Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Apr. 24, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2017
Entity Registrant Name	iHeartCommunications, Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0000739708
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float			$ 0
Entity Common Stock Shares Outstanding		500,000,000