Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SEGMENT DATA Segment Data (Details)

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SEGMENT DATA Segment Data (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 2,868,315 $ 2,683,585 $ 4,350,699 $ 3,926,464
Direct operating expenses 2,135,107 2,022,471 3,067,191 2,797,732
Selling, general and administrative expenses 476,438 434,385 911,049 817,693
Depreciation and amortization 89,785 81,165 177,656 161,697
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 108 115 146 (544)
Corporate expenses 32,152 32,016 65,962 57,819
Operating income (loss) 134,725 113,433 128,695 92,067
Capital expenditures     97,937 126,053
Operating Segments [Member] | Concerts [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,380,736 2,249,851 3,419,657 3,113,128
Direct operating expenses 1,990,254 1,895,588 2,786,419 2,560,333
Selling, general and administrative expenses 302,019 270,488 563,110 499,068
Depreciation and amortization 46,519 46,131 92,054 92,573
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 114 95 135 (588)
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 41,830 37,549 (22,061) (38,258)
Capital expenditures     49,488 55,006
Operating Segments [Member] | Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 139,938 124,563 214,496 188,551
Direct operating expenses 29,200 25,571 44,951 37,145
Selling, general and administrative expenses 23,114 22,211 43,209 41,669
Depreciation and amortization 7,132 6,401 14,742 12,911
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 80,492 70,380 111,594 96,826
Capital expenditures     1,892 3,161
Operating Segments [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 351,195 311,181 723,568 624,019
Direct operating expenses 119,787 103,186 244,071 204,919
Selling, general and administrative expenses 147,350 136,677 296,933 266,714
Depreciation and amortization 34,989 27,565 68,622 54,102
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (6) 7 11 7
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 49,075 43,746 113,931 98,277
Capital expenditures     43,562 51,068
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 1,177 867 1,954 6,714
Direct operating expenses 597 1,003 726 1,282
Selling, general and administrative expenses 3,955 5,009 7,797 10,242
Depreciation and amortization 178 103 387 212
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) (3,553) (5,248) (6,956) (5,022)
Capital expenditures     26 65
Operating Segments [Member] | Corporate [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 0 0 0 0
Direct operating expenses 0 0 0 0
Selling, general and administrative expenses 0 0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization 967 965 1,851 1,900
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 13 0 37
Corporate expenses 32,152 32,016 65,962 57,819
Operating income (loss) (33,119) (32,994) (67,813) (59,756)
Capital expenditures     2,969 16,753
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue (4,731) (2,877) (8,976) (5,948)
Direct operating expenses (4,731) (2,877) (8,976) (5,947)
Selling, general and administrative expenses 0 0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization 0 0 0 (1)
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 0 0 0 0
Capital expenditures     0 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Concerts [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 0 667 0 1,813
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 4,731 2,210 8,976 4,135
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Other [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 0 0 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Corporate [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0