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

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively:
(In thousands)	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
Land, buildings and improvements	$	600,582	$	603,234
Structures		2,799,699		2,824,794
Towers, transmitters and studio equipment		345,240		347,877
Furniture and other equipment		600,067		591,149
Construction in progress		66,110		69,042
		4,411,698		4,436,096
Less: accumulated depreciation		2,267,258		2,223,540
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	2,144,440	$	2,212,556

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 March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively:
(In thousands)		March 31, 2016				December 31, 2015
		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Transit, street furniture and other outdoor contractual rights		$	631,943	$	(458,829)	$	635,772	$	(457,060)
Customer / advertiser relationships			1,222,518		(921,759)		1,222,518		(891,488)
Talent contracts			319,384		(259,674)		319,384		(252,526)
Representation contracts			239,142		(220,109)		239,142		(217,770)
Permanent easements			157,314		-		156,349		-
Other			390,379		(201,191)		394,983		(195,644)
	Total	$	2,960,680	$	(2,061,562)	$	2,968,148	$	(2,014,488)

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)
2017	$	197,498
2018		127,246
2019		43,476
2020		36,735
2021		33,333

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, 2014		$	3,288,481	$	584,574	$	232,538	$	81,831	$	4,187,424
	Acquisitions		-		-		10,998		-		10,998
	Foreign currency		-		(709)		(19,644)		-		(20,353)
	Assets held for sale		-		(49,182)		-		-		(49,182)
Balance as of December 31, 2015		$	3,288,481	$	534,683	$	223,892	$	81,831	$	4,128,887
	Dispositions		-		(6,934)		-		-		(6,934)
	Foreign currency		-		(1,210)		9,834		-		8,624
	Assets held for sale		-		(10,337)		-		-		(10,337)
Balance as of March 31, 2016		$	3,288,481	$	516,202	$	233,726	$	81,831	$	4,120,240