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
Mar. 31, 2020
Mar. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue $ 1,365,693 $ 1,727,828
Direct operating expenses 873,820 1,151,604
Selling, general and administrative expenses 514,021 464,866
Depreciation and amortization 122,080 98,912
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 130 (147)
Corporate expenses 28,312 36,456
Operating income (loss (172,670) (23,863)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions 75,772 62,766
Operating Segments [Member] | Concerts [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 993,393 1,318,117
Direct operating expenses 750,905 1,030,269
Selling, general and administrative expenses 331,276 295,765
Depreciation and amortization 72,216 51,361
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 127 (145)
Corporate expenses 0 0
Operating income (loss (161,131) (59,133)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions 48,871 33,593
Operating Segments [Member] | Ticketing [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 284,277 337,642
Direct operating expenses 104,413 111,749
Selling, general and administrative expenses 157,546 145,890
Depreciation and amortization 38,176 37,390
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 2 (2)
Corporate expenses 0 0
Operating income (loss (15,860) 42,615
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions 22,167 23,655
Operating Segments [Member] | Sponsorship and Advertising [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 90,261 75,078
Direct operating expenses 21,536 13,386
Selling, general and administrative expenses 22,987 22,437
Depreciation and amortization 7,512 7,074
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0
Operating income (loss 38,226 32,181
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions 1,292 1,185
Operating Segments [Member] | Other [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 796 791
Direct operating expenses 0 0
Selling, general and administrative expenses 2,212 774
Depreciation and amortization 53 121
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 1 0
Corporate expenses 0 0
Operating income (loss (1,470) (104)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions 0 0
Operating Segments [Member] | Corporate Segment    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 0 0
Direct operating expenses 0 0
Selling, general and administrative expenses 0 0
Depreciation and amortization 4,123 2,966
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0
Corporate expenses 28,312 36,456
Operating income (loss (32,435) (39,422)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions 3,442 4,333
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue (3,034) (3,800)
Direct operating expenses (3,034) (3,800)
Selling, general and administrative expenses 0 0
Depreciation and amortization 0 0
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0 0
Corporate expenses 0 0
Operating income (loss 0 0
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Concerts [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 1,233 809
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Ticketing [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 1,801 2,991
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Sponsorship and Advertising [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Other [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 0 0
Intersegment Eliminations [Member] | Corporate Segment    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue $ 0 $ 0