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, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2015
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 3,170,416 $ 2,622,917 $ 6,557,390 $ 5,509,006
Direct operating expenses 2,428,003 1,974,322 4,817,894 3,974,710
Selling, general and administrative expenses 414,412 365,220 1,126,452 1,008,922
Depreciation and amortization 104,862 99,054 295,241 272,166
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 253 625 (1) 588
Corporate expenses 31,600 30,186 85,649 80,800
Operating income (loss) 191,286 153,510 232,155 171,820
Capital expenditures     123,415 94,846
Operating Segments [Member] | Concerts [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,497,136 1,991,909 4,775,970 3,883,525
Direct operating expenses 2,160,233 1,722,880 4,047,664 3,284,359
Selling, general and administrative expenses 216,255 188,063 571,252 497,176
Depreciation and amortization 34,002 36,075 101,122 105,289
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 176 250 (182) 421
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 86,470 44,641 56,114 (3,720)
Capital expenditures     50,294 27,042
Operating Segments [Member] | Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 136,087 126,576 288,923 259,744
Direct operating expenses 15,510 16,978 44,711 38,323
Selling, general and administrative expenses 20,667 14,190 50,540 41,140
Depreciation and amortization 4,448 2,525 13,777 6,738
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 95,462 92,883 179,895 173,543
Capital expenditures     1,318 4,138
Operating Segments [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 456,443 426,177 1,305,577 1,162,004
Direct operating expenses 231,979 210,022 673,990 566,759
Selling, general and administrative expenses 124,007 120,429 363,336 350,016
Depreciation and amortization 47,113 46,533 132,789 125,390
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 13 188 44 9
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 53,331 49,005 135,418 119,830
Capital expenditures     64,513 60,413
Operating Segments [Member] | Artist Nation [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 150,823 136,675 312,608 302,455
Direct operating expenses 91,550 83,171 179,636 183,807
Selling, general and administrative expenses 49,383 42,138 129,841 118,940
Depreciation and amortization 18,187 13,152 44,891 33,943
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 65 187 20 187
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) (8,362) (1,973) (41,780) (34,422)
Capital expenditures     1,059 1,538
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,138 793 4,485 2,377
Direct operating expenses 149 0 149 1,068
Selling, general and administrative expenses 4,100 400 11,483 1,650
Depreciation and amortization 1,153 12 2,053 36
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) (3,264) 381 (9,200) (377)
Capital expenditures     777 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 752 1,241 2,526 2,263
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (1) 0 117 (29)
Corporate expenses 31,600 30,186 85,649 80,800
Operating income (loss) (32,351) (31,427) (88,292) (83,034)
Capital expenditures     5,454 1,715
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue (72,211) (59,213) (130,173) (101,099)
Direct operating expenses (71,418) (58,729) (128,256) (99,606)
Selling, general and administrative expenses 0 0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization (793) (484) (1,917) (1,493)
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 66,139 50,635 119,027 90,410
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 4,415 7,921 8,552 9,499
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Artist Nation [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 1,657 657 2,594 1,190
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