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iHeartMedia, Inc
(NASDAQ:IHRT) 

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iHeartMedia, Inc. operates as a media and entertainment company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Audio, and Audio & Media Services. The Audio segment offers broadcast radio, digital, mobile, podcasts, social, program syndication, traffic, weather, news and sports data distribution, and o...

Founded: 2007
Full Time Employees: 11,400
CEO: Robert W. Pittman  
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Broadcasting

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      revenue
    884,200,000 1,127,227,000 997,010,000 933,653,000 807,101,000 1,118,269,000 1,008,133,000 929,092,000 799,038,000 1,066,783,000 952,989,000 920,014,000 811,239,000 1,125,890,000 988,930,000 954,005,000 843,458,000 1,062,019,000 928,051,000 861,605,000 706,665,000 2,946,205,312 744,406,000 487,648,000 795,797,000 2,608,472,016 920,492,000 635,646 1,381,899,000 1,772,525,000 1,582,765,000 1,600,842,000 1,369,961,000 1,713,888,000 1,537,416,000 1,590,368,000 1,329,322,000 1,721,118,000 1,570,418,000 1,618,532,000 1,363,505,000 1,717,579,000 1,579,514,000 1,599,859,000 1,344,564,000 1,715,797,000 1,630,034,000 1,630,154,000 1,342,548,000 1,694,367,000 1,587,522,000 1,618,097,000 1,343,058,000 1,696,336,000 1,587,331,000 1,602,494,000 1,360,723,000 1,652,788,000 1,583,352,000 1,604,386,000 1,320,826,000 1,634,551,000 1,477,347,000 1,490,009,000 1,263,778,000 1,512,084,000 1,393,973,000 1,437,865,000 1,207,987,000 1,862,768,000 1,128,136,000 1,831,078,000 
      yoy
    9.55% 0.80% -1.10% 0.49% 1.01% 4.83% 5.79% 0.99% -1.50% -5.25% -3.63% -3.56% -3.82% 6.01% 6.56% 10.72% 19.36% -63.95% 24.67% 76.69% -11.20% 12.95% -19.13% 76616.91% -42.41% 47.16% -41.84% -99.96% 0.87% 3.42% 2.95% 0.66% 3.06% -0.42% -2.10% -1.74% -2.51% 0.21% -0.58% 1.17% 1.41% 0.10% -3.10% -1.86% 0.15% 1.26% 2.68% 0.75% -0.04% -0.12% 0.01% 0.97% -1.30% 2.63% 0.25% -0.12% 3.02% 1.12% 7.18% 7.68% 4.51% 8.10% 5.98% 3.63% 4.62% -18.83% 23.56% -21.47%     
      qoq
    -21.56% 13.06% 6.79% 15.68% -27.83% 10.92% 8.51% 16.28% -25.10% 11.94% 3.58% 13.41% -27.95% 13.85% 3.66% 13.11% -20.58% 14.44% 7.71% 21.93% -76.01% 295.78% 52.65% -38.72% -69.49% 183.38% 144712.05% -99.95% -22.04% 11.99% -1.13% 16.85% -20.07% 11.48% -3.33% 19.64% -22.76% 9.60% -2.97% 18.70% -20.61% 8.74% -1.27% 18.99% -21.64% 5.26% -0.01% 21.42% -20.76% 6.73% -1.89% 20.48% -20.83% 6.87% -0.95% 17.77% -17.67% 4.39% -1.31% 21.47% -19.19% 10.64% -0.85% 17.90% -16.42% 8.47% -3.05% 19.03% -35.15% 65.12% -38.39%  
      operating expenses:
                                                                            
      direct operating expenses
    375,067,000 466,766,000 399,140,000 391,194,000 356,326,000 455,777,000 409,745,000 382,049,000 341,360,000 414,556,000 379,997,000 355,061,000 344,620,000 412,701,000 371,719,000 365,382,000 330,524,000 385,563,000 325,766,000 320,515,000 292,813,000 1,162,319,783 276,719,000 249,866,000 282,874,000 806,933,738 268,606,000 184,291 614,919,000 663,688,000 630,264,000 636,641,000 601,268,000 654,188,000 621,895,000 614,377,000 571,262,000 631,094,000 595,576,000 617,246,000 568,371,000 651,719,000 627,842,000 615,265,000 578,519,000 648,667,000 645,981,000 643,222,000 596,496,000 703,298,000 623,872,000 623,278,000     614,434,000 663,451,000 636,063,000 642,340,000 596,255,000 647,364,000 596,540,000 600,916,000 597,347,000 695,060,000 632,778,000 637,076,000 618,349,000 739,189,000 473,738,000 743,485,000 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    426,192,000 479,316,000 414,424,000 413,082,000 380,794,000 458,088,000 418,833,000 431,614,000 385,144,000 465,969,000 393,628,000 393,773,000 402,801,000 429,653,000 399,892,000 379,057,000 384,344,000 414,299,000 390,086,000 372,640,000 342,330,000 1,224,199,059 292,581,000 261,219,000 324,934,000 936,237,507 329,436,000 227,140 455,723,000 514,269,000 457,757,000 451,490,000 472,987,000 515,083,000 438,654,000 447,290,000 450,619,000 444,050,000 421,700,000 434,581,000 425,568,000 432,237,000 428,967,000 424,163,000 416,188,000 421,116,000 429,687,000 420,577,000 415,828,000 392,637,000 433,595,000 418,420,000     423,628,000 394,290,000 420,260,000 408,111,000 360,524,000 418,204,000 365,555,000 376,637,000 349,296,000 391,444,000 337,055,000 360,558,000 377,536,000 467,064,000 291,469,000 445,734,000 
      depreciation and amortization
    81,377,000 87,716,000 90,061,000 90,369,000 91,901,000 98,733,000 101,331,000 104,356,000 105,162,000 105,455,000 106,451,000 108,065,000 108,512,000 111,520,000 109,305,000 110,788,000 114,051,000 126,009,000 108,100,000 127,945,000 107,363,000 402,629,506 99,379,000 103,347,000 38,290,000 249,468,349 43,295,000 59,383 113,366,000 111,125,000 120,700,000 147,644,000 151,434,000 157,645,000 149,749,000 147,795,000 146,106,000 159,174,000 158,453,000 162,144,000 155,456,000 168,824,000 166,320,000 168,394,000 170,453,000 186,100,000 175,865,000 174,062,000 174,871,000 191,582,000 177,330,000 179,734,000     175,366,000 192,422,000 197,532,000 189,641,000 183,711,000 183,278,000 184,079,000 184,178,000 181,334,000 191,480,000 190,189,000 208,246,000 175,559,000 145,983,000 108,140,000 142,188,000 
      impairment charges
      208,501,000 2,552,000 2,855,000 537,000 412,000 920,224,000 1,508,000  570,000 960,570,000 3,947,000 160,000 309,750,000 245,000 1,334,000 8,343,000 11,647,000  37,744,000 1,737,018,765  5,378,000 91,382,000  33,150,000  91,382,000  40,922,000   2,568,000 7,631,000    8,000,000    21,631,000   19,239,000 35,000 4,902,000                  77,672,000  4,041,252,000     
      other operating expense
    78,000 7,728,000 1,161,000 1,086,000 659,000 587,000 1,092,000 516,000 572,000 1,023,000 3,378,000 -261,000 221,000 -987,000 9,451,000 15,664,000 870,000 4,829,000 12,341,000 12,379,000 2,771,000 11,340,753 1,675,000  -27,000 -1,658.5 -2,462,000  -3,549,000                                            
      operating income
    1,486,000 85,701,000 -116,277,000 35,370,000 -25,434,000 104,547,000 76,720,000 -909,667,000 -34,708,000 79,780,000 68,965,000 -897,194,000 -48,862,000 172,843,000 -211,187,000 82,869,000 12,335,000 122,976,000 80,111,000 28,126,000 -76,356,000 -1,735,773,529 39,395,000 -159,087,000 19,149,000 439,361,490 186,844,000 133,688 28,260,000 387,222,000 247,292,000 285,152,000 62,252,000 316,912,000 228,305,000 310,664,000 114,057,000 531,871,000 299,405,000 252,721,000 420,694,000 376,964,000 267,126,000 412,199,000 93,142,000 347,770,000 347,436,000 303,567,000 82,813,000 332,526,000 266,707,000 320,221,000 81,328,000 310,726,000 331,907,000 346,196,000 81,221,000 330,224,000 268,760,000 311,037,000 144,703,000 301,235,000 221,096,000 267,433,000 75,077,000 62,079,000 155,631,000 -3,890,870,000 -13,986,000 469,364,000 222,236,000 461,595,000 
      yoy
    -105.84% -18.03% -251.56% -103.89% -26.72% 31.04% 11.24% 1.39% -28.97% -53.84% -132.66% -1182.67% -496.12% 40.55% -363.62% 194.63% -116.15% -107.08% 103.35% -117.68% -498.75% -495.07% -78.92% -119098.71% -32.24% 13.47% -24.44% -99.95% -54.60% 22.19% 8.32% -8.21% -45.42% -40.42% -23.75% 22.93% -72.89% 41.09% 12.08% -38.69% 351.67% 8.39% -23.12% 35.79% 12.47% 4.58% 30.27% -5.20% 1.83% 7.02% -19.64% -7.50% 0.13% -5.90% 23.50% 11.30% -43.87% 9.62% 21.56% 16.30% 92.74% 385.24% 42.06% -106.87% -636.80% -86.77% -29.97% -942.92%     
      qoq
    -98.27% -173.70% -428.74% -239.07% -124.33% 36.27% -108.43% 2520.91% -143.50% 15.68% -107.69% 1736.18% -128.27% -181.84% -354.84% 571.82% -89.97% 53.51% 184.83% -136.84% -95.60% -4506.08% -124.76% -930.78% -95.64% 135.15% 139661.24% -99.53% -92.70% 56.58% -13.28% 358.06% -80.36% 38.81% -26.51% 172.38% -78.56% 77.64% 18.47% -39.93% 11.60% 41.12% -35.19% 342.55% -73.22% 0.10% 14.45% 266.57% -75.10% 24.68% -16.71% 293.74% -73.83% -6.38% -4.13% 326.24% -75.40% 22.87% -13.59% 114.95% -51.96% 36.25% -17.33% 256.21% 20.94% -60.11% -104.00% 27719.75% -102.98% 111.20% -51.85%  
      operating margin %
    0.17% 7.60% -11.66% 3.79% -3.15% 9.35% 7.61% -97.91% -4.34% 7.48% 7.24% -97.52% -6.02% 15.35% -21.36% 8.69% 1.46% 11.58% 8.63% 3.26% -10.81% -58.92% 5.29% -32.62% 2.41% 16.84% 20.30% 21.03% 2.05% 21.85% 15.62% 17.81% 4.54% 18.49% 14.85% 19.53% 8.58% 30.90% 19.07% 15.61% 30.85% 21.95% 16.91% 25.76% 6.93% 20.27% 21.31% 18.62% 6.17% 19.63% 16.80% 19.79% 6.06% 18.32% 20.91% 21.60% 5.97% 19.98% 16.97% 19.39% 10.96% 18.43% 14.97% 17.95% 5.94% 4.11% 11.16% -270.60% -1.16% 25.20% 19.70% 25.21% 
      interest expense
    95,898,000 99,476,000 101,779,000 100,894,000 100,386,000 92,627,000 95,715,000 95,577,000 95,515,000 96,116,000 99,509,000 98,693,000 95,457,000 93,071,000 87,890,000 81,494,000 79,219,000 79,895,000 82,481,000 84,887,000 85,121,000 343,487,386 85,562,000 81,963,000 -99,000 266,602,322 2,097,000 69,711 114,764,000 97,679,000 99,255,000 107,600,000 418,397,000 476,837,000 470,250,000 463,160,000 455,337,000 460,189,000 459,852,000 465,991,000 463,950,000 456,847,000 453,921,000 452,957,000 441,771,000 437,261,000 432,616,000 440,605,000 431,114,000 418,014,000 438,404,000 407,508,000 385,525,000 400,930,000 388,210,000 385,867,000 374,016,000 368,397,000 369,233,000 358,950,000 369,666,000 372,770,000 389,197,000 385,579,000 385,795,000 359,874,000 369,314,000 384,625,000 387,053,000 104,345,000 281,479,000 82,175,000 
      loss on investments
    -545,000            -6,505,000            -10,237,000    -9,961,000     -2,439,000 -2,173,000   860,000 -13,767,000   -1,105,250 -5,000,000                              
      equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates
    -52,000 3,000 13,000  50,000    -45,000    40,000                -214,000 729,000 172,000 -38,000 157,000 -560,000 -2,238,000 240,000  -231,500 1,117,000  -433,000 -304,000 -857,000  331,000 -28,000 3,955,000 -16,000 -13,326,000 -91,291,000 3,983,000 5,971,000 3,641,000 6,643,000 3,663,000 4,696,000 3,555,000 13,502,000 5,210,000 5,271,000 2,975,000 -2,910,000 2,994,000 3,747,000 1,871,000 -8,000 1,226,000 -17,719,000 -4,188,000 11,344,000 2,097,000 8,990,000 
      other expense
    -320,000       -231,000 -496,000 454,000 -738,000 -272,000 -99,000 731,000 -581,000 -2,175,000 -270,000 -2,712,750 -9,681,000 -363,000 -807,000  -1,177,000  -127,000  -281,000  -761,000    -873,000    -15,374,000               -18,098,000 -1,000,000                    
      income before income taxes
    -95,329,000 -31,053,000 -231,370,000 -65,735,000 -145,524,000 -102,688,000 -20,490,000 -1,005,948,000 -38,770,000 -18,850,000 -18,230,000  -146,258,000 90,397,000 -296,364,000 16,964,000 -68,948,000 -48,276,500 -23,474,000 -7,511,000 -162,121,000  -47,340,000      -139,032,000 224,071,000 89,552,000 80,495,000 -548,916,000 -165,786,000 -244,133,000 -150,609,000 -356,896,000 30,687,000 -22,864,000 -248,899,000 -49,401,000 -84,639,000 -210,628,000 -25,237,000 -330,029,000 -83,818,000 -83,448,000 -172,400,000 -364,002,000 -265,400,000 -165,974,000 31,484,000 -305,444,000 -325,768,000 -51,816,000 -36,372,000 -305,513,000 -34,868,000 -87,956,000 -47,159,000 -224,024,000 -134,201,250 -170,807,000 -115,186,000 -250,812,000        
      income tax expense
    -289,000                          -10,873,000 -16,003  -11,797,000 -17,769,000 -146,785,000  -12,535,750 -2,051,000 -17,408,000 -30,684,000 -10,560,750 -5,613,000 -27,137,000 -9,493,000 -20,380,750 -2,841,000  -56,605,000                        -19,592,000    
      net income
    -95,618,000 -41,255,000 -65,761,000 -83,988,000 -280,883,000 31,928,000 -41,325,000 -981,989,000 -18,108,000 13,975,000 -8,969,000 -882,982,000 -222,363,000 80,663,000 -309,776,000 15,182,000 -48,739,000 111,954,000 3,673,000 -31,960,000 -242,056,000 -1,913,303,835 -32,112,000 -197,317,000 -135,601,000 113,247,833 71,783,000 38,793                                          320,559,000 -44,732,000 282,327,000 
      yoy
    -65.96% -229.21% 59.13% -91.45% 1451.15% 128.47% 360.75% 11.21% -91.86% -82.67% -97.10% -5915.98% 356.23% -27.95% -8533.87% -147.50% -79.86% -105.85% -111.44% -83.80% 78.51% -1789.48% -144.73% -508740.73%                                                 
      qoq
    131.77% -37.27% -21.70% -70.10% -979.74% -177.26% -95.79% 5322.96% -229.57% -255.81% -98.98% 297.09% -375.67% -126.04% -2140.42% -131.15% -143.53% 2948.03% -111.49% -86.80% -87.35% 5858.22% -83.73% 45.51% -219.74% 57.76% 184941.12%                                           -816.62% -115.84%  
      net income margin %
    -10.81% -3.66% -6.60% -9.00% -34.80% 2.86% -4.10% -105.69% -2.27% 1.31% -0.94% -95.97% -27.41% 7.16% -31.32% 1.59% -5.78% 10.54% 0.40% -3.71% -34.25% -64.94% -4.31% -40.46% -17.04% 4.34% 7.80% 6.10% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 17.21% -3.97% 15.42% 
      less amount attributable to noncontrolling interest
    -395,000 643,000 503,000 -508,000 341,000 438,000 -60,000 -331,000 400,000 852,000 84,000 1,488,000 -103,000 782,000 587,000 781,000 -157,000 324,000 493,000 326,000 -333,000    -21,218,000  1,705,000  -21,218,000 10,003,000 1,705,000 3,609,000 -15,897,000 -74,775,000 1,993,000 6,020,000 635,000 17,362,000 6,474,000 2,858,000 29,621,000 3,199,000 8,448,000 7,152,000 -1,668,000 17,924,000 7,028,000 14,852,000 -8,200,000 6,994,000 9,683,000 12,805,000 -6,116,000 -5,518,000 11,977,000 11,316,000 -4,486,000 11,627,000 6,765,000 15,204,000 469,000            
      net loss attributable to the company
    -95,223,000 -41,898,000 -66,264,000 -83,480,000 -281,224,000 31,490,000 -41,265,000 -981,658,000 -18,508,000 13,123,000 -9,053,000  -222,260,000    -48,582,000   -32,286,000 -241,723,000    -114,383,000    -114,383,000   -69,899,000 -415,653,000 416,538,000 -248,177,000 -174,037,000 -388,215,000 106,042,000 -34,951,000 -278,894,000 -88,515,000 -93,272,000 -221,917,000 -54,466,000 -384,966,000    -424,190,000 -309,227,000 -101,855,000  -203,003,000 -191,264,000 -50,561,000  -143,629,000 -43,027,000 -74,056,000 -53,179,000 -131,832,000 -104,105,750 -154,685,000 -86,324,000 -175,414,000        
      other comprehensive income, net of tax
    -292,000 -87,000 -287,000 279,000 102,000 -551,000 262,000           -96,750 -131,000 -40,000  113.75 267,000 292,000 2,318,000                                                
      foreign currency translation adjustments
    -292,000 -87,000 -287,000 279,000 102,000 -551,000 262,000 -249,000 -219,000 658,000 -332,000 -77,000 -46,000 429,000 -606,000 -650,000 -247,000 -64,000 -131,000 -40,000 -216,000 944,545 267,000 292,000 2,318,000 -749,173 -7,509,000 -328 2,318,000 4,118,000 -7,509,000 -19,094,000 7,016,000 996,000 13,010,000 21,927,000 9,728,000 -21,814,000 7,356,000 8,864,000 27,577,000 -12,923,000 -22,102,000 2,278,000 -82,159,000 -44,366,000 -63,063,000 -12,232,000 -2,217,000 -4,475,000 40,502,000 -45,615,000 -23,413,000 22,314,000 21,219,000 -40,380,000 37,089,000 -3,568,000 -101,951,000 36,565,000 39,307,000 13,425,000 126,548,000 -74,223,000 -39,449,000 -4,459,000 70,166,000 133,058,000 -47,343,000 11,805,000 -145,100,000 -13,420,000 
      comprehensive loss
    -95,515,000 -41,985,000 -66,551,000 -83,201,000 -281,122,000 30,939,000 -41,003,000 -981,907,000 -18,727,000 13,781,000 -9,385,000  -222,306,000    -48,829,000   -32,326,000 -241,939,000    -112,065,000    -112,065,000   -88,993,000 -408,727,000 424,936,000 -229,280,000 -151,951,000 -380,188,000 89,931,000 -27,692,000 -241,260,000 -60,974,000 -114,486,000 -244,168,000 -52,321,000 -467,457,000 -124,163,000 -177,989,000 -199,268,000 -422,014,000 -305,014,000 -45,659,000 -93,319,000 -208,156,000 -143,742,000 -1,554,000 -74,696,000 -85,850,000 -24,993,000 -186,371,000 -6,897,000 -76,142,000 -100,130,750 -19,359,000 -167,317,000 -213,847,000        
      comprehensive loss attributable to the company
    -95,515,000 -41,985,000 -66,551,000 -83,201,000 -281,122,000 30,939,000 -41,003,000 -981,907,000 -18,727,000 13,781,000 -9,385,000  -222,306,000    -48,829,000   -32,326,000 -241,939,000    -115,637,000    -115,637,000   -79,930,000 -414,164,000 421,186,000 -233,569,000 -159,467,000 -378,725,000 98,504,000 -28,927,000 -241,509,000 -65,855,000 -111,256,000 -235,628,000 -48,034,000 -461,104,000 -117,769,000 -168,245,000 -197,289,000 -419,051,000 -304,946,000 -54,828,000 -84,965,000 -204,933,000 -148,743,000 -4,514,000 -68,958,000 -89,505,000 -27,883,000 -174,672,000 -13,332,000 -82,840,000 -100,761,750 -38,123,000 -155,745,000 -209,179,000        
      net loss attributable to the company per common share:
                                                                            
      basic
    -610 -260 -430 -540 -1,840 220 -270 -6,500 -120 90 -60  -1,500    -330   -220 -1,650        -1,340 2,520 820 -820 -4,880 4,910 -2,920 -2,050 -4,580 1,260 -410 -3,300 -1,050 -1,100 -2,630 -650 -4,580   -2,220 -5,060 -3,700 -1,220  -2,470 -2,310 -610  -1,830 -530 -910 -650 -1,620    -2,170        
      weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic
    155,789,000 154,295,000 155,187,000 154,275,000 152,480,000 151,272,000 151,990,000 151,137,000 149,795,000 149,255,000 149,695,000 149,179,000 148,365,000 148,058,000 148,299,000 148,050,000 147,513,000 146,726 147,040,000 146,509,000 146,214,000 145,979 146,152,000 145,963 85,649 145,608 85,544 145,275 85,649,000 85,412,000 85,544,000 85,280,000 85,215,000 84,967,000 85,072,000 84,869,000 84,754,000 84,569,000 84,650,000 84,469,000 84,409,000 84,278,000 84,350,000 84,238,000 84,118,000  83,991,000 83,916,000 83,800,000  83,455,000 83,207,000 83,126,000                    
      diluted
    -610 -260 -430 -540 -1,840 220 -270 -6,500 -120 90 -60 -5,930 -1,500 540 -2,090 100 -330 -462.5 20 -220 -1,650  -220      -1,340 2,520 820 -820 -4,880 4,910 -2,920 -2,050 -4,580 1,260 -410 -3,300 -1,050 -1,100 -2,630 -650 -4,580 -810 -1,370 -2,220 -5,060 -3,700 -1,220 90 -2,470 -2,310 -610 -570 -1,830 -530 -910 -650 -1,620 -1,285 -1,910 -1,060 -2,170        
      weighted-average common shares outstanding - diluted
    155,789,000 154,295,000 155,187,000 154,275,000 152,480,000 151,272,000 151,990,000 151,137,000 149,795,000 149,255,000 149,695,000 149,179,000 148,365,000 148,058,000 148,299,000 149,131,000 147,513,000 146,726 150,397,000 146,509,000 146,214,000 145,979 146,152,000 145,963 85,649 145,795 85,622 145,298 85,649,000 85,412,000 85,622,000 85,280,000 85,215,000 84,967,000 85,072,000 84,869,000 84,754,000 84,569,000 84,650,000 84,469,000 84,409,000 84,278,000 84,350,000 84,238,000 84,118,000  83,991,000 83,916,000 83,800,000  83,455,000 83,820,000                     
      gain on investments
     -10,327,000 -13,203,000 -901,000 -18,594,000 -15,956,000 -103,000 -412,000 91,994,000 -8,206,000 -7,381,000 -6,038,000  -5,404,000 -3,466,000 9,590,000 -1,765,000 4,175,000 -10,367,000 49,644,000 191,000 -2,153.25 62,000 1,280,000  433.75 186,000                                              
      loss on extinguishment of debt
     -392,250 -109,000 -263,000 -1,197,000                                        -2,201,000 12,912,000 -4,840,000 -47,503,000 -3,916,000 -83,980,000   -3,888,000                    
      other income
     67,000 -15,000 1,004,000 37,000 117,000 1,195,000               -7,740,705  -1,258,000  -18,244,386  -9,157  -8,856,000 -6,182,000 -28,279,000  -4,078,000 2,223,000 1,647,000  -26,048,000 -7,323,000 -34,019,000 -5,712,000 -5,070,000 -17,976,000 16,211,000 19,891,000 -7,211,000 2,617,000                          
      income tax benefit
     -10,202,000 165,609,000 -18,253,000 -135,359,000 134,616,000 -20,835,000 23,959,000 20,662,000 32,825,000 9,261,000 96,357,000 -76,105,000 -9,734,000 -13,412,000 -1,782,000 20,209,000 68,846,000 27,147,000 -24,449,000 -79,935,000 183,413,519 15,228,000 43,742,000 61,194,000 -20,058,239   3,431,000    117,366,000           -22,077,000  33,653,000 -24,376,000 621,000 -68,388,000 -36,833,000 73,802,000 -11,477,000 96,325,000 128,986,000 13,232,000 8,663,000 157,398,000 3,468,000 20,665,000 9,184,000 92,661,000 30,401,000 20,415,000 37,979,000 71,185,000 417,478,000 -89,118,000 184,552,000  -140,771,000 33,209,000 -125,137,000 
      equity in loss of nonconsolidated affiliates
       -51,000  47,000 -2,587,000 -61,000  -12,000 -3,514,000 -44,000  179,000 -132,000 -29,000 -29,000 -23,000 -1,056,000 -31,000 -28,000 -163.25 -58,000 -31,000 -7,000 -6.25 -30,000 -24         -242,000   -1,610,000    -690,000                             
      gain on extinguishment of debt
             5,250,000 23,947,000 22,902,000 4,625,000 15,119,000 6,892,000 8,203,000             -5,474,000          157,556,000                                  
      other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                                            
      other comprehensive loss, net of tax:
                                                                            
      other comprehensive loss, net of tax
           -249,000 -219,000 -113,750 -332,000 -77,000 -46,000 -375,750 -606,000 -650,000 -247,000    -216,000     -206.75 -6,084,000 -328                                             
      earnings before income taxes
               -979,339,000                                                             
      net income attributable to the company
               -884,470,000  -86,136,000 -310,363,000 14,401,000  111,630,000 3,180,000   -1,912,780,835 -32,112,000 -197,317,000  112,496,833 70,078,000 38,793  -104,203,750 70,078,000               -181,418,000 -114,852,000         -39,025,000          147,390,000 -89,855,000 -3,673,404,000 -418,217,000    
      comprehensive income
               -884,547,000  -86,511,750 -310,969,000 13,751,000  111,566,000 3,049,000   -1,911,836,290 -31,845,000 -197,025,000  111,747,660 63,994,000 38,465  -108,858,000 63,994,000                                   169,868,000 -34,800,000 -3,579,701,000 -500,446,000 320,178,000 -235,461,000 200,453,000 
      comprehensive income attributable to the company
               -884,547,000  -86,511,750 -310,969,000 13,751,000  111,566,000 3,049,000   -1,911,836,290 -31,845,000 -197,025,000  111,747,660 69,206,000 38,465  -106,650,750 69,206,000                                   168,609,000 -43,992,000 -3,599,210,000 -491,274,000    
      net income attributable to the company per common share:
                                                                            
      basic
               -5,930  -582.5 -2,090 100  -462.5 20    -220                       -2,162.5 -1,370         -570                 
      corporate expenses
                         144,470,975 34,657,000 26,419,000 39,141,000 168,477,566 56,699,000 34,390 74,700,000 94,665,000 84,193,000 79,626,000 78,734,000 78,411,000 77,967,000 77,158,000 78,362,000 88,717,000 86,779,000 87,650,000 77,879,000 83,142,000 74,542,000 80,592,000 77,288,000 87,227,000 78,202,000 82,196,000 72,705,000 70,658,000 92,204,000 77,557,000     69,198,000 64,016,000 54,247,000 56,486,000 52,347,000 74,919,000 80,518,000 64,109,000 64,496,000 76,519,000 79,723,000 50,087,000 47,635,000 43,270,000 33,395,000 47,974,000 
      other operating income
                           -506,000    3,246  -1,556,000 -1,637,000 -289,000 -3,286,000 10,919,000 -13,215,000 6,916,000 31,084,000 133,788,000 -505,000 -64,190,000 284,463,000 -4,693,000 6,914,000 100,754,000 -8,974,000 -5,678,000 47,172,000 -1,628,000 165,000 13,304,000 6,186,000 1,113,000                     
      reorganization items
                            -36,118,000  -52,475,000  36,118,000 42,849,000 52,475,000 68,740,000 192,055,000                                        
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                         -2,096,717,354  -241,059,000  133,306,072 132,147,000 54,796                                             
      income from continuing operations
                         -1,913,303,835  -197,317,000 33,953,000 113,247,833 121,274,000 38,793                                             
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                            
      net income attributable to the company per common share:
                                                                            
      basic net income per share
                         0.03  -1.35 -1.34 0.42 0.82 0.27                                             
      from continuing operations
                         0.03  -1.35 0.4 0.42 1.42 0.27                                             
      from discontinued operations
                            -1.73  -0.6                                              
      weighted-average common shares outstanding - basic
    155,789,000 154,295,000 155,187,000 154,275,000 152,480,000 151,272,000 151,990,000 151,137,000 149,795,000 149,255,000 149,695,000 149,179,000 148,365,000 148,058,000 148,299,000 148,050,000 147,513,000 146,726 147,040,000 146,509,000 146,214,000 145,979 146,152,000 145,963 85,649 145,608 85,544 145,275 85,649,000 85,412,000 85,544,000 85,280,000 85,215,000 84,967,000 85,072,000 84,869,000 84,754,000 84,569,000 84,650,000 84,469,000 84,409,000 84,278,000 84,350,000 84,238,000 84,118,000  83,991,000 83,916,000 83,800,000  83,455,000 83,207,000 83,126,000                    
      diluted net income per share
                         0.03  -1.35  0.42 0.82 0.27                                             
      loss from continuing operations before income taxes
                            -27,241,000                                                
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                            -169,554,000  -49,491,000                                              
      net loss attributable to the company per common share:
                                                                            
      diluted net loss per share
                            -1.34                                                
      reclassification adjustments
                              1,425,000   1,537,000 1,425,000   878,000 6,207,000  -1,644,000 13,907,000                                   
      consolidated net incomes
                                -135,601,000   -66,290,000 -431,550,000 341,763,000 -246,184,000 -168,017,000 -387,580,000 123,404,000 -28,477,000 -276,036,000 -58,894,000 -90,073,000 -213,469,000 -47,314,000 -386,634,000    -432,390,000 -302,233,000 -92,172,000  -209,119,000 -196,782,000 -38,584,000  -148,115,000 -31,400,000 -67,291,000 -37,975,000 -131,363,000 -101,806,500 -150,392,000 -77,207,000 -179,627,000        
      other comprehensive income
                                2,318,000 4,157,000 -6,084,000 -19,094,000 6,926,000 8,398,000 18,897,000 22,086,000 8,027,000 -16,111,000 7,259,000 37,634,000 27,541,000   2,145,000 -82,491,000 -56,074,000 -63,137,000  2,176,000 4,213,000 56,196,000 -100,521,000 -5,153,000 47,522,000 49,007,000 -35,671,000 57,779,000                
      consolidated net income
                                 -106,886,750 71,783,000               -177,998,250 -107,824,000 -171,779,000    20,007,000    -27,709,000          149,667,000 -92,671,000 -3,678,033,000 -427,999,000    
      unrealized holding loss on marketable securities
                                    -90,000 -54,500 -320,000  -57,000                             -2,828,750 -9,705,000  -10,161,000    
      unrealized holding gain on marketable securities
                                       159,000  59,000 -290,000 -309,000                 12,048,000 7,065,000 -21,298,000 11,057,000 2,952,000 7,970,000 5,684,000 -412,000 3,945,000   8,551,000  -10,498,000 -45,629,000 -42,457,000 
      other adjustments to comprehensive income
                                         -8,263,000 193,000 -3,745,000     -1,154,000    3,309,000 7,730,000   -998,000                    
      reclassification adjustment for realized cumulative translation adjustments on sale of businesses included in other operating income
                                           32,824,000                                 
      other adjustments to comprehensive loss
                                             -288,500                               
      reclassification adjustment for realized gains on securities included in net loss
                                                                            
      other comprehensive loss
                                             -21,214,000 -22,251,000     -12,637,000                         
      gain on marketable securities
                                                579,000     -50,000 31,000 130,898,000              7,000    6,081,000  27,736,000 
      unrealized gain on securities and derivatives:
                                                                            
      reclassification adjustment for realized gains on securities included in net income
                                                 827,250    -20,938,250 -1,433,000 -82,320,000                     
      other income (expense)
                                                   12,157,000 1,541,000 -4,347,250 1,709,000                      
      net (loss) income attributable to the company
                                                   -186,631,000                         
      net income (loss) attributable to the company
                                                       7,202,000                     
      unrealized gain (loss) on securities and derivatives:
                                                                            
      net income (loss) attributable to the company per common share:
                                                                            
      basic
                                                       90                     
      weighted-average common shares oustanding - diluted
                                                        83,126,000                    
      other income - net
                                                         -4,211,500 824,000 -1,397,000                 
      reclassification adjustment
                                                         -133,500 -688,000 91,000 63,000 58,500 86,000 59,000 89,000 356,000 2,565,000 -1,366,000 225,000 3,739,250 11,837,000 -513,000 3,633,000    
      weighted-average common shares outstanding – basic
                                                          82,765,000 82,543,000 82,654,000  82,654,000 82,375,000 82,260,000    81,427,000        
      diluted
    -610 -260 -430 -540 -1,840 220 -270 -6,500 -120 90 -60 -5,930 -1,500 540 -2,090 100 -330 -462.5 20 -220 -1,650  -220      -1,340 2,520 820 -820 -4,880 4,910 -2,920 -2,050 -4,580 1,260 -410 -3,300 -1,050 -1,100 -2,630 -650 -4,580 -810 -1,370 -2,220 -5,060 -3,700 -1,220 90 -2,470 -2,310 -610 -570 -1,830 -530 -910 -650 -1,620 -1,285 -1,910 -1,060 -2,170        
      weighted-average common shares outstanding – diluted
                                                          82,765,000 82,543,000 82,654,000  82,654,000 82,375,000 82,260,000    81,427,000        
      other operating income – net
                                                            3,124,000 3,363,250 -6,490,000 3,229,000 16,714,000    3,772,000        
      other expense – net
                                                            -16,273,000                
      unrealized holding gain on cash flow derivatives
                                                            8,579,000 10,984,000 10,848,000 -1,399,000  22,729,000 529,000          
      other income – net
                                                             -5,370,000 7,307,000 -4,517,000 -2,036,000    58,035,000        
      unrealized holding income on cash flow derivatives
                                                                13,342,000            
      other operating income— net
                                                                 -5,630,750 -29,559,000          
      loss on marketable securities
                                                                      -13,378,000      
      other income— net
                                                                 12,887,000 -5,700,000 -787,000         
      amount attributable to noncontrolling interest
                                                                 2,299,250 4,293,000 9,117,000 -4,213,000 2,277,000 -2,816,000 -4,629,000 -9,782,000    
      net loss per common share:
                                                                            
      basic
                                                                 -1,285 -1,910 -1,060         
      weighted-average common shares outstanding — basic
                                                 83,941,000    83,364,000             81,619,000 81,540,000         
      diluted
    -610 -260 -430 -540 -1,840 220 -270 -6,500 -120 90 -60 -5,930 -1,500 540 -2,090 100 -330 -462.5 20 -220 -1,650  -220      -1,340 2,520 820 -820 -4,880 4,910 -2,920 -2,050 -4,580 1,260 -410 -3,300 -1,050 -1,100 -2,630 -650 -4,580 -810 -1,370 -2,220 -5,060 -3,700 -1,220 90 -2,470 -2,310 -610 -570 -1,830 -530 -910 -650 -1,620 -1,285 -1,910 -1,060 -2,170        
      weighted-average common shares outstanding — diluted
                                                 83,941,000    83,364,000             81,619,000 81,540,000         
      other operating income — net
                                                                   3,264,000  -8,251,750 1,403,000 -31,516,000 -2,894,000    
      unrealized holding loss on cash flow derivatives
                                                                   -4,992,000 -3,154,000 18,893,000 -17,243,000 -47,393,000 -28,358,000    
      merger expenses
                                                                         390,000  7,456,000 
      other income — net
                                                                     162,432,750 222,282,000 430,629,000 -3,180,000 6,401,000 -10,914,000 -6,086,000 
      income before income taxes and discontinued operations
                                                                     -267,811,000 -3,553,000 -3,862,585,000 -408,407,000    
      income tax benefit:
                                                                            
      current
                                                                     118,895,000 -12,735,000 -18,936,000 -11,095,000 -84,817,000 38,217,000 -101,047,000 
      deferred
                                                                     298,583,000 -76,383,000 203,488,000 -8,497,000 -55,954,000 -5,008,000 -24,090,000 
      income before discontinued operations
                                                                     149,667,000 -92,671,000 -3,678,033,000 -427,999,000 228,250,000 -43,719,000 277,295,000 
      income from discontinued operations
                                                                         92,309,000 -1,013,000 5,032,000 
      net income per common share:
                                                                            
      income attributable to the company before discontinued operations — basic
                                                                     -12,870 -1,120 -45,230     
      discontinued operations — basic
                                                                         190 -10 10 
      net income attributable to the company — basic
                                                                     -12,870 -1,120 -45,230     
      weighted-average common shares — basic
                                                                      81,427,000 81,224,000 81,242,000 494,347,000 81,242,000 495,201,000 
      income attributable to the company before discontinued operations — diluted
                                                                     -12,870 -1,120 -45,230     
      discontinued operations — diluted
                                                                         180 -10 10 
      net income attributable to the company — diluted
                                                                     -12,870 -1,120 -45,230     
      weighted-average common shares — diluted
                                                                      81,427,000 81,224,000 81,242,000 495,784,000 81,242,000 496,887,000 
      dividends declared per share
                                                                         0.188   
      income tax expense:
                                                                            
      income before discontinued operations — basic
                                                                        -5,150 285 -540 560 
      net income — basic
                                                                        -5,150 650 -550 570 
      income before discontinued operations — diluted
                                                                        -5,150 460 -540 560 
      net income — diluted
                                                                        -5,150 640 -550 570 
      gain on disposition of assets — net
                                                                         2,905,250 842,000 17,354,000 
      income before income taxes, minority interest and discontinued operations
                                                                         388,845,000 -68,060,000 410,060,000 
      minority interest expense, net of tax
                                                                         6,801,750 8,868,000 7,628,000 
      reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income
                                                                           -25,997,000 
    Balance Sheets:
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        current assets
                                                                              
        cash and cash equivalents
      135,052,000 270,921,000 192,239,000 235,932,000 167,714,000 259,580,000 431,764,000 364,744,000 361,403,000 346,382,000 213,479,000 165,325,000 187,933,000 336,236,000 295,399,000 294,831,000 279,683,000 352,129,000 369,094,000 583,341,000 529,134,000 720,662,000 713,728,000 517,684,000 646,774,000 400,300,000 277,050,000 127,159,000 448,130,000 406,493,000 311,162,000 261,763,000 297,407,000 267,109,000 286,370,000 260,465,000 365,042,000 845,030,000 542,910,000 951,853,000 978,536,000 772,678,000 382,846,000 387,449,000 289,014,000 457,024,000 522,356,000 798,438,000 660,742,000 708,151,000 711,052,000 704,166,000 721,570,000 1,225,010,000 1,296,643,000 1,316,516,000 1,326,061,000 1,228,682,000 1,165,381,000 1,219,156,000 1,510,804,000 1,920,926,000 1,700,834,000 1,504,730,000 1,482,291,000 1,883,994,000 1,374,770,000 1,497,502,000 1,574,800,000 239,846,000 243,749,000 668,093,000 
        accounts receivable
      853,556,000 959,446,000 845,827,000 879,057,000 817,533,000 993,328,000 894,468,000 898,496,000 878,353,000 1,041,214,000 983,927,000 1,004,807,000 935,233,000 1,037,827,000 981,144,000 967,120,000 906,901,000 1,030,380,000 857,970,000 788,872,000 704,096,000 801,380,000 665,854,000 570,117,000 749,925,000 902,908,000 843,190,000 843,064,000 1,387,122,000 1,575,170,000 1,466,924,000 1,419,039,000 1,367,012,000 1,508,370,000 1,433,019,000 1,423,580,000 1,244,649,000 1,364,404,000 1,392,997,000 1,400,603,000 1,274,294,000 1,442,038,000 1,433,353,000 1,434,232,000 1,242,075,000 1,395,248,000 1,401,451,000 1,424,233,000 1,302,243,000 1,454,346,000 1,424,367,000 1,389,141,000 1,264,529,000 1,423,999,000 1,405,259,000 1,371,276,000 1,254,938,000 1,404,674,000 1,382,269,000 1,453,260,000 1,259,912,000 1,393,365,000 1,357,179,000 1,323,697,000 1,201,429,000 1,301,700,000 1,312,295,000 1,335,479,000 1,223,406,000 1,431,304,000 1,595,649,000 1,773,939,000 
        prepaid expenses
      242,400,000 190,383,000 216,229,000 149,942,000 140,005,000 97,332,000 148,021,000 140,337,000 135,234,000 93,131,000 136,692,000 127,380,000 112,010,000 79,098,000 113,718,000 94,099,000 86,191,000 65,927,000 98,204,000 101,529,000 99,074,000 79,508,000 80,931,000 86,003,000 84,844,000 71,764,000 120,981,000 109,101,000 179,823,000 195,266,000 240,980,000 245,444,000 269,148,000 209,330,000 230,209,000 231,691,000 264,592,000 184,586,000 205,750,000 215,002,000 239,336,000 189,055,000 217,310,000 223,044,000 244,840,000 191,572,000 205,906,000 216,306,000 217,453,000 189,640,000 185,693,000 187,721,000 210,334,000 177,590,000    161,317,000    124,114,000    81,669,000 96,253,000 104,602,000 130,346,000 133,217,000 153,754,000 138,527,000 
        other current assets
      54,477,000 38,577,000 100,105,000 83,247,000 34,309,000 11,602,000 33,778,000 18,765,000 38,082,000 26,189,000 14,901,000 38,880,000 36,152,000 19,618,000 18,316,000 16,067,000 43,122,000 24,431,000 30,748,000 37,297,000 33,777,000 17,426,000 36,004,000 35,745,000 43,418,000 41,376,000 29,942,000 34,361,000 74,977,000 58,088,000 59,726,000 97,127,000 148,638,000 82,538,000 77,876,000 57,857,000 68,251,000 55,065,000 79,682,000 80,300,000 71,068,000 112,037,000 132,094,000 141,111,000 141,624,000 136,299,000 169,806,000 173,032,000 169,952,000 161,157,000 158,633,000 180,692,000 172,721,000 167,208,000 365,508,000 368,079,000 386,346,000 190,612,000 375,942,000 352,600,000 371,913,000 184,253,000 343,663,000 459,264,000 484,647,000 255,275,000 282,104,000 278,108,000 303,380,000 262,188,000 255,921,000 328,340,000 
        total current assets
      1,285,485,000 1,459,327,000 1,354,400,000 1,348,178,000 1,159,561,000 1,361,842,000 1,508,031,000 1,422,342,000 1,413,072,000 1,506,916,000 1,348,999,000 1,336,392,000 1,271,328,000 1,472,779,000 1,408,577,000 1,372,117,000 1,315,897,000 1,472,867,000 1,356,016,000 1,511,039,000 1,366,081,000 1,618,976,000 1,496,517,000 1,209,549,000 1,524,961,000 1,416,348,000 1,271,163,000 1,113,685,000 2,090,052,000 2,235,017,000 2,078,792,000 2,023,373,000 2,082,205,000 2,067,347,000 2,027,474,000 1,973,593,000 1,942,534,000 2,504,687,000 2,276,523,000 2,702,811,000 2,618,393,000 2,810,883,000 2,165,603,000 2,185,836,000 1,917,553,000 2,180,143,000 2,299,519,000 2,612,009,000 2,350,390,000 2,513,294,000 2,479,745,000 2,461,720,000 2,369,154,000 2,993,807,000 3,067,410,000 3,055,871,000 2,967,345,000 2,985,285,000 2,923,592,000 3,025,016,000 3,142,629,000 3,622,658,000 3,401,676,000 3,287,691,000 3,168,367,000 3,658,845,000 3,065,422,000 3,228,961,000 3,231,932,000 2,066,555,000 2,249,073,000 2,908,899,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      384,602,000 398,240,000 436,514,000 451,250,000 464,842,000 489,843,000 500,171,000 511,302,000 529,114,000 558,865,000 580,848,000 649,687,000 674,379,000 694,842,000 692,321,000 716,241,000 749,141,000 782,093,000 769,769,000 795,474,000 825,208,000 811,702,000 811,864,000 819,259,000 836,352,000 846,876,000 834,013,000 834,232,000                                             
        intangible assets and goodwill
                                                                              
        indefinite-lived intangibles - licenses
      601,440,000 601,440,000 601,440,000 809,928,000 809,928,000 809,928,000 809,928,000   1,113,979,000    1,476,319,000   1,777,993,000 1,778,045,000 1,778,045,000 1,770,965,000 1,771,882,000 1,770,345,000 1,775,014,000 1,775,723,000 1,774,999,000 2,277,735,000 2,277,733,000 2,282,697,000 2,326,533,000 2,417,915,000 2,417,830,000 2,451,288,000 2,451,288,000 2,451,813,000 2,408,184,000 2,414,224,000 2,414,089,000 2,413,899,000 2,414,041,000 2,414,540,000 2,413,790,000 2,413,483,000 2,413,483,000 2,411,294,000 2,411,259,000 2,411,071,000 2,426,179,000 2,416,025,000 2,415,919,000 2,416,406,000 2,423,953,000 2,423,873,000 2,423,659,000 2,423,979,000                   
        other intangibles
      663,261,000 713,777,000 766,492,000 820,145,000 873,863,000 927,582,000 988,800,000 1,050,018,000 1,111,236,000 1,173,210,000 1,234,357,000 1,296,099,000 1,357,884,000 1,419,670,000 1,477,342,000 1,540,092,000 1,603,513,000 1,666,600,000 1,729,365,000 1,793,670,000 1,881,023,000 1,924,492,000 1,986,953,000 2,047,954,000 2,112,235,000 2,176,540,000 2,238,423,000 2,305,407,000 439,864,000 453,284,000 432,497,000 457,051,000 503,656,000 550,056,000 596,287,000 648,225,000 696,181,000 740,508,000 798,742,000 854,672,000 899,118,000 953,660,000 1,026,368,000 1,083,979,000 1,141,481,000 1,206,727,000 1,267,087,000 1,336,794,000 1,400,323,000 1,466,546,000 1,527,736,000 1,594,499,000 1,668,361,000 1,740,792,000                   
        goodwill
      1,105,449,000 1,105,496,000 1,105,493,000 1,105,507,000 1,105,270,000 1,105,156,000 1,105,347,000 1,105,244,000 1,721,349,000 1,721,483,000 1,721,223,000 1,721,410,000 2,313,436,000 2,313,403,000 2,313,182,000 2,313,349,000 2,313,491,000 2,313,581,000 2,313,824,000 2,313,425,000 2,313,223,000 2,145,935,000 2,109,486,000 2,101,657,000 2,101,204,000 3,325,622,000 3,325,546,000 3,323,207,000 4,118,312,000 4,118,756,000 4,043,941,000 4,043,910,000 4,054,100,000 4,051,082,000 4,083,589,000 4,080,926,000 4,070,142,000 4,066,575,000 4,108,950,000 4,114,333,000 4,120,240,000 4,128,887,000 4,171,354,000 4,177,772,000 4,170,632,000 4,187,424,000 4,212,612,000 4,203,267,000 4,204,897,000 4,202,187,000 4,212,381,000 4,202,933,000 4,206,959,000 4,216,085,000 4,195,856,000 4,183,156,000 4,196,010,000 4,186,718,000 4,184,573,000 4,210,765,000 4,134,629,000 4,119,326,000 4,120,633,000 4,092,443,000 4,114,421,000 4,125,005,000 4,176,813,000 4,094,910,000 7,191,791,000 7,090,621,000 9,804,827,000 7,256,252,000 
        other assets
      229,717,000 221,935,000 189,896,000 202,962,000 198,046,000 209,180,000 195,774,000 185,164,000 175,517,000 173,166,000 165,399,000 166,751,000 171,016,000 170,594,000 170,154,000 172,919,000 139,874,000 126,713,000 115,888,000 114,015,000 112,122,000 105,624,000 105,430,000 110,920,000 98,079,000 96,216,000 101,738,000 237,841,000 239,533,000 282,240,000 295,998,000 278,193,000 285,793,000 278,267,000 276,511,000 271,553,000 242,154,000 227,450,000 225,968,000 225,117,000 225,149,000 330,302,000 296,608,000 297,160,000 289,408,000 289,065,000 304,556,000 301,873,000 302,893,000 533,456,000 635,961,000 639,962,000 814,821,000 810,476,000 800,956,000 792,676,000 807,501,000 771,878,000 750,340,000 813,809,000 789,175,000 765,939,000 776,973,000 761,379,000 776,570,000 378,058,000 371,918,000 394,344,000 549,727,000 560,260,000 575,817,000 316,125,000 
        operating lease right-of-use assets
      617,902,000 625,788,000 634,329,000 641,347,000 656,583,000 668,165,000 670,959,000 684,758,000 693,545,000 704,992,000 713,941,000 700,720,000 770,829,000 788,280,000 791,804,000 807,994,000 727,103,000 741,410,000 747,707,000 765,538,000 781,459,000 825,887,000 836,846,000 840,797,000 864,230,000 881,762,000 886,333,000 900,755,000 2,359,275,000                                            
        total assets
      4,887,856,000 5,126,003,000 5,088,564,000 5,379,317,000 5,268,093,000 5,571,696,000 5,779,010,000 5,769,168,000 6,758,312,000 6,952,611,000 6,877,518,000 6,983,810,000 8,035,191,000 8,335,887,000 8,329,699,000 8,701,117,000 8,627,012,000 8,881,309,000 8,810,614,000 9,064,126,000 9,050,998,000 9,202,961,000 9,122,110,000 8,905,859,000 9,312,060,000 11,021,099,000 10,934,949,000 10,997,824,000 14,285,970,000 12,269,515,000 11,959,312,000 11,986,246,000 12,192,993,000 12,260,431,000 12,257,260,000 12,301,453,000 12,273,741,000 12,862,247,000 12,824,272,000 13,341,367,000 13,382,670,000 13,821,098,000 13,459,229,000 13,626,945,000 13,581,933,000 14,040,242,000 14,306,035,000 14,752,178,000 14,597,126,000 15,097,302,000 15,231,181,000 15,296,478,000 15,519,151,000 16,292,713,000 16,402,319,000 16,451,822,000 16,489,343,000 16,542,039,000 16,508,946,000 16,882,051,000 16,938,645,000 17,479,867,000 17,393,491,000 17,286,782,000 17,399,984,000 18,047,101,000 17,696,076,000 17,897,885,000 22,029,059,000 21,125,463,000 27,566,111,000 19,078,372,000 
        current liabilities
                                                                              
        accounts payable
      279,892,000 271,429,000 218,516,000 217,110,000 209,967,000 253,264,000 235,756,000 222,115,000 215,410,000 236,162,000 179,707,000 199,947,000 177,270,000 240,454,000 204,916,000 198,983,000 156,875,000 206,007,000 190,125,000 183,241,000 157,032,000 149,333,000 125,892,000 114,400,000 118,380,000 87,374,000 61,353,000 47,885,000 146,853,000 163,149,000 149,236,000 149,978,000 135,947,000 163,449,000 157,217,000 115,380,000 111,148,000 146,772,000 111,066,000 124,931,000 117,171,000 153,276,000 117,020,000 122,424,000 132,419,000 132,258,000 130,303,000 113,967,000 141,731,000 131,370,000 121,274,000 103,661,000 104,534,000 136,318,000    134,576,000    127,263,000    132,193,000 105,986,000 119,742,000 109,116,000 155,240,000 118,614,000 141,301,000 
        current operating lease liabilities
      62,050,000 60,968,000 67,177,000 66,763,000 68,765,000 69,516,000 70,360,000 72,567,000 73,775,000 73,832,000 75,559,000 75,749,000 75,124,000 70,024,000 48,088,000 41,962,000 82,898,000 88,585,000 96,830,000 88,565,000 85,242,000 76,503,000 81,790,000 82,430,000 82,618,000 77,756,000 77,729,000 77,050,000 366,902,000                                            
        accrued expenses
      198,211,000 297,296,000 281,138,000 288,267,000 208,686,000 348,119,000 258,685,000 221,443,000 196,110,000 317,575,000 262,405,000 232,234,000 201,163,000 325,427,000 271,852,000 288,363,000 221,143,000 353,045,000 298,679,000 273,249,000 249,224,000 265,651,000 198,347,000 138,817,000 188,530,000 270,059,000 213,426,000 338,398,000 632,078,000 826,865,000 764,353,000 729,284,000 584,958,000 764,275,000 718,458,000 680,188,000 637,998,000 742,617,000 731,793,000 732,491,000 702,667,000 834,416,000 738,278,000 730,216,000 718,418,000 799,475,000 795,106,000 792,552,000 767,489,000 807,210,000 767,285,000 711,903,000 686,163,000 772,963,000    722,151,000    849,089,000    726,311,000 733,737,000 715,880,000 708,371,000 793,366,000 735,736,000 836,411,000 
        accrued interest
      57,609,000 74,111,000 57,696,000 74,299,000 54,353,000 22,535,000 51,537,000 61,977,000 53,164,000 61,987,000 52,626,000 62,349,000 57,943,000 64,165,000 63,458,000 66,276,000 69,812,000 67,983,000 69,820,000 68,023,000 69,843,000 68,054,000 69,809,000 71,324,000 73,565,000 83,768,000 91,379,000 69,473,000 12,323,000 3,108,000 11,623,000 1,937,000 11,468,000 268,102,000 149,533,000 262,140,000 146,231,000 264,170,000 152,066,000 283,185,000 157,777,000 279,100,000 157,338,000 286,892,000 162,961,000 252,900,000 156,451,000 212,600,000 141,048,000 194,844,000 132,114,000 141,004,000 151,146,000 180,572,000 77,186,000 155,567,000 77,386,000 160,361,000 75,765,000 162,279,000  121,199,000    137,236,000 79,529,000 154,131,000 108,429,000 181,264,000 103,617,000 83,947,000 
        deferred revenue
      191,791,000 190,186,000 154,052,000 178,912,000 165,550,000 154,345,000 162,934,000 160,285,000 163,310,000 158,540,000 171,973,000 160,099,000 144,671,000 131,084,000 151,065,000 161,921,000 156,399,000 133,123,000 126,108,000 127,711,000 143,491,000 123,488,000 150,157,000 156,047,000 152,782,000 139,529,000 138,968,000 139,381,000                                             
        current portion of long-term debt
      74,721,000 73,429,000 73,708,000 73,726,000 22,511,000 22,501,000 1,059,000 621,000 289,000 340,000 390,000 440,000 525,000 664,000 665,000 675,000 719,000 673,000 725,000 278,342,000 28,628,000 34,775,000 34,379,000 30,061,000 29,969,000 8,912,000 53,705,000 53,406,000 46,744,000 46,332,000 347,000 125,429,000 820,000 14,972,367,000 619,003,000 585,453,000 435,876,000 342,908,000 204,591,000 574,995,000 185,549,000 181,512,000 2,464,000 2,725,000 2,844,000 3,604,000 3,232,000 22,020,000 413,882,000 453,734,000 433,458,000 35,817,000 68,351,000 381,728,000 419,880,000 323,528,000 311,726,000 268,638,000 285,078,000 289,943,000 404,555,000 867,735,000 847,496,000 916,043,000 800,184,000 398,779,000 443,615,000 298,531,000 803,438,000 562,923,000 567,167,000 1,228,415,000 
        total current liabilities
      864,274,000 967,419,000 852,287,000 899,077,000 729,832,000 870,280,000 780,331,000 739,008,000 702,058,000 848,436,000 742,660,000 730,818,000 656,696,000 831,818,000 740,044,000 758,180,000 687,846,000 849,416,000 782,287,000 1,019,131,000 733,460,000 717,804,000 660,374,000 593,079,000 645,844,000 667,398,000 636,560,000 725,593,000 1,439,572,000 1,247,649,000 1,144,213,000 1,243,446,000 982,285,000 16,354,597,000 1,859,621,000 1,876,367,000 1,570,005,000 1,696,570,000 1,438,279,000 1,970,514,000 1,409,473,000 1,659,228,000 1,219,277,000 1,369,299,000 1,233,661,000 1,364,285,000 1,296,360,000 1,386,382,000 1,706,540,000 1,759,592,000 1,692,800,000 1,202,292,000 1,315,692,000 1,782,142,000 1,618,106,000 1,484,937,000 1,417,252,000 1,428,962,000 1,392,320,000 1,524,062,000 1,498,479,000 2,118,064,000 1,991,291,000 2,046,853,000 1,889,215,000 1,544,136,000 1,557,463,000 1,489,018,000 1,934,746,000 1,845,946,000 1,726,042,000 2,657,370,000 
        long-term debt
      4,962,285,000 4,979,662,000 5,046,626,000 5,063,792,000 5,032,066,000 5,048,968,000 5,220,788,000 5,218,194,000 5,216,503,000 5,214,810,000 5,228,316,000 5,315,955,000 5,394,932,000 5,413,503,000 5,553,049,000 5,626,744,000 5,739,421,000 5,738,195,000 5,736,650,000 5,721,038,000 5,976,358,000 5,982,155,000 5,987,446,000 5,807,061,000 5,923,666,000 5,756,504,000 5,755,305,000 5,757,097,000 5,293,405,000 5,277,108,000 5,274,490,000 5,272,099,000 5,636,670,000 5,676,814,000 19,995,897,000 19,795,426,000 19,934,585,000 20,022,080,000 20,249,812,000 20,209,674,000 20,568,863,000 20,687,082,000 20,585,954,000 20,371,803,000 20,483,195,000 20,322,414,000 20,481,547,000 20,650,052,000 20,010,504,000 20,030,479,000 19,977,777,000 20,376,326,000 20,357,790,000 20,365,369,000 20,317,926,000 20,391,288,000 20,380,379,000 19,938,531,000 19,894,723,000 19,885,059,000 19,999,658,000 19,739,617,000 19,691,007,000 19,535,311,000 19,576,685,000 20,303,126,000 19,820,158,000 20,247,458,000 20,213,290,000 18,940,697,000 19,035,082,000 4,543,904,000 
        noncurrent operating lease liabilities
      666,779,000 674,192,000 682,797,000 693,642,000 705,569,000 716,586,000 721,734,000 737,270,000 749,365,000 762,820,000 772,068,000 762,787,000 832,468,000 848,918,000 850,412,000 859,417,000 727,143,000 738,814,000 721,126,000 734,268,000 748,842,000 764,491,000 771,497,000 771,013,000 782,418,000 796,203,000 794,307,000 805,866,000 1,669,447,000                                            
        deferred income taxes
      80,568,000 86,685,000 83,899,000 245,500,000 239,116,000 102,898,000 272,516,000 274,750,000 315,679,000 339,768,000 377,247,000 425,454,000 556,431,000 483,810,000 526,928,000 497,638,000 534,432,000 558,222,000 633,805,000 668,531,000 647,097,000 556,477,000 522,366,000 539,294,000 584,771,000 737,443,000 783,856,000 773,824,000 323,434,000 335,015,000 360,429,000 365,906,000 336,787,000 959,390,000 1,460,882,000 1,455,087,000 1,460,857,000 1,457,095,000 1,541,335,000 1,545,044,000 1,553,018,000 1,554,898,000 1,558,923,000 1,562,081,000 1,566,965,000 1,563,888,000 1,582,117,000 1,578,095,000 1,571,047,000 1,537,820,000 1,473,869,000 1,532,612,000 1,596,704,000 1,689,876,000 1,815,032,000 1,823,695,000 1,854,679,000 1,938,599,000 1,958,025,000 2,005,472,000 2,000,313,000 2,050,196,000 2,065,548,000 2,079,500,000 2,141,305,000 2,220,023,000   2,620,927,000 2,679,312,000 3,995,626,000 828,992,000 
        other long-term liabilities
      235,975,000 245,056,000 211,662,000 203,555,000 207,633,000 204,744,000 193,062,000 174,589,000 173,281,000 171,535,000 164,048,000 152,254,000 122,760,000 73,332,000 66,456,000 65,717,000 66,149,000 80,897,000 78,725,000 72,313,000 71,290,000 71,217,000 80,779,000 69,770,000 56,059,000 58,110,000 58,004,000 55,396,000 296,896,000 489,829,000 498,001,000 495,496,000 501,526,000 597,085,000 618,575,000 616,786,000 599,590,000 571,977,000 557,626,000 546,342,000 541,161,000 526,571,000 569,111,000 564,538,000 451,795,000 454,863,000 452,222,000 452,891,000 436,987,000 466,046,000 457,487,000 474,411,000 458,668,000 450,517,000 498,592,000 613,845,000 639,589,000 707,888,000 719,905,000 737,483,000 720,627,000 776,676,000 865,241,000 834,416,000 847,565,000 824,554,000 818,626,000 723,821,000 643,671,000 575,739,000 477,918,000 510,123,000 
        commitments and contingent liabilities
                                                                              
        stockholders' deficit
                                                                              
        noncontrolling interest
      3,359,000 4,629,000 4,373,000 4,254,000 5,245,000 5,289,000 5,236,000 5,683,000 6,400,000 9,397,000 8,868,000 10,351,000 9,185,000 9,609,000 9,059,000 8,659,000 8,066,000 8,410,000 8,274,000 7,968,000 7,830,000 8,350,000 9,123,000 9,123,000 9,123,000 9,123,000 8,372,000 8,372,000 11,437,000 30,868,000 17,353,000 17,861,000 31,142,000 42,764,000 114,133,000 116,063,000 107,847,000 135,183,000 157,026,000 161,273,000 160,823,000 177,615,000 199,643,000 197,477,000 215,440,000 224,140,000 219,051,000 242,558,000 232,835,000 245,531,000 266,890,000 295,145,000 293,127,000 303,997,000 307,171,000 291,449,000 284,469,000 521,794,000 511,363,000 522,409,000 500,901,000 490,920,000 471,914,000 446,716,000 450,461,000 455,648,000 447,356,000 459,105,000 443,422,000    
        preferred stock, par value 0.001 per share...
                                                                              
        class a common stock, par value 0.001 per share...
      133,000 132,000 132,000 131,000 128,000 128,000                                                                   
        class b common stock, par value 0.001 per share...
      21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000                                                                   
        special warrants, 5,030,019 and 5,038,369 issued and outstanding in each of 2026 and 2025, respectively
                                                                              
        additional paid-in capital
      2,998,874,000 2,995,250,000 2,991,809,000 2,987,825,000 2,983,169,000 2,975,703,000 2,969,013,000 2,962,275,000 2,955,043,000 2,947,096,000 2,939,331,000 2,931,598,000 2,922,652,000 2,912,500,000 2,901,625,000 2,891,129,000 2,882,515,000 2,876,571,000 2,870,394,000 2,863,657,000 2,854,647,000 2,849,020,000 2,840,888,000 2,835,005,000 2,830,788,000 2,826,533,000 2,790,175,000 2,773,147,000 2,075,025,000 2,074,632,000 2,074,194,000 2,073,738,000 2,073,144,000 2,072,566,000 2,072,091,000 2,071,962,000 2,071,439,000 2,070,575,000 2,069,897,000 2,069,162,000 2,068,433,000 2,068,949,000 2,068,257,000 2,067,661,000 2,086,005,000 2,102,789,000 2,145,052,000 2,149,871,000 2,149,329,000 2,148,303,000 2,147,758,000 2,146,698,000 2,143,211,000 2,141,921,000 2,135,265,000 2,131,867,000 2,128,584,000 2,132,368,000 2,130,237,000 2,130,521,000 2,127,984,000 2,130,871,000 2,123,398,000 2,119,138,000 2,113,428,000 2,109,110,000 2,110,189,000 2,104,698,000 2,107,723,000 2,100,995,000 2,094,078,000 26,886,854,000 
        accumulated deficit
      -4,908,172,000 -4,812,949,000 -4,771,051,000 -4,704,787,000 -4,621,307,000 -4,340,083,000 -4,371,573,000 -4,330,308,000 -3,348,650,000 -3,330,142,000 -3,343,265,000 -3,334,212,000 -2,449,742,000 -2,227,482,000 -2,307,363,000 -1,997,000,000 -2,011,401,000 -1,962,819,000 -2,074,449,000 -2,077,629,000 -2,045,343,000        -13,330,821,000 -13,345,346,000 -13,560,251,000 -13,630,329,000 -13,543,496,000 -13,127,843,000 -13,544,381,000 -13,296,204,000 -13,122,167,000 -12,733,329,000 -12,839,371,000 -12,804,420,000 -12,525,526,000 -12,437,011,000 -12,343,739,000 -12,121,822,000 -12,067,356,000 -11,682,390,000 -11,614,301,000 -11,499,449,000 -11,312,819,000 -10,888,629,000 -10,579,402,000 -10,477,547,000 -10,484,749,000                    
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -2,170,000 -1,878,000 -1,791,000 -1,504,000 -1,783,000 -1,885,000 -1,334,000 -1,596,000 -1,347,000 -1,128,000 -1,786,000 -1,454,000 -1,377,000 -1,331,000 -1,760,000 -1,154,000 -504,000      -295,000 -562,000 -854,000 -750,000 -827,000 -328,000 -319,284,000 -318,030,000 -322,071,000 -321,199,000 -311,071,000 -312,560,000 -317,208,000 -331,816,000 -346,386,000 -355,876,000 -348,338,000 -354,362,000 -391,747,000 -414,407,000 -396,423,000 -382,712,000 -386,609,000 -308,590,000 -254,985,000 -201,592,000 -190,934,000 -196,073,000 -200,354,000 -247,381,000 -155,213,000 -153,284,000 -195,805,000 -241,852,000 -211,919,000 -266,043,000 -280,593,000 -179,977,000 -219,824,000 -268,816,000 -319,933,000 -436,495,000 -367,074,000 -333,309,000 -354,528,000 -400,391,000 -474,586,000    
        cost of shares (2,911,074 in 2026 and 2,364,267 in 2025) held in treasury
      -14,070,000                                                                        
        total stockholders' deficit
      -1,922,025,000 -1,827,011,000 -1,788,707,000 -1,726,249,000 -1,646,123,000 -1,371,780,000 -1,409,421,000 -1,374,643,000 -398,574,000                    -11,566,113,000 -11,560,342,000 -11,793,235,000 -11,862,330,000 -11,752,666,000 -11,327,455,000 -11,677,715,000 -11,442,213,000 -11,291,296,000 -10,885,475,000                                   
        total liabilities and stockholders' deficit
      4,887,856,000 5,126,003,000 5,088,564,000 5,379,317,000 5,268,093,000 5,571,696,000 5,779,010,000 5,769,168,000 6,758,312,000                    14,285,970,000 12,269,515,000 11,959,312,000 11,986,246,000 12,192,993,000 12,260,431,000 12,257,260,000 12,301,453,000 12,273,741,000 12,862,247,000                                   
        special warrants, 5,038,369 and 5,039,323 issued and outstanding in 2025 and 2024, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (2,364,267 in 2025 and 1,587,031 in 2024) held in treasury
       -12,216,000                                                                       
        special warrants, 5,039,301 and 5,039,323 issued and outstanding in each of 2025 and 2024, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (2,359,021 in 2025 and 1,587,031 in 2024) held in treasury
        -12,200,000                                                                      
        special warrants, 5,039,323 issued and outstanding in each of 2025 and 2024
                                                                              
        cost of shares (2,354,010 in 2025 and 1,587,031 in 2024) held in treasury
         -12,189,000                                                                     
        cost of shares (1,879,575 in 2025 and 1,587,031 in 2024) held in treasury
          -11,596,000                                                                    
        special warrants, 5,039,323 and 5,101,870 issued and outstanding in 2024 and 2023, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (1,587,031 in 2024 and 983,589 in 2023) held in treasury
           -10,953,000                                                                   
        preferred stock, par value .001 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
                                                                              
        class a common stock
            128,000 127,000 125,000 125,000 125,000 124,000 123,000 123,000 123,000 122,000 122,000 120,000 119,000 118,000 112,000 65,000 63,000 61,000 60,000    32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 32,000 31,000 31,000 31,000 31,000 31,000       30,000 30,000 30,000         24,000    24,000    23,000    23,000   
        class b common stock
            21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 21,000 22,000 23,000 24,000 29,000 7,000 7,000 7,000 7,000    1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000       1,000 1,000 1,000         1,000    1,000    1,000    1,000   
        cost of shares (1,567,688 in 2024 and 983,589 in 2023) held in treasury
            -10,912,000                                                                  
        indefinite-lived intangibles - licenses and other
             810,340,000 1,114,479,000  1,112,751,000 1,112,751,000 1,476,319,000  1,476,319,000 1,778,405,000                                                         
        special warrants, 5,043,307 and 5,101,870 issued and outstanding in 2024 and 2023, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (1,518,459 in 2024 and 983,589 in 2023) held in treasury
             -10,845,000                                                                 
        special warrants, 5,043,336 and 5,101,870 issued and outstanding in 2024 and 2023, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (999,647 in 2024 and 983,589 in 2023) held in treasury
              -10,166,000                                                                
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                              
        special warrants, 5,101,870 and 5,111,312 issued and outstanding in 2023 and 2022, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (983,589 in 2023 and 597,482 in 2022) held in treasury
               -10,127,000                                                               
        total stockholders' equity
               -384,758,000 -406,821,000 -403,458,000 471,904,000 684,506,000 592,810,000 893,421,000 872,021,000 915,765,000 798,021,000 788,845,000 813,951,000 1,050,817,000 1,039,648,000 1,065,642,000 1,259,302,000 2,945,441,000 2,846,917,000 2,820,048,000                                             
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
               6,952,611,000 6,877,518,000 6,983,810,000 8,035,191,000 8,335,887,000 8,329,699,000 8,701,117,000 8,627,012,000 8,881,309,000 8,810,614,000 9,064,126,000 9,050,998,000 9,202,961,000 9,122,110,000 8,905,859,000 9,312,060,000 11,021,099,000 10,934,949,000 10,997,824,000                                             
        cost of shares (979,162 in 2023 and 597,482 in 2022) held in treasury
                -10,115,000                                                              
        special warrants, 5,111,055 and 5,111,312 issued and outstanding in 2023 and 2022, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (916,632 in 2023 and 597,482 in 2022) held in treasury
                 -9,886,000                                                             
        special warrants, 5,111,312 and 5,111,312 issued and outstanding in 2023 and 2022, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (600,525 in 2023 and 597,482 in 2022) held in treasury
                  -8,958,000                                                            
        special warrants, 5,111,312 and 5,304,430 issued and outstanding in 2022 and 2021, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (597,482 in 2022 and 389,814 in 2021) held in treasury
                   -8,934,000                                                           
        cost of shares (593,032 in 2022 and 389,814 in 2021) held in treasury
                    -8,895,000                                                          
        special warrants, 5,293,055 and 5,304,430 issued and outstanding in 2022 and 2021, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (538,709 in 2022 and 389,814 in 2021) held in treasury
                     -8,356,000                                                         
        special warrants, 5,293,069 and 5,304,430 issued and outstanding in 2022 and 2021, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (414,950 in 2022 and 389,814 in 2021) held in treasury
                      -6,798,000                                                        
        series a mandatorily redeemable preferred stock, par value 0.001, authorized 95,000 shares, no shares issued in 2021 and 60,000 shares issued in 2020, respectively
                                                                              
        special warrants, 5,304,430 and 74,835,899 issued and outstanding in 2021 and 2020, respectively
                                                                              
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                       -257,000 -193,000 -62,000 -22,000 194,000                                                -439,225,000 -190,729,000 354,670,000 
        cost of shares (389,814 in 2021 and 254,066 in 2020) held in treasury
                       -6,282,000                                                       
        series a mandatorily redeemable preferred stock, par value 0.001, authorized 60,000 shares, 60,000 shares issued in 2021 and 2020
                        60,000,000 60,000,000 60,000,000                                                    
        cost of shares (383,847 in 2021 and 254,066 in 2020) held in treasury
                        -6,147,000                                                      
        special warrants, 5,365,128 and 74,835,899 issued and outstanding in 2021 and 2020, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (344,422 in 2021 and 254,066 in 2020) held in treasury
                         -5,231,000                                                     
        special warrants, 5,379,822 and 74,835,899 issued and outstanding in 2021 and 2020, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (261,181 in 2021 and 254,066 in 2020) held in treasury
                          -3,302,000                                                    
        series a mandatorily redeemable preferred stock, par value 0.001, authorized 60,000 shares, 60,000 shares issued in 2020 and 2019, respectively
                           60,000,000                                                   
        special warrants, 74,835,899 and 81,046,593 issued and outstanding in 2020 and 2019, respectively
                                                                              
        retained earnings
                           -1,803,620,000 -1,807,086,000 -1,774,974,000 -1,577,657,000 112,548,000 51,167,000 38,793,000                                             
        cost of shares (254,066 in 2020 and 128,074 in 2019) held in treasury
                           -3,199,000                                                   
        series a mandatorily redeemable preferred stock, par value 0.001, authorized 60,000 shares, 60,000 shares issued in 2020 and 2019
                            60,000,000 60,000,000 60,000,000                                                
        special warrants, 76,051,430 and 81,046,593 issued and outstanding in 2020 and 2019, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (236,711 in 2020 and 128,074 in 2019) held in treasury
                            -3,052,000                                                  
        special warrants, 78,038,412 and 81,046,593 issued and outstanding in 2020 and 2019, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (232,623 in 2020 and 128,074 in 2019) held in treasury
                             -3,018,000                                                 
        special warrants, 78,919,386 and 81,046,593 issued and outstanding in 2020 and 2019, respectively
                                                                              
        cost of shares (133,039 in 2020 and 128,074 in 2019) held in treasury
                              -2,165,000                                                
        current assets of discontinued operations
                                                                              
        long-term assets of discontinued operations
                                                                              
        current liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                              
        series a mandatorily redeemable preferred stock, par value 0.001, authorized 60,000 shares, 60,000 shares issued in 2019 and no shares issued in 2018
                               60,000,000 60,000,000 60,000,000                                             
        liabilities subject to compromise
                                  16,829,329,000 16,480,256,000 16,475,414,000 16,471,629,000 16,488,391,000                                        
        long-term liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                              
        predecessor preferred stock, par value .001 per share, 150,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
                                                                              
        predecessor common stock
                                                                              
        successor preferred stock, par value .001 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
                                                                              
        successor class a common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 1,000,000,000 shares, 57,776,204 shares issued and outstanding in 2019 and no shares issued and outstanding in 2018
                               58,000                                               
        successor class b common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 1,000,000,000 shares, 6,904,910 shares issued and outstanding in 2019 and no shares issued and outstanding in 2018
                               7,000                                               
        successor special warrants, 81,046,593 issued and outstanding in 2019 and none issued and outstanding in 2018
                                                                              
        cost of shares (128,074 in 2019 and 805,982 in 2018) held in treasury
                               -2,078,000                                               
        successor class a common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 1,000,000,000 shares, 57,670,714 shares issued and outstanding in 2019 and no shares issued and outstanding in 2018
                                58,000                                              
        successor class b common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 1,000,000,000 shares, 6,925,976 shares issued and outstanding in 2019 and no shares issued and outstanding in 2018
                                7,000                                              
        successor special warrants, 81,289,306 issued and outstanding in 2019 and none issued and outstanding in 2018
                                                                              
        cost of shares (125,210 in 2019 and 805,982 in 2018) held in treasury
                                -2,035,000                                              
        successor preferred stock, par value .001 per share, 150,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
                                                                              
        successor class a common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 1,000,000,000 shares, 56,873,782 shares issued and outstanding in 2019 and no shares issued and outstanding in 2018
                                 57,000                                             
        successor class b common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 1,000,000,000 shares, 6,947,567 shares issued and outstanding in 2019 and no shares issued and outstanding in 2018
                                 7,000                                             
        successor special warrants, 81,453,648 issued and outstanding in 2019 and none issued and outstanding in 2018
                                                                              
        cost of shares (0 in 2019 and 805,982 in 2018) held in treasury
                                                                              
        structures
                                  1,014,688,000 1,053,016,000 1,038,835,000 1,084,611,000 1,151,469,000 1,180,882,000 1,152,066,000 1,177,816,000 1,181,997,000 1,196,676,000 1,254,395,000 1,289,708,000 1,350,399,000 1,391,880,000 1,491,781,000 1,542,361,000 1,567,653,000 1,614,199,000 1,643,527,000 1,710,144,000 1,729,815,000 1,765,510,000 1,778,064,000 1,803,374,000 1,850,884,000 1,890,693,000 1,887,169,000 1,920,953,000 1,944,443,000 1,950,437,000 1,931,695,000 1,980,304,000 1,996,212,000 2,007,399,000 2,035,286,000 2,027,471,000 2,090,317,000 2,514,602,000 2,498,666,000 2,443,210,000 2,381,571,000 2,355,776,000 2,319,904,000 4,026,209,000 
        other property, plant and equipment
                                  726,550,000 738,124,000 680,256,000 670,668,000 687,330,000 703,832,000 735,997,000 748,843,000 740,634,000 751,486,000 784,459,000 778,839,000 794,041,000 820,676,000 850,305,000 862,565,000 1,018,137,000 1,084,865,000 1,085,214,000 1,104,175,000 1,125,571,000 1,132,120,000 1,103,206,000 1,100,281,000 1,114,980,000 1,146,161,000 1,119,282,000 1,100,595,000 1,108,565,000 1,112,890,000 1,105,520,000 1,137,916,000 1,121,604,000 1,138,155,000 1,151,228,000 1,142,005,000 1,169,397,000        
        indefinite-lived intangibles - permits
                                  971,163,000 971,163,000 971,163,000 977,152,000 977,152,000 977,152,000 977,152,000 986,273,000 986,010,000 960,966,000 961,194,000 961,347,000 961,540,000 971,327,000 1,043,727,000 1,065,978,000 1,065,810,000 1,066,748,000 1,067,341,000 1,067,891,000 1,067,318,000 1,067,783,000 1,070,135,000 1,069,836,000 1,070,333,000 1,070,720,000                   
        deferred income
                                  234,672,000 208,195,000 218,654,000 236,818,000 249,092,000 186,404,000 215,410,000 233,206,000 238,752,000 200,103,000 238,763,000 254,912,000 246,309,000 210,924,000 204,177,000 227,042,000 217,019,000 176,048,000 211,268,000 245,243,000 242,390,000 172,434,000 193,589,000 182,540,000 191,013,000 172,672,000 176,979,000 212,412,000 210,739,000 143,236,000 188,019,000 220,304,000 212,803,000 152,778,000 198,503,000 187,470,000 197,410,000 149,617,000 184,559,000 200,734,000 205,392,000 153,153,000 200,908,000 224,958,000 
        stockholders’ deficit
                                                                              
        preferred stock, par value .001 per share, 150,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
                                                                              
        class c common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued 58,967,502 shares in 2019 and 2018
                                  59,000                                            
        class d common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 200,000,000 shares, no shares issued in 2019 and 2018
                                                                              
        cost of shares (812,485 in 2019 and 805,982 in 2018) held in treasury
                                  -2,562,000                                            
        class c common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued 58,967,502 shares in 2018 and 2017
                                   59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000                                        
        class d common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 200,000,000 shares, no shares issued in 2018 and 2017
                                                                              
        cost of shares (805,982 in 2018 and 610,991 in 2017) held in treasury
                                   -2,558,000                                           
        cost of shares (793,968 in 2018 and 610,991 in 2017) held in treasury
                                    -2,552,000                                          
        cost of shares (659,760 in 2018 and 610,991 in 2017) held in treasury
                                     -2,493,000                                         
        cost of shares (616,230 in 2018 and 610,991 in 2017) held in treasury
                                      -2,477,000                                        
        assets held for sale
                                           55,602,000 55,184,000 55,053,000 55,159,000 295,075,000                               
        class c common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued 58,967,502 shares in 2017 and 2016
                                       59,000 59,000 59,000 59,000                                    
        class d common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 200,000,000 shares, no shares issued in 2017 and 2016
                                                                              
        cost of shares (610,991 in 2017 and 389,920 in 2016) held in treasury
                                       -2,474,000                                       
        cost of shares (581,707 in 2017 and 389,920 in 2016) held in treasury
                                        -2,442,000                                      
        cost of shares (476,990 in 2017 and 389,920 in 2016) held in treasury
                                         -2,309,000                                     
        cost of shares (391,412 in 2017 and 389,920 in 2016) held in treasury
                                          -2,120,000                                    
        class c common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued 58,967,502 shares in 2016 and 2015
                                           59,000 59,000 59,000                                 
        cost of shares (389,920 in 2016 and 229,824 in 2015) held in treasury
                                           -2,119,000                                   
        shareholders’ deficit
                                                                              
        cost of shares (365,517 in 2016 and 229,824 in 2015) held in treasury
                                            -2,085,000                                  
        total shareholders' deficit
                                            -10,962,780,000 -10,930,207,000 -10,689,845,000 -10,606,681,000 -10,474,036,000 -10,240,776,000 -10,153,683,000 -9,665,208,000 -9,506,211,000 -9,315,242,000 -9,127,952,000 -8,696,635,000 -8,370,752,000 -8,289,163,000 -8,209,703,000 -7,995,191,000 -7,847,337,000 -7,861,943,000                 
        total liabilities and shareholders' deficit
                                            12,824,272,000 13,341,367,000 13,382,670,000 13,821,098,000 13,459,229,000 13,626,945,000 13,581,933,000 14,040,242,000 14,306,035,000 14,752,178,000 14,597,126,000 15,097,302,000 15,231,181,000 15,296,478,000 15,519,151,000 16,292,713,000 16,402,319,000 16,451,822,000                 
        cost of shares (256,151 in 2016 and 229,824 in 2015) held in treasury
                                             -1,951,000                                 
        shareholders' deficit
                                                                              
        class c common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 100,000,000
                                                                              
        cost of shares (230,712 in 2016 and 229,824 in 2015) held in treasury
                                              -1,918,000                                
        cost of shares (229,824 in 2015 and 227,638 in 2014) held in treasury
                                               -1,917,000                               
        cost of shares (322,402 shares in 2015 and 227,638 shares in 2014) held in treasury
                                                -1,864,000                              
        cost of shares (260,627 in 2015 and 227,638 in 2014) held in treasury
                                                 -1,469,000                             
        cost of shares (228,537 in 2015 and 227,638 in 2014) held in treasury
                                                  -1,252,000                            
        cost of shares (227,638 in 2014 and 1,402,227 in 2013) held in treasury
                                                   -1,246,000                           
        class c common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued 58,967,502 in 2014 and 2013
                                                    58,000  58,000                        
        cost of shares (210,865 in 2014 and 1,402,227 in 2013) held in treasury
                                                    -1,117,000                          
        class c common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued 58,967,502 shares in 2014 and 2013
                                                     58,000                         
        cost of shares (1,523,237 in 2014 and 1,402,227 in 2013) held in treasury
                                                     -6,719,000                         
        cost of shares (1,486,165 in 2014 and 1,402,227 in 2013) held in treasury
                                                      -6,452,000                        
        other current liabilities
                                                        45,080,000 27,367,000 114,485,000 137,889,000 102,154,000                  
        cost of shares (1,402,227 in 2013 and 1,504,618 in 2012) held in treasury
                                                       -5,856,000                       
        common stock
                                                        89,000 88,000 87,000  84,000 84,000 83,000  83,000 83,000 83,000  82,000 82,000 82,000  82,000 82,000 82,000  82,000 49,837,000 
        cost of shares held in treasury
                                                        -5,733,000 -6,166,000 -6,166,000  -3,570,000 -3,570,000 -2,877,000  -2,877,000 -2,877,000 -2,571,000  -2,550,000 -917,000 -185,000  -185,000 -88,000 -1,000  -1,000 -8,163,000 
        retained deficit
                                                           -10,281,746,000 -10,090,482,000 -10,039,921,000 -10,000,896,000 -9,857,267,000 -9,814,240,000 -9,740,184,000 -9,687,005,000 -9,555,173,000 -9,492,507,000 -9,337,822,000 -9,251,498,000 -9,076,084,000 -9,223,474,000 -9,133,619,000 -5,460,215,000 -5,041,998,000 -44,732,000 -17,407,163,000 
        cost of shares (1,504,618 in 2012 and 530,944 in 2011) held in treasury
                                                           -6,166,000                   
        definite-lived intangibles
                                                            1,811,676,000 1,882,905,000 1,948,052,000 2,017,760,000 2,088,062,000 2,181,986,000 2,219,981,000 2,288,149,000 2,362,992,000 2,423,875,000 2,519,184,000 2,599,244,000 2,704,087,000 2,782,523,000 2,693,615,000 2,881,720,000 1,145,095,000 523,479,000 
        indefinite-lived intangibles
                                                            3,519,970,000 3,515,666,000 3,517,427,000  3,525,164,000 3,532,255,000 3,534,415,000  3,544,703,000 3,551,918,000 3,561,728,000        
        accounts payable and accrued expenses
                                                            841,907,000 793,430,000 817,401,000  843,458,000 851,536,000 881,121,000  945,292,000 943,340,000 891,621,000        
        total shareholders’ deficit
                                                              -7,802,556,000 -7,471,941,000 -7,456,027,000 -7,270,025,000 -7,280,432,000 -7,204,686,000 -7,219,596,000 -7,209,298,000 -7,054,786,000 -6,844,738,000 -7,020,560,000 -6,970,213,000 -3,383,575,000    
        total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit
                                                              16,489,343,000 16,542,039,000 16,508,946,000 16,882,051,000 16,938,645,000 17,479,867,000 17,393,491,000 17,286,782,000 17,399,984,000 18,047,101,000 17,696,076,000 17,897,885,000 22,029,059,000    
        intangible assets
                                                                              
        indefinite-lived intangibles – licenses
                                                               2,411,367,000    2,423,828,000    2,429,839,000       
        indefinite-lived intangibles – permits
                                                               1,105,704,000    1,114,413,000    1,132,218,000       
        class c common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued 58,967,502 shares in 2011 and 2010
                                                               58,000               
        cost of shares (530,944 in 2011 and 487,126 in 2010) held in treasury
                                                               -2,876,000               
        class c common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued 58,967,502 shares in 2010 and 2009
                                                                   58,000           
        cost of shares (487,126 in 2010 and 147,783 in 2009) held in treasury
                                                                   -2,571,000           
        income taxes receivable
                                                                       136,207,000  13,270,000     
        land, buildings and improvements
                                                                       633,222,000 632,352,000 630,508,000 622,129,000 614,811,000 528,024,000 847,153,000 
        towers, transmitters and studio equipment
                                                                       381,046,000 375,272,000 373,572,000 362,103,000 353,108,000 341,283,000 587,576,000 
        furniture and other equipment
                                                                       234,101,000 236,221,000 230,155,000 227,245,000 242,287,000 191,546,000 526,128,000 
        construction in progress
                                                                       88,391,000 98,948,000 85,416,000 89,858,000 128,739,000 145,137,000 145,305,000 
        property, plant and equipment - sum
                                                                       3,851,362,000 3,841,459,000 3,762,861,000 3,682,906,000 3,694,721,000 3,525,894,000 6,132,371,000 
        less accumulated depreciation
                                                                       518,969,000 429,389,000 333,361,000 235,153,000 146,562,000 57,927,000 3,050,884,000 
        notes receivable
                                                                       1,465,000 11,686,000 11,467,000 11,461,000 11,633,000 12,062,000 12,066,000 
        investments in, and advances to, nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                       345,349,000 346,275,000 334,748,000 340,722,000 384,137,000 397,721,000 300,905,000 
        other investments
                                                                       44,685,000 40,840,000 55,365,000 45,599,000 33,507,000 91,986,000 167,835,000 
        class c common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued 58,967,502 shares in 2009 and 2008
                                                                       58,000       
        cost of shares (147,783 in 2009 and 81 in 2008) held in treasury
                                                                       -185,000       
        indefinite-lived intangibles — licenses
                                                                        2,429,764,000 2,430,241,000 3,014,139,000 3,019,803,000 6,608,427,000 4,214,057,000 
        indefinite-lived intangibles — permits
                                                                        1,137,201,000 1,135,826,000 1,502,320,000 1,529,068,000 3,194,400,000 252,794,000 
        accrued income taxes
                                                                        10,037,000     142,338,000 
        deferred tax liability
                                                                        2,520,389,000 2,407,801,000     
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                              
        current assets from discontinued operations
                                                                              
        property, plant and equipment from discontinued operations
                                                                            6,233,000 13,280,000 
        intangible assets from discontinued operations
                                                                            9,214,000 25,441,000 
        other assets from discontinued operations
                                                                            3,289,000 5,752,000 
        current liabilities from discontinued operations
                                                                              
        other long-term obligations
                                                                             191,289,000 
        long-term liabilities from discontinued operations
                                                                              
        minority interest
                                                                           463,916,000 472,745,000 470,659,000 
        class c common stock, par value .001 per share, authorized 100,000,000 shares, issued 58,967,502 shares in 2008
                                                                           58,000   
        cost of shares (81 in 2008 and 157,744 in 2007) held in treasury
                                                                           -1,000   
        total shareholders’ equity
                                                                           -3,380,147,000 1,858,698,000 9,876,035,000 
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                           21,125,463,000 27,566,111,000 19,078,372,000 
                                                                              
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-05-02 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 
                                                                             
          cash provided by:
                                                                             
          operating activities
                                                                             
          investing activities
                                                                             
          financing activities
                                                                             
          senior secured credit facilities:
                                                                             
          receivables based facility due 2017
                                                                             
          9.0% priority guarantee notes due 2019
                                                                             
          9.0% priority guarantee notes due 2021
                                                                             
          11.25% priority guarantee notes due 2021
                                                                             
          9.0% priority guarantee notes due 2022
                                                                             
          subsidiary senior revolving credit facility due 2018
                                                                             
          other secured subsidiary debt
                                                                             
          total secured debt
                                                                             
          10.75% senior cash pay notes due 2016
                                                                             
          11.00%/11.75% senior toggle notes due 2016
                                                                             
          14.0% senior notes due 2021
                                                                             
          iheartcommunications legacy notes:
                                                                             
          10.0% senior notes due 2018
                                                                             
          subsidiary senior notes:
                                                                             
          subsidiary senior subordinated notes:
                                                                             
          other subsidiary debt
                                                                             
          purchase accounting adjustments and original issue discount
                                                                             
          total debt
                                                                             
          less: cash and cash equivalents
                                                                             
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                             
          net loss
        -95,618,000 -41,255,000 -65,761,000 -83,988,000 -280,883,000 31,928,000 -41,325,000 -981,989,000 -18,108,000 13,975,000 -8,969,000 -882,982,000 -222,363,000 80,663,000 -309,776,000 15,182,000 -48,739,000  3,673,000 -31,960,000 -242,056,000    -1,688,736,000                                             
          reconciling items:
                                                                             
          impairment charges
         208,501,000 2,552,000 2,855,000 537,000 412,000 920,224,000 1,508,000 570,000 960,570,000 3,947,000 160,000 309,750,000 245,000 1,334,000 8,343,000 11,647,000 37,744,000 5,517,000 5,378,000 1,727,857,000    91,382,000    2,568,000          19,239,000 35,000                   77,672,000    
          depreciation and amortization
        81,377,000 87,716,000 90,061,000 90,369,000 91,901,000 98,733,000 101,331,000 104,356,000 105,162,000 105,455,000 106,451,000 108,065,000 108,512,000 111,520,000 109,305,000 110,788,000 114,051,000 126,009,000 108,100,000 127,945,000 107,363,000 103,435,000 99,379,000 103,347,000 96,768,000 94,972,000 95,268,000 -53,983,000 113,366,000 111,125,000 120,700,000 147,644,000 151,434,000 157,645,000 149,749,000 147,795,000 146,106,000 159,174,000 158,453,000 162,144,000 155,456,000 168,824,000 166,320,000 168,394,000 170,453,000 186,100,000 175,865,000 174,062,000 174,871,000 191,582,000 177,330,000 179,734,000 182,182,000 189,730,000 182,350,000 181,839,000 175,366,000 192,422,000 197,532,000 189,641,000 183,711,000 183,278,000 184,079,000 184,178,000 181,334,000  208,246,000 175,559,000  
          deferred taxes
        -6,124,000 2,786,000 -161,595,000 6,380,000 136,219,000 -169,624,000 -2,231,000 -40,928,000 -24,080,000 -37,499,000 -48,191,000 -131,518,000 72,620,000 -43,114,000 29,283,000 -36,799,000 -23,788,000 -75,394,000 -34,798,000 20,972,000 78,346,000 30,346,000 -16,926,000 -45,473,000 -152,216,000 -16,358,000 12,422,000 18,413,000 -5,357,000 -3,982,000 2,790,000 137,933,000 -118,703,000 -500,722,000 9,400,000 -1,467,000 4,572,000 -84,030,000 -3,726,000 -9,115,000 -1,256,000 12,163,000 697,000 -1,232,000 16,220,000 -10,943,000 12,687,000 6,871,000 25,308,000 37,186,000 -71,714,000 -16,651,000 -106,991,000 -146,649,000 -34,380,000 -25,144,000 -98,438,000 -21,058,000 -31,991,000 -30,229,000 -60,666,000 -40,294,000 -35,078,000 -51,966,000 -83,842,000 -298,583,000 -203,488,000 8,497,000 -624,902,000 
          provision for doubtful accounts
        4,483,000 3,421,000 7,163,000 4,957,000 3,632,000 2,114,000 2,184,000 8,684,000 2,906,000 6,574,000 4,349,000 12,124,000 6,441,000 4,099,000 1,322,000 6,704,000 2,111,000 1,225,000 4,922,000 -7,849,000 5,846,000 14,680,000 5,383,000 8,782,000 9,428,000 6,000,000 5,007,000  5,674,000 8,518,000 3,952,000 7,444,000 8,515,000 18,008,000 7,274,000 7,815,000 5,847,000 7,348,000 6,705,000 7,513,000 5,824,000 9,858,000 7,873,000 6,400,000 6,448,000   4,349,000 3,418,000 6,533,000 3,813,000 5,321,000 4,576,000 706,000   4,704,000 423,000 5,000,000 3,583,000 4,717,000 8,238,000 7,089,000 4,873,000 2,918,000 31,724,000 11,242,000 12,964,000 45,701,000 
          amortization of deferred financing charges and note discounts
        763,000 764,000 760,000 748,000 741,000 364,000 1,769,000 1,748,000 1,730,000 1,713,000 1,695,000 1,675,000 1,656,000 1,645,000 1,647,000 1,503,000 1,439,000 1,422,000 1,453,000 1,536,000 1,519,000 1,758,000 1,967,000 519,000 514,000 623,000 456,000 -2,826,000 3,042,000 2,730,000 2,707,000 3,493,000 13,671,000 14,792,000 14,359,000 14,225,000 14,098,000 18,145,000 17,266,000 17,442,000 17,098,000 16,437,000 15,907,000 15,892,000 15,602,000 15,595,000 16,484,000 26,402,000 31,220,000 31,084,000 30,602,000 31,300,000 31,356,000 39,835,000 40,130,000 39,101,000 45,031,000 44,515,000 43,286,000 43,375,000 56,858,000 54,910,000 54,444,000       
          share-based compensation
        3,625,000 3,441,000 3,985,000 4,659,000 7,466,000 6,690,000 6,739,000 7,234,000 7,947,000 7,765,000 7,734,000 8,947,000 10,152,000 10,875,000 10,437,000 8,610,000 5,535,000 5,962,000 5,993,000 5,903,000 5,685,000 8,133,000 5,886,000 4,240,000 4,257,000 6,226,000 17,112,000 812,000 2,227,000 2,198,000 3,588,000 2,113,000 2,684,000 3,058,000 3,539,000 2,422,000 3,059,000 2,776,000 3,431,000 3,785,000 3,094,000 3,005,000 2,991,000 2,403,000 2,524,000 2,649,000 2,246,000 2,782,000 3,036,000 2,622,000 2,754,000 5,822,000 5,517,000 8,450,000 7,378,000 5,815,000 6,897,000 6,386,000 6,252,000 5,738,000 2,291,000 9,279,000 8,343,000 8,509,000 8,115,000 11,264,000 9,535,000 9,771,000 9,372,000 
          loss on disposal of operating and other assets
        65,000 7,405,000 896,000 922,000 332,000 376,000 684,000 274,000 132,000 584,000 2,922,000 -938,000 -278,000 -1,241,000 8,964,000 14,999,000 584,000 4,070,000 11,424,000 10,395,000 952,000 6,282,000 278,000 34,000 392,000 -216,000 8,715,000  3,556,000  -596,000 -650,000 1,678,000        -285,857,000                             
          loss on investments
        545,000 10,327,000 13,203,000 901,000 18,594,000 15,956,000 103,000 412,000 -91,994,000 8,206,000 7,381,000 6,038,000 6,505,000    1,765,000 -4,175,000 10,367,000 -49,644,000 -191,000 733,000 -62,000 -1,280,000 9,955,000 22,663,000   9,961,000     2,439,000    -860,000                               
          equity in loss of nonconsolidated subsidiaries
        52,000  -13,000 51,000 -50,000                                                                 
          barter and trade income
        -40,089,000 -109,585,000 -13,708,000 -7,555,000 -10,283,000 -23,095,000 -13,247,000 -6,783,000 -8,749,000 -11,896,000 -9,691,000 -3,721,000 -8,007,000 -13,478,000 -14,924,000 -5,229,000 -7,021,000 -6,858,000 -4,949,000 -2,225,000 -2,244,000 -3,002,000 -2,256,000 -261,000 -4,983,000 -5,483,000 -5,544,000 4,514,000 -6,448,000 -5,653,000 -5,098,000 -3,565,000 -1,417,000 -9,257,000                                    
          other reconciling items
        332,000 -61,000 112,000 -795,000 -125,000 1,321,000 -495,000 261,000 507,000 -453,000 601,000 110,000 89,000 -812,000 824,000 438,000 242,000 3,830,000 8,382,000 18,000 260,000 -119,000 -112,000 121,000 766,000 -9,287,000 60,000 636,000 -563,000 23,755,000 6,854,000 26,134,000 -19,883,000   -24,646,000 -13,147,000 8,713,000 1,505,000 29,532,000 -6,630,000 -9,774,000 17,830,000 -16,513,000 -20,033,000 1,966,000 -2,254,000 -12,460,000 -1,577,000 1,313,000 6,899,000 5,223,000 6,469,000                 
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
                                                                             
          decrease in accounts receivable
        98,393,000 -113,211,000 24,936,000 -65,782,000 170,840,000 -100,045,000 1,849,000 -27,215,000 153,799,000  16,708,000 -80,698,000 94,759,000 -59,552,000 -15,555,000 -67,099,000 121,339,000 -167,424,000 -74,065,000 -76,881,000 113,170,000 -146,709,000 -90,471,000 171,096,000 143,419,000 -65,631,000 -5,235,000  183,696,000  -57,231,000 -94,826,000 157,856,000  -10,852,000 -169,373,000 119,241,000  1,089,000                  152,268,000 -24,426,000   127,469,000 -45,150,000 -7,716,000 -156,364,000 89,370,000     
          increase in prepaid & other current assets
        -31,852,000  -82,619,000 -9,477,000 -66,324,000  -4,299,000 11,845,000 -54,484,000                                                             
          decrease in other long-term assets
        1,498,000 869,000 1,395,000 -1,028,000 -384,000 467,000 -1,179,000 1,158,000 368,000 6,868,000            -954,000    5,379,000                                            
          increase in accounts payable
        13,804,000 47,394,000    14,364,000         6,036,000            13,479,000 19,027,000 -16,032,000 2,740,000 1,406,000 -932,000 35,051,000 6,317,000                                    
          decrease in accrued expenses
        -97,456,000  -14,115,000 28,109,000 -137,797,000   25,437,000 -122,864,000  42,153,000 24,497,000 -73,306,000    -151,853,000            -164,042,000  31,676,000 53,214,000 -115,777,000  34,583,000 21,974,000 -94,376,000  20,257,000                  -44,888,000             
          increase in accrued interest
        -17,794,000 17,531,000 -17,847,000 19,658,000 24,463,000        -6,222,000    1,829,000 -1,838,000   1,789,000 -1,755,000 -1,860,000 -2,128,000 -9,971,000 -7,101,000 22,330,000 59,526,000 9,768,000 -7,876,000 10,718,000 -8,348,000 310,235,000                         105,412,000 -86,482,000   52,552,000 -10,687,000       
          increase in deferred revenue
        -837,000 15,140,000 -17,857,000 14,632,000 14,088,000 -17,681,000 3,329,000 -9,541,000 8,260,000                                                             
          increase in other long-term liabilities
        -7,707,000 7,553,000   860,000 1,456,000   -272,000 8,579,000 15,433,000 30,008,000 1,088,000 4,338,000 943,000 1,008,000 1,051,000 1,579,000 93,000 166,000 544,000 -10,824,000 5,721,000 12,561,000 441,000 -385,000                                            
          cash from operating activities
        -92,540,000  -9,549,000 6,821,000 -60,944,000  102,765,000 26,729,000 -59,277,000  96,169,000 56,772,000 -93,983,000  103,110,000 155,801,000 -52,212,000  95,736,000 29,129,000 71,728,000                                                 
          capital expenditures
        -21,913,000  -23,266,000 -19,997,000 -19,730,000  -29,420,000 -21,172,000 -21,582,000  -28,518,000 -22,773,000 -39,165,000  -40,357,000 -49,653,000 -22,557,000  -50,274,000 -32,111,000 -18,950,000                                                 
          free cash flows
        -114,453,000  -32,815,000 -13,176,000 -80,674,000  73,345,000 5,557,000 -80,859,000  67,651,000 33,999,000 -133,148,000  62,753,000 106,148,000 -74,769,000  45,462,000 -2,982,000 52,778,000                                                 
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                             
          purchases of property, plant and equipment
        -21,913,000 -18,679,000 -23,266,000 -19,997,000 -19,730,000 -25,420,000 -29,420,000 -21,172,000 -21,582,000 -12,214,000 -28,518,000 -22,773,000 -39,165,000 -48,402,000 -40,357,000 -49,653,000 -22,557,000 -82,037,000 -50,274,000 -32,111,000 -18,950,000 -26,682,000 -18,977,000 -17,882,000 -21,664,000 -29,688,000 -28,870,000 33,691,000 -51,126,000 -138,755,000 -68,948,000 -49,918,000 -38,703,000 -107,022,000 -48,324,000 -85,593,000 -51,027,000 -113,679,000 -77,333,000 -66,926,000 -56,779,000 -103,888,000 -67,615,000 -68,422,000 -56,455,000 -123,156,000 -53,587,000 -74,013,000 -67,408,000 -127,266,000 -64,580,000 -71,060,000 -61,620,000 -129,799,000 -86,189,000 -101,645,000 -72,647,000 -144,145,000 -77,684,000 -76,483,000 -63,969,000 -72,059,000 -65,996,000 -48,085,000 -55,324,000 -72,993,000 -44,139,000 -48,484,000 -141,316,000 
          change in other
        -1,611,000 -11,224,000 5,038,000 -1,240,000 -337,000 -489,000 -3,133,000 -1,378,000 -1,808,000 -909,000 561,000 -3,487,000 -710,000 -1,027,000 -761,000 -1,059,000 -3,142,000 -5,988,000 -29,000 -601,000 442,000 -1,864,000 -564,000 -1,034,000 -137,000 -1,712,000 -2,796,000 1,184,000 -2,007,000 -151,000 -436,000 -150,000 -506,000 -367,000 -845,000 -1,986,000 -862,000 30,459,000 -566,000 -15,767,000 -16,897,000 -71,000 26,575,000 -23,663,000 -5,331,000 -10,106,000 -1,594,000 -55,000 -1,954,000 -872,000 -1,772,000 -220,000 -1,515,000                 
          cash from investing activities
        -23,524,000  -17,228,000 -20,581,000 -20,067,000  -32,354,000 -22,144,000 78,015,000  19,269,000 -20,839,000 -38,421,000  -33,150,000 -29,967,000 -19,690,000  -41,635,000 31,061,000 -249,324,000                                                 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                             
          payments on long-term debt
        -16,870,000  -16,383,000                          -2,206,466,000 -225,000 -1,018,000 -308,161,000 -55,597,000 -4,561,000 -1,915,000 -1,793,000 -1,677,000 -194,623,000 -224,459,000 -1,630,000 -551,000 -48,000 -48,000 -50,000 -931,274,000 -154,537,000 -1,213,310,000 -667,352,000 -63,902,000 -25,524,000 -27,029,000 -32,871,000 -1,163,436,000 -2,908,484,000 -1,240,000 -3,722,000 -433,460,000 -28,034,000 -7,769,000 -238,977,000 -1,123,519,000 -787,000 -120,778,000   -3,723,000   -212,832,000 
          dividends and other payments to noncontrolling interests
        -875,000 -387,000 -384,000 -483,000 -385,000 -385,000 -387,000 -386,000 -3,397,000                 -498,000 -73,000 1,621,000 -5,969,000 -1,907,000 -3,166,000 -5,394,000 -12,812,000 -1,026,000 -27,245,000 3,740,000 -20,714,000 -475,000 -72,182,000 -2,783,000 11,000 -25,980,000 -2,119,000 -7,446,000 -22,908,000 -5,718,000 -3,955,000 -78,025,000                    
          cash from financing activities
        -19,599,000  -16,787,000 81,719,000 -11,038,000  -3,627,000 -1,268,000 -3,548,000  -67,082,000 -58,937,000 -15,938,000  -68,946,000 -110,250,000 -461,000  -268,236,000 -6,071,000 -13,811,000                                                 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        -206,000  -129,000 259,000 183,000  236,000 24,000 -169,000  -202,000 -29,000 39,000  -446,000 -436,000 -83,000  -110,000 -12,000 -122,000  210,000 199,000 -524,000  -315,000 -671,000 682,000  -3,854,000 -8,065,000 3,366,000                                     
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
        -135,869,000                                                                     
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
        270,921,000 259,580,000 346,382,000 336,661,000 352,554,000 721,187,000 411,618,000 -356,325,000 430,334,000 311,300,000                                     
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
        135,052,000 78,682,000 -43,693,000 68,218,000 167,714,000 -172,184,000 67,020,000 3,341,000 361,403,000 132,903,000 48,154,000 -23,033,000 188,358,000 40,837,000 568,000 15,148,000 280,108,000 -16,966,000 -214,245,000 54,107,000 529,658,000    658,117,000 123,281,000 149,587,000 -330,838,000 469,588,000 92,237,000 26,245,000 -48,649,000 360,501,000                                     
          supplemental disclosures:
                                                                             
          cash paid for interest
        114,186,000  120,274,000 81,566,000 76,608,000  107,861,000 88,176,000 105,863,000  108,734,000 93,723,000 101,759,000  89,907,000 83,899,000 76,104,000  79,219,000 85,461,000 82,833,000  85,599,000 84,001,000 101,363,000  78,833,000 -103,467,000 103,897,000  86,741,000 112,415,000 94,533,000  550,438,000 332,685,000 543,315,000  560,781,000 324,264,000 549,437,000  555,701,000                           
          cash paid for income taxes
        121,000  -170,000 31,057,000 2,136,000  966,000 1,676,000 1,033,000  2,254,000 7,840,000 3,160,000  5,219,000 5,712,000 1,123,000  4,873,000    3,518,000 1,010,000 735,000  1,206,000 -14,861,000 16,410,000  4,222,000                                       
          equity in loss of nonconsolidated affiliates
             -47,000 2,587,000   12,000 3,514,000   -179,000 132,000 29,000 29,000 23,000 1,056,000 31,000 28,000  58,000 31,000 564,000  1,000       615,000 2,238,000 -240,000 242,000 15,807,000 -1,117,000   -314,000 857,000                           
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                     -15,119,000               5,474,000            2,201,000 -12,912,000 4,840,000 47,503,000 3,916,000 83,980,000 3,888,000 239,556,000 15,167,000 -4,274,000 5,721,000     -43,701,000    
          changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                                                                             
          decrease in prepaid & other current assets
                                                                             
          increase in accrued expenses
             111,559,000         -9,154,000            10,260,000                               -20,332,000 1,173,000 52,299,000 -160,382,000         
          net cash from operating activities
                             79,784,000 33,252,000 11,369,000 91,540,000 205,363,000 180,341,000 -5,786,000 88,987,000 303,323,000 218,992,000 268,881,000 175,476,000 54,977,000 -104,343,000 -25,411,000 -428,963,000 258,596,000 -90,928,000 58,842,000 -240,492,000 285,845,000 -123,543,000 -3,394,000 -236,212,000 273,576,000     91,657,000 -6,223,000 -86,591,000  39,565,000 120,802,000 -4,196,000 252,576,000 57,882,000 188,809,000 -125,309,000 265,831,000 263,750,000 22,557,000 30,235,000 171,073,000 43,066,000 -127,019,000 200,735,000 
          proceeds from disposal of assets
             2,900,000 199,000   2,855,000 47,226,000 5,421,000 1,454,000 2,140,000 7,936,000 20,745,000 6,009,000 1,133,000 23,314,000   1,299,000    2,702,000 4,873,000 -251,000 722,000 3,177,000 3,373,000 1,562,000 2,310,000 11,667,000 11,066,000 7,120,000 53,134,000 252,937,000 8,204,000 3,250,000 592,590,000 8,994,000 11,647,000 361,034,000 32,603,000 -94,000 4,468,000 4,474,000 1,425,000 41,801,000 13,025,000 19,504,000 7,268,000 750,000 47,631,000 3,492,000 7,792,000 1,881,000 4,273,000 5,788,000 42,328,000 8,087,000 9,443,000 2,967,000 8,140,000 7,962,000 11,377,000 25,955,000 15,188,000 
          proceeds from sale of investment securities
         1,000,000                                            15,814,000    75,000                   
          net cash from investing activities
                             -76,641,000 -20,491,000 -18,881,000 -31,800,000 -29,463,000 -26,028,000 34,624,000 -52,411,000 -210,586,000 -56,607,000 -41,089,000 -37,196,000 -91,091,000 -63,708,000 -80,985,000 -287,000 144,603,000 -70,548,000 -79,981,000 516,841,000 -143,717,000 -62,424,000 266,943,000 -30,568,000 -125,283,000   152,654,000   83,074,000 -57,211,000  -54,004,000 -120,487,000 -70,645,000 -155,821,000 -82,823,000 -96,674,000 -32,768,000 -74,858,000 -59,786,000 -33,893,000 -71,660,000 -74,730,000 -27,795,000 -4,094,000 -203,502,000 
          proceeds from revolving credit facilities
                                                                             
          payments on revolving credit facilities
                                                                             
          payments on long term debt
                                                                             
          net cash from financing activities
                             -7,457,000 183,125,000 -121,771,000 187,283,000 -52,938,000 -4,411,000 -2,680,000 1,996,000 1,308,000 -132,286,000 -268,376,000 -92,445,000 14,269,000 192,645,000 -1,024,000 -54,555,000 -95,648,000 -246,270,000 -1,923,000 -74,390,000 250,706,000 188,748,000 -167,025,000 104,981,000 -208,641,000 -244,862,000    -33,568,000 -95,251,000 -354,282,000  -5,434,000 -9,860,000 172,220,000 -33,454,000 -28,834,000 -383,783,000 -252,045,000 29,119,000 -7,860,000 33,775,000 -360,278,000 412,881,000 -92,569,000 1,466,067,000 -5,532,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                         2,584,000 1,311,000 2,843,000 3,817,000 -5,431,000 -1,197,000 -3,621,000 3,899,000 -3,002,000 -7,384,000 1,911,000 -6,211,000 -4,984,000 -3,999,000 1,854,000 -2,431,000 1,230,000 2,646,000 996,000 -5,356,000                 
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
         78,682,000 -43,693,000 68,218,000 -91,866,000 -172,184,000 67,020,000 3,341,000 15,021,000         -16,966,000 -214,245,000 54,107,000 -191,529,000 -3,942,000 196,096,000 -129,084,000 246,499,000 123,281,000 149,587,000 25,487,000 39,254,000 92,237,000 26,245,000 -48,649,000 49,201,000                                     
          cash paid during the year for interest
                                                                             
          cash paid during the year for income taxes
                                                                             
          proceeds from credit facilities
                                                                            
          decrease in accounts payable
           5,116,000 -37,089,000   2,692,000 -12,267,000  -20,230,000 22,669,000 -63,187,000    -49,129,000                   -9,000 -30,670,000  -12,503,000                               
          decrease in other long-term liabilities
                                                                             
          payments on long-term debt and credit facilities
            -9,966,000  -272,000 -203,000 -111,000 -9,868,000 -65,285,000 -57,687,000 -15,593,000 -126,145,000 -68,241,000 -105,581,000 -168,000  -267,876,000 -7,061,000 -13,547,000 -7,030,000 -242,027,000 -120,896,000 -162,439,000                                             
          decrease in accrued interest
             -29,002,000 -10,441,000 8,813,000 -8,823,000 9,362,000 -9,723,000                          -99,907,000                    -82,988,000    -45,683,000    -9,959,000     
          gain on extinguishment of debt
                  -23,947,000 -22,902,000 -4,625,000                                                  -60,289,000     
          proceeds from sale of investments
              351,000 101,405,000                                                             
          equity in (earnings) loss of nonconsolidated affiliates
                45,000    -40,000                214,000 -729,000 -172,000 38,000 -157,000        433,000    -331,000 28,000   13,326,000              -2,994,000 -3,747,000 -1,871,000     
          increase in accounts receivable
                                                                             
          decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets
                                                                             
          increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses
                         79,404,000 38,296,000   83,697,000 58,760,000                                               
          business combinations
                         -14,646,000 -230,816,000                                                 
          increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets
                  -2,194,000 -17,609,000 -37,032,000  -22,565,000 14,987,000 -39,983,000  7,165,000 -5,004,000 -35,647,000  5,492,000 2,841,000 -15,561,000  -7,897,000 35,592,000 -50,365,000  935,000 15,534,000 -54,527,000 12,873,000 7,219,000 42,721,000 -91,246,000  5,820,000                               
          increase in deferred income
                  6,755,000 18,913,000 16,829,000 -15,685,000 3,131,000 -4,341,000 19,602,000 5,729,000 -4,347,000 -12,034,000 18,881,000 -23,778,000 -6,362,000 -4,158,000 12,439,000 -8,793,000 -4,393,000 -30,165,000 34,910,000 3,118,000 -22,614,000 -13,703,000 53,091,000 -30,380,000 -23,439,000 -11,898,000 39,184,000 -13,889,000 -26,159,000                  63,995,000 -44,954,000 -27,249,000 2,196,000 59,231,000 -46,448,000 4,924,000 -7,360,000 49,680,000     
          net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
                  48,154,000 -23,033,000 -148,303,000  568,000 15,148,000 -72,446,000                                                     
          increase in other long-term assets
                   -926,000 -1,521,000 1,041,000 -446,000 -2,761,000 -2,610,000  -473,000 -3,602,000 -3,317,000   405,000 -1,059,000                                             
          proceeds from long-term debt and credit facilities
                             429,750,000 350,000,000                                             
          cash paid during the year for taxes
                                                                             
          gain on investments
                      3,466,000                                                       
          proceeds from sale of other investments
                                    60,000 11,196,000 7,419,000 294,000 12,000 47,000 3,772,000 1,240,000     579,000                         
          net income
                             2,943,000 -32,112,000   62,132,000 12,374,000                                          -4,997,266,000 
          income from discontinued operations
                                                                             
          non-cash reorganization items
                                    2,173,000 -8,665,000 6,137,000 63,017,000 191,903,000                                     
          cash from operating activities from continuing operations
                             79,784,000 33,252,000 11,369,000 91,540,000 205,363,000 180,341,000                                           
          cash from operating activities from discontinued operations
                                                                             
          cash from investing activities from continuing operations
                             -76,641,000 -20,491,000 -18,881,000 -31,800,000 -29,463,000 -26,028,000                                           
          cash from investing activities from discontinued operations
                                                                             
          payments on long-term debt, mandatorily redeemable preferred stock and credit facilities
                                                                             
          proceeds from mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
                                                                             
          settlement of intercompany related to discontinued operations
                                                                             
          debt issuance costs
                             -31,000    -8,495,000   -26,752,000                                         
          cash from financing activities from continuing operations
                             -7,457,000 183,125,000 -121,771,000 187,283,000 -52,938,000 -4,411,000                                           
          cash from financing activities from discontinued operations
                                                                             
          less cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of discontinued operations at end of period
                                                                             
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of continuing operations at end of period
                             -3,942,000 196,096,000 -129,084,000 658,117,000 123,281,000 149,587,000                                           
          cash paid for reorganization items
                             26,000 417,000 92,000 5,219,000 -20,896,000 33,945,000 51,514,000 46,338,000                                       
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses
                            -16,944,000    -42,734,000                                             
          loss from discontinued operations
                                                                             
          purchases of businesses
                                                -500,000 -24,701,000                -12,474,000 -701,000           
          purchases of investments
                               35,000 -9,999,000                                             
          draws on credit facilities
                                      27,000 117,999,000 25,333,000 40,000,000 56,875,000       40,000,000 190,000,000 120,000,000 2,190,000 65,000,000 820,000 2,115,000 270,137,000 -2,298,000 3,369,000 603,492,000 45,000,000 10,000,000 38,254,000 12,112,000 73,000,000 75,304,000 47,117,000 32,444,000 1,590,000,000 -308,000,000 
          payments on credit facilities
                                      -125,000,000 -74,308,000 -59,000,000 -148,000 -386,000 -25,375,000 -372,000 -571,000 -580,000 -577,000 -545,000 -666,000 -120,779,000 -1,859,000 -650,000 -66,357,000 -1,000,000 -247,675,000 -3,471,000 -1,344,000 -22,500,000 -11,446,000 40,000 -1,962,000 -1,918,051,000 -949,000 -1,309,000 -820,774,000 -137,300,000 -12,341,000 -35,713,000 -37,835,000 -66,706,000 -27,580,000 -24,103,000 -125,273,000 -46,330,000 
          proceeds from long-term debt
                                    2,235,228,000        6,056,000   222,777,000 950,000,000 1,002,500,000 850,000,000 209,975,000 -51,000 51,000 575,000,000 2,717,643,000 2,200,000,000 3,453,000 1,559,000   138,795,000      
          changes in other operating assets and liabilities
                                   -2,176,000 1,952,000 -41,382,000 535,000 2,121,000 -8,628,000 -14,995,000 -2,767,000 5,674,000 -11,306,000 -37,886,000 20,697,000                               
          (income) income from discontinued operations
                                                                             
          benefit from doubtful accounts
                                                                             
          (gain) loss on disposal of operating and other assets
                                                                             
          (gain) loss on investments
                                                                             
          consolidated net loss
                                    -135,601,000 224,908,000 71,783,000 -67,780,000 -431,550,000 341,763,000 -246,184,000 -168,017,000 -387,580,000 123,404,000 -28,477,000 -276,036,000 -58,894,000 -90,073,000 -213,469,000 -47,314,000 -386,634,000   -171,779,000 -432,390,000 -302,233,000 -92,172,000 20,007,000 -209,119,000 -196,782,000   -148,115,000 -31,400,000 -67,291,000 -37,975,000 -131,363,000  -150,392,000 -77,207,000 -179,627,000     
          gain on disposal of operating and other assets
                                         -14,312,000 11,674,000 -8,743,000 -33,080,000 -137,945,000 -4,384,000                               
          purchases of other investments
                                     -639,000 -253,000 2,608,000 -24,389,000 -3,609,000 -1,500,000                                 
          purchases of other operating assets
                                     -6,000 -1,792,000 -2,000 -338,000 2,011,000 -1,263,000 -689,000 -1,272,000 -950,000 -853,000 -1,038,000 -1,573,000 -22,801,000 -2,388,000 -2,006,000 -1,964,000 -1,262,000 -1,546,000 -1,363,000 -370,000 -18,945,000 -597,000 -646,000 -1,344,000 18,912,000 -15,102,000 -15,725,000 -2,911,000             
          draws on revolving credit facilities
                                                                             
          payments to purchase noncontrolling interests
                                                  -234,000 -22,164,000 -20,400,000                         
          cash paid for taxes
                                        9,974,000  6,936,000 8,007,000 16,725,000  11,532,000 12,315,000 15,441,000  12,834,000                           
          payments to repurchase noncontrolling interests
                                                                           
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                           -104,577,000 -479,988,000   -26,683,000 205,858,000            -503,440,000  -19,873,000 -9,545,000 97,379,000     220,092,000 196,104,000 22,439,000 -401,703,000 509,224,000 -77,298,000 1,334,954,000 -3,903,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                         845,030,000 772,678,000 457,024,000 708,151,000 1,225,010,000 1,228,682,000 1,920,926,000 1,883,994,000 239,846,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                         -19,261,000 25,905,000 -104,577,000 365,042,000 302,120,000 -408,943,000 -26,683,000 978,536,000 389,832,000 -4,603,000 98,435,000 289,014,000 -65,332,000 -276,082,000 137,696,000 660,742,000 -2,901,000 6,886,000 -17,404,000 721,570,000 -71,633,000 -19,873,000 -9,545,000 1,326,061,000 63,301,000 -53,775,000 -291,648,000 1,510,804,000 220,092,000 196,104,000 22,439,000 1,482,291,000 509,224,000 -77,298,000 1,574,800,000 -3,903,000 
          foreign exchange transaction loss
                                                                             
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                    -168,010,000 -65,332,000   -47,409,000          -53,775,000 -291,648,000 -410,122,000         
          deferred financing charges
                                                 -8,616,000 -7,000 -10,000 -10,011,000 -236,000 -10,407,000 -14,462,000 -1,064,000 -8,168,000 -444,000 -100,000 -9,678,000 -43,615,000   -62,000           
          gain on disposal of operating and fixed assets
                                                 904,000    1,197,000 -47,172,000 1,628,000 -165,000 -13,304,000 -6,186,000 -1,113,000 -2,395,000                 
          loss on disposal of operating and fixed assets
                                                   -102,025,000 552,000                         
          cash paid during the quarter for interest
                                                    495,007,000                         
          cash paid during the quarter for taxes
                                                    9,858,000                         
          consolidated net income
                                                                         149,667,000 -3,678,033,000 -427,999,000  
          purchases of investment assets
                                                                             
          equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                          -3,983,000 -5,971,000 -3,641,000  -3,663,000 -4,696,000 -3,555,000  -5,210,000 -5,271,000 -2,975,000        -3,707,000 
          net cash used for operating activities
                                                       45,444,000 -91,648,000                     
          net cash provided by investing activities
                                                                             
          net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                          6,886,000                   
          proceeds from sale of investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                        220,961,000                     
          net cash used for financing activities
                                                        -105,984,000                     
          net cash provided by operating activities
                                                                             
          net cash used for investing activities
                                                         -105,379,000                    
          repurchases of long-term debt
                                                                    -125,000,000 -42,529,000    
          dividends paid
                                                             -244,734,000             
          equity in (earnings) of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                             
          other reconciling items – net
                                                             -2,113,000 9,794,000 943,000 9,176,000  -6,549,000 9,054,000 4,944,000         
          change in other – net
                                                             8,368,000 -344,000 -6,609,000 -2,879,000  860,000 757,000 99,000    -14,087,000     
          gain on disposal of operating assets
                                                              -42,118,000 -1,917,000 -3,124,000   -3,229,000 -16,714,000         
          decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities
                                                                -73,757,000             
          changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions
                                                                -21,935,000 4,789,000 -34,198,000 48,190,000 -87,134,000 56,088,000 5,249,000 -1,205,000 -18,378,000  -8,961,000 24,575,000  
          loss on marketable securities
                                                                             
          decrease in federal income taxes receivable
                                                                            
          increase in accounts payable and other liabilities
                                                                 32,418,000   -65,334,000         
          change in other - net
                                                                             
          proceeds from issuance of subsidiary senior notes
                                                                             
          cash paid during the year for:
                                                                             
          interest
                                                                             
          income taxes
                                                                             
          loss on disposal of operating assets
                                                                      29,559,000 -3,264,000 -3,772,000     
          acquisition of operating assets
                                                                  -9,571,000   -4,367,000 -929,000 -425,000 -10,389,000     
          proceeds from delayed draw term loan facility
                                                                             
          purchases of businesses and other operating assets
                                                                    -11,226,000         
          proceeds on long-term debt
                                                                    1,001,604,000    -244,109,000   1,340,000  
          less: income from discontinued operations
                                                                             
          net income from continuing operations
                                                                             
          loss on securities
                                                                             
          equity in loss (earnings) of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                         8,000 17,719,000 4,188,000  
          increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
                                                                     53,686,000 38,656,000 17,369,000 797,000     
          cash used to purchase equity
                                                                            -42,201,000 
          payments on senior secured credit facilities
                                                                             
          debt proceeds used to finance the merger
                                                                             
          equity contribution used to finance the merger
                                                                            -1,000 
          cash flows from discontinued operations:
                                                                             
          net cash from discontinued operations
                                                                            4,396,000 
          loss on available-for-sale and trading securities
                                                                             
          other reconciling items — net
                                                                      5,965,000 702,000 3,055,000  -4,360,000 916,000  
          sales of investments — net
                                                                      1,000,000    189,000 23,500,000  
          change in other — net
                                                                      -3,304,000    1,126,000 -1,805,000  
          amortization of deferred financing charges, bond premiums and accretion of note discounts
                                                                        52,704,000 52,563,000 58,736,000 61,616,000  
          sales of investments – net
                                                                             
          depreciation
                                                                             
          amortization of intangibles
                                                                             
          loss on sale of operating and fixed assets
                                                                         17,830,000    
          loss on forward exchange contract
                                                                             
          loss on other investments and assets
                                                                             
          increase in other
                                                                             
          decrease in prepaid expenses
                                                                             
          decrease in other current assets
                                                                             
          increase in accrued income taxes
                                                                             
          decrease in notes receivable
                                                                             
          decrease in investments in, and advances to nonconsolidated affiliates — net
                                                                             
          cross currency settlement of interest
                                                                             
          decrease in other — net
                                                                             
          payments on forward exchange contract
                                                                             
          proceeds from exercise of stock options and other
                                                                             
          payments for purchase of noncontrolling interest
                                                                         -110,000    
          payments for purchase of common shares
                                                                         36,000   -46,000 
          supplemental disclosure:
                                                                             
          cash flows from operating activities: - sum
                                                                          -3,678,033,000 -427,999,000  
          change in notes receivable — net
                                                                          143,000 209,000  
          change in investments in and advances to nonconsolidated affiliates — net
                                                                          5,647,000 1,323,000  
          sales (purchases) of investments — net
                                                                             
          acquisition of operating assets, net of cash acquired
                                                                          -2,138,000 -4,792,000  
          discontinued operations
                                                                             
          term loan a facility
                                                                             
          term loan b facility
                                                                             
          term loan c – asset sale facility
                                                                             
          delayed draw term loan facilities
                                                                             
          receivables based facility
                                                                             
          revolving credit facility
                                                                             
          secured subsidiary debt
                                                                             
          senior cash pay notes
                                                                             
          senior toggle notes
                                                                             
          clear channel senior notes
                                                                             
          subsidiary senior notes
                                                                             
          clear channel subsidiary debt
                                                                             
          loss on trading securities
                                                                             
          payment for purchase of noncontrolling interest
                                                                             
          loss on disposal of assets
                                                                           2,894,000  
          loss forward exchange contract
                                                                             
          impairment charge
                                                                             
          (gain) on sale of operating and fixed assets
                                                                             
          minority interest, net of tax
                                                                             
          increase other
                                                                             
          federal income tax refund
                                                                             
          purchase of other investments
                                                                             
          (increase) in other — net
                                                                             
          debt used to finance the merger
                                                                             
          payment to terminate forward exchange contract
                                                                             
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, stock purchase plan and common stock warrants
                                                                             
          decrease in notes receivable — net
                                                                             
          decrease in investments in and advances to nonconsolidated affiliates — net
                                                                             
          payment on forward exchange contract
                                                                             
          (gain) loss on securities
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in other current assets
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in notes receivable
                                                                             
          proceeds from exercise of stock options, stock purchase plan, common stock warrants and other
                                                                             
          (gain) loss on disposal of assets
                                                                             
          (gain) loss forward exchange contract
                                                                             
          (gain) loss on trading securities
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in notes receivable — net
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in investments in and advances to nonconsolidated affiliates — net
                                                                             
          decrease (increase) in other — net