Document And Entity Information	0 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Type		10-Q
Amendment Flag		false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus		2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus		Q2
Entity Registrant Name		CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS INC
Entity Central Index Key		0000739708
Current Fiscal Year End Date		--12-31
Entity Filer Category		Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	500,000,000