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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

EQUITY (Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests) (Details)

EQUITY (Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2014	$ 1,483,847
Non-cash and stock-based compensation	9,497
Common stock issued under stock plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	(5,115)
Exercise of stock options	3,541
Acquisitions	16,032
Purchases of noncontrolling interests	(7,872)
Sales of noncontrolling interests	2,508
Redeemable noncontrolling interests fair value adjustments	(3,889)
Cash distributions	(3,858)
Other	(1,173)us-gaap_StockholdersEquityOther
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss	(60,498)
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges	182	(3)
Realized loss on cash flow hedges	13	17
Change in funded status of defined benefit pension plan	5	30
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(44,668)	9,819
Balance at March 31, 2015	1,388,552
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2014	168,855
Acquisitions	0
Purchases of noncontrolling interests	0
Sales of noncontrolling interests	100
Redeemable noncontrolling interests fair value adjustments	3,889
Cash distributions	0lyv_TemporaryEquityCashDistributions
Other	0us-gaap_TemporaryEquityOtherChanges
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss	(6,028)us-gaap_TemporaryEquityNetIncome
Balance at March 31, 2015	166,816
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Stockholders' Equity [Member]
Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2014	1,296,954
Non-cash and stock-based compensation	9,497
Common stock issued under stock plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	(5,115)
Exercise of stock options	3,541
Acquisitions	0
Purchases of noncontrolling interests	(4,449)
Sales of noncontrolling interests	2,156
Redeemable noncontrolling interests fair value adjustments	(3,889)
Cash distributions	0
Other	0
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss	(58,279)
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges	182
Realized loss on cash flow hedges	13
Change in funded status of defined benefit pension plan	5
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(44,668)
Balance at March 31, 2015	1,195,948
Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Equity [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2014	186,893
Non-cash and stock-based compensation	0
Common stock issued under stock plans, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	0
Exercise of stock options	0
Acquisitions	16,032
Purchases of noncontrolling interests	(3,423)
Sales of noncontrolling interests	352
Redeemable noncontrolling interests fair value adjustments	0
Cash distributions	(3,858)
Other	(1,173)
Comprehensive loss:
Net loss	(2,219)
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges	0
Realized loss on cash flow hedges	0
Change in funded status of defined benefit pension plan	0
Foreign currency translation adjustments	0
Balance at March 31, 2015	$ 192,604