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, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 3,773,684 $ 3,835,246 $ 8,658,521 $ 8,185,945
Direct operating expenses 2,800,429 2,924,356 6,279,447 5,991,547
Selling, general and administrative expenses 542,547 524,654 1,520,910 1,435,703
Depreciation and amortization 126,306 99,606 329,044 277,262
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (305) 10,318 (553) 10,464
Corporate expenses 44,666 42,093 121,909 108,055
Operating income (loss 260,041 234,219 407,764 362,914
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions     229,135 172,903
Operating Segments [Member] | Concerts [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 3,173,843 3,297,257 7,131,491 6,716,914
Direct operating expenses 2,636,344 2,767,949 5,853,380 5,554,368
Selling, general and administrative expenses 355,198 343,250 989,017 906,360
Depreciation and amortization 71,247 54,404 176,827 146,458
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (320) 10,317 (675) 10,452
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss 111,374 121,337 112,942 99,276
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions     127,818 88,338
Operating Segments [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 388,458 368,312 1,096,865 1,091,880
Direct operating expenses 127,123 133,050 359,502 377,121
Selling, general and administrative expenses 157,590 151,064 449,862 447,997
Depreciation and amortization 39,562 34,677 116,465 103,299
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 15 2 122 13
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss 64,168 49,519 170,914 163,450
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions     78,414 71,336
Operating Segments [Member] | Sponsorship and Advertising [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 215,247 171,178 441,862 385,674
Direct operating expenses 41,617 23,191 80,634 68,142
Selling, general and administrative expenses 29,055 25,325 79,661 68,534
Depreciation and amortization 11,332 8,871 24,780 23,613
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss 133,243 113,791 256,787 225,385
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions     5,529 4,241
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 791 932 2,372 2,886
Direct operating expenses 0 2,599 0 3,325
Selling, general and administrative expenses 704 5,015 2,370 12,812
Depreciation and amortization 145 212 404 599
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0 0 0
Operating income (loss (58) (6,894) (402) (13,850)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions     0 149
Operating Segments [Member] | Corporate Segment        
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 4,020 1,442 10,568 3,293
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 (1) 0 (1)
Corporate expenses 44,666 42,093 121,909 108,055
Operating income (loss (48,686) (43,534) (132,477) (111,347)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions     17,374 8,839
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue (4,655) (2,433) (14,069) (11,409)
Direct operating expenses (4,655) (2,433) (14,069) (11,409)
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
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions     0 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Concerts [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,092 268 5,032 268
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Ticketing [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 2,563 2,165 9,037 11,141
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Sponsorship and 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 Segment        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0