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, 2017
Jun. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 2,818,693 $ 2,179,258 $ 4,231,874 $ 3,386,974
Direct operating expenses 2,142,874 1,605,688 3,068,374 2,389,891
Selling, general and administrative expenses 434,385 374,826 817,693 712,040
Depreciation and amortization 95,870 95,424 196,465 190,379
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 115 (279) (544) (254)
Corporate expenses 32,016 29,440 57,819 54,049
Operating income (loss) 113,433 74,159 92,067 40,869
Capital expenditures     126,053 77,194
Operating Segments [Member] | Concerts [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,249,851 1,681,834 3,113,128 2,436,726
Direct operating expenses 1,895,588 1,396,530 2,560,333 1,971,624
Selling, general and administrative expenses 270,488 232,975 499,068 435,455
Depreciation and amortization 46,131 49,897 92,573 93,824
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 95 (369) (588) (403)
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 37,549 2,801 (38,258) (63,774)
Capital expenditures     55,006 30,747
Operating Segments [Member] | Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 124,563 95,200 188,551 152,836
Direct operating expenses 25,571 15,687 37,145 29,201
Selling, general and administrative expenses 22,211 16,004 41,669 29,873
Depreciation and amortization 6,401 4,423 12,911 9,329
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 70,380 59,086 96,826 84,433
Capital expenditures     3,161 962
Operating Segments [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 484,579 443,348 978,289 849,134
Direct operating expenses 260,925 235,546 522,728 442,011
Selling, general and administrative expenses 136,677 121,067 266,714 239,329
Depreciation and amortization 43,224 39,927 90,563 85,676
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 7 31 7 31
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 43,746 46,777 98,277 82,087
Capital expenditures     51,068 40,892
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 867 1,506 6,714 2,347
Direct operating expenses 1,003 0 1,282 0
Selling, general and administrative expenses 5,009 4,780 10,242 7,383
Depreciation and amortization 103 880 212 900
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) (5,248) (4,154) (5,022) (5,936)
Capital expenditures     65 460
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 965 852 1,900 1,774
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 13 59 37 118
Corporate expenses 32,016 29,440 57,819 54,049
Operating income (loss) (32,994) (30,351) (59,756) (55,941)
Capital expenditures     16,753 4,133
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue (41,167) (42,630) (54,808) (54,069)
Direct operating expenses (40,213) (42,075) (53,114) (52,945)
Selling, general and administrative expenses 0 0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization (954) (555) (1,694) (1,124)
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 38,002 40,765 48,961 51,086
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 3,165 1,865 5,847 2,983
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