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Live Nation Entertainment, Inc
(NYSE:LYV) 

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Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company. It operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. The Concerts segment promotes live music events in its owned or operated venues, and in rented third-party venues; operates and manages music ven...

Founded: 2010
Full Time Employees: 10,500
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Entertainment

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      revenue
    3,793,029,000 6,313,505,000 8,499,143,000 7,006,641,000 3,382,117,000 5,681,593,000 7,651,087,000 6,023,416,000 3,799,529,000 5,838,941,000 8,152,019,000 5,630,723,000 3,127,390,000 4,290,737,000 6,153,535,000 4,434,174,000 1,802,808,000 2,703,170,000 2,698,722,000 575,946,000 290,609,000 237,383,000 184,018,000 74,084,000 1,365,693,000 2,889,448,000 3,773,684,000 3,157,009,000 1,727,828,000 2,601,855,000 3,835,246,000 2,868,315,000 1,482,384,000 2,546,156,000 3,559,418,000 2,818,693,000 1,413,181,000 1,797,544,000 3,170,416,000 2,179,258,000 1,207,716,000 1,736,725,000 2,622,917,000 1,765,777,000 1,120,312,000 1,571,855,000 2,502,008,000 1,665,785,000 1,127,316,000 1,613,100,000 2,262,236,000 1,679,513,000 923,698,000 1,437,227,000 1,963,146,000 1,550,677,000 867,997,000 1,185,682,000 1,790,025,000 1,558,882,000 849,409,000 5,059,922,098,000 1,836,351,000 1,266,598,000 722,953,000 810,452,000 1,808,296,000 1,063,015,000 499,258,000 915,761,000 1,588,653,000 1,159,800,000 636,451,000 1,013,500,000 1,547,731,000 1,039,565,000 584,185,000 1,051,973,000 1,354,789,000 768,230,000 516,567,000  
      yoy
    12.15% 11.12% 11.08% 16.32% -10.99% -2.69% -6.14% 6.97% 21.49% 36.08% 32.48% 26.98% 73.47% 58.73% 128.02% 669.89% 520.36% 1038.74% 1366.55% 677.42% -78.72% -91.78% -95.12% -97.65% -20.96% 11.05% -1.61% 10.06% 16.56% 2.19% 7.75% 1.76% 4.90% 41.65% 12.27% 29.34% 17.01% 3.50% 20.87% 23.42% 7.80% 10.49% 4.83% 6.00% -0.62% -2.56% 10.60% -0.82% 22.04% 12.24% 15.24% 8.31% 6.42% 21.22% 9.67% -0.53% 2.19% -99.98% -2.52% 23.08% 17.49% 624233.35% 1.55% 19.15% 44.81% -11.50% 13.83% -8.34% -21.56% -9.64% 2.64% 11.57% 8.95% -3.66% 14.24% 35.32% 13.09%      
      qoq
    -39.92% -25.72% 21.30% 107.17% -40.47% -25.74% 27.02% 58.53% -34.93% -28.37% 44.78% 80.05% -27.11% -30.27% 38.78% 145.96% -33.31% 0.16% 368.57% 98.19% 22.42% 29.00% 148.39% -94.58% -52.74% -23.43% 19.53% 82.72% -33.59% -32.16% 33.71% 93.49% -41.78% -28.47% 26.28% 99.46% -21.38% -43.30% 45.48% 80.44% -30.46% -33.79% 48.54% 57.61% -28.73% -37.18% 50.20% 47.77% -30.11% -28.69% 34.70% 81.82% -35.73% -26.79% 26.60% 78.65% -26.79% -33.76% 14.83% 83.53% -99.98% 275442.21% 44.98% 75.20% -10.80% -55.18% 70.11% 112.92% -45.48% -42.36% 36.98% 82.23% -37.20% -34.52% 48.88% 77.95% -44.47% -22.35% 76.35% 48.72%   
      operating expenses:
                                                                                      
      direct operating expenses
    2,478,458,000 4,859,963,000 6,437,700,000 5,210,756,000 2,254,937,000 4,488,417,000 5,780,188,000 4,408,209,000 2,646,457,000 4,681,184,000 6,330,465,000 4,164,778,000 2,115,589,000 3,291,631,000 4,707,848,000 3,267,023,000 1,071,022,000 2,008,991,000 1,969,912,000 243,120,000 133,966,000 203,274,000 130,749,000 194,557,000 873,820,000 2,187,735,000 2,800,429,000 2,327,414,000 1,151,604,000 1,976,385,000 2,924,356,000 2,135,107,000 932,084,000 1,947,491,000 2,732,926,000 2,142,874,000 925,500,000 1,264,814,000 2,428,003,000 1,605,688,000 784,203,000 1,221,763,000 1,974,322,000 1,279,099,000 721,289,000 1,127,603,000 1,876,519,000 1,184,696,000 731,151,000 1,194,924,000 1,698,731,000 1,209,918,000 576,934,000 1,048,271,000 1,457,423,000 1,106,869,000 538,714,000 817,909,000 1,286,304,000 1,138,151,000 547,124,000 3,655,540,541,000 1,387,302,000 897,004,000 485,153,000 667,848,000 1,470,674,000 842,558,000 376,165,000 735,229,000 1,295,416,000 920,200,000 468,682,000 819,702,000 1,277,565,000 814,993,000 421,312,000 879,270,000 1,119,920,000 604,779,000 377,832,000  
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    961,519,000 1,301,455,000 1,008,038,000 1,003,344,000 778,922,000 1,183,225,000 1,005,418,000 926,222,000 981,559,000 1,024,101,000 974,150,000 868,595,000 690,321,000 907,579,000 805,910,000 672,213,000 570,182,000 656,146,000 446,929,000 328,894,000 322,853,000 281,035,000 405,934,000 323,352,000 514,021,000 624,576,000 542,547,000 513,497,000 464,866,000 561,325,000 524,654,000 476,438,000 434,611,000 614,166,000 475,864,000 434,385,000 383,308,000 421,998,000 414,412,000 374,826,000 336,181,000 394,549,000 361,975,000 326,839,000 314,545,000 352,154,000 349,676,000 325,925,000 302,405,000 326,646,000 325,005,000 295,719,000 279,522,000 310,708,000 283,846,000 280,943,000 268,135,000 289,743,000 282,462,000 266,795,000 272,969,000 1,013,763,292,000 244,065,000 252,372,000 231,271,000 146,601,000 164,104,000 161,070,000 147,334,000 160,039,000 174,254,000 173,098,000 161,616,000 163,296,000 166,019,000 173,163,000 151,333,000 144,689,000 139,212,000 129,187,000 116,016,000  
      depreciation and amortization
    169,296,000 164,792,000 165,600,000 159,025,000 149,455,000 142,599,000 137,001,000 137,729,000 132,594,000 134,445,000 130,653,000 136,514,000 115,185,000 131,487,000 102,093,000 115,927,000 100,469,000 102,519,000 101,235,000 103,647,000 108,876,000 120,240,000 119,938,000 122,767,000 122,080,000 114,947,000 126,306,000 103,826,000 98,912,000 109,267,000 99,606,000 89,785,000 87,871,000 149,717,000 109,352,000 95,870,000 100,595,000 108,410,000 104,862,000 95,424,000 94,955,000 125,075,000 99,054,000 88,571,000 84,541,000 111,411,000 97,925,000 76,219,000 82,588,000 111,341,000 92,729,000 82,688,000 82,165,000 170,901,000 84,684,000 94,259,000 79,713,000 105,269,000 83,341,000 76,927,000 77,481,000 321,484,475,000 65,320,000 62,957,000 59,319,000 40,419,000 37,401,000 36,885,000 43,413,000 48,706,000 31,490,000 33,223,000 34,377,000 41,144,000 26,971,000 25,027,000 27,686,000 34,280,000 62,576,000 16,306,000 15,005,000  
      gain on disposal of operating assets
    -6,022,000 -619,000 -14,851,000 -856,000 -2,202,000 -5,617,000 -3,968,000 -779,000  -5,835,000 -1,583,000   -8,138,750 -35,285,000                   -126,750 37,000   125,000 253,000 -279,000    -76,000  483,000 -1,696,000 -3,787,000 506,000 -10,714,000 -9,060,000  -3,597,000                              
      corporate expenses
    560,294,000 130,570,000 110,205,000 147,719,000 86,236,000 112,413,000 92,923,000 86,216,000 76,077,000 86,522,000 99,802,000 81,478,000 63,015,000 79,457,000 66,720,000 59,247,000 32,410,000 60,233,000 44,649,000 27,598,000 27,948,000 21,242,000 31,630,000 20,916,000 28,312,000 46,930,000 44,666,000 40,787,000 36,456,000 45,351,000 42,093,000 32,152,000 33,810,000 37,261,000 39,892,000 32,016,000 25,803,000 39,412,000 31,600,000 29,440,000 24,506,000 27,104,000 29,988,000 26,342,000 24,360,000 27,462,000 26,647,000 25,717,000 21,174,000 25,476,000 26,442,000 21,812,000 20,655,000 31,890,000 30,842,000 27,415,000 23,217,000 39,146,000 27,385,000 24,590,000 21,036,000 110,165,334,000 27,660,000 21,882,000 37,124,000 15,605,000 16,190,000 11,778,000 17,045,000 17,321,000 13,062,000 10,474,000 11,641,000 15,460,000 11,335,000 9,263,000 9,796,000 10,921,000 7,605,000 7,958,000 7,379,000  
      operating income
    -370,516,000 -142,656,000 792,451,000 486,653,000 114,769,000 -239,444,000 639,525,000 465,819,000 -36,507,000 -81,476,000 618,532,000 386,371,000 142,776,000 -119,890,000 506,249,000 318,699,000 27,060,000 -124,546,000 137,145,000 -127,285,000 -303,172,000 -388,014,000 -504,441,000 -588,067,000 -172,670,000 -82,920,000 260,041,000 171,586,000 -23,863,000 -90,378,000 234,219,000 134,725,000 -6,030,000 -202,017,000 201,347,000 113,433,000 -21,366,000 -37,215,000 191,286,000 74,159,000 -33,290,000 -40,448,000 153,510,000 42,245,000 -23,935,000 -186,818,000 150,604,000 55,686,000 -12,308,000 -50,994,000 126,037,000 97,806,000 -33,189,000 -126,319,000 104,515,000 42,968,000 -42,803,000 -66,684,000 104,809,000 52,373,000 -72,161,000 -63,739,397,000 110,202,000 26,626,000 -103,502,000 -79,309,000 114,819,000 -3,435,000 -84,431,000 -317,343,000 75,589,000 23,721,000 -38,490,000 4,190,000 71,969,000 36,387,000 -30,404,000 -17,048,000 27,567,000 11,682,000 8,063,000  
      yoy
    -422.84% -40.42% 23.91% 4.47% -414.38% 193.88% 3.39% 20.56% -125.57% -32.04% 22.18% 21.23% 427.63% -3.74% 269.13% -350.38% -108.93% -67.90% -127.19% -78.36% 75.58% 367.94% -293.99% -442.72% 623.59% -8.25% 11.02% 27.36% 295.74% -55.26% 16.33% 18.77% -71.78% 442.84% 5.26% 52.96% -35.82% -7.99% 24.61% 75.55% 39.09% -78.35% 1.93% -24.14% 94.47% 266.35% 19.49% -43.06% -62.92% -59.63% 20.59% 127.63% -22.46% 89.43% -0.28% -17.96% -40.68% -99.90% -4.89% 96.70% -30.28% 80268.43% -4.02% -875.14% 22.59% -75.01% 51.90% -114.48% 119.36% -7673.82% 5.03% -34.81% 26.60% -124.58% 161.07% 211.48% -477.08%      
      qoq
    159.73% -118.00% 62.84% 324.03% -147.93% -137.44% 37.29% -1375.97% -55.19% -113.17% 60.09% 170.61% -219.09% -123.68% 58.85% 1077.75% -121.73% -190.81% -207.75% -58.02% -21.87% -23.08% -14.22% 240.57% 108.24% -131.89% 51.55% -819.05% -73.60% -138.59% 73.85% -2334.25% -97.02% -200.33% 77.50% -630.90% -42.59% -119.46% 157.94% -322.77% -17.70% -126.35% 263.38% -276.50% -87.19% -224.05% 170.45% -552.44% -75.86% -140.46% 28.86% -394.69% -73.73% -220.86% 143.24% -200.39% -35.81% -163.62% 100.12% -172.58% -99.89% -57938.69% 313.89% -125.73% 30.50% -169.07% -3442.62% -95.93% -73.39% -519.83% 218.66% -161.63% -1018.62% -94.18% 97.79% -219.68% 78.34% -161.84% 135.98% 44.88%   
      operating margin %
    -9.77% -2.26% 9.32% 6.95% 3.39% -4.21% 8.36% 7.73% -0.96% -1.40% 7.59% 6.86% 4.57% -2.79% 8.23% 7.19% 1.50% -4.61% 5.08% -22.10% -104.32% -163.45% -274.13% -793.78% -12.64% -2.87% 6.89% 5.44% -1.38% -3.47% 6.11% 4.70% -0.41% -7.93% 5.66% 4.02% -1.51% -2.07% 6.03% 3.40% -2.76% -2.33% 5.85% 2.39% -2.14% -11.89% 6.02% 3.34% -1.09% -3.16% 5.57% 5.82% -3.59% -8.79% 5.32% 2.77% -4.93% -5.62% 5.86% 3.36% -8.50% -1.26% 6.00% 2.10% -14.32% -9.79% 6.35% -0.32% -16.91% -34.65% 4.76% 2.05% -6.05% 0.41% 4.65% 3.50% -5.20% -1.62% 2.03% 1.52% 1.56%  
      interest expense
    90,522,000 83,351,000 80,291,000 72,048,000 80,343,000 77,352,000 87,961,000 79,970,000 80,691,000 92,819,000 86,215,000 81,995,000 89,215,000 72,761,000 70,514,000 68,435,000 66,773,000 72,294,000 70,407,000 68,909,000 70,830,000 64,051,000 66,093,000 52,689,000 43,999,000 47,627,000 36,587,000 36,792,000 36,515,000 36,779,000 35,993,000 35,992,000 29,741,000 26,158,000 26,627,000 27,927,000 26,010,000 30,541,000 25,249,000 25,284,000 25,432,000 26,024,000 25,844,000 25,650,000 25,363,000 26,117,000 28,113,000 27,590,000 24,492,000 24,074,000 29,393,000 30,041,000 28,151,000 29,007,000 35,535,000 29,488,000 29,710,000 29,952,000 30,388,000 30,845,000 29,317,000 116,441,227,000 29,414,000 29,854,000 26,505,000 15,663,000 17,438,000 15,951,000 17,313,000 17,377,000 15,285,000 14,434,000 15,927,000 16,613,000 15,080,000 15,270,000 14,952,000 12,421,000 8,636,000 8,348,000 7,813,000  
      interest income
    -39,467,000 -41,832,000 -36,659,000 -37,893,000 -34,061,000 -32,505,000 -36,067,000 -44,425,000 -43,257,000 -62,946,000 -78,107,000 -56,452,000 -40,313,000 -31,055,000 -25,809,000 -13,192,000 -7,564,000 -2,672,000 -1,333,000 -1,471,000 -1,149,000 -2,025,000 -2,810,000 -2,429,000 -4,473,000 -2,177,000 -5,863,000 -3,818,000 -2,548,000 -2,813,000 -2,260,000 -2,705,000 -1,183,000 -2,270,000 -1,471,000 -1,031,000 -945,000 -742,000 -625,000 -650,000 -556,000 -1,109,000 -460,000 -394,000 -1,565,000 -930,000 -864,000 -1,146,000 -666,000 -866,000 -1,547,000 -890,000 -1,768,000 -1,345,000 -994,000 -931,000 -900,000 -1,367,000 -1,023,000 -1,298,000 -527,000 -3,768,842,000 -715,000 -769,000 -674,000 -174,000 -348,000 -589,000 -1,082,000 -1,786,000 -2,978,000 -3,266,000 -1,575,000 -3,298,000 -3,987,000 -4,425,000 -2,769,000 -3,478,000 -2,992,000 4,496,000   
      equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates
    2,883,000 -3,668,000 5,209,000   8,148,000 13,987,000   20,502,000 -5,382,000   -18,611,000 14,283,000 -1,955,000  2,088,000 -7,025,000 2,998,000  -1,198,000 2,615,000 6,613,000      659,000 -4,000     -536,000      -143,250 2,040,000 367,000  -1,480,250 -2,155,000   -712,000 2,363,000                                
      other expense
    -12,351,000 4,403,000 13,792,000 36,380,000 2,953,000 6,190,000 -12,268,000 -20,742,000 -77,054,000 10,698,000 19,251,000 -6,599,000 11,583,000 13,981,000 7,960,000 5,619,000 9,267,000 -16,211,000 12,441,000 9,461,000 -6,000 -5,558,000 -10,977,000  4,628,000 531,000 5,384,000 -430,000 -3,403,000 5,130,000 262,000 6,443,000 328,000   -3,466,000     -8,547,000 5,163,750 8,127,000 -8,500,000 21,028,000 -2,825,000 12,587,000 -330,000  559,000 -5,269,000 3,868,000 3,638,000 4,726,000 -7,035,000 5,424,000  1,801,750 6,461,000                        
      income before income taxes
    -412,103,000 -185,690,000 729,818,000 420,386,000 66,013,000 -301,192,000 585,912,000 456,392,000 3,197,000 -143,028,000 596,555,000 372,985,000 68,032,000 -156,966,000 439,301,000 260,372,000 -37,260,000 -180,047,000 93,288,000 -208,175,000 -316,333,000 -443,284,000 -559,362,000 -639,767,000 -214,252,000 -129,735,000 221,252,000 144,870,000 -51,283,000 -130,134,000 200,228,000 95,155,000 -34,144,000 -233,125,000 174,455,000 90,539,000 -41,249,000 -91,099,000 146,585,000 41,867,000 -49,027,000 -70,947,000 117,959,000 25,122,000 -65,781,000 -210,890,000 112,690,000 30,532,000 -32,152,000 -76,753,000 64,828,000 67,416,000 -60,628,000 6,241,000 80,126,000 10,788,000 -65,950,000                 -7,823,000 53,348,000 25,270,000 -39,139,000 8,025,250 15,230,000 15,036,000 1,835,000  
      income tax expense
    -32,085,000 -49,409,000 251,840,000 117,645,000 19,711,000 -583,110,000 70,229,000 80,164,000 35,414,000 38,865,000 55,874,000 41,648,000 23,840,000 10,665,000 41,898,000 31,995,000 11,696,000 -17,576,000 6,421,000 2,285,000 6,389,000 20,542,000 -16,904,000 -29,183,000 -3,330,000 6,904,000 27,280,000 28,750,000 3,958,000 5,051,000 17,031,000 11,799,000 6,884,000 -59,344,000 25,685,000 9,984,000 6,521,000 1,872,000 13,824,000 5,406,000 6,927,000 2,890,000 13,577,000 4,910,000 745,000 5,112,000 -3,137,000 4,710,000  4,508,000 14,410,000 8,401,000 3,559,000 8,280,000 11,950,000 5,228,000 4,278,000 3,320,000 8,739,000                        
      net income
    -380,018,000 -136,281,000 477,978,000 302,741,000 46,302,000 281,918,000 515,683,000 376,228,000 -32,217,000 -181,893,000 540,681,000 331,337,000 44,192,000 -167,631,000 397,403,000 228,377,000 -48,956,000 -162,471,000 86,867,000 -210,460,000 -322,722,000 -463,826,000 -542,458,000 -610,584,000 -210,922,000 -136,639,000 193,972,000 116,120,000 -55,241,000 -135,185,000 183,197,000 83,356,000 -41,028,000 -173,781,000 148,770,000 80,555,000 -47,770,000 -92,971,000 132,761,000 36,461,000 -55,954,000 -73,837,000 104,382,000 20,212,000 -66,526,000 -216,002,000 115,827,000 25,822,000 -30,097,000 -81,261,000 50,418,000 59,015,000 -64,187,000 -165,405,000 68,176,000 5,560,000 -70,228,000 -95,696,000 63,021,000 16,614,000 -54,342,000 -207,958,552,000 62,222,000 -33,050,000 -112,691,000 1,059,000 79,172,000 -26,808,000 -103,157,000 -337,526,000 139,928,000 1,235,000 -35,402,000 -18,362,000 41,553,000 9,922,000 -45,049,000 -33,140,000 -9,101,000 9,682,000 1,117,000  
      yoy
    -920.74% -148.34% -7.31% -19.53% -243.72% -254.99% -4.62% 13.55% -172.90% 8.51% 36.05% 45.08% -190.27% 3.18% 357.48% -208.51% -84.83% -64.97% -116.01% -65.53% 53.01% 239.45% -379.66% -625.82% 281.82% 1.08% 5.88% 39.31% 34.64% -22.21% 23.14% 3.48% -14.11% 86.92% 12.06% 120.93% -14.63% 25.91% 27.19% 80.39% -15.89% -65.82% -9.88% -21.73% 121.04% 165.81% 129.73% -56.25% -53.11% -50.87% -26.05% 961.42% -8.60% 72.84% 8.18% -66.53% 29.23% -99.95% 1.28% -150.27% -51.78% -19637357.03% -21.41% 23.28% 9.24% -100.31% -43.42% -2270.69% 191.39% 1738.18% 236.75% -87.55% -21.41% -44.59% -556.58% 2.48% -4133.03%      
      qoq
    178.85% -128.51% 57.88% 553.84% -83.58% -45.33% 37.07% -1267.79% -82.29% -133.64% 63.18% 649.77% -126.36% -142.18% 74.01% -566.49% -69.87% -287.03% -141.27% -34.79% -30.42% -14.50% -11.16% 189.48% 54.36% -170.44% 67.04% -310.21% -59.14% -173.79% 119.78% -303.17% -76.39% -216.81% 84.68% -268.63% -48.62% -170.03% 264.12% -165.16% -24.22% -170.74% 416.44% -130.38% -69.20% -286.49% 348.56% -185.80% -62.96% -261.17% -14.57% -191.94% -61.19% -342.61% 1126.19% -107.92% -26.61% -251.85% 279.32% -130.57% -99.97% -334320.30% -288.27% -70.67% -10741.27% -98.66% -395.33% -74.01% -69.44% -341.21% 11230.20% -103.49% 92.80% -144.19% 318.80% -122.02% 35.94% 264.14% -194.00% 766.79%   
      net income margin %
    -10.02% -2.16% 5.62% 4.32% 1.37% 4.96% 6.74% 6.25% -0.85% -3.12% 6.63% 5.88% 1.41% -3.91% 6.46% 5.15% -2.72% -6.01% 3.22% -36.54% -111.05% -195.39% -294.79% -824.18% -15.44% -4.73% 5.14% 3.68% -3.20% -5.20% 4.78% 2.91% -2.77% -6.83% 4.18% 2.86% -3.38% -5.17% 4.19% 1.67% -4.63% -4.25% 3.98% 1.14% -5.94% -13.74% 4.63% 1.55% -2.67% -5.04% 2.23% 3.51% -6.95% -11.51% 3.47% 0.36% -8.09% -8.07% 3.52% 1.07% -6.40% -4.11% 3.39% -2.61% -15.59% 0.13% 4.38% -2.52% -20.66% -36.86% 8.81% 0.11% -5.56% -1.81% 2.68% 0.95% -7.71% -3.15% -0.67% 1.26% 0.22%  
      net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    9,086,000 65,819,000 46,520,000 59,330,000 23,099,000 80,931,000 63,878,000 78,258,000 14,516,000 28,835,000 57,186,000 37,655,000 47,361,000 35,403,000 36,001,000 40,577,000 1,226,000 32,453,000 39,989,000   -20,494,000 -13,556,000 -43,067,000  23,308,000 15,047,000 12,765,000  12,702,000 10,514,000 13,997,000  17,112,000 12,377,000   8,389,000 21,682,000 -1,280,000  4,497,000 15,333,000 5,156,000 -8,247,000 -29,546,000 10,664,000 2,888,000 2,351,000 782,000 6,644,000 885,000  -5,688,000 10,228,000 -2,132,000  3,829,000 11,309,000 3,357,000 -5,882,000 20,342,352,000 10,818,000 1,568,000 -738,000 580,000 9,925,000 390,000               
      net income attributable to common stockholders of live nation
    -389,104,000 -202,100,000 431,458,000 243,411,000 23,203,000 200,987,000 451,805,000 297,970,000  -210,728,000 483,495,000 293,682,000  -203,034,000 361,402,000 187,800,000  -194,924,000 46,878,000   -443,332,000 -528,902,000 -567,517,000  -159,947,000 178,925,000 103,355,000  -147,887,000 172,683,000 69,359,000  -190,893,000 136,393,000 81,478,000  -101,360,000 111,079,000 37,741,000  -78,334,000 89,049,000 15,056,000                                       
      basic and diluted net loss per common share available to common stockholders of live nation
    -1,850    -320    -530    -250    -390   -900 -1,440    -940    -310    -240    -220    -290                                          
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                                                      
      basic and diluted
    232,400,991,000    231,220,841,000    229,471,184,000    228,162,831,000    221,890,625,000 217,190,862,000  215,702,508,000 214,531,958,000 212,270,944,000   211,048,294,000 210,082,696,000   208,908,323,000 207,441,468,000   206,728,167,000 204,923,740,000   203,730,897,000 202,076,243,000   201,696,142,000 200,973,485,000   200,155,435,000 198,874,019,000    193,885,066,000    186,955,748,000   186,521,520,000 182,388,070,000   176,292,809,000   170,007,727,000 146,300,907,000    79,601,562,000              
      reconciliation to net loss available to common stockholders of live nation:
                                                                                      
      accretion of redeemable noncontrolling interests
    -41,279,000 -45,056,000 -259,850,000 -147,801,000 -98,094,000 -71,106,000 -54,536,000 -57,325,000 -75,109,000 -75,002,000 -60,882,000 -56,621,000 -54,933,000 -49,047,000 -29,915,000 -32,560,000 -35,714,000 -15,561,000 -4,245,000 951,000 -916,000 7,135,000 6,990,000 1,595,000 -14,540,000 -25,364,000 -23,580,000 -13,515,000 -12,312,000 -23,553,000 -20,789,000 -17,172,000 -16,385,000 -38,820,000 -21,397,000 -18,837,000 -12,577,000 -16,748,000 -8,576,000 -11,292,000 -13,336,000 -16,068,000 -10,118,000                                        
      net loss available to common stockholders of live nation—basic and diluted
    -430,383,000    -74,891,000    -121,842,000    -58,102,000            -199,324,000    -64,756,000    -50,291,000                                                  
      basic net income per common share available to common stockholders of live nation
     -1,070 740 410  560 1,720 1,050  -1,250 1,850 1,040  -1,130 1,470 690  -532.5 200   -1,520 -2,450 -2,670  215 740 430  185 730 250  162.5 560 310  87.5 510   35 390                                        
      diluted net income per common share available to common stockholders of live nation
     -1,060 730 410  560 1,660 1,030  -1,220 1,780 1,020  -1,090 1,390 660  -532.5 190   -1,520 -2,450 -2,670  207.5 710 410  177.5 700 240  155 530 290  85 490   35 380                                        
      weighted-average common shares outstanding:
                                                                                      
      basic
     231,844,300,000 232,043,356,000 231,845,412,000  230,124,255,000 230,374,307,000 229,921,527,000  228,628,390,000 228,787,263,000 228,536,179,000  224,809,558,000 225,761,777,000 224,674,447,000   216,888,355,000    212,593,719,000 211,693,923,000   210,621,971,000 209,998,048,000   207,614,413,000 207,331,781,000   205,287,843,000 204,688,374,000   202,118,412,000 201,896,009,000   201,392,591,000 200,767,811,000   199,261,810,000 198,701,762,000   196,396,704,000 193,069,783,000   187,153,788,000 186,893,774,000   186,127,846,000 180,818,826,000   170,285,159,000   82,652,366,000 83,631,558,000 83,612,409,000   76,230,900,000 75,720,739,000   69,398,147,000 65,521,804,000 65,499,719,000  65,477,685,000 64,462,679,000 63,971,508,000  
      diluted
     231,844,300,000 234,752,332,000 234,417,428,000  236,352,449,000 245,319,968,000 245,002,995,000  230,977,326,000 244,163,678,000 243,660,186,000  231,556,866,000 243,686,803,000 243,634,764,000   223,800,400,000    212,593,719,000 211,693,923,000   218,957,376,000 219,977,612,000   216,788,983,000 215,105,119,000   223,132,186,000 213,879,152,000   217,690,217,000 208,601,733,000   208,738,780,000 208,778,589,000   221,581,583,000 205,989,271,000   202,109,783,000 196,770,405,000   189,754,343,000 189,325,338,000   188,531,130,000 182,790,095,000   172,302,273,000   82,652,366,000 92,717,666,000 83,612,409,000   84,736,808,000 76,898,595,000   78,215,047,000 67,702,746,000 65,499,719,000  65,477,685,000 65,329,597,000 64,480,376,000  
      reconciliation to net income available to common stockholders of live nation:
                                                                                      
      net income available to common stockholders of live nation—basic
     -247,156,000 171,608,000 95,610,000  129,881,000 397,269,000 240,645,000  150,393,000 422,613,000 237,061,000  100,324,250 331,487,000 155,240,000      -321,789,500 -521,912,000 -565,922,000  45,107,250 155,345,000 89,840,000  38,447,250 151,894,000   33,016,750 114,996,000   17,774,500 102,503,000   7,178,750 78,931,000                                        
      convertible debt interest, net of tax
         2,216,000 10,790,000 10,790,000  1,958,750 10,877,000 10,804,000  3,031,000 6,365,000 6,365,000          66,250  86,000   319,000    3,336,000    3,274,000                                            
      net income available to common stockholders of live nation—diluted
     -247,156,000 171,608,000 95,610,000  132,097,000 408,059,000 251,435,000  152,351,750 433,490,000 247,865,000  103,355,250 337,852,000 161,605,000      -321,789,500 -521,912,000 -565,922,000  45,173,500 155,345,000 89,926,000  38,447,250 152,213,000   33,016,750 118,332,000   17,774,500 105,777,000   7,178,750 78,931,000                                        
      equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates
       -4,268,000 -479,000   -5,376,000 -84,000   -5,558,000 -4,107,000    -4,288,000    -581,000    -2,572,000    -3,144,000    -3,715,000    -2,340,000    -592,000    -2,980,000   -960,000 -2,806,000   -2,629,000 -2,582,000 -1,122,000 -3,117,000 -1,801,000 -3,881,000 -2,193,000 -2,777,000 -1,778,000 -994,000 -721,000 -629,000 -1,708,000 -547,000 -495,500 -499,000  -575,000 -217,750 -1,979,000   -844,250 -159,000 -2,875,000 -343,000 -1,438,750 -2,453,000 1,478,000 1,824,000  
      loss on extinguishment of debt
             138,000   18,366,000                 1,000  -473,000 2,943,000             -45,000 233,000    36,269,000           21,293,828,000  21,172,000                   
      loss on disposal of operating assets
            -651,000   -7,013,000 504,000   1,065,000 1,665,000 -173,000 -1,148,000 -28,000 138,000 -394,000 208,000 559,000 130,000 -1,820,000 -305,000 -101,000 -147,000 -95,000 10,318,000 108,000 38,000   115,000 -659,000    25,000 147,000 625,000  39,000       -30,199,000                               
      net loss attributable to common stockholders of live nation
            -46,733,000    -3,169,000    -50,182,000   -195,665,000 -307,193,000    -184,784,000    -52,444,000    -33,906,000    -32,993,000    -44,518,000    -58,279,000                                      
      gain from sale of investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
                 -112,000    -20,895,000 -30,633,000  -55,933,000                                                              
      loss from sale of investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
                   -580,000 132,000   993,000                                                               
      basic and diluted net loss available to common stockholders of live nation
                    -85,896,000   -194,714,000 -308,109,000                -45,570,000    -57,854,000                                          
      basic and diluted net income available to common stockholders of live nation
                     -115,047,500 42,633,000                 62,641,000    26,449,000                                           
      net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
                       -14,795,000 -15,529,000    -26,138,000    -2,797,000    -7,122,000   -923,000 -14,777,000    -11,436,000            -948,000    -1,078,000                          
      other income
                           -5,173,000          -1,347,000 920,000  -2,842,000 9,418,000 2,606,000 7,353,000         -1,176,000           1,331,000 -673,000                      
      equity in loss (earnings) of nonconsolidated affiliates
                             -1,572,750 2,681,000 -5,828,000    313,000                                                   
      net income available to common stockholders of live nation—basic and diluted
                                   52,187,000                                                   
      equity in losses (earnings) of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                     -515,000 816,000   618,000 17,471,000 305,000                                1,136,000 289,000          
      basic and diluted net income per common share available to common stockholders of live nation
                                           130    60                                       
      acquisition transaction expenses
                                            1,136,000 8,425,000 3,443,000 2,757,000 -527,000 4,599,000 2,333,000 1,329,000 1,800,000 1,110,000 2,352,000 1,769,000 1,208,000 2,035,000 1,896,000 -1,870,000 1,309,000 187,000 5,493,000 706,000 1,665,000 22,337,008,000 2,581,000 6,394,000 9,017,000 9,528,000 7,780,000 14,877,000               
      basic and diluted net loss per common share attributable to common stockholders of live nation
                                                -310                                      
      net income attributable to common stockholders of live nation entertainment, inc.
                                                 23,912,250 105,163,000 22,934,000 -32,448,000 9,666,250 43,774,000 58,130,000  -877,500 57,948,000                            
      basic net income per common share attributable to common stockholders of live nation entertainment, inc.
                                                 115 520       -5 310 40                           
      diluted net income per common share attributable to common stockholders of live nation entertainment, inc.
                                                 112.5 490       -5 310 40                           
      basic and diluted net income per common share attributable to common stockholders of live nation entertainment, inc.
                                                   110 -160 50 220 300                               
      income tax (benefit) expense
                                                    -2,055,000                                  
      basic and diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
                                                    197,857,662,000    188,827,190,000                    74,984,934,000          
      net loss attributable to common stockholders of live nation entertainment, inc.
                                                        -63,239,000                              
      basic and diluted net loss per common share attributable to common stockholders of live nation entertainment, inc.
                                                        -330    -370                          
      loss on sale of operating assets
                                                         -259,000 -60,000 93,000 -288,000 112,000 231,000  1,295,000                      
      net income attributable to live nation entertainment, inc.
                                                           7,692,000  4,127,250 51,712,000 13,257,000 -48,460,000 -228,300,904,000 51,404,000 -34,618,000 -111,953,000                  
      other income — net
                                                            -1,782,000        -1,068,000 703,750 2,206,000 -1,086,000 1,695,000 -209,500 277,000 -264,000 -851,000 -115,250 -76,000 -325,000 -60,000 1,233,000 872,000 5,728,000 -239,000  
      net loss attributable to live nation entertainment, inc.
                                                            -69,150,000                          
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                             -1,062,750 71,760,000 23,273,000 -99,284,000 -188,593,339,000 82,344,000 -21,358,000 -127,718,000 -92,115,000 96,022,000 -16,803,000 -101,782,000 -334,061,000 60,723,000 13,922,000 -50,038,000          
      income from continuing operations
                                                             6,323,250 63,021,000 16,614,000 -54,342,000 -203,734,445,000 65,435,000 -32,673,000 -112,388,000 -75,218,000 79,172,000 -26,808,000 -103,157,000 -349,955,000 111,420,000 1,374,000 -56,367,000          
      loss from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                                      
      basic net income per common share attributable to common stockholders:
                                                                                      
      income from continuing operations attributable to live nation entertainment, inc.
                                                             22.5 280 70 -270 -1,359,470 320 -200                   
      loss from discontinued operations attributable to live nation entertainment, inc.
                                                                                      
      diluted net income per common share attributable to common stockholders:
                                                                                      
      gain on sale of operating assets
                                                               -660,000  370,845,000 -779,000 -637,000 4,571,000 675,000 -2,672,000 -718,000 -268,000 1,907,000 -1,158,000 -916,000 -1,375,000 -30,292,000 -6,128,000 -19,268,000 4,462,000 -139,000 -2,091,000 -1,682,000 -7,728,000  
      income tax benefit
                                                               6,659,000 -44,942,000                      
      income from discontinued operations, net of tax
                                                                 -4,224,107,000 -3,213,000 -377,000 -303,000     19,001,500 28,508,000 -139,000 20,965,000          
      income from discontinued operations attributable to live nation entertainment, inc.
                                                                 -29,980 -20                    
      basic and diluted net income per common share attributable to common stockholders:
                                                                                      
      other income—net
                                                                 -461,250 -212,000 -565,000                   
      income tax benefit:
                                                                                      
      current
                                                                 4,461,000 14,004,000 5,682,000 -1,842,000 -11,006,000 17,918,000 10,151,000 2,521,000 13,894,000 -51,167,000 9,907,000 3,308,000 13,290,000 5,516,000 14,931,000 2,206,000 -2,326,000 23,151,000 -5,884,000 -167,000  
      deferred
                                                                 -1,237,500 2,905,000 5,633,000 -13,488,000 -5,891,000 -1,068,000 -146,000 -1,146,000 2,000,000 470,000 2,641,000 3,021,000 -2,751,000 6,279,000 417,000 3,704,000 9,133,000 1,180,000 530,000 -551,000  
      income from continuing operations attributable to live
                                                                                      
      nation entertainment, inc.
                                                                    -760                  
      income from discontinued operations attributable to live
                                                                                      
      net income attributable to live nation, inc.
                                                                     -15,164,500 69,247,000 -27,198,000 -102,707,000              
      income from continuing operations attributable to live nation, inc.
                                                                     -185 820 -330 -1,290              
      income from discontinued operations attributable to live nation, inc.
                                                                                      
      equity in (earnings) losses of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                       -908,000               
      net income attributable to minority interests
                                                                        -450,000              
      income from discontinued operations
                                                                         150 380  280          
      minority interest income
                                                                         -71,000 4,261,000 -2,241,000 -2,242,000   3,472,000 -3,045,000      
      other comprehensive income, net of tax
                                                                         -4,460,750 -29,731,000 1,452,000           
      comprehensive income
                                                                         21,979,500 110,197,000   9,058,750 61,879,000 19,908,000 -45,552,000 4,950,000 -8,465,000 22,978,000 5,287,000  
      basic income per common share:
                                                                                      
      diluted income per common share:
                                                                                      
      income tax expense:
                                                                                      
      comprehensive income )
                                                                           2,687,000           
      other comprehensive income, net of tax:
                                                                                      
      unrealized holding loss on cash flow derivatives
                                                                            -1,636,000 -243,000 -1,407,000   33,250 2,002,000    
      foreign currency translation adjustments
                                                                            12,072,000 7,695,250 21,733,000 9,115,000 -67,000 -4,558,750 -2,638,000 11,919,000 3,678,000  
      comprehensive loss
                                                                            -24,966,000          
      basic and diluted income per common share:
                                                                                      
      minority interest expense
                                                                             -321,000 7,763,000   4,619,000 8,274,000    
      net income per common share:
                                                                                      
      basic
                                                                             25 600 150 -690 7.5 -140 150 20  
      diluted
                                                                             22.5 550 150 -690 7.5 -140 150 20  
      unrealized holding gain on cash flow derivatives
                                                                               871,000 -436,000   1,377,000 492,000  
      interest expense with clear channel communications
                                                                                      
      other comprehensive loss (income), net of tax:
                                                                                      
    Balance Sheets:
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        assets
                                                                                        
        current assets
                                                                                        
        cash and cash equivalents
      9,077,847,000 7,094,200,000 6,750,548,000 7,056,975,000 7,158,680,000 6,095,424,000 5,489,919,000 6,398,722,000 6,501,709,000 6,231,866,000 5,948,511,000 7,128,873,000 6,991,987,000 5,606,457,000 4,951,161,000 5,860,435,000 5,871,905,000 4,884,729,000 4,628,880,000 4,042,619,000 3,009,487,000 2,537,787,000 2,625,082,000 3,290,052,000 3,269,863,000 2,470,362,000 1,795,166,000 2,270,341,000 2,670,538,000 2,371,540,000 1,900,305,000 2,293,264,000 2,942,407,000 1,825,322,000 1,801,013,000 2,216,812,000 2,227,555,000 1,526,591,000 1,039,706,000 1,512,099,000 1,699,281,000 1,303,125,000 1,061,383,000 1,525,819,000 1,606,658,000 1,382,029,000 1,358,300,000 2,041,686,000 1,629,142,000 1,299,184,000 1,302,578,000 1,385,260,000 1,246,415,000 1,001,055,000 783,671,000 1,005,039,000 1,071,412,000 844,253,000 782,573,000 1,003,960,000 987,186,000 892,758,000 855,616,000 999,928,000 825,197,000 236,955,000 258,089,000 469,830,000 357,104,000 199,660,000 205,916,000 453,368,000 433,865,000 338,991,000 351,342,000 466,661,000 394,766,000 313,880,000 496,586,000 603,432,000 408,829,000 403,716,000 
        accounts receivables
      1,965,296,000 2,009,055,000 2,606,747,000 2,464,829,000 1,850,779,000 1,747,316,000 2,693,998,000 2,464,042,000 2,279,906,000 2,069,054,000 2,503,135,000 1,889,652,000 1,657,210,000 1,465,383,000 1,989,508,000 1,456,198,000 1,210,007,000 1,066,573,000 1,182,242,000 646,705,000 467,792,000 486,734,000 564,873,000 618,580,000 759,432,000 994,606,000 1,215,465,000 1,096,754,000 920,035,000 829,320,000 1,252,585,000 949,422,000 783,807,000 725,304,000 991,215,000 865,107,000 584,638,000 568,936,000 785,418,000 634,562,000 480,681,000 452,600,000 631,344,000 524,227,000 434,543,000 419,301,000 607,150,000 563,394,000 509,119,000 439,151,000 578,426,000 634,509,000 486,173,000 415,790,000 583,322,000 492,484,000 421,919,000 389,346,000 489,236,000 487,843,000 385,988,000 329,947,000 470,503,000 365,034,000 263,952,000 176,179,000 324,835,000 250,545,000 214,449,000 217,286,000 358,621,000 384,292,000 284,703,000 264,316,000 390,349,000 405,169,000 263,730,000 248,772,000 313,863,000 291,509,000 196,229,000 190,207,000 
        prepaid expenses
      2,217,054,000 1,453,732,000 1,525,485,000 1,911,706,000 1,724,956,000 1,247,184,000 1,446,397,000 1,671,514,000 1,474,295,000 1,147,581,000 1,424,561,000 1,628,578,000 1,323,199,000 949,826,000 908,895,000 1,153,522,000 963,227,000 654,894,000 691,086,000 678,375,000 567,969,000 577,130,000 605,167,000 446,062,000 736,369,000 667,044,000 772,196,000 858,469,000 772,296,000 597,866,000 668,900,000 953,966,000 867,936,000 546,713,000 714,176,000 850,340,000 739,793,000 528,250,000 533,283,000 779,743,000 747,661,000 496,226,000 555,391,000 655,805,000 573,843,000 440,272,000 484,603,000 647,087,000 514,111,000 378,342,000 435,769,000 607,376,000 537,246,000 359,936,000 444,451,000 625,372,000 504,463,000 316,491,000 324,256,000 494,099,000 432,645,000 348,309,000 433,434,000 549,508,000 468,557,000 277,599,000 330,985,000 524,526,000 381,853,000 194,355,000 257,901,000 377,460,000 289,375,000 186,379,000 204,261,000 339,539,000 309,009,000 136,938,000 207,858,000 322,889,000 212,369,000 115,055,000 
        other current assets
      381,342,000 417,405,000 412,502,000 377,016,000 325,209,000 189,528,000 133,956,000 139,037,000 164,230,000 122,163,000 123,620,000 122,076,000 119,260,000 131,939,000 72,795,000 74,906,000 62,182,000 74,834,000 48,766,000 50,534,000 42,880,000 39,465,000 56,326,000 68,187,000 73,513,000 57,007,000 53,268,000 44,685,000 48,351,000 42,685,000 49,764,000 59,655,000 44,164,000 55,403,000 57,225,000 52,019,000 49,463,000 49,774,000 48,798,000 43,548,000 38,631,000 36,364,000 48,477,000 46,897,000 38,069,000 26,089,000 47,882,000 59,179,000 59,385,000 43,427,000 47,777,000 60,212,000 49,935,000 36,031,000 30,924,000 52,968,000 35,015,000 26,700,000 40,736,000 49,589,000 41,775,000 32,483,000 46,596,000 62,882,000 51,395,000 27,133,000 40,405,000 53,942,000 34,779,000 28,517,000 37,288,000 58,484,000 49,645,000 44,722,000 32,426,000 50,642,000 39,252,000 38,519,000 46,090,000 49,929,000 37,345,000 46,714,000 
        total current assets
      13,641,539,000 10,974,392,000 11,307,821,000 11,823,151,000 11,069,190,000 9,290,137,000 9,775,154,000 10,684,133,000 10,427,780,000 9,577,754,000 10,006,678,000 10,776,948,000 10,097,121,000 8,159,522,000 7,927,389,000 8,550,782,000 8,110,435,000 6,684,093,000 6,555,291,000 5,423,251,000 4,096,098,000 3,649,768,000 3,859,857,000 4,433,194,000 4,851,025,000 4,192,899,000 3,849,723,000 4,284,887,000 4,424,874,000 3,848,074,000 3,881,047,000 4,263,356,000 4,644,690,000 3,152,742,000 3,563,629,000 3,984,278,000 3,601,449,000 2,673,551,000 2,407,205,000 2,969,952,000 2,966,254,000 2,288,315,000 2,296,595,000 2,752,748,000 2,653,113,000 2,267,691,000 2,497,935,000 3,311,346,000 2,711,757,000 2,160,104,000 2,364,550,000 2,687,357,000 2,319,769,000 1,812,812,000 1,842,368,000 2,175,863,000 2,032,809,000 1,576,790,000 1,636,801,000 2,035,491,000 1,847,594,000 1,603,497,000 1,806,149,000 1,977,352,000 1,609,101,000 717,866,000 954,314,000 1,298,843,000 988,185,000 639,818,000 871,102,000 1,273,604,000 1,057,588,000 834,408,000 978,378,000 1,262,011,000 1,006,757,000 738,109,000 1,064,397,000 1,267,759,000 854,772,000 755,692,000 
        property, plant and equipment
      3,664,231,000 3,415,771,000 3,121,609,000 2,949,293,000 2,687,760,000 2,441,872,000 2,375,868,000 2,235,526,000 2,116,632,000 2,101,463,000 1,955,906,000 1,904,020,000 1,887,070,000 1,487,663,000 1,097,931,000 1,089,421,000 1,086,307,000 1,091,929,000 1,041,854,000 1,046,478,000 1,064,171,000 1,101,414,000 1,106,688,000 1,121,665,000 1,128,169,000 1,117,932,000                                                         
        operating lease assets
      1,910,332,000 1,869,753,000 1,757,740,000 1,738,218,000 1,681,617,000 1,618,033,000 1,642,298,000 1,587,875,000 1,577,490,000 1,606,389,000 1,594,093,000 1,582,873,000 1,580,919,000 1,571,395,000 1,615,997,000 1,596,511,000 1,649,982,000 1,538,911,000 1,390,650,000 1,385,184,000 1,381,812,000 1,424,223,000 1,461,442,000 1,420,649,000 1,405,018,000 1,402,019,000 1,145,487,000 1,186,909,000 1,114,932,000                                                      
        intangible assets
                                                                                        
        definite-lived intangible assets
      1,071,290,000 1,078,453,000 1,064,105,000 1,091,697,000 1,039,009,000 985,812,000 1,047,987,000 1,094,666,000 1,162,783,000 1,161,621,000 1,123,151,000 1,118,166,000 1,054,538,000 1,050,622,000 917,441,000 964,406,000 1,004,446,000 1,026,338,000 732,276,000 777,502,000 813,806,000 855,600,000 895,086,000 936,837,000 905,904,000 870,141,000 678,790,000 753,490,000 654,812,000 661,451,000 669,568,000 736,888,000 759,326,000 729,265,000 756,909,000 798,097,000 820,727,000 812,031,000 759,210,000 810,418,000 785,301,000 777,763,000 772,496,000 785,086,000 664,998,000 682,713,000 619,671,000 647,645,000 664,187,000 676,564,000 644,410,000 668,367,000 683,052,000 724,463,000 834,690,000 858,515,000 846,147,000 873,712,000 896,837,000 947,655,000 986,874,000                      
        indefinite-lived intangible assets
      368,961,000 369,015,000 369,012,000 369,073,000 368,898,000 380,558,000 380,458,000 380,847,000 377,894,000 377,349,000 376,964,000 378,181,000 368,771,000 368,712,000 408,988,000 414,700,000 368,943,000 369,028,000 369,016,000 369,100,000 369,084,000 369,058,000 368,884,000 368,762,000 368,773,000 368,954,000 368,756,000 368,846,000 368,922,000 368,854,000 368,920,000 368,960,000 369,140,000 369,023,000 369,003,000 368,913,000 368,798,000 368,766,000 368,906,000 369,001,000 369,219,000 369,317,000 369,398,000 369,522,000 369,324,000 369,480,000 369,640,000 376,235,000 376,193,000 376,736,000 376,440,000 375,991,000 375,900,000 377,463,000 377,286,000 377,114,000 377,465,000 377,160,000 377,508,000 377,974,000 377,978,000 375,214,000 381,157,000 381,983,000 381,991,000                  
        goodwill
      2,933,243,000 2,889,178,000 2,841,716,000 2,820,918,000 2,703,132,000 2,620,911,000 2,670,008,000 2,664,149,000 2,699,480,000 2,691,466,000 2,653,526,000 2,619,356,000 2,577,317,000 2,529,380,000 2,548,452,000 2,563,119,000 2,604,811,000 2,590,869,000 2,109,719,000 2,122,704,000 2,113,694,000 2,129,203,000 2,051,903,000 2,012,641,000 1,999,979,000 1,998,498,000 1,915,215,000 1,925,725,000 1,841,234,000 1,822,943,000 1,835,353,000 1,823,948,000 1,772,671,000 1,754,589,000 1,764,512,000 1,754,974,000 1,724,113,000 1,747,088,000 1,671,629,000 1,670,676,000 1,619,552,000 1,604,315,000 1,629,510,000 1,619,123,000 1,421,618,000 1,479,037,000 1,484,677,000 1,502,707,000 1,493,536,000 1,466,983,000 1,397,471,000 1,369,062,000 1,328,348,000 1,357,827,000 1,338,599,000 1,313,800,000 1,277,732,000 1,257,644,000 1,247,752,000 1,260,759,000 1,244,912,000 1,226,416,000 1,232,693,000 1,164,555,000 1,169,785,000 204,672,000 209,098,000 202,302,000 191,856,000 205,296,000 451,248,000 502,206,000 473,944,000 471,542,000 440,318,000 357,339,000 348,035,000 423,169,000 150,931,000 157,864,000 140,655,000 137,110,000 
        long-term advances
      667,912,000 631,071,000 600,365,000 626,920,000 562,273,000 520,482,000 577,229,000 646,603,000 608,506,000 623,154,000 510,633,000 654,938,000 594,556,000 568,558,000 595,642,000 611,899,000 576,601,000 552,697,000 651,794,000 657,907,000 672,449,000 668,756,000 730,898,000 877,580,000 749,602,000 593,699,000 563,815,000 575,787,000 531,763,000 420,891,000                                                     
        other long-term assets
      1,810,584,000 1,684,900,000 1,825,451,000 1,731,063,000 1,715,239,000 1,780,966,000 1,278,068,000 1,160,185,000 1,059,624,000 934,849,000 919,622,000 890,608,000 709,299,000 724,989,000 675,174,000 630,190,000 605,077,000 548,453,000 480,144,000 463,530,000 408,528,000 391,281,000 410,673,000 450,972,000 452,974,000 431,473,000 397,208,000 408,275,000 422,966,000 428,080,000 843,454,000 869,218,000 684,820,000 612,708,000 511,657,000 527,791,000 526,264,000 411,294,000 489,489,000 510,567,000 464,058,000 385,249,000 477,832,000 485,274,000 553,556,000 494,103,000 379,867,000 324,845,000 316,524,000 296,334,000 255,558,000 236,901,000 232,171,000 250,295,000 263,675,000 246,831,000 240,593,000 226,533,000 242,860,000 249,701,000 246,616,000 226,024,000 208,603,000 224,833,000 211,905,000 196,065,000 174,083,000 231,109,000 221,525,000 212,148,000 182,641,000 141,029,000 127,973,000 122,963,000         
        total assets
      26,068,092,000 22,912,533,000 22,887,819,000 23,150,333,000 21,827,118,000 19,638,771,000 19,747,070,000 20,453,984,000 20,030,189,000 19,074,045,000 19,140,573,000 19,925,090,000 18,869,591,000 16,460,841,000 15,787,014,000 16,421,028,000 16,006,602,000 14,402,318,000 13,330,744,000 12,245,656,000 10,919,642,000 10,589,303,000 10,885,431,000 11,622,300,000 11,861,444,000 10,975,615,000 9,967,133,000 10,529,387,000 10,302,533,000 8,496,886,000 8,511,699,000 8,952,809,000 9,117,548,000 7,504,263,000 7,810,524,000 8,251,426,000 7,823,517,000 6,764,266,000 6,417,029,000 7,043,426,000 6,927,174,000 6,156,241,000 6,265,354,000 6,713,516,000 6,338,401,000 5,988,361,000 6,047,731,000 6,872,120,000 6,260,175,000 5,683,521,000 5,775,560,000 6,082,811,000 5,688,283,000 5,290,806,000 5,432,248,000 5,748,425,000 5,549,739,000 5,087,771,000 5,168,701,000 5,652,228,000 5,475,252,000 5,195,560,000 5,392,549,000 5,509,899,000 5,137,438,000 2,341,759,000 2,696,861,000 3,136,584,000 2,785,766,000 2,478,657,000 2,948,401,000 3,359,545,000 2,956,969,000 2,752,103,000 2,762,781,000 2,813,290,000 2,536,457,000 2,225,002,000 2,128,767,000 2,353,126,000 1,892,302,000 1,776,584,000 
        liabilities and equity
                                                                                        
        current liabilities
                                                                                        
        accounts payable, client accounts
      2,174,981,000 1,941,389,000 2,418,554,000 2,116,846,000 1,973,881,000 1,859,678,000 2,081,034,000 1,856,443,000 1,878,540,000 1,866,864,000 1,742,004,000 1,670,651,000 1,815,911,000 1,791,025,000 1,580,498,000 1,615,787,000 1,804,348,000 1,532,345,000 1,499,131,000 1,304,805,000 809,258,000 744,096,000 686,105,000 835,981,000 907,555,000 1,005,888,000 985,214,000 989,570,000 1,123,959,000 1,037,162,000 1,048,647,000 900,386,000 1,121,424,000 948,637,000 860,424,000 858,089,000 856,158,000 726,475,000 709,236,000 710,087,000 802,718,000 662,941,000 660,716,000 722,720,000 734,540,000 658,108,000 646,814,000 700,524,000 750,852,000 656,253,000 659,803,000 622,448,000 609,848,000 557,953,000 549,301,000 495,030,000 568,419,000 473,956,000 413,347,000 491,369,000 532,621,000 462,301,000 428,688,000 370,634,000 390,427,000                  
        accrued expenses and accounts payable
      3,562,342,000 3,555,811,000                                                                                 
        deferred revenue
      7,410,720,000 4,461,959,000 4,064,154,000 5,910,068,000 6,076,509,000 3,721,092,000 3,034,514,000 4,798,752,000 5,025,357,000 3,398,028,000 3,083,668,000 5,025,871,000 5,103,432,000 3,134,800,000 2,269,216,000 3,766,387,000 4,049,866,000 2,774,792,000 2,303,373,000 2,648,540,000 1,817,328,000 1,839,323,000 1,631,715,000 1,157,311,000 2,273,494,000 1,391,032,000 1,115,874,000 1,890,997,000 2,068,792,000 1,227,797,000 890,783,000 1,846,156,000 2,039,018,000 925,220,000 909,037,000 1,737,491,000 1,796,015,000 804,973,000 518,678,000 1,347,953,000 1,354,101,000 618,640,000 521,648,000 1,201,446,000 1,081,883,000 543,122,000 399,534,000 1,001,097,000 1,020,775,000 486,433,000 395,763,000 1,018,135,000 890,755,000 402,002,000 326,730,000 830,276,000 713,989,000 273,536,000 273,950,000 641,322,000 646,110,000 335,539,000 326,219,000 742,518,000 598,574,000 284,536,000 275,535,000 894,089,000 696,240,000 225,664,000 255,995,000 782,300,000 560,432,000 259,868,000 328,767,000 764,988,000 535,387,000 230,179,000 273,978,000    
        current portion of long-term debt
      1,800,776,000 587,630,000 1,250,813,000 1,485,353,000 479,897,000 260,901,000 582,088,000 1,137,272,000 1,137,262,000 1,134,386,000 50,609,000 51,489,000 63,870,000 620,032,000 619,500,000 607,190,000 611,319,000 585,254,000 46,214,000 46,481,000 37,275,000 53,415,000 50,789,000 63,885,000 36,036,000 37,795,000 64,274,000 55,409,000 80,838,000 82,142,000 81,832,000 84,946,000 119,414,000 347,593,000 71,674,000 66,430,000 59,943,000 53,317,000 46,693,000 44,918,000 43,990,000 42,352,000 42,131,000 57,289,000 64,104,000 47,485,000 47,947,000 269,628,000 284,059,000 278,403,000 263,689,000 61,658,000 61,368,000 62,050,000 60,070,000 57,703,000 51,218,000 52,632,000 56,563,000 57,648,000 56,007,000 54,150,000 65,324,000 46,522,000 39,203,000 41,032,000 50,106,000 52,467,000 48,150,000 48,637,000 59,948,000 67,184,000 36,406,000 36,345,000 48,465,000 31,941,000 31,787,000 31,721,000 28,296,000 28,045,000 25,939,000 25,705,000 
        other current liabilities
      467,757,000 482,061,000 222,345,000 96,985,000 79,886,000 62,890,000 66,959,000 53,039,000 113,517,000 128,430,000 132,471,000 56,143,000 72,845,000 68,716,000 64,772,000 77,029,000 95,450,000 83,087,000 41,314,000 45,377,000 69,203,000 72,083,000 49,652,000 102,687,000 73,827,000 59,211,000 39,918,000 39,527,000 58,631,000 67,047,000 66,330,000 60,966,000 58,825,000 160,638,000 51,086,000 49,929,000 51,141,000 39,055,000 34,314,000 38,653,000 29,082,000 32,002,000 33,192,000 24,248,000 22,221,000 12,035,000 37,734,000 41,851,000 51,377,000 54,310,000 16,350,000 15,274,000 15,519,000 16,726,000 16,462,000 17,679,000 19,536,000 25,236,000 24,007,000 32,481,000 36,339,000 46,491,000 52,613,000 81,809,000 49,997,000 18,684,000 23,840,000 54,405,000 55,953,000 64,381,000 50,420,000 78,149,000 27,767,000          
        total current liabilities
      15,416,576,000 11,028,850,000 12,275,573,000 13,458,572,000 11,517,592,000 9,358,279,000 9,680,578,000 11,627,149,000 11,328,410,000 9,959,903,000 8,751,521,000 10,023,531,000 9,374,087,000 8,303,315,000 7,634,487,000 8,632,043,000 8,278,487,000 6,855,722,000 5,558,104,000 5,165,300,000 3,815,747,000 3,796,569,000 3,582,877,000 3,492,296,000 4,730,056,000 4,107,599,000 3,959,372,000 4,605,723,000 4,688,882,000 3,749,866,000 3,608,798,000 4,206,751,000 4,438,713,000 3,577,000,000 3,212,877,000 3,836,657,000 3,539,331,000 2,460,344,000 2,280,997,000 3,023,434,000 2,926,237,000 2,101,206,000 2,131,764,000 2,727,280,000 2,506,981,000 2,010,781,000 1,991,933,000 2,872,818,000 2,836,417,000 2,255,518,000 2,233,751,000 2,516,549,000 2,253,161,000 1,768,172,000 1,737,980,000 2,170,636,000 2,012,753,000 1,492,553,000 1,438,064,000 1,937,619,000 1,825,877,000 1,474,221,000 1,531,469,000 1,812,321,000 1,566,013,000 752,234,000 978,392,000 1,574,570,000 1,214,751,000 771,237,000 972,935,000 1,521,787,000 1,166,649,000 905,470,000 1,023,492,000 1,433,440,000 1,096,180,000 773,960,000 961,670,000 1,185,912,000 827,723,000 701,620,000 
        long-term debt
      6,709,420,000 7,612,018,000 6,106,712,000 4,990,995,000 5,928,524,000 6,177,168,000 5,672,804,000 5,080,802,000 5,082,211,000 5,459,026,000 6,546,061,000 6,554,697,000 6,547,911,000 5,283,467,000 5,120,197,000 5,140,155,000 5,146,681,000 5,145,484,000 5,686,905,000 5,295,207,000 5,289,891,000 4,855,096,000 4,849,274,000 4,831,088,000 3,651,019,000 3,271,262,000 2,694,934,000 2,708,642,000 2,715,966,000 2,732,878,000 2,731,985,000 2,743,104,000 2,747,399,000 1,952,366,000 2,240,461,000 2,249,157,000 2,258,820,000 2,259,736,000 1,984,511,000 1,985,190,000 1,992,851,000 2,002,662,000 1,993,963,000 1,973,173,000 1,968,771,000 2,015,915,000 2,027,209,000 2,038,845,000 1,523,657,000 1,530,484,000 1,540,763,000 1,662,035,000 1,671,202,000 1,677,955,000 1,685,968,000 1,682,356,000 1,662,167,000 1,663,056,000 1,667,939,000 1,675,294,000 1,676,215,000 1,677,714,000 1,671,789,000 1,692,128,000 1,487,575,000 699,037,000 804,477,000 738,996,000 752,111,000 837,076,000 739,386,000 726,898,000 727,775,000 786,261,000 724,975,000 578,024,000 632,722,000 607,425,000 337,733,000 338,840,000 340,363,000 341,136,000 
        long-term operating lease liabilities
      2,073,207,000 2,036,974,000 1,870,718,000 1,784,719,000 1,734,376,000 1,680,266,000 1,766,897,000 1,641,325,000 1,642,377,000 1,686,091,000 1,673,750,000 1,659,898,000 1,646,624,000 1,654,525,000 1,689,464,000 1,650,052,000 1,708,610,000 1,606,064,000 1,448,270,000 1,429,303,000 1,408,413,000 1,445,674,000 1,467,105,000 1,412,190,000 1,380,192,000 1,374,481,000 1,092,538,000 1,138,893,000 1,071,375,000                                                      
        other long-term liabilities
      435,347,000 415,844,000 653,289,000 610,465,000 537,266,000 477,763,000 673,141,000 546,636,000 524,454,000 488,159,000 468,504,000 562,016,000 511,473,000 455,971,000 345,329,000 398,756,000 436,789,000 431,581,000 242,811,000 510,711,000 364,699,000 182,508,000 274,271,000 691,219,000 247,204,000 130,648,000 112,336,000 113,060,000 100,177,000 204,977,000 180,626,000 169,266,000 155,998,000 174,391,000 170,318,000 155,788,000 143,277,000 149,791,000 125,040,000 127,887,000 135,308,000 142,267,000 135,972,000 128,346,000 111,894,000 112,204,000 107,684,000 105,673,000 104,227,000 85,035,000 92,288,000 87,409,000 92,996,000 94,409,000 106,262,000 106,225,000 113,068,000 120,693,000 162,502,000 162,801,000 162,668,000 215,273,000 198,957,000 195,632,000 165,456,000 125,047,000 140,219,000 141,027,000 135,689,000 146,360,000 144,094,000 139,138,000 109,801,000 91,465,000 92,053,000 83,405,000 115,813,000 88,790,000 41,890,000 41,436,000 40,540,000 30,766,000 
        commitments and contingent liabilities
                                                                                        
        redeemable noncontrolling interests
      951,724,000 924,472,000 852,702,000 1,377,665,000 1,311,555,000 1,126,302,000 1,023,907,000 1,007,099,000 983,550,000 893,709,000 835,768,000 753,519,000 710,350,000 669,766,000 598,981,000 565,024,000 581,652,000 551,921,000 262,347,000 250,767,000 264,384,000 272,449,000 286,987,000 334,228,000 443,606,000 449,498,000  385,328,000 343,029,000 329,355,000 308,450,000 293,194,000 264,700,000 244,727,000 370,277,000 346,831,000 338,316,000 347,068,000 308,773,000 292,516,000 264,088,000 263,715,000 247,104,000 245,545,000 166,816,000 168,855,000 74,436,000 56,171,000 61,009,000 61,041,000 66,680,000 78,759,000 42,262,000 42,100,000 48,136,000 46,530,000 8,824,000 8,277,000   23,306,000 107,541,000 132,121,000 120,207,000 119,409,000                  
        stockholders' equity
                                                                                        
        common stock
      2,333,000  2,326,000 2,324,000 2,322,000  2,310,000 2,307,000 2,302,000  2,293,000 2,291,000 2,289,000  2,271,000 2,256,000 2,235,000  2,218,000 2,164,000 2,160,000  2,138,000 2,125,000 2,118,000  2,111,000 2,101,000 2,099,000  2,083,000 2,079,000 2,076,000  2,060,000 2,054,000 2,047,000  2,027,000 2,024,000 2,023,000  2,019,000 2,016,000 2,009,000  1,998,000 1,993,000 1,989,000  1,973,000 1,959,000 1,915,000  1,873,000 1,871,000 1,869,000  1,867,000 1,867,000 1,801,000  1,723,000 1,722,000 1,717,000  859,000 859,000 858,000  769,000 761,000 749,000  721,000 672,000 672,000  672,000 672,000 672,000  
        additional paid-in capital
      1,405,279,000 1,455,925,000 1,524,648,000 1,788,393,000 1,906,145,000 2,059,746,000 2,214,938,000 2,240,759,000 2,308,595,000 2,367,918,000 2,411,302,000 2,438,660,000 2,535,553,000 2,698,316,000 2,852,112,000 2,853,613,000 2,888,551,000 2,897,695,000 2,903,613,000 2,433,462,000 2,431,387,000 2,386,790,000 2,361,015,000 2,295,069,000 2,260,509,000 2,245,619,000 2,262,461,000 2,296,010,000 2,267,761,000 2,268,209,000 2,328,425,000 2,337,691,000 2,348,118,000 2,374,006,000 2,390,224,000 2,392,556,000 2,393,242,000 2,381,011,000 2,401,969,000 2,412,928,000 2,423,054,000 2,428,566,000 2,427,295,000 2,430,002,000 2,416,164,000 2,414,428,000 2,403,316,000 2,411,138,000 2,376,354,000 2,368,281,000 2,375,613,000 2,355,798,000 2,297,383,000 2,272,882,000 2,265,020,000 2,256,228,000 2,248,130,000 2,243,587,000 2,233,479,000 2,224,861,000 2,144,029,000 2,053,233,000 2,044,110,000 2,037,653,000 2,028,162,000 1,090,572,000 1,090,953,000 1,088,112,000 1,085,005,000 993,005,000 972,907,000 959,090,000 944,574,000 940,848,000 880,323,000 763,913,000 760,536,000 757,748,000 766,845,000 767,521,000 748,798,000 748,011,000 
        accumulated deficit
      -1,431,082,000 -1,041,978,000 -839,878,000 -1,271,336,000 -1,514,747,000 -1,546,819,000 -1,747,806,000 -2,156,712,000 -2,454,682,000 -2,407,949,000 -2,197,221,000 -2,680,716,000 -2,974,398,000 -2,971,229,000 -2,768,195,000 -3,129,597,000 -3,317,397,000 -3,327,737,000 -3,132,813,000 -3,179,691,000 -2,984,026,000 -2,676,833,000 -2,233,501,000 -1,704,599,000 -1,137,082,000 -949,334,000 -789,387,000 -968,312,000 -1,071,667,000 -1,019,223,000 -871,336,000 -1,044,019,000 -1,113,378,000 -1,079,472,000 -888,579,000 -1,024,972,000 -1,106,450,000 -1,073,457,000 -972,100,000 -1,083,176,000 -1,120,919,000 -1,075,111,000 -996,777,000 -1,085,826,000 -1,100,882,000 -1,042,603,000 -856,147,000 -961,310,000 -984,244,000 -951,796,000 -869,753,000 -913,527,000 -971,657,000 -908,418,000 -748,701,000 -806,649,000 -814,341,000 -745,191,000 -645,666,000 -697,378,000 -710,635,000 -662,175,000 -522,881,000 -580,356,000 -545,738,000 -433,785,000                 
        cost of shares held in treasury
      -30,396,000 -30,396,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000 -6,865,000    -214,000 -250,000 -475,000 -2,787,000 -5,313,000 -5,381,000 -3,626,000 -6,122,000 -9,592,000 -9,629,000 -9,962,000 -9,529,000 -9,514,000 -9,514,000 -9,514,000 -7,861,000 -2,900,000 -3,628,000    -21,884,000 -21,884,000 -21,472,000 -21,473,000 -21,473,000 -42,719,000  
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -85,538,000 -114,872,000 -158,891,000 -152,446,000 -280,860,000        -17,425,000 -90,076,000 -153,883,000 -129,571,000 -84,341,000 -147,964,000 -170,997,000 -161,832,000 -173,216,000 -177,009,000 -222,217,000 -243,805,000 -259,326,000 -145,713,000 -181,047,000 -148,791,000 -148,120,000 -145,231,000 -134,918,000 -125,837,000 -92,280,000 -108,542,000 -117,866,000 -136,134,000 -165,231,000 -176,707,000 -144,273,000 -136,404,000 -112,905,000 -111,657,000 -94,234,000 -87,931,000 -114,478,000 -70,010,000    -2,370,000 -11,261,000 -51,959,000 -45,102,000 -10,923,000 -16,436,000 -45,327,000 -11,056,000 -36,374,000 -5,072,000         -1,245,000 -18,486,000            -2,247,000 -6,417,000 
        total live nation stockholders' equity
      -139,404,000 271,007,000 521,340,000 360,070,000 105,995,000 173,263,000 287,966,000 -43,267,000 -114,832,000 -17,148,000 221,751,000 -187,377,000 -460,846,000 -367,569,000 -74,560,000 -410,164,000 -517,817,000 -582,651,000 -404,844,000 -912,762,000 -730,560,000  -99,430,000 341,925,000 859,354,000  1,287,273,000                                                        
        noncontrolling interests
      621,222,000 623,368,000 607,485,000 567,847,000 691,810,000 645,730,000 641,777,000 594,240,000 584,019,000 604,305,000 643,218,000 558,806,000 539,992,000 461,366,000 473,116,000 445,162,000 372,200,000 394,197,000 363,068,000 333,159,000 336,446,000 338,020,000 346,454,000 341,605,000 371,478,000 318,134,000  233,613,000 197,186,000 243,762,000 233,540,000 242,471,000 234,550,000 236,948,000 235,568,000 230,584,000 223,824,000 223,500,000 238,290,000 227,275,000 220,270,000 209,966,000 216,355,000 193,169,000 192,604,000 186,893,000 176,520,000 169,650,000 178,701,000 180,578,000 162,875,000 152,967,000 149,278,000 153,156,000 161,679,000 144,777,000 151,367,000 155,791,000 143,482,000 132,903,000 145,221,000 137,252,000 120,727,000 100,293,000 100,046,000 73,124,000 77,105,000 67,290,000               
        total equity
      481,818,000 894,375,000 1,128,825,000 927,917,000 797,805,000 818,993,000 929,743,000 550,973,000 469,187,000 587,157,000 864,969,000 371,429,000 79,146,000 93,797,000 398,556,000 34,998,000 -145,617,000 -188,454,000 -41,776,000 -579,603,000 -394,114,000 -133,752,000 247,024,000 683,530,000 1,230,832,000 1,463,954,000  1,407,756,000 1,240,394,000 1,342,743,000 1,550,929,000 1,405,520,000 1,372,221,000 1,418,144,000 1,614,542,000 1,457,223,000 1,340,567,000 1,349,516,000 1,519,048,000 1,415,782,000 1,404,658,000 1,446,919,000 1,547,793,000 1,444,565,000 1,388,552,000 1,483,847,000 1,681,245,000 1,631,434,000 1,573,428,000 1,589,806,000 1,652,582,000 1,545,238,000 1,431,817,000                              
        total liabilities and equity
      26,068,092,000 22,912,533,000 22,887,819,000 23,150,333,000 21,827,118,000 19,638,771,000 19,747,070,000 20,453,984,000 20,030,189,000 19,074,045,000 19,140,573,000 19,925,090,000 18,869,591,000 16,460,841,000 15,787,014,000 16,421,028,000 16,006,602,000 14,402,318,000 13,330,744,000 12,245,656,000 10,919,642,000 10,589,303,000 10,885,431,000 11,622,300,000 11,861,444,000 10,975,615,000  10,529,387,000 10,302,533,000 8,496,886,000 8,511,699,000 8,952,809,000 9,117,548,000 7,504,263,000 7,810,524,000 8,251,426,000 7,823,517,000 6,764,266,000 6,417,029,000 7,043,426,000 6,927,174,000 6,156,241,000 6,265,354,000 6,713,516,000 6,338,401,000 5,988,361,000 6,047,731,000 6,872,120,000 6,260,175,000 5,683,521,000 5,775,560,000 6,082,811,000 5,688,283,000                              
        preferred stock—series a junior participating, 0.01 par value...
                                                                                        
        preferred stock, 0.01 par value...
                                                                                        
        common stock, 0.01 par value...
       2,328,000    2,313,000    2,298,000    2,285,000    2,220,000    2,145,000    2,113,000                                                         
        restricted cash
        12,539,000 12,625,000 9,566,000 10,685,000 10,884,000 10,818,000 7,640,000 7,090,000 6,851,000 7,769,000 5,465,000 5,917,000 5,030,000 5,721,000 3,114,000 3,063,000 4,317,000 5,018,000 7,970,000 8,652,000 8,409,000 10,313,000 11,848,000 3,880,000 13,628,000 14,638,000 13,654,000 6,663,000 9,493,000 7,049,000 6,376,000                                                  
        accounts payable
        355,427,000 404,877,000 310,056,000 242,978,000 294,765,000 250,917,000 248,196,000 267,493,000 276,982,000 293,865,000 172,649,000 180,076,000 195,327,000 219,744,000 67,008,000 110,623,000 111,142,000 90,360,000 72,913,000 86,356,000 88,869,000 124,806,000 87,840,000 100,237,000 119,910,000 170,274,000 103,567,000 90,253,000 112,036,000 134,195,000 79,411,000 85,666,000 93,043,000 123,940,000 68,263,000 55,030,000 66,347,000 103,722,000 76,204,000 58,607,000 88,216,000 86,087,000 59,762,000 74,151,000 96,104,000 150,228,000 107,333,000 111,320,000 113,385,000 167,818,000 103,359,000 102,718,000 127,356,000 171,879,000 109,776,000 87,627,000 108,272,000 133,645,000 96,566,000 76,876,000 99,799,000 133,953,000 80,330,000 50,844,000 88,294,000 100,824,000 53,549,000 53,563,000 93,966,000 122,813,000 81,557,000 79,273,000 84,374,000 113,204,000 75,498,000 40,646,000 73,960,000 70,995,000 40,563,000 37,654,000 
        accrued expenses
        3,803,822,000 3,285,866,000 2,445,784,000 3,057,334,000 3,454,183,000 3,358,819,000 2,766,166,000 3,006,281,000 3,315,483,000 2,778,581,000 2,002,429,000 2,368,434,000 2,763,630,000 2,192,883,000 1,511,446,000 1,645,906,000 1,445,840,000 916,161,000 898,518,000 894,149,000 960,011,000 1,088,153,000 1,229,321,000 1,391,486,000 1,511,883,000 1,339,881,000 1,140,215,000 1,245,465,000 1,409,170,000 1,180,102,000 1,020,621,000 1,109,246,000 1,227,613,000 1,000,778,000 707,811,000 781,494,000 905,729,000 778,101,000 620,142,000 686,664,000 785,861,000 635,490,000 544,471,000 675,880,000 763,800,000 709,490,000 622,021,000 668,799,000 784,761,000 631,216,000 572,312,000 626,723,000 658,061,000 598,069,000 549,815,000 579,566,000 561,925,000 581,154,000 458,234,000 498,864,000 558,826,000 436,885,000 407,482,000 357,138,000 540,617,000 472,785,000 360,859,000 378,992,000 512,606,000 471,341,000 460,487,000 529,984,000 561,886,000 523,307,000 453,508,000 471,414,000 585,436,000 464,672,000 375,071,000 405,507,000 
        current portion of operating lease liabilities
        160,458,000 158,577,000 151,579,000 153,406,000 167,035,000 171,907,000 159,372,000 158,421,000 150,304,000 146,931,000 142,951,000 140,232,000 141,544,000 153,023,000 139,050,000 123,715,000 111,090,000 113,576,000 111,252,000 107,147,000 115,736,000 119,473,000 121,983,000 121,950,000 122,299,000 120,065,000 112,880,000                                                      
        accumulated other comprehensive income
           -335,112,000 -174,611,000 -122,756,000 35,818,000 27,450,000 12,242,000 59,253,000                                   -37,577,000 16,828,000 7,493,000           32,240,000 23,203,000 -22,244,000 -3,211,000 -60,878,000 -40,037,000 4,199,000 8,634,000   -961,000 38,567,000 68,298,000 66,846,000 56,410,000 50,528,000 30,202,000 20,216,000 20,719,000 11,685,000 11,049,000   
        long-term deferred income taxes
                        174,083,000 173,971,000 170,622,000 170,759,000 177,893,000 177,749,000 178,535,000 178,173,000    137,067,000    137,635,000    197,811,000  198,617,000 204,032,000 199,472,000 208,758,000 194,607,000 195,387,000 196,759,000 165,224,000 167,179,000 161,437,000 161,637,000 189,496,000 192,821,000 196,845,000 199,596,000 190,681,000 192,028,000 177,433,000 186,298,000 177,419,000 187,402,000 187,193,000 219,143,000 227,337,000 200,806,000 224,797,000                  
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                        
        total live nation stockholders’ equity
                           -471,772,000    1,145,820,000  1,174,143,000 1,043,208,000 1,098,981,000 1,317,389,000 1,163,049,000 1,137,671,000 1,181,196,000 1,378,974,000 1,226,639,000 1,116,743,000 1,126,016,000 1,280,758,000 1,188,507,000 1,184,388,000 1,236,953,000 1,331,438,000 1,251,396,000 1,195,948,000                                      
        land, buildings and improvements
                                1,116,305,000 1,101,316,000 1,004,205,000 984,558,000 969,840,000 961,655,000 960,379,000 955,937,000 928,643,000 887,145,000 858,667,000 838,545,000 827,960,000 822,761,000 841,717,000 840,032,000 830,518,000 816,708,000 795,031,000 808,116,000 811,059,000 815,728,000 806,476,000 816,931,000 812,685,000 794,902,000 823,767,000 852,175,000 848,340,000 842,236,000 853,059,000 851,812,000 853,141,000 861,792,000 859,089,000 850,124,000 888,838,000 873,019,000 875,035,000 875,958,000 1,006,324,000 1,015,719,000 976,177,000 990,433,000 934,802,000 965,333,000 956,194,000 1,018,079,000 1,034,860,000 991,555,000 989,985,000 999,561,000 897,751,000 934,335,000 919,220,000 910,926,000 
        computer equipment and capitalized software
                                787,966,000 782,994,000 788,304,000 742,737,000 725,842,000 703,004,000 672,828,000 610,924,000 582,445,000 566,650,000 543,459,000 524,571,000 520,100,000 511,693,000 502,217,000 505,233,000 442,124,000 456,949,000 457,301,000 454,925,000 430,443,000 450,447,000 432,676,000 421,846,000 386,825,000 372,704,000 354,171,000 338,919,000 319,497,000 299,160,000 272,088,000 261,475,000 240,279,000 237,494,000 228,465,000 218,294,000 186,251,000 176,638,000 177,085,000                  
        furniture and other equipment
                                362,978,000 356,597,000 345,936,000 329,607,000 319,248,000 318,336,000 314,419,000 312,962,000 297,654,000 281,417,000 275,204,000 256,765,000 251,419,000 242,079,000 241,081,000 233,271,000 234,112,000 228,297,000 207,831,000 209,624,000 208,679,000 210,331,000 203,708,000 210,866,000 205,267,000 199,478,000 197,330,000 200,743,000 194,544,000 185,681,000 176,447,000 172,250,000 170,280,000 169,041,000 169,155,000 168,508,000 165,245,000 161,538,000 165,409,000 288,631,000 276,020,000 282,315,000 284,260,000 260,524,000 236,794,000 243,576,000 237,736,000 236,320,000 212,468,000 211,175,000 207,894,000 193,290,000 177,591,000 178,463,000 169,534,000 166,004,000 
        construction in progress
                                163,470,000 129,418,000 120,282,000 160,028,000 128,943,000 97,327,000 105,248,000 133,906,000 129,082,000 138,231,000 124,284,000 125,430,000 95,398,000 85,720,000 65,197,000 47,684,000 97,954,000 107,751,000 86,096,000 78,111,000 80,210,000 64,514,000 54,321,000 52,883,000 59,305,000 55,625,000 53,538,000 56,822,000 52,244,000 56,431,000 69,013,000 60,652,000 56,094,000 47,453,000 35,338,000 24,528,000 32,183,000 27,991,000 26,810,000 17,398,000 27,819,000 34,435,000 24,696,000 41,282,000 148,883,000 102,541,000 66,975,000 51,725,000 53,330,000 36,378,000 37,128,000 43,370,000 40,673,000 40,947,000 46,939,000 39,856,000 
        property, plant and equipment - sum
                                2,430,719,000 2,370,325,000 2,258,727,000 2,216,930,000 2,143,873,000                                                    
        less accumulated depreciation
                                1,382,580,000 1,344,857,000 1,315,697,000 1,270,337,000 1,230,516,000 1,189,883,000 1,165,973,000 1,127,793,000 1,093,010,000 1,056,070,000 1,019,448,000 993,775,000 974,287,000 949,441,000 927,422,000 894,938,000 885,185,000 907,942,000 870,467,000 855,439,000 834,450,000 831,678,000 799,203,000 795,726,000 767,079,000 730,014,000 727,493,000 726,873,000 696,720,000 670,688,000 655,732,000 626,053,000 604,038,000 580,901,000 556,866,000 524,390,000 503,390,000 474,189,000 459,247,000 432,003,000 457,685,000 449,355,000 421,223,000 404,504,000 406,100,000 405,140,000 389,279,000 391,079,000 385,968,000 374,433,000 369,616,000 360,049,000 335,772,000 340,544,000 322,231,000 307,867,000 
        deferred income taxes
                                166,305,000 169,985,000 142,710,000  130,911,000 134,974,000 138,517,000  202,049,000 205,770,000 203,206,000  198,660,000                                            
        redeemable non-controlling interests
                                418,816,000                                                        
        non-controlling interests
                                235,559,000                                                        
        total stockholders' equity
                                1,522,832,000                                                        
        total liabilities and stockholders' equity
                                9,967,133,000                                                        
        preferred stock—series a junior participating, .01 par value...
                                                                                        
        preferred stock, .01 par value...
                                                                                        
        common stock, .01 par value...
                                   2,091,000    2,069,000    2,034,000    2,020,000    2,004,000    1,978,000    1,877,000    1,868,000    1,724,000    860,000    785,000    749,000    672,000    672,000 
        total live nation entertainment, inc. stockholders’ equity
                                                   1,296,954,000 1,504,725,000 1,461,784,000 1,394,727,000 1,409,228,000 1,489,707,000 1,392,271,000 1,282,539,000 1,355,418,000 1,501,542,000 1,405,873,000 1,424,127,000 1,461,103,000 1,579,295,000 1,556,209,000 1,454,772,000 1,364,416,000 1,510,149,000 1,388,512,000 1,434,142,000 652,317,000                 
        investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                        40,128,000 52,438,000 47,730,000 46,160,000 57,725,000 63,482,000 60,118,000 55,796,000 51,187,000 45,769,000 36,097,000 30,077,000 27,719,000 29,027,000 27,446,000 2,077,000 18,193,000 17,287,000 17,378,000 18,519,000 21,347,000 22,915,000 24,508,000 23,443,000 32,721,000 58,334,000 82,147,000 61,342,000 43,516,000    
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                        
        total stockholders’ equity
                                                           1,508,574,000 1,663,221,000 1,550,650,000 1,575,494,000 1,616,894,000 1,722,777,000 1,689,112,000 1,599,993,000 1,501,668,000 1,630,876,000 1,488,805,000 1,534,188,000 725,441,000 733,773,000 641,991,000 643,215,000 622,262,000             
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                           5,290,806,000 5,432,248,000 5,748,425,000 5,549,739,000 5,087,771,000 5,168,701,000 5,652,228,000 5,475,252,000 5,195,560,000 5,392,549,000 5,509,899,000 5,137,438,000 2,341,759,000 2,696,861,000 3,136,584,000 2,785,766,000 2,478,657,000             
        definite-lived intangible assets — net
                                                                   997,268,000   952,118,000                  
        series a and series b redeemable preferred stock
                                                                      40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 40,000,000 
        definite-lived intangible assets—net
                                                                    967,101,000 967,152,000                   
        intangible assets—net
                                                                       470,889,000    514,469,000    382,999,000         
        notes receivable, less allowance of 615 in 2009 and 562 in 2008
                                                                       206,000                 
        intangible assets — net
                                                                        488,440,000 503,502,000 502,096,000  506,244,000 511,892,000 399,645,000  302,769,000 174,132,000  73,398,000     
        notes receivable, less allowance of 556 as of september 30, 2009 and 562 as of december 31, 2008
                                                                        255,000                
        retained deficit
                                                                        -434,264,000 -503,511,000 -476,313,000 -362,706,000 -25,180,000 -165,108,000 -166,343,000 -130,941,000 -112,579,000 -154,132,000 -164,054,000 -119,005,000 -85,865,000 -76,763,000 -86,446,000 -87,563,000 
        total live nation, inc. stockholders’ equity
                                                                        656,668,000 574,701,000 581,550,000              
        notes receivable, less allowance of 558 as of june 30, 2009 and 562 as of december 31, 2008
                                                                         427,000               
        notes receivable, less allowance of 562 as of march 31, 2009 and december 31, 2008
                                                                          816,000              
        minority interests
                                                                          61,665,000              
        notes receivable, less allowance of 562 in 2008 and 745 in 2007
                                                                           672,000             
        minority interest liability
                                                                           61,722,000 67,823,000 72,309,000 66,918,000 61,841,000 63,268,000 59,650,000 56,256,000 76,165,000 75,610,000 65,932,000 25,618,000  
        assets held for sale
                                                                            11,376,000            
        notes receivable, less allowance of 565 as of september 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007
                                                                            1,440,000            
        liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                                        
        shareholders’ equity
                                                                                        
        total shareholders’ equity
                                                                            984,163,000 859,413,000 845,826,000 867,066,000 818,993,000 618,771,000 595,486,000 638,662,000 671,864,000 681,006,000 618,058,000  
        total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
                                                                            2,948,401,000 3,359,545,000 2,956,969,000 2,752,103,000 2,762,781,000 2,813,290,000 2,536,457,000 2,225,002,000 2,128,767,000 2,353,126,000 1,892,302,000  
        notes receivable, less allowance of 745 as of june 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007
                                                                             1,589,000           
        notes receivable, less allowance of 745 as of march 31, 2008 and december 31, 2007
                                                                              1,685,000          
        notes receivable, less allowance of 745 in 2007 and 545 in 2006
                                                                               1,703,000         
        other assets
                                                                                91,964,000 82,570,000 47,484,000 50,199,000 35,193,000 34,691,000 30,310,000 27,132,000 
        notes receivable, less allowance of 545 as of september 30, 2007 and as of december 31, 2006
                                                                                1,941,000        
        notes receivable, less allowance of 545 as of june 30, 2007 and as of december 31, 2006
                                                                                 14,229,000       
        intangibles assets — net
                                                                                  172,069,000      
        notes receivable, less allowance of 545 as of march 31, 2007 and as of december 31, 2006
                                                                                  14,574,000      
        notes receivable, less allowance of 545 in 2006 and 745 in 2005
                                                                                   2,613,000     
        preferred stock – series a junior participating, .01 par value...
                                                                                        
        definite-lived intangibles — net
                                                                                    51,766,000 37,536,000 12,172,000  
        notes receivable, less allowance of 545 as of september 30, 2006 and 745 as of december 31, 2005
                                                                                    2,721,000    
        notes receivable, less allowance of 745 as of june 30, 2006 and december 31, 2005
                                                                                     3,195,000   
        investments in, and advances to, nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                                     38,880,000 36,903,000 30,660,000 
        deferred income
                                                                                     622,200,000 386,150,000 232,754,000 
        notes receivable, less allowance of 745 as of march 31, 2006 and december 31, 2005
                                                                                      4,028,000  
        definite-lived intangibles
                                                                                       12,351,000 
        notes receivable, less allowance of 745 in 2005 and 545 in 2004
                                                                                       4,720,000 
        deferred tax asset
                                                                                        
        liabilities and business/shareholders’ equity
                                                                                        
        debt with clear channel communications
                                                                                        
        minority interest
                                                                                       26,362,000 
        business/shareholders’ equity
                                                                                        
        preferred stock — series a junior participating, .01 par value...
                                                                                        
        owner’s net investment
                                                                                        
        cost of shares (1,506,900) held in treasury
                                                                                       -18,003,000 
        total business/shareholders’ equity
                                                                                       636,700,000 
        total liabilities and business/shareholders’ equity
                                                                                       1,776,584,000 
      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 2019-06-30 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 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 
                                                                                         
          cash flows from operating activities
                                                                                         
          net income
        -380,018,000 -136,281,000 477,978,000 302,741,000 46,302,000 281,918,000 505,195,000 376,228,000 -32,217,000 -181,893,000 540,681,000 331,337,000 44,192,000 -167,631,000 397,403,000       -463,826,000 -542,458,000   -136,639,000 193,972,000 116,120,000 -55,241,000 -135,185,000 183,197,000   -173,781,000 148,770,000   -92,971,000 132,761,000   -73,837,000       -30,097,000          63,021,000 16,614,000 -54,342,000 -130,588,000 68,293,000 -33,050,000 -112,691,000 1,059,000 79,172,000 -26,808,000 -103,157,000 -337,526,000 139,928,000 1,235,000 -35,402,000 -18,362,000 41,553,000 9,922,000 -45,049,000 -33,140,000 -9,101,000 9,682,000 1,117,000 
          reconciling items:
                                                                                         
          depreciation
        99,565,000 93,179,000 97,318,000 94,342,000 89,462,000 78,162,000 75,673,000 75,579,000 70,589,000 72,936,000 65,984,000 69,960,000 57,710,000 62,827,000 48,824,000 63,359,000 50,760,000 55,670,000 55,306,000 54,889,000 56,975,000 61,322,000 61,566,000 64,981,000 57,844,000 57,455,000 56,989,000 54,343,000 51,672,000 51,658,000 48,225,000 43,356,000 42,137,000 42,104,000 35,817,000 35,801,000 35,912,000 35,188,000 36,618,000 34,413,000 33,069,000 36,303,000 34,140,000 31,571,000 32,134,000 34,028,000 31,234,000 31,287,000 30,619,000 31,721,000 31,033,000 29,082,000 30,328,000 33,804,000 31,098,000 30,755,000 28,936,000 34,993,000 35,249,000 29,988,000 28,947,000 45,334,000 29,543,000 29,725,000 30,971,000 22,075,000 21,494,000 25,439,000 29,100,000 28,078,000 20,067,000 20,406,000 17,508,000  20,133,000 19,197,000 19,920,000 29,185,000 58,783,000 15,627,000 14,748,000 
          amortization of definite-lived intangibles
        69,731,000 71,613,000 68,282,000 64,683,000 59,993,000                                                                             
          amortization of non-recoupable ticketing contract advances
        26,020,000 26,415,000 16,528,000 20,721,000 24,722,000 26,480,000 16,996,000 21,161,000 24,080,000 25,175,000 16,921,000 21,234,000 20,363,000 22,922,000 15,729,000 21,865,000 18,527,000 25,192,000 20,486,000 18,107,000 10,621,000 9,138,000 6,707,000 13,315,000 18,811,000 26,182,000 19,853,000 17,030,000 17,237,000 24,194,000 19,608,000 16,340,000 19,945,000                                                 
          deferred income taxes
        -44,693,000 -89,921,000 44,290,000 20,858,000 4,271,000                                                                             
          amortization of debt issuance costs and discounts
        5,150,000 6,852,000 5,261,000 4,447,000 3,684,000 4,626,000 5,287,000 3,938,000 3,943,000 3,177,000 4,758,000 4,319,000 4,630,000 4,115,000 4,109,000 4,110,000 4,114,000 9,344,000 9,543,000 9,177,000 9,196,000 8,573,000 9,345,000   7,816,000 5,472,000                                                       
          stock-based compensation expense
        32,777,000 28,307,000 40,815,000 61,547,000 24,550,000 24,898,000 25,712,000 28,336,000 31,402,000 30,054,000 30,572,000 27,762,000 27,571,000  24,437,000                                                                   
          unrealized changes in fair value of contingent consideration
        10,409,000 74,443,000 7,708,000 8,135,000 1,169,000 732,000 6,120,000 -41,380,000 12,807,000 -1,941,000 21,992,000 10,398,000 9,702,000 33,103,000 5,591,000 7,106,000 10,904,000 266,000 1,042,000   1,297,000 -956,000   -674,000    2,516,000    5,813,000                      -2,721,000 157,000 -2,863,000 80,000 -4,327,000 -4,581,000 206,000 -1,590,000                   
          equity in losses of nonconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions
        4,553,000 6,702,000 7,751,000 5,294,000 3,480,000 11,785,000 14,915,000 2,100,000 3,571,000  -2,006,000 1,226,000 7,793,000  21,308,000   4,793,000    10,014,000                     2,308,000                                       
          provision for uncollectible accounts receivable
        -1,224,000 11,399,000 5,846,000 9,965,000 3,574,000  8,705,000 -11,054,000 1,248,000  15,587,000 14,066,000 6,054,000 27,876,000 15,034,000   -3,820,000 2,557,000   -5,337,000 22,649,000                                                           
          gain on mark-to-market of investments in nonconsolidated affiliates and crypto assets
        -6,189,000 -1,771,000   -5,467,000                                                                             
          loss on forward currency exchange contracts
        -17,306,000                                                                                 
          other
        -6,002,000 4,372,000 2,306,000 -18,606,000 8,876,000 459,000 354,000 -1,586,000 -10,386,000 740,000 -17,167,000 5,225,000 -307,000 -8,687,000 -20,629,000 2,533,000 7,500,000 -17,348,000 -11,685,000 20,219,000 -6,519,000 -1,585,000 -12,551,000 8,767,000 -11,376,000 5,978,000 -21,534,000 8,752,000 3,150,000 294,000 -21,517,000 8,826,000 6,166,000 -3,091,000 -7,731,000 10,397,000 492,000 -2,707,000 -7,939,000 -2,776,000 4,621,000 9,665,000 -1,151,000 -647,000 -3,542,000 1,167,000 -3,626,000 3,283,000 -2,336,000 -1,600,000 -892,000 777,000 691,000 -443,000 1,294,000 841,000 -50,000 345,000 885,000                       
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions:
                                                                                         
          decrease in accounts receivable
        70,629,000                -152,725,000 204,894,000 -546,762,000 -165,204,000 21,861,000 84,386,000 43,123,000 135,166,000 227,913,000                                                         
          increase in prepaid expenses and other assets
        -783,967,000 57,802,000 421,406,000 -229,577,000 -592,946,000 319,749,000 304,206,000 -285,150,000 -360,997,000  357,238,000 -467,178,000 -369,494,000  310,560,000         156,664,000 -207,157,000 86,782,000 123,017,000 -68,253,000 -312,032,000 66,013,000 272,445,000 -199,663,000 -405,036,000 41,176,000 127,360,000 -95,118,000 -312,483,000 43,935,000 233,767,000 -102,156,000 -305,294,000                                         
          increase in accrued expenses, accounts payable and other liabilities
        281,040,000                                                                                 
          increase in deferred revenue
        2,978,360,000   -377,769,000 2,266,061,000   -165,214,000 1,681,431,000   -95,048,000 1,896,145,000 803,318,000 -1,488,879,000 -257,349,000 1,310,527,000 296,890,000 -624,631,000 874,207,000 301,483,000 142,167,000 86,569,000 -398,835,000 996,798,000   -260,608,000 839,371,000 345,499,000 -948,229,000 -150,203,000 1,097,472,000 10,604,000 -844,747,000 -99,055,000 959,971,000   3,803,000 707,038,000   57,152,000 563,260,000   -23,015,000 531,338,000 82,571,000 -634,229,000 84,632,000 503,814,000 70,606,000 -512,467,000 133,320,000 433,301,000 3,627,000 -360,944,000 -4,345,000 297,557,000 8,736,000 -427,271,000 168,775,000 293,192,000 13,364,000 -628,569,000 153,414,000 474,160,000 -23,901,000 -477,722,000 195,099,000 335,508,000 -73,202,000 -437,109,000 220,245,000 308,096,000 -68,326,000    
          net cash from operating activities
        2,338,835,000 -53,730,000 -95,676,000 223,471,000 1,321,251,000 1,045,123,000 -720,902,000 412,084,000 988,870,000 608,353,000 -884,408,000 491,001,000 1,155,848,000 903,706,000 -619,081,000 349,138,000 1,198,300,000 755,871,000 -145,292,000 1,095,415,000 74,574,000 -126,485,000 -566,543,000 -1,022,035,000 631,675,000 436,861,000 -260,401,000 -175,727,000 469,050,000 686,010,000 -264,250,000 -255,672,000 775,498,000 205,744,000 -386,377,000 42,938,000 760,701,000 477,974,000 -391,459,000 -6,423,000 517,398,000 322,778,000 -379,730,000 14,608,000 342,546,000 283,241,000 -352,302,000 -27,227,000 365,697,000 152,934,000 -115,809,000 109,887,000 270,460,000 278,059,000 -221,089,000 45,356,000 264,772,000 163,246,000 -160,206,000 4,897,000 127,768,000 144,812,000 -154,573,000 78,778,000 89,501,000 -796,000 -264,860,000 133,109,000 189,822,000 -8,872,000 -296,365,000 97,937,000 154,464,000 15,448,000 -180,614,000 126,674,000 88,302,000 -86,892,000   39,157,000 
          capital expenditures
        -308,978,000 -351,908,000 -275,590,000 -263,416,000 -170,791,000 -154,884,000 -158,061,000 -199,636,000 -134,053,000 -133,722,000 -102,351,000 -85,645,000 -116,886,000 -141,219,000 -75,709,000 -67,753,000 -62,525,000 -48,820,000 -45,848,000 -34,303,000 -23,763,000 -26,710,000 -44,527,000 -57,946,000 -84,563,000 -97,744,000 -89,882,000 -78,804,000 -57,136,000 -76,119,000 -63,073,000 -55,516,000 -45,125,000 -53,936,000 -55,892,000 -69,726,000 -58,881,000 -54,087,000 -40,860,000 -48,199,000 -30,681,000 -44,985,000 -30,162,000 -37,979,000 -29,365,000 -41,339,000 -31,860,000 -41,865,000 -24,523,000 -31,291,000 -26,892,000 -51,015,000 -25,670,000 -31,439,000 -29,587,000 -34,768,000 -28,017,000 -37,927,000 -24,922,000 -26,440,000 -18,211,000 -26,413,000 -19,083,000 -16,999,000 -13,083,000 -24,909,000 -14,721,000 -12,002,000 -12,635,000 -48,370,000 -62,468,000 -52,962,000 -23,120,000 -49,904,000 -27,483,000 -25,783,000 -13,679,000 -14,675,000   -17,158,000 
          free cash flows
        2,029,857,000 -405,638,000 -371,266,000 -39,945,000 1,150,460,000 890,239,000 -878,963,000 212,448,000 854,817,000 474,631,000 -986,759,000 405,356,000 1,038,962,000 762,487,000 -694,790,000 281,385,000 1,135,775,000 707,051,000 -191,140,000 1,061,112,000 50,811,000 -153,195,000 -611,070,000 -1,079,981,000 547,112,000 339,117,000 -350,283,000 -254,531,000 411,914,000 609,891,000 -327,323,000 -311,188,000 730,373,000 151,808,000 -442,269,000 -26,788,000 701,820,000 423,887,000 -432,319,000 -54,622,000 486,717,000 277,793,000 -409,892,000 -23,371,000 313,181,000 241,902,000 -384,162,000 -69,092,000 341,174,000 121,643,000 -142,701,000 58,872,000 244,790,000 246,620,000 -250,676,000 10,588,000 236,755,000 125,319,000 -185,128,000 -21,543,000 109,557,000 118,399,000 -173,656,000 61,779,000 76,418,000 -25,705,000 -279,581,000 121,107,000 177,187,000 -57,242,000 -358,833,000 44,975,000 131,344,000 -34,456,000 -208,097,000 100,891,000 74,623,000 -101,567,000   21,999,000 
          cash flows from investing activities
                                                                                         
          advances of notes receivable
        -1,944,000 -19,093,000 -39,387,000 -12,753,000 -6,403,000 -26,318,000 -16,922,000 -44,478,000 -31,495,000 -52,269,000 -10,559,000 -85,394,000 -33,579,000 -57,685,000 -27,749,000 -12,159,000 -18,399,000 -4,423,000 -11,646,000 -2,046,000 -10,784,000 -44,725,000 -775,000 -769,000 -10,688,000 -25,925,000 -10,179,000   -19,127,000 -2,232,000   -8,177,000                                                
          collections of notes receivable
        5,920,000 1,255,000 3,816,000 8,409,000 9,375,000 29,514,000 1,499,000 18,651,000 2,639,000 7,507,000 1,264,000 5,461,000 2,825,000 4,054,000 5,399,000 4,365,000 6,709,000 7,335,000 5,882,000 9,734,000 884,000 67,125,000 1,056,000 2,564,000 10,218,000 3,074,000                                      619,000 19,000 79,000 300,000 199,000 117,000             
          investments made in nonconsolidated affiliates
        -9,649,000 -9,759,000 -14,733,000 -10,605,000 -3,887,000 -11,204,000 -3,886,000 -18,201,000 -12,392,000 -9,483,000 -19,103,000 -19,881,000 -6,455,000 -17,851,000 -26,636,000 -20,456,000 -26,243,000 -55,343,000 -21,517,000 -28,223,000 -5,506,000 -1,514,000 -1,578,000   -22,538,000 -5,811,000   -3,917,000 -4,379,000 -35,204,000 -2,997,000 -3,013,000 -3,948,000 -7,601,000 -10,608,000 -10,294,000 -5,120,000 -8,343,000 -5,165,000 -4,868,000 -6,107,000 -7,110,000 -3,913,000 -8,276,000 -9,812,000 -689,000 -823,000 -2,123,000 -4,473,000 -1,069,000 -1,963,000 -576,000 -354,000 -1,994,000 -864,000 -9,333,000 -511,000 -5,440,000 -486,000 -109,000    -167,000 -639,000 -15,000             
          purchases of property, plant and equipment
        -308,978,000 -351,908,000 -275,590,000 -263,416,000 -170,791,000 -154,884,000 -158,061,000 -199,636,000 -134,053,000 -133,722,000 -102,351,000 -85,645,000 -116,886,000 -141,219,000 -75,709,000 -67,753,000 -62,525,000 -48,820,000 -45,848,000 -34,303,000 -23,763,000 -26,710,000 -44,527,000 -57,946,000 -84,563,000 -97,744,000 -89,882,000 -78,804,000 -57,136,000 -76,119,000 -63,073,000 -55,516,000 -45,125,000 -53,936,000 -55,892,000 -69,726,000 -58,881,000 -54,087,000 -40,860,000 -48,199,000 -30,681,000 -44,985,000 -30,162,000 -37,979,000 -29,365,000 -41,339,000 -31,860,000 -41,865,000 -24,523,000 -31,291,000 -26,892,000 -51,015,000 -25,670,000 -31,439,000 -29,587,000 -34,768,000 -28,017,000 -37,927,000 -24,922,000 -26,440,000 -18,211,000 -26,413,000 -19,083,000 -16,999,000 -13,083,000 -24,909,000 -14,721,000 -12,002,000 -12,635,000 -48,370,000 -62,468,000 -52,962,000 -23,120,000 -49,904,000 -27,483,000 -25,783,000 -13,679,000 -14,675,000 -19,063,000 -14,809,000 -17,158,000 
          cash paid for acquisition of right-of-use assets
         -20,800,000                                                                             
          cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired
        -113,203,000 -11,672,000 -18,244,000           -218,421,000 1,084,000 -25,892,000 -13,962,000 -364,657,000 -11,967,000 -1,495,000 -6,132,000 -3,800,000 188,000 -4,963,000 -32,508,000 -126,996,000 -20,480,000 -77,713,000 -9,882,000 -21,940,000 -5,032,000 -73,034,000 -20,222,000 -29,137,000 -2,190,000 -11,919,000 -4,700,000 -98,559,000 9,253,000 -78,940,000 -43,378,000 -12,409,000 -18,127,000 -53,365,000 -15,879,000 -161,716,000 -24,009,000 -12,884,000 -11,634,000 -67,119,000 -2,652,000   -4,385,000 -3,163,000   -13,966,000 -5,595,000 -12,615,000 -7,289,000 -71,775,000 -5,412,000 -3,066,000 569,210,000 -4,561,000 492,000 -10,370,000 -2,660,000 16,320,000 29,477,000 -58,700,000 -6,754,000         
          net cash from investing activities
        -417,739,000 -393,683,000 -340,341,000 -275,031,000 -217,395,000 -211,483,000 -208,393,000 -263,706,000 -170,699,000 -231,841,000 -164,758,000 -239,417,000 -59,789,000 -424,963,000 -114,992,000 -129,783,000 -114,953,000 -455,203,000 -61,464,000 -60,403,000 10,108,000 470,000 -33,891,000 -68,270,000 -122,371,000 -287,643,000 -121,703,000 -196,784,000 -84,870,000 -118,053,000 -64,461,000 -225,669,000 -88,726,000 -92,087,000 -63,559,000 -96,913,000 -75,027,000 -166,303,000 -40,764,000 -133,666,000 -85,744,000 -63,861,000 -63,183,000 -113,358,000 -50,583,000 -224,602,000 -66,047,000 -57,022,000 -36,623,000 -101,173,000 -21,748,000 -2,106,000 -18,636,000 -35,987,000 -29,247,000 -106,387,000 -32,170,000 -64,622,000 -30,304,000 -32,899,000 -24,192,000 -84,811,000 -19,553,000 -13,485,000 570,836,000 109,682,000 -12,455,000 -25,262,000 -1,876,000 -46,174,000 99,335,000 -114,223,000 -6,534,000 -81,221,000 -30,331,000 -216,000 -29,291,000 -363,234,000   -14,325,000 
          cash flows from financing activities
                                                                                         
          proceeds from debt, net of debt issuance costs
        226,161,000 2,766,278,000                                                                                
          payments on debt including extinguishment costs
        -6,611,000 -1,938,761,000                                                                                
          contributions from noncontrolling interests
        11,349,000 20,576,000 2,738,000 6,652,000 4,612,000 2,972,000 28,000 4,114,000 772,000 8,772,000 5,944,000 681,000 892,000 7,736,000 5,712,000 6,041,000 697,000   2,850,000    1,161,000                456,000    81,000 96,000 267,000 695,000 130,000                         
          distributions to noncontrolling interests
        -38,000,000 -54,197,000 -31,980,000 -131,077,000 -33,742,000 -45,746,000 -27,926,000 -115,746,000 -56,162,000 -85,830,000 -16,180,000 -82,694,000 -54,915,000 -18,808,000 -15,738,000 -27,148,000 -38,966,000 -26,736,000 -11,090,000 -8,926,000 -5,616,000 -10,151,000 -5,158,000 -11,201,000 -15,114,000 -34,294,000 -9,809,000 -13,489,000 -49,884,000 -17,836,000 -10,208,000 -11,620,000 -19,523,000 -23,159,000 -4,354,000 -6,296,000 -12,227,000 -29,852,000 -3,068,000 -6,749,000 -15,462,000 -16,811,000 -4,464,000 -5,512,000 -3,858,000 -8,549,000 -5,928,000 -13,841,000 -4,195,000 -5,002,000 -10,446,000 -715,000 -1,221,000                             
          purchases of noncontrolling interests
        -25,882,000 -32,451,000 -645,071,000 -201,616,000 -4,496,000 -21,955,000 -39,185,000 -8,795,000                                                                         
          proceeds from exercise of stock options
        783,000 27,000 1,611,000 837,000 2,606,000 6,710,000 6,523,000 11,032,000 1,787,000 10,921,000 3,344,000 4,005,000 994,000 77,000 9,647,000 15,144,000 10,907,000 296,000 2,239,000 2,289,000 25,794,000 12,555,000 6,686,000   864,000 3,041,000   6,121,000 5,593,000 2,932,000 7,922,000 6,323,000 12,117,000 11,001,000 21,628,000 14,623,000 4,933,000   1,595,000 1,670,000 9,474,000 3,541,000 7,655,000 2,405,000 3,818,000 7,919,000 4,517,000 7,144,000 51,117,000 22,332,000 217,000 67,000 451,000 408,000 -505,000 128,000 2,079,000 1,003,000 4,114,000 272,000 2,091,000 2,163,000         42,000 424,000     
          taxes paid for net share settlement of equity awards
        -47,930,000 -7,025,000 -33,081,000 -21,576,000 -65,009,000 -18,883,000 -2,322,000 -13,068,000 -25,483,000 -483,000 -537,000 -515,000 -7,949,000 -29,972,000 -5,222,000 -5,163,000 -36,568,000 -3,114,000 -4,522,000 -18,265,000 -19,944,000 -4,721,000 -25,479,000   -4,775,000 -319,000                                                       
          payments for deferred and contingent consideration
        -1,530,000 -801,000 3,415,000 -13,157,000 -1,242,000 -2,152,000 -1,191,000 -3,969,000 -16,421,000 -4,067,000 -4,250,000 -6,834,000 -2,606,000 944,000 -22,656,000   -4,474,000 -919,000   -4,957,000 -52,095,000   -3,215,000 -3,360,000 -14,462,000 -5,500,000 -2,545,000 -1,584,000 -2,875,000 -11,780,000 -1,734,000 -13,075,000 -1,074,000 1,358,000 -18,077,000 11,946,000 -15,678,000 -2,320,000 -325,000 -2,125,000 -2,000,000 -181,000 -3,590,000 -1,951,000 -61,000 -750,000 -10,585,000 -10,000,000 -3,500,000 -10,307,000 -5,161,000                   
          net cash from financing activities
        117,481,000 729,287,000 175,672,000 -325,262,000 -173,190,000 33,910,000 -49,484,000 -164,620,000 -478,356,000 -132,213,000 -28,582,000 -152,187,000 225,701,000 31,879,000 -37,584,000 -62,594,000 -75,041,000 -50,989,000 820,852,000 -15,548,000 417,017,000 -11,554,000 -100,462,000 1,079,676,000 382,422,000 468,499,000 -41,700,000 -26,419,000 -71,491,000 -79,342,000 -46,605,000 -89,419,000 404,150,000 -101,420,000 -1,498,000 -19,099,000 -5,066,000 208,912,000 -40,606,000 -15,805,000 -53,289,000 -10,673,000 1,244,000 -7,840,000 -19,200,000 -10,389,000 -232,946,000 488,951,000 -4,752,000 -50,716,000 29,689,000 40,790,000 13,221,000 -24,700,000 8,546,000 16,793,000 -20,530,000 -25,171,000 -9,139,000 35,301,000 -45,370,000 -18,303,000 -11,777,000 131,307,000 -52,141,000 -126,266,000 62,461,000 -26,197,000 -26,962,000 82,346,000 -24,121,000 34,639,000 -58,880,000 47,177,000 98,321,000 -58,192,000 22,882,000 267,056,000   -25,496,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        -54,613,000 62,025,000 -46,168,000 278,176,000 131,471,000 -262,244,000 70,042,000 -83,567,000 -69,422,000 39,295,000 -103,532,000 39,793,000 63,318,000 145,561,000 -138,308,000 -165,624,000 -21,079,000 4,916,000 -28,536,000 10,716,000 -30,681,000 50,517,000 34,022,000 29,283,000 -84,257,000   -283,000 -6,700,000 -20,210,000 -15,199,000 -77,710,000 29,039,000                                                 
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
        1,983,964,000 343,899,000 -306,513,000 -98,646,000 1,062,137,000 605,306,000                      -399,213,000 305,989,000 468,405,000 -390,515,000 -648,470,000 1,119,961,000                                                 
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
        7,106,986,000 6,106,109,000 6,238,956,000 5,612,374,000 4,887,792,000 2,546,439,000 2,474,242,000   2,378,203,000 1,828,822,000                                                 
          cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period
        9,090,950,000 343,899,000 -306,513,000 -98,646,000 7,168,246,000 605,306,000 -908,737,000 -99,809,000 6,509,349,000 283,594,000 -1,181,280,000 139,190,000 6,997,452,000 656,183,000 -909,965,000 -8,863,000 5,875,019,000 254,595,000 585,560,000 1,030,180,000 3,017,457,000 -87,052,000 -666,874,000 18,654,000 3,281,711,000   -399,213,000 2,684,192,000 468,405,000 -390,515,000 -648,470,000 2,948,783,000                                                 
          loss on extinguishment of debt
                 138,000 18,366,000                                 -45,000                                   
          gain on sale of operating and fixed assets
         -1,589,000                                                                                
          disposal of operating assets, net of cash sold
         304,000                                                                                
          purchases of intangible assets
            -5,000 -132,000 -3,000,000 6,283,000 -11,673,000 -1,565,000   684,000 -635,000     -5,696,000 -5,495,000 -4,960,000 1,691,000   -19,308,000 -2,339,000 -11,614,000 -9,000,000 -2,455,000 -5,555,000 -1,706,000 -25,914,000             -675,000 -2,600,000 -75,000 -505,000 -17,000 -9,000 -3,084,000 -1,467,000 -10,002,000 -2,473,000 -15,000 4,000 -107,000 -419,000 -8,000 5,838,000 -7,201,000 -20,100,000 -6,903,000 -860,000 -19,144,000 -40,335,000 -4,733,000 -1,248,000         
          proceeds (cash derecognized) from sale of investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                                         
          payments for capped call transactions
                 -75,500,000                                                                     
          common stock repurchases
                                                                                         
          supplemental disclosure
                                                                                         
          cash paid during the year for:
                                                                                         
          interest, net of interest income and capitalized interest
                                                                                         
          income taxes, net of refunds
                                                                                         
          increase in accounts receivable
          -131,045,000 -552,230,000 -70,535,000  -128,635,000 -218,460,000 -217,998,000 464,069,000 -619,223,000 -231,913,000 -163,603,000  -569,182,000           232,273,000 -135,490,000 -165,938,000 -90,637,000 410,443,000 -316,856,000 -175,936,000 -53,080,000 261,733,000 -112,678,000 -275,517,000 -6,558,000 199,215,000 -173,673,000 -154,792,000 -16,878,000  -110,048,000 -74,358,000 -47,700,000  -67,177,000 -48,548,000 -77,980,000  76,000,000 -142,215,000 -63,146,000 165,994,000 -82,969,000 -76,970,000 -26,374,000  -16,159,000    -89,744,000    -66,884,000 -24,993,000 -16,126,000  -26,325,000 -87,377,000 -12,913,000  24,904,000 -142,418,000 -10,341,000  -24,696,000 -50,103,000 -13,067,000 
          increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
          794,118,000   -573,178,000 195,901,000   -456,123,000 617,901,000 759,467,000 -460,749,000 -534,038,000 563,290,000 736,322,000 236,584,000 -7,726,000 804,638,000   -166,052,000 -405,857,000   -181,592,000 129,792,000 50,795,000 -44,915,000 -160,973,000 372,367,000 59,747,000 52,318,000 -62,643,000 159,174,000 321,170,000 56,600,000 -101,250,000 108,137,000 107,794,000 79,094,000 -117,332,000 84,546,000 22,193,000 6,421,000 -76,838,000 -5,349,000 70,515,000 43,550,000 -146,001,000 107,870,000 130,611,000 21,773,000 -73,833,000 43,553,000 39,930,000 54,787,000 34,499,000 -97,585,000   -84,443,000 66,517,000 78,567,000 -60,255,000 -189,197,000 46,400,000   -165,261,000 83,527,000   -62,845,000 3,274,000   -149,861,000 97,244,000 76,580,000 -20,061,000 
          decrease in deferred revenue
                                                                                         
          proceeds from sale of intangible assets
                                                                                        
          loss on mark-to-market of investments in nonconsolidated affiliates and crypto assets
                                                                                         
          proceeds from long-term debt, net of debt issuance costs
           51,705,000 11,059,000 1,669,804,000 1,152,000 324,000 562,000 72,716,000 1,544,000 -1,027,000 987,793,000 116,501,000 1,741,000 3,309,000 700,000 -337,000 393,096,000 9,702,000 501,366,000 -1,097,000 6,365,000 1,182,679,000 419,418,000 936,796,000 46,000 1,000 557,000 1,546,000 461,000 856,660,000 1,599,000 3,764,000       47,327,000 9,848,000 101,000 127,000 646,000 514,569,000 43,000 32,855,000 780,955,000 102,000 89,267,000 56,838,000 423,016,000 28,683,000 29,587,000 -73,000   -756,000 34,724,000 -505,000 1,171,334,000 147,303,000 172,230,000 195,311,000 81,833,000 153,367,000 145,085,000 222,355,000 34,558,000 18,329,000 84,040,000 228,690,000 10,051,000 77,000,000 338,263,000   
          payments on long-term debt including extinguishment costs
           -16,797,000 -86,828,000                                                                             
          decrease in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
            -545,945,000    -185,039,000            -39,044,000    -316,204,000                                    -22,074,000        -3,668,000    -18,472,000    -406,000     
          cash acquired from
            -31,346,000  -31,877,000    -40,208,000 -27,023,000 96,382,000                                                                     
          amortization of definite-lived intangibles and indefinite-lived intangibles impairment loss
             64,437,000                                                                            
          provision for uncollectible accounts and loans receivable
                                                                                         
          gain on mark-to-market of investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
             -2,881,000 105,000 -10,313,000 -89,840,000                                                                         
          proceeds from sale of investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
                     2,659,000 872,000 332,000 9,839,000 18,975,000 1,310,000 60,308,000                                                             
          interest, net of interest income
                                                                                         
          deferred income tax benefit
                -5,729,000             -15,262,000 -10,299,000           -61,638,000 -1,958,000   6,205,000 -11,388,000   -2,430,000 -5,766,000   3,799,000 -9,399,000 -3,335,000 -8,729,000 -7,658,000 -1,925,000 -3,076,000 -3,229,000 226,000 -4,237,000 -3,341,000 -3,605,000 -4,924,000 -5,235,000 -4,103,000 -31,341,000  2,905,000 5,633,000 -13,488,000 -6,338,000 -1,068,000 -146,000 -1,146,000            551,000 
          payments on long-term debt
              -7,435,000 -3,879,000 -373,253,000  -11,629,000 -9,446,000 -604,584,000  -6,824,000 -9,854,000 -12,784,000  -8,043,000 -4,809,000 -80,316,000  -13,115,000 -5,055,000 -6,032,000  -8,558,000 -8,360,000 -13,573,000  -18,446,000 -50,800,000 -321,850,000  -10,401,000 -62,432,000 -11,775,000  -10,155,000 -8,876,000 -9,764,000 -40,659,000 -5,740,000 -8,488,000 -8,682,000   -8,579,000 -6,547,000 -32,320,000 -747,889,000 -9,714,000 -96,674,000 -67,573,000 -413,265,000 -7,378,000 -36,844,000 -8,639,000 -7,618,000 -9,514,000 -5,567,000 -41,308,000 -9,205,000 -989,186,000 -193,321,000 -289,652,000 -132,335,000 -107,771,000 -176,037,000 -41,996,000 -245,669,000 -4,931,000 -77,014,000 -35,800,000 -131,070,000 -67,067,000 -51,698,000 -70,177,000 -1,725,000 -5,572,000 -779,000 
          amortization
               62,150,000 62,005,000  64,669,000 66,554,000 57,475,000 68,660,000 53,269,000 52,568,000 49,709,000 46,849,000 46,131,000 48,556,000 51,901,000 58,918,000 58,372,000 57,786,000 64,236,000 57,492,000 69,317,000 49,483,000 47,240,000 57,609,000 51,381,000 46,429,000 45,734,000 107,613,000 73,535,000 60,069,000 64,683,000 73,222,000 68,244,000 61,011,000 61,886,000 88,772,000 64,914,000 57,000,000 52,407,000 77,383,000 66,691,000 44,932,000 51,969,000 79,620,000 61,696,000 53,606,000 51,837,000 137,097,000 53,586,000 63,504,000 50,777,000 70,276,000 48,092,000 46,939,000 48,534,000 94,807,000 29,706,000                   
          deferred income tax expense
                          -1,784,000                  -1,203,000    -1,698,000    4,371,000                         2,000,000 470,000 2,641,000 3,021,000 -2,751,000 6,279,000 417,000 3,704,000 9,133,000 1,180,000   
          net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
               -99,809,000 270,393,000  -1,181,280,000 139,190,000 1,385,078,000  -909,965,000 -8,863,000 987,227,000  585,560,000 1,030,180,000 471,018,000  -666,874,000 18,654,000 807,469,000                                                         
          cash acquired from acquisitions, net of cash paid
                10,010,000                                                                         
          gain on mark-to-market of equity investments
                 -1,158,000                                                                        
          equity in losses earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions
                                                                                         
          loss on sale of investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
                        132,000   952,000 -53,899,000                                                             
          decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets
                        -338,017,000 188,168,000   4,704,000 139,838,000                                                            
          purchases and sales of noncontrolling interests
                 -23,949,000 -1,580,000 -66,633,000 -21,606,000 -21,202,000 34,000   -6,365,000 -3,273,000 729,000 -18,780,000 -74,161,000 -14,030,000 -21,262,000 -27,542,000 -1,463,000 -6,663,000 -21,878,000 -26,860,000 -104,233,000 -60,779,000 -2,624,000   -36,840,000 -15,707,000   -261,000 -1,189,000 -8,302,000 -863,000 -3,426,000 -102,000 -50,801,000    -4,000,000                            
          proceeds from sale of common stock, net of issuance costs
                         215,000                                                                
          loss on mark-to-market of equity investments
                                                                                         
          non-cash compensation expense
                        49,241,000 129,172,000 27,318,000 12,830,000 40,017,000 9,924,000 56,695,000 38,538,000 11,732,000 11,861,000 11,998,000 11,721,000 13,205,000 11,267,000 11,369,000 12,076,000 10,870,000 18,834,000 7,820,000 8,165,000 7,936,000 7,486,000 8,093,000 8,221,000 8,923,000 7,767,000 8,032,000 8,065,000 9,497,000 7,498,000 8,963,000 12,550,000 10,018,000 5,191,000 9,105,000 7,814,000 6,305,000 9,468,000 9,676,000 8,940,000 8,979,000 9,489,000 8,364,000 7,485,000 24,707,000  12,734,000 10,376,000 22,422,000 6,664,000 3,486,000 3,449,000 3,076,000 24,968,000 3,724,000 2,429,000 3,435,000 17,582,000 5,810,000 3,414,000 2,385,000 960,000 902,000 709,000 861,000 
          gain on sale of investments in nonconsolidated affiliates
                      55,000                                                                   
          net loss
                        -48,956,000  86,867,000 -210,460,000 -322,722,000    -210,922,000        -41,028,000    -47,770,000    -55,954,000   20,212,000 -66,526,000       59,015,000 -64,187,000   5,560,000 -70,228,000                         
          loss on disposal of operating assets
                                 -1,820,000                   39,000                                     
          equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions
                                 7,626,000                   -71,000                                     
          provision for uncollectible accounts receivable and advances
                                                                 7,317,000                        
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
                                                                                         
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period
                                                                                         
          cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period
                                                                                         
          collection of notes receivable
                                      14,623,000                                       228,000 18,000 69,000 19,000 37,000 16,000 591,000 1,266,000 998,000    
          amortization of debt issuance costs, discounts and premium
                                         3,338,000 3,504,000 3,211,000 3,121,000 4,771,000 2,624,000 2,608,000 2,591,000 2,911,000 2,673,000 2,657,000 2,644,000                                     
          benefit from uncollectible accounts receivable and advances
                                                                   1,338,000 315,000 -10,055,000 1,472,000                   
          gain on disposal of operating assets
                                                     483,000 -1,696,000 -3,787,000 506,000  -9,060,000 -30,199,000 -3,597,000                             
          equity in losses (earnings) of nonconsolidated affiliates, net of distributions
                                         1,565,000    1,756,000                                            
          provision for uncollectible receivables and advances
                                                                                         
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
                                         12,072,000 35,635,000 62,331,000 20,356,000 -33,698,000 436,000 -31,288,000 17,791,000 -6,502,000 -22,767,000 25,751,000 -48,134,000 -24,521,000 -32,091,000 7,842,000 5,636,000 -4,439,000 25,186,000 -9,726,000 -19,685,000 12,000 20,422,000 -22,135,000 15,087,000 -11,773,000 -21,738,000 9,475,000 36,222,000 -4,556,000 41,591,000 -21,869,000 -19,954,000 -3,754,000 3,113,000 31,076,000 -3,540,000             
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                         24,309,000 -415,799,000 -10,743,000 700,964,000   -187,182,000 396,156,000 241,742,000 -464,436,000 -80,839,000 224,629,000 23,729,000 -683,386,000 412,544,000 329,958,000 -3,394,000 -82,682,000 138,845,000 245,360,000   -66,373,000 227,159,000 61,680,000 -221,387,000 16,774,000 94,428,000 37,142,000 -144,312,000 174,731,000 588,242,000 -21,134,000 -211,741,000 112,726,000 157,444,000 -6,256,000 -247,452,000 19,503,000 94,874,000 -12,351,000 -115,319,000 71,895,000 80,886,000 -182,706,000   5,113,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                         1,526,591,000 1,303,125,000 1,382,029,000 1,299,184,000 1,001,055,000 844,253,000 892,758,000 236,955,000 199,660,000 338,991,000 313,880,000 403,716,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                         24,309,000 -415,799,000 -10,743,000 2,227,555,000 486,885,000 -472,393,000 -187,182,000 1,699,281,000 241,742,000 -464,436,000 -80,839,000 1,606,658,000 23,729,000 -683,386,000 412,544,000 1,629,142,000 -3,394,000 -82,682,000 138,845,000 1,246,415,000 217,384,000 -221,368,000 -66,373,000 1,071,412,000 61,680,000 -221,387,000 16,774,000 987,186,000 37,142,000 -144,312,000 174,731,000 825,197,000 -21,134,000 -211,741,000 112,726,000 357,104,000 -6,256,000 -247,452,000 19,503,000 433,865,000 -12,351,000 -115,319,000 71,895,000 394,766,000 -182,706,000 -106,846,000 194,603,000 408,829,000 
          benefit from uncollectible receivables and advances
                                                                                         
          goodwill impairment
                                                                                         
          gain on consolidation of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                                         
          advances and collections of notes receivable
                                              -3,458,000 314,000 -4,827,000 -1,553,000                                        
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                         
          decrease (increase) in accounts receivable
                                                                    -48,414,000    45,428,000                 
          increase in prepaid expenses
                                                 142,061,000 110,593,000 -102,178,000 -166,759,000 -61,588,000 140,402,000 -128,619,000 -137,308,000  179,815,000 -50,004,000 -180,243,000   -123,163,000 -181,927,000   -59,888,000 -78,273,000 87,858,000 128,018,000 -87,674,000 -150,772,000 15,310,000 242,591,000 -127,126,000 -188,693,000 57,656,000 94,701,000 -74,873,000 -103,087,000 30,134,000 136,112,000 -19,996,000 -197,804,000  110,191,000 -102,211,000 -96,978,000 
          increase in other assets
                                                 -49,924,000 -8,036,000 -5,000,000 -43,629,000 60,781,000 -44,728,000 -12,716,000 -47,784,000 -21,133,000 -29,260,000 -32,778,000 -32,474,000 -3,995,000 24,572,000 -33,069,000 -29,215,000 -27,283,000 -889,000 -19,012,000 -36,744,000 -14,603,000 20,015,000 -46,936,000 -162,000 19,744,000 22,501,000 -24,851,000 -20,172,000 -17,824,000 -33,695,000 -25,154,000 -30,703,000  9,397,000       
          proceeds from disposal of operating assets, net of cash divested
                                                     4,987,000 -1,573,000 4,170,000 -539,000 -468,000 2,016,000 72,970,000 8,100,000 505,000 2,140,000 5,648,000 30,000 198,000 4,479,000 2,684,000 13,637,000 1,366,000 110,000 20,643,000 135,805,000 22,038,000 3,552,000 12,926,000 4,379,000 171,159,000 232,000 22,895,000         
          collections and advances of notes receivable
                                                               22,000 544,000 -106,000   -459,000 -10,000                    
          amortization of debt issuance costs and discount/premium
                                                     2,663,000 3,274,000 5,364,000 4,737,000 4,778,000 4,988,000 5,251,000 5,170,000 5,281,000 4,534,000 3,478,000 3,403,000                         
          equity in earnings of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                     1,755,000 -2,155,000 -960,000 -2,806,000 1,992,000 2,363,000 -2,629,000 -2,582,000 -1,122,000 -3,117,000 -1,801,000 -3,881,000 -2,193,000 -2,777,000 -1,778,000 -994,000 -2,044,000 -629,000 -1,708,000 -547,000          -159,000 -2,875,000 -343,000    -1,824,000 
          loss on consolidation of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                                         
          distributions from nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                     561,000 5,467,000 925,000 911,000 785,000 10,364,000 973,000 1,767,000 2,497,000 6,041,000 163,000 540,000 469,000 1,323,000 7,141,000 340,000 -156,000 5,055,000 128,000 836,000 2,911,000 104,000 874,000 1,245,000 2,293,000 1,177,000 1,354,000 2,445,000 7,212,000 3,027,000 3,272,000 2,684,000 9,693,000    
          payments on long-term debt, including redemption costs
                                                                                         
          decrease in prepaid expenses
                                                             90,298,000    47,610,000                        
          proceeds from sale of common stock
                                                                 57,656,000 18,836,000                     
          decrease other
                                                           -199,000 -853,000                             
          impairment of operational assets
                                                                                         
          non-cash loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                       
          loss on sale of operating assets
                                                             -259,000 -60,000 93,000 -288,000 112,000 231,000 -660,000 1,295,000                     
          decrease in other
                                                                                         
          redemption of preferred stock
                                                                                       
          equity issuance costs
                                                                     -317,000 -40,000                 
          payments for purchases of common stock
                                                                     -1,567,000 -5,803,000 -25,000,000          
          interest
                                                                                         
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                         
          non-cash gain on extinguishment of debt
                                                                                         
          changes in fair value of contingent consideration
                                                                                         
          distributions to noncontrolling interest partners
                                                                       -1,511,000 -6,687,000 -6,190,000 -515,000               
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                         
          distributions to and purchases/sales of noncontrolling interests
                                                               -4,963,000 -3,226,000 -6,665,000 -1,809,000 -11,420,000 -48,579,000                     
          increase in other
                                                                -19,000                         
          amortization of debt issuance costs
                                                                 1,451,000 1,459,000 1,457,000 1,449,000 1,417,000 1,439,000 1,043,000 783,000 1,461,000 1,051,000 857,000 855,000 596,000 1,738,000 777,000 853,000 758,000 719,000 317,000 301,000 243,000 201,000 187,000 105,000 
          amortization of debt discount/premium
                                                                 1,901,000 1,835,000 1,780,000 1,727,000 1,646,000 1,585,000 1,487,000 2,037,000                 
          issuance of treasury stock
                                                                         1,553,000             
          collections (advances) of notes receivable
                                                                                         
          proceeds from long-term debt, net of issuance costs
                                                                                         
          purchases of common stock
                                                                                         
          decrease (increase) in other
                                                                    -664,000                     
          non-cash and stock-based compensation expense
                                                                                         
          gain on sale of operating assets
                                                                     -2,446,000 2,434,000 -260,000 4,874,000 -60,579,000 -2,672,000 -718,000 -268,000 2,349,000 -146,680,000 -777,000 -20,340,000 -30,292,000 -6,128,000 -19,268,000 4,462,000 -139,000 -2,091,000 -1,682,000 -7,728,000 
          decrease (increase) in other — net
                                                                               -35,000 31,000   590,000 -173,000     
          income taxes
                                                                                         
          decrease (increase) in other—net
                                                                                         
          contributions from noncontrolling interest partners
                                                                      1,000 5,000 8,000                 
          distributions to and purchases from noncontrolling interest partners
                                                                                         
          advances to notes receivable
                                                                         -423,000 -21,000 -111,000    -552,000 -157,000 12,158,000 -834,000 -12,046,000 113,000    
          decrease in other—net
                                                                                         
          amortization of intangible assets
                                                                        28,348,000                 
          decrease in accounts payable, client accounts
                                                                        -639,000                 
          decrease in other — net
                                                                        412,000    117,000    -43,000         
          amortization of intangibles
                                                                         22,920,000 15,907,000 11,446,000 14,313,000 7,591,000 24,719,000 12,817,000 17,036,000 14,546,000 6,838,000 5,830,000 7,766,000 5,095,000 3,793,000 679,000 257,000 
          amortization of debt discount
                                                                         2,283,000 2,230,000 2,175,000 2,123,000             
          gain on sale of other investments
                                                                                 -2,000 -62,000     
          proceeds from disposal of other investments
                                                                                 1,000 3,615,000 1,743,000 
          equity in losses (earnings) of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                          -499,000 -908,000 -575,000  -752,000 1,136,000 289,000         
          increase in other — net
                                                                                         
          distributions to minority interest partners
                                                                            -42,000 -1,197,000 -1,443,000 -207,000 -195,000 -1,105,000 701,000 -1,176,000 -2,844,000 -583,000    
          impairment of other operational assets
                                                                                         
          minority interest expense
                                                                                 -321,000    4,619,000    
          investments made to nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                             5,000 -5,000 -250,000 -2,294,000 20,923,000 -1,558,000 -22,332,000 -5,126,000    
          contributions from minority interest partners
                                                                                   -447,000    
          proceeds from exercises of stock options
                                                                                         
          proceeds from sales of common stock
                                                                                         
          minority interest income
                                                                              4,344,000 -2,241,000 -2,226,000   3,472,000 -3,045,000   151,000 -835,000 
          effect of exchange rate changes on cash
                                                                              -26,301,000 1,150,000 5,824,000 6,245,000 -2,695,000 3,629,000 -1,007,000 364,000 -8,578,000 2,750,000 5,777,000 
          reconciling items: depreciation
                                                                                         
          current tax benefit dividends to clear channel communications
                                                                                         
          decrease (increase) in other assets
                                                                                    -1,282,000 10,078,000   7,204,000 
          proceeds from disposal of operating assets
                                                                                 60,099,000 11,812,000 44,679,000 15,516,000 -2,431,000 2,068,000 24,519,000 12,136,000 
          proceeds from debt with clear channel communications
                                                                                         
          payment on debt with clear channel communications at spin-off
                                                                                         
          proceeds from issuance of redeemable preferred stock, net of debt issuance costs
                                                                                         
          acquisition of operating assets, net of cash acquired
                                                                                  -50,735,000 -21,174,000 -4,142,000 -351,701,000 3,865,000   
          loss on sale of other investments
                                                                                     -702,000 310,000 -206,000 2,257,000 
          decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses
                                                                                         
          equity in loss (earnings) of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                                         
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:
                                                                                         
          increase in deferred income
                                                                                       230,764,000 152,744,000 
          increase in minority interest liability
                                                                                         
          decrease in notes receivable — net
                                                                                         
          increase in investments in, and advances to, nonconsolidated affiliates — net
                                                                                         
          contribution from minority interest partner
                                                                                         
          payments for purchase of common stock
                                                                                       -24,717,000 
          current tax benefit dividends to owner
                                                                                         
          decrease in minority interest liability
                                                                                        -194,000 
          decrease (increase) in notes receivable — net
                                                                                        -4,719,000 
          decrease (increase) in investments in, and advances to, nonconsolidated affiliates — net
                                                                                        -4,248,000 
          acquisition of operating assets
                                                                                        -2,177,000 
          equity in (earnings) loss of nonconsolidated affiliates
                                                                                         
          decrease in other assets
                                                                                         
          decrease in notes receivable
                                                                                         
          proceeds from disposal of assets
                                                                                         
          proceeds from (payments on) debt with clear channel communications
                                                                                         
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                         
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year