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 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 2,622,917 $ 2,502,008 $ 5,509,006 $ 5,295,109
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
Capital expenditures     94,846 91,990
Operating Segments [Member] | Concerts [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 1,991,909 1,925,462 3,883,525 3,760,118
Direct operating expenses 1,722,880 1,658,028 3,284,359 3,145,174
Selling, general and administrative expenses 185,729 186,415 494,067 503,221
Depreciation and amortization 36,075 30,155 105,289 84,864
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 250 (112) 421 (3,347)
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Acquisition transaction expenses 2,334 1,109 3,109 1,892
Operating income (loss) 44,641 49,867 (3,720) 28,314
Capital expenditures     27,055 24,647
Operating Segments [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 426,177 386,131 1,162,004 1,111,592
Direct operating expenses 210,022 187,548 566,759 543,408
Selling, general and administrative expenses 119,842 113,483 348,996 339,385
Depreciation and amortization 46,533 55,521 125,390 142,472
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 188 (1,584) 9 (1,701)
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Acquisition transaction expenses 587 695 1,020 758
Operating income (loss) 49,005 30,468 119,830 87,270
Capital expenditures     60,413 59,791
Operating Segments [Member] | Artist Nation [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 136,675 130,935 302,455 282,653
Direct operating expenses 83,171 75,642 183,807 164,960
Selling, general and administrative expenses 41,814 35,400 117,506 95,222
Depreciation and amortization 13,152 10,498 33,943 25,934
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 187 0 187 34
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Acquisition transaction expenses 324 247 1,434 435
Operating income (loss) (1,973) 9,148 (34,422) (3,932)
Capital expenditures     1,538 1,503
Operating Segments [Member] | Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 126,576 114,614 259,744 230,905
Direct operating expenses 16,978 13,534 38,323 31,593
Selling, general and administrative expenses 14,190 13,098 41,140 37,263
Depreciation and amortization 2,525 1,264 6,738 3,207
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) 92,883 86,718 173,543 158,842
Capital expenditures     4,138 579
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 793 792 2,377 2,377
Direct operating expenses 0 (2,473) 1,068 (1,792)
Selling, general and administrative expenses 400 1,280 1,650 2,915
Depreciation and amortization 12 11 36 31
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) 381 1,974 (377) 1,223
Capital expenditures     (13) 6
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 1,241 642 2,263 1,783
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 (29) 37
Corporate expenses 29,988 26,647 80,690 73,538
Acquisition transaction expenses 198 282 110 2,377
Operating income (loss) (31,427) (27,571) (83,034) (77,735)
Capital expenditures     1,715 5,464
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue (59,213) (55,926) (101,099) (92,536)
Direct operating expenses (58,729) (55,760) (99,606) (90,977)
Selling, general and administrative expenses 0 0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization (484) (166) (1,493) (1,559)
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 52,522 48,737 91,834 81,771
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 690 690 1,150 1,150
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Artist Nation [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 6,001 6,499 8,115 9,615
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Sponsorship & 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