Live Nation Entertainment Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Policies)
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Notes Details

LONG-TERM DEBT Debt Covenants (Details)

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LONG-TERM DEBT Debt Covenants (Details)	9 Months Ended
LONG-TERM DEBT Debt Covenants (Details)	Sep. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] \| Through September 30, 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of consolidated total funded debt to consolidated EBITDA	5.25
Number of consecutive quarters	4
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] \| December 31, 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of consolidated total funded debt to consolidated EBITDA	5.0
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] \| December 31, 2015 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of consolidated total funded debt to consolidated EBITDA	4.75
Senior Secured Credit Facility [Member] \| December 31, 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ratio of consolidated total funded debt to consolidated EBITDA	4.50
7% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	7.00%	7.00%	7.00%
Number of covenants	2
Fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum	2.0
Secured indebtedness leverage ratio, maximum	3.25

- Definition

The minimum ratio required by the debt covenant that indicates a firm's ability to satisfy fixed financing expenses, such as interest and leases.

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- Definition

Number of consecutive quarters the Company must maintain debt covenants.

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- Definition

The number of debt covenants the loan agreement has.

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- Definition

The ratio of consolidated debt to consolidated EBITDA the consolidated total leverage covenant requires the Company maintain.

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- Definition

The maximum ratio required by the debt covenant calculated as secured indebtedness divided by annualized adjusted EBITDA for incurrence-based financial covenant.

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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