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Nature of Business
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Nature of Business

1. NATURE OF BUSINESS

Nature of Business

Entravision Communications Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, hereinafter referred to collectively as the “Company”) is a diversified media company serving Hispanic audiences primarily throughout the United States and the border markets of Mexico with a combination of television, radio, and digital media properties. The Company’s management has determined that the Company operates in three reportable segments as of December 31, 2014, based upon the type of advertising medium, which consist of television broadcasting, radio broadcasting, and digital media. The Company had previously operated in two reportable segments, television broadcasting and radio broadcasting.  On June 18, 2014, the Company acquired Pulpo, a leading provider of digital advertising services and solutions focused on reaching Hispanic audiences in the U.S. and Latin America.  Beginning with the third quarter of 2014, the Company created a new operating segment, digital media, which consists of the financial results of Pulpo Media, Inc. (“Pulpo”).  The Company’s segments results reflect information presented on the same basis that is used for internal management reporting and it is also how the chief operating decision maker evaluates the business. The results of this new segment for the interim period between the acquisition date and the beginning of the third quarter were not considered significant for reclassification. Additionally, the digital segment was not significant to our operations prior to the acquisition of Pulpo (as discussed in Note 3), and therefore the segment information for the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 has not been restated. As of December 31, 2014, the Company owns and/or operates 58 primary television stations located primarily in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and the Washington, D.C. area, consisting primarily of Univision Communications Inc. (“Univision”) affiliated stations. Radio operations consist of 49 operational radio stations, 38 FM and 11 AM, in 19 markets located primarily in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas and a national sales representation firm, Entravision Solutions. The Company owns and operates a national sales representation firm, Entravision Solutions, through which we sell advertisements and syndicate radio programming to approximately 350 stations across the United States. The Company also owns and operates an online advertising platform that delivers digital advertising in a variety of formats to reach Hispanics audiences on Internet-connected devices.