Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Income Statement [Abstract]        
Revenue $ 2,622,917 $ 2,502,008 $ 5,509,006 $ 5,295,109
Operating expenses:        
Direct operating expenses 1,974,322 1,876,519 3,974,710 3,792,366
Selling, general and administrative expenses 361,975 349,676 1,003,359 978,006
Depreciation and amortization 99,054 97,925 272,166 256,732
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 625 (1,696) 588 (4,977)
Corporate expenses 29,988 26,647 80,690 73,538
Acquisition transaction expenses 3,443 2,333 5,673 5,462
Operating income (loss) 153,510 150,604 171,820 193,982
Interest expense 25,844 28,346 76,857 80,428
Interest income (460) (864) (2,419) (2,676)
Equity in losses (earnings) of nonconsolidated affiliates 2,040 (2,155) (573) (5,921)
Other expense, net 8,127 12,587 20,655 11,081
Income before income taxes 117,959 112,690 77,300 111,070
Income tax expense (benefit) 13,577 (3,137) 19,232 (482)
Net income 104,382 115,827 58,068 111,552
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests 15,333 10,664 12,242 15,903
Net income attributable to common stockholders of Live Nation $ 89,049 $ 105,163 $ 45,826 $ 95,649
Basic net income per common share available to common stockholders of Live Nation $ 0.39 $ 0.52 $ 0.14 $ 0.46
Diluted net income per common share available to common stockholders of Live Nation $ 0.38 $ 0.49 $ 0.14 $ 0.45
Weighted average common shares outstanding:        
Basic (in shares) 201,392,591 199,261,810 200,776,477 198,612,221
Diluted (in shares) 208,738,780 221,581,583 208,493,651 206,233,574
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests $ (10,118) $ (1,198) $ (17,111) $ (3,702)
Net income available to common stockholders of Live Nation—basic 78,931 103,965 28,715 91,947
Convertible debt interest, net of tax 0 4,813 0 0
Net income available to common stockholders of Live Nation—diluted $ 78,931 $ 108,778 $ 28,715 $ 91,947