| Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block] |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | March 31, | | | | June 30, | | | | September 30, | | | | December 31, | | | | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | 2019 | | 2018 | | | (in thousands) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Revenue | | $ | 1,727,828 | | | $ | 1,482,384 | | | $ | 3,157,009 | | | $ | 2,868,315 | | | $ | 3,773,684 | | | $ | 3,835,246 | | | $ | 2,889,448 | | | $ | 2,601,855 | | Operating income (loss) | | $ | (23,863) | | | $ | (6,030) | | | $ | 171,586 | | | $ | 134,725 | | | $ | 260,041 | | | $ | 234,219 | | | $ | (82,920) | | | $ | (90,378) | | | Net income (loss) | | $ | (55,241) | | | $ | (41,028) | | | $ | 116,120 | | | $ | 83,356 | | | $ | 193,972 | | | $ | 183,197 | | | $ | (136,639) | | | $ | (135,185) | | Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders of Live Nation | | $ | (52,444) | | | $ | (33,906) | | | $ | 103,355 | | | $ | 69,359 | | | $ | 178,925 | | | $ | 172,683 | | | $ | (159,947) | | | $ | (147,887) | | Basic net income (loss) available to common stockholders of Live Nation | | $ | (64,756) | | | $ | (50,291) | | | $ | 89,840 | | | $ | 52,187 | | | $ | 155,345 | | | $ | 151,894 | | | $ | (185,311) | | | $ | (171,441) | | Diluted net income (loss) available to common stockholders of Live Nation | | $ | (64,756) | | | $ | (50,291) | | | $ | 89,926 | | | $ | 52,187 | | | $ | 155,345 | | | $ | 152,213 | | | $ | (185,311) | | | $ | (171,441) | | Basic net income (loss) per common share available to common stockholders of Live Nation | | $ | (0.31) | | | $ | (0.24) | | | $ | 0.43 | | | $ | 0.25 | | | $ | 0.74 | | | $ | 0.73 | | | $ | (0.88) | | | $ | (0.82) | | Diluted net income (loss) per common share available to common stockholders of Live Nation | | $ | (0.31) | | | $ | (0.24) | | | $ | 0.41 | | | $ | 0.24 | | | $ | 0.71 | | | $ | 0.70 | | | $ | (0.88) | | | $ | (0.82) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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