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

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 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 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively:
(In thousands)	September 30,		December 31,
	2015		2014
Land, buildings and improvements	$	623,946	$	731,925
Structures		2,974,643		2,999,582
Towers, transmitters and studio equipment		345,002		453,044
Furniture and other equipment		579,147		536,255
Construction in progress		71,330		95,671
		4,594,068		4,816,477
Less: accumulated depreciation		2,251,982		2,117,413
Other property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,342,086	$	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 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively:
(In thousands)		September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Transit, street furniture and other outdoor contractual rights		$	663,303	$	(465,834)	$	716,723	$	(476,523)
Customer / advertiser relationships			1,222,519		(861,346)		1,222,518		(765,596)
Talent contracts			319,384		(245,378)		319,384		(223,936)
Representation contracts			242,413		(218,940)		238,313		(206,338)
Permanent easements			171,825		-		171,271		-
Other			388,542		(190,120)		388,160		(177,249)
	Total	$	3,007,986	$	(1,981,618)	$	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	$	221,016
2017		197,193
2018		131,081
2019		43,455
2020		36,317

Schedule Of Changes In Carrying Amount Of 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		$	3,270,521	$	585,227	$	264,907	$	81,532	$	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		$	3,288,481	$	584,574	$	232,538	$	81,831	$	4,187,424
	Acquisitions		-		-		-		-		-
	Foreign currency		-		(636)		(15,434)		-		(16,070)
	Other		-		-		-		-		-
Balance as of September 30, 2015		$	3,288,481	$	583,938	$	217,104	$	81,831	$	4,171,354