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, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 3,157,009 $ 2,868,315 $ 4,884,837 $ 4,350,699
Direct operating expenses 2,327,414 2,135,107 3,479,018 3,067,191
Selling, general and administrative expenses 513,497 476,438 978,363 911,049
Depreciation and amortization 103,826 89,785 202,738 177,656
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (101) 108 (248) 146
Corporate expenses 40,787 32,152 77,243 65,962
Operating income (loss) 171,586 134,725 147,723 128,695
Capital expenditures     140,150 97,937
Operating Segments [Member] | Concerts [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,639,531 2,380,736 3,957,648 3,419,657
Direct operating expenses 2,186,767 1,990,254 3,217,036 2,786,419
Selling, general and administrative expenses 338,054 302,019 633,819 563,110
Depreciation and amortization 54,219 46,519 105,580 92,054
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (210) 114 (355) 135
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 60,701 41,830 1,568 (22,061)
Capital expenditures     78,873 49,488
Operating Segments [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 370,765 351,195 708,407 723,568
Direct operating expenses 120,630 119,787 232,379 244,071
Selling, general and administrative expenses 146,382 147,350 292,272 296,933
Depreciation and amortization 39,513 34,989 76,903 68,622
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 109 (6) 107 11
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 64,131 49,075 106,746 113,931
Capital expenditures     48,745 43,562
Operating Segments [Member] | Sponsorship & Advertising [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 151,537 139,938 226,615 214,496
Direct operating expenses 25,631 29,200 39,017 44,951
Selling, general and administrative expenses 28,169 23,114 50,606 43,209
Depreciation and amortization 6,374 7,132 13,448 14,742
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) 91,363 80,492 123,544 111,594
Capital expenditures     3,301 1,892
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 790 1,177 1,581 1,954
Direct operating expenses 0 597 0 726
Selling, general and administrative expenses 892 3,955 1,666 7,797
Depreciation and amortization 138 178 259 387
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss) (240) (3,553) (344) (6,956)
Capital expenditures     0 26
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 3,582 967 6,548 1,851
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 40,787 32,152 77,243 65,962
Operating income (loss) (44,369) (33,119) (83,791) (67,813)
Capital expenditures     9,231 2,969
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue (5,614) (4,731) (9,414) (8,976)
Direct operating expenses (5,614) (4,731) (9,414) (8,976)
Selling, general and administrative expenses 0 0 0 0
Depreciation and amortization 0 0 0 0
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 2,131 1,111 2,940 1,360
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 3,483 3,620 6,474 7,616
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