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, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 3,559,418 $ 3,170,416 $ 7,791,292 $ 6,557,390
Direct operating expenses 2,732,926 2,428,003 5,801,300 4,817,894
Selling, general and administrative expenses 475,864 414,412 1,293,557 1,126,452
Depreciation and amortization 109,352 104,862 305,817 295,241
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 37 253 (507) (1)
Corporate expenses 39,892 31,600 97,711 85,649
Operating income (loss) 201,347 191,286 293,414 232,155
Capital expenditures     184,293 123,415
Operating Segments [Member] | Concerts [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,939,387 2,644,151 6,052,515 5,080,877
Direct operating expenses 2,497,234 2,247,976 5,057,567 4,219,599
Selling, general and administrative expenses 305,494 265,638 804,562 701,093
Depreciation and amortization 52,344 52,188 144,917 146,013
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (21) 241 (609) (162)
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 84,336 78,108 46,078 14,334
Capital expenditures     83,612 51,353
Operating Segments [Member] | Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 157,981 136,087 346,532 288,923
Direct operating expenses 23,371 15,510 60,516 44,711
Selling, general and administrative expenses 21,320 20,667 62,989 50,540
Depreciation and amortization 6,601 4,448 19,512 13,777
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 106,689 95,462 203,515 179,895
Capital expenditures     4,753 1,318
Operating Segments [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 532,285 456,443 1,510,574 1,305,577
Direct operating expenses 283,236 231,979 805,964 673,990
Selling, general and administrative expenses 144,622 124,007 411,336 363,336
Depreciation and amortization 50,318 47,113 140,881 132,789
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 58 13 65 44
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 54,051 53,331 152,328 135,418
Capital expenditures     69,667 64,513
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 6,545 2,138 13,259 4,485
Direct operating expenses 4,477 149 5,759 149
Selling, general and administrative expenses 4,428 4,100 14,670 11,483
Depreciation and amortization 115 1,153 327 2,053
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) (2,475) (3,264) (7,497) (9,200)
Capital expenditures     66 777
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 1,362 752 3,262 2,526
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 (1) 37 117
Corporate expenses 39,892 31,600 97,711 85,649
Operating income (loss) (41,254) (32,351) (101,010) (88,292)
Capital expenditures     26,195 5,454
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue (76,780) (68,403) (131,588) (122,472)
Direct operating expenses (75,392) (67,611) (128,506) (120,555)
Selling, general and administrative expenses 0 0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization (1,388) (792) (3,082) (1,917)
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 73,494 64,676 122,455 115,762
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 3,286 3,727 9,133 6,710
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