PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND GOODWILL (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

The Company’s property, plant and equipment consisted of the following classes of assets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
Land, buildings and improvements	$	578,194	$	570,566
Structures	2,720,902		2,684,673
Towers, transmitters and studio equipment	352,307		350,760
Furniture and other equipment	652,907		622,848
Construction in progress	73,050		91,655
	4,377,360		4,320,502
Less: accumulated depreciation	2,454,729		2,372,340
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,922,631	$	1,948,162

Schedule Of Gross Carrying Amount and Accumulated Amortization for Other Intangible Assets

The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major class of other intangible assets as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2017					December 31, 2016
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Transit, street furniture and other outdoor contractual rights	$	569,114	$	(437,297	)	$	563,863	$	(426,752	)
Customer / advertiser relationships	1,222,518		(1,042,587		)	1,222,519		(1,012,380		)
Talent contracts	319,384		(285,080		)	319,384		(281,060		)
Representation contracts	253,359		(231,210		)	253,511		(229,413		)
Permanent easements	162,893		—			159,782		—
Other	390,193		(225,106		)	390,171		(219,117		)
Total	$	2,917,461	$	(2,221,280	)	$	2,909,230	$	(2,168,722	)

Schedule Of Future Amortization Expense

The following table presents the Company’s estimate of amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for definite-lived intangible assets:

(In thousands)
2018	$	128,047
2019	44,926
2020	38,279
2021	34,637
2022	29,813

Schedule Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill in each of the Company’s reportable segments:

(In thousands)	iHM		Americas Outdoor Advertising			International Outdoor Advertising			Other		Consolidated
Balance as of December 31, 2015	$	3,288,481	$	534,683		$	223,892		$	81,831	$	4,128,887
Impairment	—		—			(7,274		)	—		(7,274		)
Dispositions	—		(6,934		)	(30,718		)	—		(37,652		)
Foreign currency	—		(1,998		)	(5,051		)	—		(7,049		)
Assets held for sale	—		(10,337		)	—			—		(10,337		)
Balance as of December 31, 2016	$	3,288,481	$	515,414		$	180,849		$	81,831	$	4,066,575
Acquisitions	—		2,252			—			—		2,252
Dispositions	—		—			(1,817		)	—		(1,817		)
Foreign currency	—		583			2,460			—		3,043
Assets held for sale	—		89			—			—		89
Balance as of March 31, 2017	$	3,288,481	$	518,338		$	181,492		$	81,831	$	4,070,142