Segment Data (Schedule Of Operating Segment Results) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 1,694,367	$ 1,587,522	$ 1,618,097	$ 1,343,058	$ 1,696,336	$ 1,587,331	$ 1,602,494	$ 1,360,723	$ 6,243,044	$ 6,246,884	$ 6,161,352
Direct operating expenses	672,132	646,113	630,357	594,817	649,097	633,770	602,803	608,571	2,543,419	2,494,241	2,504,467
Selling, general and administrative expenses	423,803	411,354	411,341	403,363	431,355	407,501	401,479	426,083	1,649,861	1,666,418	1,604,524
Depreciation and amortization	191,582	177,330	179,734	182,182	189,730	182,350	181,839	175,366	730,828	729,285	763,306
Impairment charges	16,970	0	0	0	37,651	0	0	0	16,970	37,651	7,614
Corporate expenses	70,658	92,204	77,557	83,763	78,745	73,921	72,094	72,606	324,182	297,366	239,399
Other operating income, net	13,304	6,186	1,113	2,395	968	42,118	1,917	3,124	22,998	48,127	12,682
Operating income (loss)	332,526	266,707	320,221	81,328	310,726	331,907	346,196	81,221	1,000,782	1,070,050	1,054,724
Intersegment revenues									62,605	66,719	63,892
Segment assets	15,097,302				16,292,713				15,097,302	16,292,713	16,542,039
Capital expenditures									324,526	390,280	362,281
Share-based compensation expense									16,715	28,540	20,667
CCME [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									3,131,595	3,084,780	2,986,828
Direct operating expenses									931,976	878,626	857,622
Selling, general and administrative expenses									1,020,097	993,116	971,066
Depreciation and amortization									271,126	271,399	268,245
Impairment charges									0	0	0
Corporate expenses									0	0	0
Other operating income, net									0	0	0
Operating income (loss)									908,396	941,639	889,895
Intersegment revenues									0	0	0
Segment assets	8,064,671				8,201,798				8,064,671	8,201,798	8,364,246
Capital expenditures									75,742	65,821	50,198
Share-based compensation expense									0	0	0
Americas Outdoor Advertising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									1,290,452	1,279,257	1,252,725
Direct operating expenses									566,669	582,340	566,313
Selling, general and administrative expenses									220,732	211,245	198,989
Depreciation and amortization									196,597	192,023	211,009
Impairment charges									0	0	0
Corporate expenses									0	0	0
Other operating income, net									0	0	0
Operating income (loss)									306,454	293,649	276,414
Intersegment revenues									2,473	1,175	4,141
Segment assets	3,693,308				3,835,235				3,693,308	3,835,235	3,886,098
Capital expenditures									88,991	117,647	122,505
Share-based compensation expense									0	0	0
International Outdoor Advertising [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									1,655,738	1,667,687	1,751,149
Direct operating expenses									1,028,059	1,021,152	1,064,562
Selling, general and administrative expenses									322,840	363,417	339,043
Depreciation and amortization									203,927	205,258	219,955
Impairment charges									0	0	0
Corporate expenses									0	0	0
Other operating income, net									0	0	0
Operating income (loss)									100,912	77,860	127,589
Intersegment revenues									0	80	0
Segment assets	2,029,687				2,256,309				2,029,687	2,256,309	2,166,173
Capital expenditures									108,548	150,129	166,044
Share-based compensation expense									0	0	0
Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									227,864	281,879	234,542
Direct operating expenses									25,271	25,088	27,807
Selling, general and administrative expenses									140,241	152,394	147,481
Depreciation and amortization									39,291	45,568	49,827
Impairment charges									0	0	0
Corporate expenses									0	0	0
Other operating income, net									0	0	0
Operating income (loss)									23,061	58,829	9,427
Intersegment revenues									60,132	65,464	59,751
Segment assets	534,363				815,435				534,363	815,435	809,212
Capital expenditures									9,933	17,438	5,737
Share-based compensation expense									0	0	0
Corporate and other reconciling items [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									0	0	0
Direct operating expenses									0	0	0
Selling, general and administrative expenses									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									19,887	15,037	14,270
Impairment charges									16,970	37,651	7,614
Corporate expenses									324,182	297,366	239,399
Other operating income, net									22,998	48,127	12,682
Operating income (loss)									(338,041)	(301,927)	(248,601)
Intersegment revenues									0	0	0
Segment assets	775,273				1,183,936				775,273	1,183,936	1,316,310
Capital expenditures									41,312	39,245	19,490
Share-based compensation expense									16,715	28,540	20,667
Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									(62,605)	(66,719)	(63,892)
Direct operating expenses									(8,556)	(12,965)	(11,837)
Selling, general and administrative expenses									(54,049)	(53,754)	(52,055)
Depreciation and amortization									0	0	0
Impairment charges									0	0	0
Corporate expenses									0	0	0
Other operating income, net									0	0	0
Operating income (loss)									0	0	0
Intersegment revenues									0	0	0
Segment assets	0				0				0	0	0
Capital expenditures									0	0	0
Share-based compensation expense									$ 0	$ 0	$ 0