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, 2016
Jun. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 2,179,258 $ 1,765,777 $ 3,386,974 $ 2,886,089
Direct operating expenses 1,605,688 1,279,099 2,389,891 2,000,388
Selling, general and administrative expenses 374,826 329,570 712,040 643,702
Depreciation and amortization 95,424 88,571 190,379 173,112
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (279) (76) (254) (37)
Corporate expenses 29,440 26,368 54,049 50,614
Operating income (loss) 74,159 42,245 40,869 18,310
Capital expenditures     77,194 64,011
Operating Segments [Member] | Concerts [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 1,597,756 1,268,382 2,278,834 1,891,616
Direct operating expenses 1,350,297 1,075,507 1,887,431 1,561,479
Selling, general and administrative expenses 193,357 158,689 354,997 309,113
Depreciation and amortization 35,673 40,033 67,120 69,214
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (324) (55) (358) 171
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 18,753 (5,792) (30,356) (48,361)
Capital expenditures     29,958 18,867
Operating Segments [Member] | Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 95,200 81,071 152,836 133,168
Direct operating expenses 15,687 10,717 29,201 21,345
Selling, general and administrative expenses 16,004 13,856 29,873 26,950
Depreciation and amortization 4,423 2,225 9,329 4,213
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 59,086 54,273 84,433 80,660
Capital expenditures     962 1,721
Operating Segments [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 443,348 360,197 849,134 735,827
Direct operating expenses 235,546 171,045 442,011 356,737
Selling, general and administrative expenses 121,067 117,027 239,329 229,587
Depreciation and amortization 39,927 35,561 85,676 78,857
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 31 (30) 31 (179)
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 46,777 36,594 82,087 70,825
Capital expenditures     40,892 42,117
Operating Segments [Member] | Artist Nation [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 86,720 87,835 161,785 165,780
Direct operating expenses 48,875 53,806 88,086 100,636
Selling, general and administrative expenses 39,618 39,582 80,458 76,802
Depreciation and amortization 14,224 10,756 26,704 20,791
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (45) 0 (45) 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) (15,952) (16,309) (33,418) (32,449)
Capital expenditures     789 868
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 1,506 791 2,347 1,584
Direct operating expenses 0 0 0 1,068
Selling, general and administrative expenses 4,780 416 7,383 1,250
Depreciation and amortization 880 13 900 24
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) (4,154) 362 (5,936) (758)
Capital expenditures     460 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 852 506 1,774 1,022
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 59 9 118 (29)
Corporate expenses 29,440 26,368 54,049 50,614
Operating income (loss) (30,351) (26,883) (55,941) (51,607)
Capital expenditures     4,133 438
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue (45,272) (32,499) (57,962) (41,886)
Direct operating expenses (44,717) (31,976) (56,838) (40,877)
Selling, general and administrative expenses 0 0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization (555) (523) (1,124) (1,009)
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 43,070 30,572 54,517 39,311
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 0 460 0 460
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Artist Nation [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,202 1,467 3,445 2,115
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