us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization	429,557us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Goodwill impairment	134,961us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss								134,961us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss	0us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets									(4,494)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets	(38,259)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets	(514)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
Corporate expenses									101,000us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense	94,385us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense	113,364us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense
Acquisition transaction expenses									10,061	6,439	3,370
Operating income (loss)	(186,818)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	150,604us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	55,686us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	(12,308)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	(50,994)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	126,037us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	97,806us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	(33,189)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	7,164us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	139,660us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	(21,639)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Capital expenditures									138,218	141,039	124,373
Long-lived assets	695,337us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet				706,800us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet				695,337us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	706,800us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	721,786us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Concerts [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment									117,013
Ticketing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment									0
Artist Nation [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment									17,948
Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Goodwill impairment									0
Operating Segments [Member] \| Concerts [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									4,726,877	4,517,191	3,870,371
Direct operating expenses									4,016,540	3,829,991	3,274,951
Selling, general and administrative expenses									666,475	632,614	569,570
Depreciation and amortization									115,088	132,386	145,552
Goodwill impairment									117,013
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets									(2,954)	(38,927)	(453)
Corporate expenses									0	0	0
Acquisition transaction expenses									5,171	723	847
Operating income (loss)									(190,456)	(39,596)	(120,096)
Capital expenditures									35,006	45,925	24,634
Operating Segments [Member] \| Ticketing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									1,557,254	1,407,817	1,374,049
Direct operating expenses									763,280	672,221	651,055
Selling, general and administrative expenses									471,982	442,788	434,310
Depreciation and amortization									204,901	190,801	165,947
Goodwill impairment									0
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets									(1,583)	(4)	(225)
Corporate expenses									0	0	0
Acquisition transaction expenses									1,381	245	153
Operating income (loss)									117,293	101,766	122,809
Capital expenditures									89,990	90,132	92,651
Operating Segments [Member] \| Artist Nation [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									389,437	352,947	399,940
Direct operating expenses									212,302	218,113	263,896
Selling, general and administrative expenses									138,066	103,304	99,786
Depreciation and amortization									43,343	42,613	115,696
Goodwill impairment									17,948
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets									34	665	(42)
Corporate expenses									0	0	0
Acquisition transaction expenses									566	3	1,163
Operating income (loss)									(22,822)	(11,751)	(80,559)
Capital expenditures									1,892	2,255	601
Operating Segments [Member] \| Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									300,279	284,692	247,921
Direct operating expenses									37,973	45,021	34,738
Selling, general and administrative expenses									50,292	45,618	38,198
Depreciation and amortization									4,281	2,351	1,187
Goodwill impairment									0
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets									0	0	0
Corporate expenses									0	0	0
Acquisition transaction expenses									0	64	0
Operating income (loss)									207,733	191,638	173,798
Capital expenditures									1,834	1,424	5,147
Operating Segments [Member] \| Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									3,171	3,164	2,997
Direct operating expenses									(2,174)	380	816
Selling, general and administrative expenses									3,345	2,568	1,768
Depreciation and amortization									40	206	398
Goodwill impairment									0
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets									(29)	7	206
Corporate expenses									0	0	0
Acquisition transaction expenses									38	0	0
Operating income (loss)									1,951	3	(191)
Capital expenditures									6	0	4
Operating Segments [Member] \| Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									0	0	0
Direct operating expenses									0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									2,592	2,611	2,829
Goodwill impairment									0
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets									38	0	0
Corporate expenses									101,000	94,385	113,364
Acquisition transaction expenses									2,905	5,404	1,207
Operating income (loss)									(106,535)	(102,400)	(117,400)
Capital expenditures									9,490	1,303	1,336
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									(110,054)	(87,264)	(76,231)
Direct operating expenses									(107,952)	(85,219)	(74,179)
Selling, general and administrative expenses									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									(2,102)	(2,045)	(2,052)
Goodwill impairment									0
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets									0	0	0
Corporate expenses									0	0	0
Acquisition transaction expenses									0	0	0
Operating income (loss)									0	0	0
Capital expenditures									0	0	0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Concerts [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									97,642	77,050	65,559
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Ticketing [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									1,150	2,295	2,771
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Artist Nation [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									11,262	7,919	7,901
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									0	0	0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									0	0	0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] \| Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									0	0	0
Total Foreign Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									2,364,088	2,490,070	2,041,761
Long-lived assets	177,206				193,466				177,206	193,466	190,496
United Kingdom Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									772,445	716,982	691,849
Long-lived assets	71,269				76,607				71,269	76,607	87,790
Other Foreign Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									1,591,643	1,773,088	1,349,912
Long-lived assets	105,937				116,859				105,937	116,859	102,706
Total Domestic Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									4,502,876	3,988,477	3,777,286
Long-lived assets	$ 518,131				$ 513,334				$ 518,131	$ 513,334	$ 531,290