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LONG-LIVED ASSETS (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||||||||||
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Jun. 30, 2011
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Jun. 30, 2010
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Jun. 30, 2011
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Jun. 30, 2010
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Jun. 30, 2011
Revenue-generating contracts [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2011
Non-compete agreements [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2011
Venue management and leaseholds [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2011
Trademarks and naming rights [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2011
Client/vendor relationships [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2011
Technology [Member]
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Jun. 30, 2011
Other [Member]
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Apr. 30, 2010
LN - Haymon [Member]
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| Gross carrying amount [Abstract] | ||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | $ 1,264,426,000 | $ 482,588,000 | $ 175,740,000 | $ 115,225,000 | $ 23,998,000 | $ 365,344,000 | $ 95,102,000 | $ 6,429,000 | ||||
| Aquisitions | 24,266,000 | 34,919,000 | (5,178,000) | 3,828,000 | 91,000 | (10,174,000) | 768,000 | 12,000 | ||||
| Divestitures | (4,662,000) | (263,000) | (100,000) | 0 | 0 | (4,299,000) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Foreign currency and other | 11,261,000 | 24,898,000 | 361,000 | 437,000 | 489,000 | (16,509,000) | 1,557,000 | 28,000 | ||||
| Balance at end of period | 1,295,291,000 | 1,295,291,000 | 542,142,000 | 170,823,000 | 119,490,000 | 24,578,000 | 334,362,000 | 97,427,000 | 6,469,000 | |||
| Accumulated Amortization [Abstract] | ||||||||||||
| Balance at beginning of period | (267,158,000) | (112,575,000) | (68,833,000) | (30,878,000) | (9,522,000) | (30,314,000) | (11,797,000) | (3,239,000) | ||||
| Aquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Divestitures | 685,000 | 263,000 | 61,000 | 0 | 0 | 361,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Amortization | 41,000,000 | 31,000,000 | (81,972,000) | 61,500,000 | (29,392,000) | (13,333,000) | (5,550,000) | (4,131,000) | (19,317,000) | (9,519,000) | (730,000) | |
| Foreign currency and other | 809,000 | (1,874,000) | 961,000 | 1,044,000 | (263,000) | 1,347,000 | (395,000) | (11,000) | ||||
| Balance at end of period | (347,636,000) | (347,636,000) | (143,578,000) | (81,144,000) | (35,384,000) | (13,916,000) | (47,923,000) | (21,711,000) | (3,980,000) | |||
| Net carrying value [Abstract] | ||||||||||||
| Net balance at beginning of period | 997,268,000 | 370,013,000 | 106,907,000 | 84,347,000 | 14,476,000 | 335,030,000 | 83,305,000 | 3,190,000 | ||||
| Aquisitions | 24,266,000 | 34,919,000 | (5,178,000) | 3,828,000 | 91,000 | (10,174,000) | 768,000 | 12,000 | ||||
| Divestitures | (3,977,000) | 0 | (39,000) | 0 | 0 | (3,938,000) | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Amortization | 41,000,000 | 31,000,000 | (81,972,000) | 61,500,000 | (29,392,000) | (13,333,000) | (5,550,000) | (4,131,000) | (19,317,000) | (9,519,000) | (730,000) | |
| Foreign currency and other | 12,070,000 | 23,024,000 | 1,322,000 | 1,481,000 | 226,000 | (15,162,000) | 1,162,000 | 17,000 | ||||
| Net balance at end of period | 947,655,000 | 947,655,000 | 398,564,000 | 89,679,000 | 84,106,000 | 10,662,000 | 286,439,000 | 75,716,000 | 2,489,000 | |||
| Acquisitions, weighted average life (in years) | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | |||||
| Definite-lived intangible assets divested related to sale of artist management company | 4,400,000 | |||||||||||
| Amortization expense related to nonrecoupable ticketing contract advances | $ 6,000,000 | $ 3,600,000 | $ 13,500,000 | $ 4,700,000 | ||||||||
| Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||||||||||||
| Ownership interest acquired (in hundredths) | 49.00% | |||||||||||