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SEGMENT DATA, Results of Operations (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2011
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| SEGMENT DATA [Abstract] | |||||
| Number of main businesses | 4 | ||||
| Collected proceeds relating to the face value of the tickets sold on behalf of clients and the clients share of convenience and order processing charges | $ 394,300,000 | $ 394,300,000 | $ 373,900,000 | ||
| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||
| Revenue | 1,963,146,000 | 1,790,025,000 | 4,381,820,000 | 4,198,316,000 | |
| Direct operating expenses | 1,457,423,000 | 1,286,304,000 | 3,103,006,000 | 2,971,579,000 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 283,846,000 | 282,462,000 | 832,924,000 | 822,226,000 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 84,684,000 | 83,341,000 | 258,656,000 | 237,749,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on sale of operating assets | (60,000) | 231,000 | (255,000) | 866,000 | |
| Corporate expenses | 30,842,000 | 27,385,000 | 81,474,000 | 73,011,000 | |
| Acquisition transaction expenses | 1,896,000 | 5,493,000 | 1,335,000 | 7,864,000 | |
| Operating income (loss) | 104,515,000 | 104,809,000 | 104,680,000 | 85,021,000 | |
| Intersegment revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Capital expenditures | 88,210,000 | 69,230,000 | |||
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Concerts [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||
| Revenue | 1,429,912,000 | 1,280,297,000 | 2,954,635,000 | 2,811,796,000 | |
| Direct operating expenses | 1,235,786,000 | 1,066,140,000 | 2,475,222,000 | 2,353,774,000 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 146,528,000 | 131,805,000 | 423,213,000 | 400,421,000 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 27,508,000 | 33,103,000 | 100,004,000 | 87,818,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on sale of operating assets | (8,000) | 13,000 | (477,000) | (677,000) | |
| Corporate expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Acquisition transaction expenses | 1,032,000 | 826,000 | (373,000) | (5,289,000) | |
| Operating income (loss) | 19,066,000 | 48,410,000 | (42,954,000) | (24,251,000) | |
| Intersegment revenue | 33,510,000 | 25,455,000 | 58,548,000 | 41,133,000 | |
| Capital expenditures | 17,385,000 | 15,825,000 | |||
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Ticketing [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||
| Revenue | 345,980,000 | 333,482,000 | 1,001,463,000 | 966,687,000 | |
| Direct operating expenses | 161,566,000 | 159,630,000 | 467,808,000 | 452,584,000 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 104,098,000 | 120,947,000 | 312,099,000 | 304,393,000 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 43,315,000 | 38,954,000 | 121,284,000 | 111,359,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on sale of operating assets | 10,000 | (2,000) | (145,000) | (88,000) | |
| Corporate expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Acquisition transaction expenses | 381,000 | 216,000 | 46,000 | 1,167,000 | |
| Operating income (loss) | 36,610,000 | 13,737,000 | 100,371,000 | 97,272,000 | |
| Intersegment revenue | (521,000) | 4,675,000 | 2,175,000 | 9,008,000 | |
| Capital expenditures | 65,253,000 | 44,249,000 | |||
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Artist Nation [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||
| Revenue | 127,924,000 | 121,375,000 | 298,570,000 | 293,941,000 | |
| Direct operating expenses | 85,097,000 | 80,994,000 | 199,106,000 | 197,261,000 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 22,146,000 | 20,551,000 | 67,540,000 | 89,466,000 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 13,203,000 | 10,693,000 | 36,271,000 | 37,305,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on sale of operating assets | 0 | 15,000 | 0 | 1,256,000 | |
| Corporate expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Acquisition transaction expenses | 0 | 276,000 | 401,000 | (1,906,000) | |
| Operating income (loss) | 7,478,000 | 8,846,000 | (4,748,000) | (29,441,000) | |
| Intersegment revenue | 4,633,000 | 2,166,000 | 7,681,000 | 9,138,000 | |
| Capital expenditures | 476,000 | 3,658,000 | |||
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Sponsorship and Advertising [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||
| Revenue | 95,805,000 | 86,388,000 | 193,211,000 | 182,453,000 | |
| Direct operating expenses | 11,102,000 | 12,528,000 | 27,160,000 | 28,528,000 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 10,760,000 | 8,036,000 | 28,741,000 | 25,763,000 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 320,000 | 88,000 | 341,000 | 276,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on sale of operating assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Corporate expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Acquisition transaction expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Operating income (loss) | 73,623,000 | 65,736,000 | 136,969,000 | 127,886,000 | |
| Intersegment revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Capital expenditures | 3,979,000 | 892,000 | |||
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Other [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||
| Revenue | 1,147,000 | 779,000 | 2,345,000 | 2,385,000 | |
| Direct operating expenses | 994,000 | 0 | 571,000 | 0 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 314,000 | 1,123,000 | 1,331,000 | 2,183,000 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 49,000 | 13,000 | 72,000 | 40,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on sale of operating assets | (62,000) | 204,000 | 367,000 | 374,000 | |
| Corporate expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Acquisition transaction expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Operating income (loss) | (148,000) | (561,000) | 4,000 | (212,000) | |
| Intersegment revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Capital expenditures | 3,000 | 0 | |||
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Corporate [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||
| Revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 333,000 | |
| Direct operating expenses | 0 | (893,000) | 0 | (1,895,000) | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 789,000 | 691,000 | 2,227,000 | 1,557,000 | |
| Loss (gain) on sale of operating assets | 0 | 1,000 | 0 | 1,000 | |
| Corporate expenses | 30,842,000 | 27,385,000 | 81,474,000 | 73,011,000 | |
| Acquisition transaction expenses | 483,000 | 4,175,000 | 1,261,000 | 13,892,000 | |
| Operating income (loss) | (32,114,000) | (31,359,000) | (84,962,000) | (86,233,000) | |
| Intersegment revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Capital expenditures | 1,114,000 | 4,606,000 | |||
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Eliminations [Member]
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| Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | |||||
| Revenue | (37,622,000) | (32,296,000) | (68,404,000) | (59,279,000) | |
| Direct operating expenses | (37,122,000) | (32,095,000) | (66,861,000) | (58,673,000) | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | (500,000) | (201,000) | (1,543,000) | (606,000) | |
| Loss (gain) on sale of operating assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Corporate expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Acquisition transaction expenses | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Operating income (loss) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Intersegment revenue | (37,622,000) | (32,296,000) | (68,404,000) | (59,279,000) | |
| Capital expenditures | $ 0 | $ 0 | |||