Property, Plant and Equipment, Intangible Assets and Goodwill (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, Plant and Equipment
The Company’s property, plant and equipment consisted of the following classes of assets at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively:
(In thousands)	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
Land, buildings and improvements	$	698,642	$	731,925
Structures		2,961,735		2,999,582
Towers, transmitters, and studio equipment		457,517		453,044
Furniture and other equipment		544,002		536,255
Construction in progress		68,030		95,671
		4,729,926		4,816,477
Less: accumulated depreciation		2,144,136		2,117,413
Other property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,585,790	$	2,699,064

Schedule Of Other Intangible Assets

The following table presents the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization for each major class of other intangible assets at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively:
(In thousands)		March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Transit, street furniture and other outdoor contractual rights		$	666,821	$	(445,797)	$	716,723	$	(476,523)
Customer / advertiser relationships			1,222,518		(800,930)		1,222,518		(765,596)
Talent contracts			319,384		(231,083)		319,384		(223,936)
Representation contracts			240,017		(211,229)		238,313		(206,338)
Permanent easements			171,238		-		171,271		-
Other			388,247		(177,705)		388,160		(177,249)
	Total	$	3,008,225	$	(1,866,744)	$	3,056,369	$	(1,849,642)

Schedule Of Future Amortization Expenses

As acquisitions and dispositions occur in the future, amortization expense may vary. The following table presents the Company’s estimate of amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for definite-lived intangible assets:
(In thousands)
2016	$	222,529
2017		199,136
2018		126,019
2019		41,451
2020		35,217

Schedule Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of Goodwill

Goodwill
The following table presents the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill in each of the Company’s reportable segments:
(In thousands)		iHM		Americas Outdoor Advertising		International Outdoor Advertising		Other		Consolidated
Balance as of December 31, 2013		$	3,234,807	$	585,227	$	264,907	$	117,246	$	4,202,187
	Acquisitions		17,900		-		-		299		18,199
	Foreign currency		-		(653)		(32,369)		-		(33,022)
	Other		60		-		-		-		60
Balance as of December 31, 2014		$	3,252,767	$	584,574	$	232,538	$	117,545	$	4,187,424
	Acquisitions		-		-		-		-		-
	Foreign currency		-		(167)		(16,625)		-		(16,792)
	Other		-		-		-		-		-
Balance as of March 31, 2015		$	3,252,767	$	584,407	$	215,913	$	117,545	$	4,170,632