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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

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 December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively:

(In thousands)	December 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
Land, buildings and improvements	$	572,904	$	562,702
Structures	2,835,411		2,864,442
Towers, transmitters and studio equipment	365,991		356,664
Furniture and other equipment	793,756		707,163
Construction in progress	116,839		74,810
	4,684,901		4,565,781
Less: accumulated depreciation	2,893,761		2,681,067
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	1,791,140	$	1,884,714

Schedule of Gross Carrying Amount and Accumulated Amortization of Other Intangible Assets

The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major class of other intangible assets as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively:

(In thousands)	December 31, 2018					December 31, 2017
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Transit, street furniture and other outdoor contractual rights	$	528,185	$	(440,228	)	$	548,918	$	(440,284	)
Customer / advertiser relationships	1,249,128		(1,208,056		)	1,226,314		(1,133,251		)
Talent contracts	164,933		(148,578		)	161,962		(138,728		)
Representation contracts	77,508		(70,829		)	77,507		(62,753		)
Permanent easements	163,317		—			162,920		—
Other	382,897		(244,993		)	372,292		(224,841		)
Total	$	2,565,968	$	(2,112,684	)	$	2,549,913	$	(1,999,857	)

Schedule of Estimated 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)
2019	$	49,470
2020	43,291
2021	37,702
2022	32,675
2023	24,844

Schedule of Changes in the 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, 2016	$	3,288,481		$	505,478	$	190,785		$	81,831	$	4,066,575
Impairment	—			—		(1,591		)	—		(1,591		)
Acquisitions	2,442			2,252		—			—		4,694
Dispositions	(35,715		)	—		(1,817		)	—		(37,532		)
Foreign currency	—			—		18,847			—		18,847
Assets held for sale	—			89		—			—		89
Balance as of December 31, 2017	$	3,255,208		$	507,819	$	206,224		$	81,831	$	4,051,082
Acquisitions	77,320			—		—			—		77,320
Dispositions	(1,606		)	—		—			—		(1,606		)
Foreign currency	—			—		(8,040		)	—		(8,040		)
Balance as of December 31, 2018	$	3,330,922		$	507,819	$	198,184		$	81,831	$	4,118,756