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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Detail) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract]      
Reduction to current tax expense $ 35,400,000cik0000739708_CurrentIncomeTaxAdjustments   $ 67,300,000cik0000739708_CurrentIncomeTaxAdjustments
Valuation Allowance Recorded 339,800,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount 143,500,000us-gaap_ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount  
Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Settlements [Abstract]      
Settlement of U.S. Federal and state tax examinations 28,900,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlements 20,200,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlements 60,600,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxSettlements
Deferred Tax Assets Net Current Classification [Abstract]      
Current net deferred tax assets included in net deferred tax liabilities 37,800,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent 52,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent  
Foreign deferred tax liabilities 13,600,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings 19,800,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesUndistributedForeignEarnings  
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards 153,000,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsForeign    
Net deferred tax liabilities (1,526,095,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet (1,485,853,000)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet  
Deferred Tax Assets Operating Loss Carryforwards Components [Abstract]      
Net operating loss carryforwards (tax effected) 1,300,000,000cik0000739708_DeferredTaxAssetsOperatingLossCarryforwardsTaxEffected    
Deferred tax assets related to stock-based compensation expense included in net deferred tax liabilities 28,900,000us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsTaxDeferredExpenseCompensationAndBenefitsShareBasedCompensationCost    
Foreign income before taxes 97,200,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 48,300,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign 84,000,000us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Income Tax Penalties And Interest Accrued [Abstract]      
Interest and penalties accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits 40,800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued 49,400,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsInterestOnIncomeTaxesAccrued  
Total unrecognized tax benefits and accrued interest and penalties 147,700,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued 178,800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccrued  
Portion of unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties recorded in "Other long-term liabilities" 110,400,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued 131,000,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAccrued  
Noncurrent portion of unrecognized tax benefits netted against deferred tax assets 35,000,000cik0000739708_NoncurrentPortionOfUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsNettedAgainstDeferredTaxAssets 36,100,000cik0000739708_NoncurrentPortionOfUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsNettedAgainstDeferredTaxAssets  
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate 68,800,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate 100,100,000us-gaap_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsThatWouldImpactEffectiveTaxRate  
Portion of unrecognized tax benefits included in "Accrued Expenses" 2,300,000cik0000739708_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccruedCurrent 11,600,000cik0000739708_UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncomeTaxPenaltiesAndInterestAccruedCurrent  
Effective tax rate (8.00%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 17.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations 43.00%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations
Federal and State Net Operating Losses [Member]      
Valuation Allowance [Abstract]      
Valuation Allowance 487,100,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= cik0000739708_FederalAndStateNetOperatingMember		    
Foreign Net Operating Loss Carryforwards [Member]      
Valuation Allowance [Abstract]      
Valuation Allowance 146,400,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= cik0000739708_ForeignNetOperatingLossCarryforwardsMember		    
Other Foreign Deferred Tax Assets [Member]      
Valuation Allowance [Abstract]      
Valuation Allowance $ 22,100,000us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardValuationAllowance
/ us-gaap_TaxCreditCarryforwardAxis
= cik0000739708_OtherForeignDeferredTaxAssetsMember