Property, Plant And Equipment, Intangible Assets And Goodwill (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Amortization expense	$ 289,000,000	$ 300,000,000	$ 328,300,000
Increase in property, plant and equipment		5,300,000
Increase in intangible assets		15,200,000
Increase in goodwill		24,700,000
Assumed liabilities		700,000
Stucture impairment	1,300,000	1,700,000
Goodwill impairment charge	(10,684,000)
CCME [Member]
Cumulative impairments			3,500,000,000
Americas Outdoor Advertising [Member]
Goodwill impairment charge	0
Cumulative impairments			2,600,000,000
International Outdoor Advertising [Member]
Goodwill impairment charge	(10,684,000)		(1,100,000)
Cumulative impairments			315,900,000
Other [Member]
Goodwill impairment charge	0
Cumulative impairments			212,000,000
FCC licenses [Member]
Impairment of intangibles	2,000,000
Billboard permits [Member]
Impairment of intangibles	2,500,000	35,900,000	6,500,000
Times Square Outdoor Advertising Assets [Member]
Gain (loss) on disposal	12,200,000
Disposal proceeds	18,700,000
Green Bay Radio Stations [Member]
Gain (loss) on disposal	500,000
Disposal proceeds	17,600,000
Radio stations sold	5
International Neon Business [Member]
Gain (loss) on disposal		39,700,000
Radio Stations [Member]
Gain (loss) on disposal			500,000
Disposal proceeds			22,700,000
Radio stations sold			27
Traffic Business [Member]
Purchase price			24,300,000
Increase in property, plant and equipment			17,200,000
Increase in intangible assets			35,000,000
Increase in goodwill			70,600,000
Repayment of intercompany debt			95,000,000
Brouwer & Partners [Member]
Purchase price			12,500,000
WOR [Member]
Purchase price		30,000,000
WFNX [Member]
Purchase price		$ 14,500,000