CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Detail) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 02, 2015	Jan. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 03, 2015	Aug. 09, 2010
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Management fees rate			$ 15,000,000.0
Management fees and reimbursable expenses			$ 15,300,000	$ 15,400,000	$ 15,200,000
Common Class A
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Approved stock repurchase amount							$ 100,000,000.0
Remaining aggregate available under stock purchase program					$ 34,200,000
CC Finco | Common Class A
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares purchased (in shares)		2,000,000
Shares purchased	$ 22,200,000	$ 20,400,000
Additional shares purchased	2,172,946
iHeart Communications Inc. | Common Class A
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Shares of CCOH's Class A Common Stock held (in shares)			10,726,917
Collective holdings percentage (more than)			89.90%
CCOH | Common Class B
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Contribution of shares by Clear Channel Holdings, Inc. (in shares)						100,000,000