Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
Mar. 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]    
Revenue $ 1,482,384 $ 1,242,879
Operating expenses:    
Direct operating expenses 932,084 775,261
Selling, general and administrative expenses 434,611 383,308
Depreciation and amortization 87,871 80,532
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 38 (659)
Corporate expenses 33,810 25,803
Operating loss (6,030) (21,366)
Interest expense 29,741 26,010
Loss on extinguishment of debt 2,943 0
Interest income (1,183) (945)
Equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates (3,715) (2,340)
Other expense (income), net 328 (2,842)
Loss before income taxes (34,144) (41,249)
Income tax expense 6,884 6,521
Net loss (41,028) (47,770)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests (7,122) (14,777)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders of Live Nation $ (33,906) $ (32,993)
Basic and diluted net loss per common share available to common stockholders of Live Nation $ (0.24) $ (0.22)
Weighted average common shares outstanding:    
Basic and diluted (in shares) 206,728,167 203,730,897
Reconciliation to net loss available to common stockholders of Live Nation:    
Net loss attributable to common stockholders of Live Nation $ (33,906) $ (32,993)
Accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests (16,385) (12,577)
Net loss available to common stockholders of Live Nation—basic and diluted $ (50,291) $ (45,570)