Guarantor Subsidiaries (Schedule Of Guarantor Obligations, Cash Flow) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Consolidated net income (loss)	$ (27,709)	$ (37,975)	$ (175,824)	$ (169,338)
Reconciling items:
Depreciation and amortization	181,839	189,641	357,205	373,352
Deferred taxes	(25,144)	(30,229)	(123,582)	(90,895)
Gain on disposal of operating assets			(5,041)	(19,943)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			15,167	5,721
Provision for doubtful accounts			8,271	8,300
Share-based compensation	5,815	5,738	12,712	8,029
Equity in (earnings) loss of nonconsolidated affiliates	(4,696)	(5,271)	(8,251)	(8,246)
Amortization of deferred financing charges and note discounts, net			84,132	100,233
Other reconciling items - net			10,119	13,998
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable			15,608	(18,262)
Increase in deferred income			67,345	61,427
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses			(33,690)	(108,083)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities			(76,648)	(74,089)
Increase in accrued interest			(4,791)	20,240
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions			(26,126)	(38,944)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities			116,606	63,500
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(101,645)	(76,483)	(174,292)	(140,452)
Acquisition of operating assets			(18,636)	(37,962)
Proceeds from disposal of assets			11,284	48,116
Change in other - net			(9,488)	856
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities			(191,132)	(129,442)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Draws on credit facilities			606,861	10,000
Payments on credit facilities			(1,920,013)	(958,074)
Intercompany funding			(244,734)	0
Proceeds from long-term debt			2,200,000	1,726,254
Payments on long-term debt			(437,182)	(1,362,496)
Deferred financing charges			(40,002)	(46,597)
Change in other - net			(2,570)	(4,915)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			162,360	(635,828)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			87,834	(701,770)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			1,228,682	1,920,926
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,316,516	1,219,156	1,316,516	1,219,156
Parent Company [Member]
Consolidated net income (loss)	(21,863)	(34,623)	(137,452)	(140,408)
Reconciling items:
Deferred taxes			(616)	(664)
Equity in (earnings) loss of nonconsolidated affiliates	20,107	32,749	133,984	136,843
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses			(349)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions			687	325
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities			(3,746)	(3,904)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany funding			3,746	4,211
Change in other - net				(307)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			3,746	3,904
Subsidiary Issuer [Member]
Consolidated net income (loss)	(20,107)	(32,749)	(133,984)	(136,843)
Reconciling items:
Deferred taxes			(119,595)	(126,983)
Loss on extinguishment of debt			15,167	5,721
Equity in (earnings) loss of nonconsolidated affiliates	(177,600)	(175,700)	(269,726)	(287,470)
Amortization of deferred financing charges and note discounts, net			99,759	118,079
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses			(27,349)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities			(17,472)	(5,214)
Increase in accrued interest			(6,006)	17,916
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions				13,262
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities			(459,206)	(401,532)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends from subsidiaries	1,925,661		1,925,661
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities			1,925,661
Cash flows from financing activities:
Draws on credit facilities			602,500	10,000
Payments on credit facilities			(1,918,051)	(956,181)
Intercompany funding			329,437	1,097,711
Proceeds from long-term debt				1,724,650
Payments on long-term debt			(480,342)	(1,428,051)
Deferred financing charges				(46,597)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(1,466,456)	401,532
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			(1)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			1	1
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		1		1
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Consolidated net income (loss)	155,448	156,253	211,899	238,246
Reconciling items:
Depreciation and amortization	81,831	81,306	164,515	162,114
Deferred taxes			21,798	56,461
Gain on disposal of operating assets			1,708	(10,841)
Provision for doubtful accounts			5,060	4,898
Share-based compensation			7,356	2,603
Equity in (earnings) loss of nonconsolidated affiliates	4,950	(27,639)	47,181	(20,693)
Amortization of deferred financing charges and note discounts, net			(2,910)	(2,915)
Other reconciling items - net			922	449
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable			10,606	(3,965)
Increase in deferred income			10,807	12,937
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses			16,979	(81,509)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities			(44,791)	(61,264)
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions			(28,202)	(22,759)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities			422,928	273,762
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends from subsidiaries	1,916,209		1,916,209
Purchases of property, plant and equipment			(43,260)	(33,496)
Purchases of businesses			(51)	(211)
Acquisition of operating assets			(8,755)	(947)
Proceeds from disposal of assets			4,089	37,938
Change in other - net			(6,063)	62
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities			1,862,169	3,346
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany funding			(305,507)	(1,055,284)
Proceeds from long-term debt				1,604
Payments on long-term debt			(726)	(573)
Change in other - net				250
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(2,222,440)	(1,054,003)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			62,657	(776,895)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			461,572	1,220,362
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	524,229	443,467	524,229	443,467
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Consolidated net income (loss)	28,624	62,295	17,855	85,580
Reconciling items:
Depreciation and amortization	100,008	108,335	192,690	211,238
Deferred taxes			(25,169)	(19,709)
Gain on disposal of operating assets			(6,749)	(9,102)
Provision for doubtful accounts			3,211	3,402
Share-based compensation			5,356	5,426
Equity in (earnings) loss of nonconsolidated affiliates	(4,802)	(5,276)	(8,630)	(8,236)
Amortization of deferred financing charges and note discounts, net			(48,467)	(59,534)
Other reconciling items - net			9,197	13,549
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable			5,002	(14,297)
Increase in deferred income			56,538	48,490
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses			(22,971)	(26,574)
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities			(14,385)	(7,611)
Increase in accrued interest			484	677
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions			2,120	(28,125)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities			166,082	195,174
Cash flows from investing activities:
Proceeds from maturity of Clear Channel notes		167,022		167,022
Purchases of property, plant and equipment			(131,032)	(106,956)
Purchases of businesses			(4,721)	(32,970)
Acquisition of operating assets			(5,109)	(3,834)
Proceeds from disposal of assets			7,195	10,178
Change in other - net			46,031	794
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities			(87,636)	34,234
Cash flows from financing activities:
Draws on credit facilities			4,361
Payments on credit facilities			(1,962)	(1,893)
Intercompany funding			(27,676)	(46,638)
Proceeds from long-term debt			2,200,000
Payments on long-term debt			(6,263)	(100,894)
Deferred financing charges			(40,002)
Change in other - net			(1,877)	(4,858)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			(53,268)	(154,283)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents			25,178	75,125
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period			767,109	700,563
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	792,287	775,688	792,287	775,688
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Consolidated net income (loss)	(169,811)	(189,151)	(134,142)	(215,913)
Reconciling items:
Equity in (earnings) loss of nonconsolidated affiliates	152,649	170,595	88,940	171,310
Amortization of deferred financing charges and note discounts, net			35,750	44,603
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Increase in accrued interest			731	1,647
Changes in other operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and dispositions			(731)	(1,647)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities			(9,452)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends from subsidiaries	(3,841,870)		(3,841,870)
Proceeds from maturity of Clear Channel notes		(167,022)		(167,022)
Change in other - net			(49,456)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities			(3,891,326)	(167,022)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Intercompany funding			0
Payments on long-term debt			50,149	167,022
Change in other - net			(693)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			$ 3,900,778	$ 167,022