GOODWILL AND RADIO BROADCASTING LICENSES (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2015

Goodwill and Radio Broadcasting Licenses [Abstract]

Schedule Of Radio Broadcasting Licenses Impairment [Table Text Block]

Below are some of the key assumptions used in the income approach model for estimating broadcasting licenses fair values for the annual impairment assessment as of October 1, 2014, and interim impairment assessments for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

Radio Broadcasting	June 30,			October 1,			June 30,
Licenses	2015 (a)			2014			2014 (a)
Pre-tax impairment charge (in millions)	$	—		$	—		$	—
Discount Rate		9.5	%		9.5	%		9.5	%
Year 1 Market Revenue Growth Rate Range		0.3% – 0.9	%		0.3% – 1.0	%		1.5% - 2.2	%
Long-term Market Revenue Growth Rate Range (Years 6 – 10)		1.0% – 2.0	%		1.0% – 2.0	%		2.0	%
Mature Market Share Range		6.9% – 25.2	%		6.9% – 25.2	%		6.4% – 26.9	%
Operating Profit Margin Range		30.9% – 48.5	%		30.0% – 48.4	%		34.8% - 47.8	%

 (a) Reflects changes only to the key assumptions used in the interim testing for certain units of accounting.

Schedule Of Good Will Impairment Test Radio Marketing Unit [Table Text Block]

Below are some of the key assumptions used in the income approach model for estimating reporting unit fair values for the annual impairment assessment as of October 1, 2014, and interim impairment assessments for the quarters ended June 30, 2015 and 2014.

Goodwill (Radio Market	June 30,			October 1,				June 30,
Reporting Units)	2015 (a)			2014				2014 (a)
Pre-tax impairment charge (in millions)	$	–		$	–		$	–
Discount Rate		9.5	%		9.5	%		9.5	%
Year 1 Market Revenue Growth Rate Range		0.7	%		0.3% – 1.0	%		1.3% - 1.5	%
Long-term Market Revenue Growth Rate Range (Years 6 – 10)		2.0	%		1.0% - 2.0	%		1.5% - 2.0	%
Mature Market Share Range		7.4	%		7.2% - 19.5	%		7.8% - 9.5	%
Operating Profit Margin Range		37.0	%		26.4% - 52.2	%		27.9% - 34.8	%

(a) Reflects changes only to the key assumptions used in the interim testing for certain units of accounting.

Schedule Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

The table below presents the Company’s goodwill carrying values for its four reportable segments.

	Goodwill Carrying Balances
	As of				As of
	December		Increase		June
Reporting Unit	31, 2014		(Decrease)		30, 2015
			(In thousands)
Radio Broadcasting Segment	$	73,535	$	—	$	73,535
Reach Media Segment		14,354		—		14,354
Internet Segment		22,422		582		23,004
Cable Television Segment		165,044		—		165,044
Total	$	275,355	$	582	$	275,937