Long-Term Debt (Schedule Of Long-Term Debt) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	$ 12,829,926	$ 12,830,043
Long-term debt fees	(139,939)	(147,983)
Total debt	20,754,412	20,720,611
Less: current portion	185,549	181,512
Total long-term debt	20,568,863	20,539,099
Senior Secured Credit Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	6,300,000	6,300,000
Receivables Based Facility Due 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	230,000	230,000
9% Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	$ 1,999,815	1,999,815
Stated interest rate	9.00%
Priority Guarantee Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	$ 1,750,000	1,750,000
Stated interest rate	9.00%
11.25% Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	$ 575,000	575,000
Stated interest rate	11.25%
9% Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	$ 1,000,000	1,000,000
Stated interest rate	9.00%
10.625% Priority Guarantee Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	$ 950,000	950,000
Stated interest rate	10.625%
Subsidiary Senior Revolving Credit Facility Due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	$ 0	0
Other Secured Subsidiary Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total Consolidated Secured Debt	25,111	25,228
Senior Notes due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 1,712,048	1,695,097
Stated interest rate	14.00%
iHeartCommunications Legacy Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 667,900	667,900
10% Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 730,000	730,000
Stated interest rate	10.00%
Subsidiary Senior Notes due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 2,725,000	2,725,000
Subsidiary Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	2,200,000	2,200,000
Clear Channel International B.V. Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	225,000	225,000
Other Subsidiary Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	154	165
Purchase accounting adjustments and original issue discount [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ (195,677)	$ (204,611)