Long-Term Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Long-Term Debt [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-Term Debt [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)			December 31,		December 31,
			2012		2011
Senior Secured Credit Facilities:
	Term Loan A Facility Due 2014	$	846,890	$	1,087,090
	Term Loan B Facility Due 2016		7,714,843		8,735,912
	Term Loan C - Asset Sale Facility Due 2016 (1)		513,732		670,845
	Revolving Credit Facility Due 2014		-		1,325,550
	Delayed Draw Term Loan Facilities Due 2016		-		976,776
Receivables Based Facility Due 2014			-		-
Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2019			1,999,815		-
Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2021			1,750,000		1,750,000
Other Secured Subsidiary Debt			25,507		30,976
Total Consolidated Secured Debt			12,850,787		14,577,149
Senior Cash Pay Notes Due 2016			796,250		796,250
Senior Toggle Notes Due 2016			829,831		829,831
Clear Channel Senior Notes:
	5.0% Senior Notes Due 2012		-		249,851
	5.75% Senior Notes Due 2013		312,109		312,109
	5.5% Senior Notes Due 2014		461,455		461,455
	4.9% Senior Notes Due 2015		250,000		250,000
	5.5% Senior Notes Due 2016		250,000		250,000
	6.875% Senior Notes Due 2018		175,000		175,000
	7.25% Senior Notes Due 2027		300,000		300,000
Subsidiary Senior Notes:
	9.25 % Series A Senior Notes Due 2017		-		500,000
	9.25 % Series B Senior Notes Due 2017		-		2,000,000
	6.5 % Series A Senior Notes Due 2022		735,750		-
	6.5 % Series B Senior Notes Due 2022		1,989,250		-
Subsidiary Senior Subordinated Notes:
	7.625 % Series A Senior Notes Due 2020		275,000		-
	7.625 % Series B Senior Notes Due 2020		1,925,000		-
Other Clear Channel Subsidiary Debt			5,586		19,860
Purchase accounting adjustments and original issue discount			(408,921)		(514,336)
			20,747,097		20,207,169
Less: current portion			381,728		268,638
Total long-term debt		$	20,365,369	$	19,938,531

Schedule of Debt Repurchases, Maturities and Other [Table Text Block]

(In thousands)		Years Ended December 31,
		2012		2011		2010
CC Investments
Principal amount of debt repurchased	$	-	$	-	$	185,185
Deferred loan costs and other		-		-		104
Gain recorded in "Other income (expense) - net"(2)		-		-		(60,289)
Cash paid for repurchases of long-term debt	$	-	$	-	$	125,000
CC Finco, LLC
Principal amount of debt repurchased	$	-	$	80,000	$	-
Purchase accounting adjustments(1)		-		(20,476)		-
Gain recorded in "Other income (expense) - net"(2)		-		(4,274)		-
Cash paid for repurchases of long-term debt	$	-	$	55,250	$	-

Schedule of Maturities of Long-Term Debt [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)
2013	$	381,729
2014		1,331,856
2015		270,959
2016		10,016,646
2017		74
Thereafter		9,154,754
Total (1)	$	21,156,018