Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

SEGMENT DATA (Details)

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SEGMENT DATA (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue $ 1,120,312us-gaap_Revenues $ 1,127,316us-gaap_Revenues
Direct operating expenses 721,289us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts 731,151us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts
Selling, general and administrative expenses 314,545us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense 302,405us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Depreciation and amortization 84,541us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization 82,588us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 39us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets 506us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
Corporate expenses 24,360us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense 21,174us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense
Acquisition transaction expenses (527)us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts 1,800us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
Operating income (loss) (23,935)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss (12,308)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Capital expenditures 25,797us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions 21,814us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
Operating Segments [Member] | Concerts [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 623,234us-gaap_Revenues
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662,490us-gaap_Revenues
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517,155us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts
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149,916us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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28,520us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
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= lyv_ConcertsMember
510us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
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0us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lyv_ConcertsMember
327us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
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/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lyv_ConcertsMember
Operating income (loss) (42,569)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lyv_ConcertsMember
(33,938)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lyv_ConcertsMember
Capital expenditures 4,947us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
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5,936us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
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Operating Segments [Member] | Ticketing [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 375,630us-gaap_Revenues
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354,461us-gaap_Revenues
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= lyv_TicketingMember
172,591us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts
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114,020us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lyv_TicketingMember
45,983us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= lyv_TicketingMember
Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets (149)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
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= us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember
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= lyv_TicketingMember
(74)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
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Corporate expenses 0us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense
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= lyv_TicketingMember
0us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense
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5us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
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= lyv_TicketingMember
21,936us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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13,878us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
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Operating Segments [Member] | Artist Nation [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 77,945us-gaap_Revenues
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= lyv_ArtistNationMember
72,556us-gaap_Revenues
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42,076us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts
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= lyv_ArtistNationMember
25,793us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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7,771us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
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Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
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33us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
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0us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense
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= lyv_ArtistNationMember
453us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
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Operating income (loss) (16,140)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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= lyv_ArtistNationMember
(3,570)us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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Capital expenditures 762us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
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601us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
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Operating Segments [Member] | Sponsorship and Advertising [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
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45,388us-gaap_Revenues
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8,064us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts
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11,921us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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= lyv_SponsorshipAndAdvertisingMember
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204us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization
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Loss (gain) on disposal of operating assets 0us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
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0us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets
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0us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense
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0us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
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25,199us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
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(45)us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
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746us-gaap_Revenues
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(909)us-gaap_DirectOperatingCosts
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755us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
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21,174us-gaap_OtherGeneralExpense
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1,015us-gaap_BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts
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1,444us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentAdditions
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Intersegment Eliminations [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
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(8,325)us-gaap_Revenues
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