ACQUISITIONS (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2010
Ticketing [Member]
Ticketmaster [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2010
Ticketing [Member]
Ticketmaster [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2010
Artist Nation [Member]
Ticketmaster [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2010
eCommerce [Member]
Ticketmaster [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2010
Sponsorship [Member]
Ticketmaster [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2011
Ticketmaster [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2010
Ticketmaster [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2011
Ticketmaster [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2010
Ticketmaster [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2010
Ticketmaster [Member]
Corporate [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2011
Front Line [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2011
Front Line [Member]
Azoff Sellers [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2011
Front Line [Member]
Madison Square Gardens, L.P. [Member]
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Mar. 31, 2011
Front Line [Member]
Small holdings of other individuals [Member]
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| Unaudited pro forma consolidated results [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ 1,829,768,000 | $ 3,851,264,000 | ||||||||||||
| Income (loss) from continuing operations | 71,994,000 | (42,880,000) | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. | 57,963,000 | (57,469,000) | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition transaction expenses and severance costs [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||
| Acquisition transaction expenses to date | 65,800,000 | 65,800,000 | ||||||||||||
| Acquisition transaction expenses included in results of operations | 4,200,000 | 3,700,000 | 13,900,000 | 14,200,000 | ||||||||||
| Severance costs to date | 500,000 | 7,000,000 | 1,100,000 | 700,000 | 100,000 | 13,600,000 | 13,600,000 | 4,700,000 | ||||||
| Income statement location of severance costs recorded | selling, general and administrative expenses | selling, general and administrative expenses | selling, general and administrative expenses | selling, general and administrative expenses | selling, general and administrative expenses | corporate expenses | ||||||||
| Cost of acquired entity [Abstract] | ||||||||||||||
| Cash paid in acquiring remaining interests | 56,300,000 | 200,000 | 12,800,000 | |||||||||||
| Amount paid in newly-issued shares of Live Nation common stock | 18,600,000 | 41,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Number of newly-issued shares of Live Nation common stock (in shares) | 1.8 | 3.9 | ||||||||||||
| Business acquisition stock-based compensation | 0 | 14,700,000 | 24,400,000 | |||||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities - use of cash for acquisition | 47,900,000 | |||||||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities - use of cash for acquisition | 21,400,000 | |||||||||||||
| Total non-cash consideration | $ 59,600,000 | |||||||||||||