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, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 1,765,777 $ 1,665,785 $ 2,886,089 $ 2,793,101
Direct operating expenses 1,279,099 1,184,696 2,000,388 1,915,847
Selling, general and administrative expenses 326,839 325,925 641,384 628,330
Depreciation and amortization 88,571 76,219 173,112 158,807
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (76) (3,787) (37) (3,281)
Corporate expenses 26,342 25,717 50,702 46,891
Acquisition transaction expenses 2,757 1,329 2,230 3,129
Operating income (loss) 42,245 55,686 18,310 43,378
Capital expenditures     64,011 62,407
Operating Segments [Member] | Concerts [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 1,268,382 1,172,166 1,891,616 1,834,656
Direct operating expenses 1,075,507 969,991 1,561,479 1,487,146
Selling, general and administrative expenses 157,348 166,890 308,338 316,806
Depreciation and amortization 40,033 26,189 69,214 54,709
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (55) (3,745) 171 (3,235)
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Acquisition transaction expenses 1,341 456 775 783
Operating income (loss) (5,792) 12,385 (48,361) (21,553)
Capital expenditures     18,880 18,306
Operating Segments [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 360,197 371,000 735,827 725,461
Direct operating expenses 171,045 183,269 356,737 355,860
Selling, general and administrative expenses 116,741 111,882 229,154 225,902
Depreciation and amortization 35,561 40,968 78,857 86,951
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (30) (43) (179) (117)
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Acquisition transaction expenses 286 58 433 63
Operating income (loss) 36,594 34,866 70,825 56,802
Capital expenditures     42,117 37,438
Operating Segments [Member] | Artist Nation [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 87,835 79,162 165,780 151,718
Direct operating expenses 53,806 47,242 100,636 89,318
Selling, general and administrative expenses 38,478 34,029 75,692 59,822
Depreciation and amortization 10,756 7,665 20,791 15,436
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 1 0 34
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Acquisition transaction expenses 1,104 (265) 1,110 188
Operating income (loss) (16,309) (9,510) (32,449) (13,080)
Capital expenditures     868 943
Operating Segments [Member] | Sponsorship and Advertising [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 81,071 70,903 133,168 116,291
Direct operating expenses 10,717 9,995 21,345 18,059
Selling, general and administrative expenses 13,856 12,244 26,950 24,165
Depreciation and amortization 2,225 1,739 4,213 1,943
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Acquisition transaction expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 54,273 46,925 80,660 72,124
Capital expenditures     1,721 449
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 791 839 1,584 1,585
Direct operating expenses 0 1,590 1,068 681
Selling, general and administrative expenses 416 880 1,250 1,635
Depreciation and amortization 13 $ 10 24 20
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0   0 0
Corporate expenses 0   0 0
Acquisition transaction expenses 0   0 0
Operating income (loss) 362 $ (1,641) (758) (751)
Capital expenditures     (13) 0
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 506 542 1,022 1,141
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 9 0 (29) 37
Corporate expenses 26,342 25,717 50,702 46,891
Acquisition transaction expenses 26 1,080 (88) 2,095
Operating income (loss) (26,883) (27,339) (51,607) (50,164)
Capital expenditures     438 5,271
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue (32,499) (28,285) (41,886) (36,610)
Direct operating expenses (31,976) (27,391) (40,877) (35,217)
Selling, general and administrative expenses 0 0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization (523) (894) (1,009) (1,393)
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Acquisition transaction 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 30,572 25,604 39,311 33,034
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 460 187 460 460
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Artist Nation [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 1,467 2,494 2,115 3,116
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Sponsorship and Advertising [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 0 0 0 0
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