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Long-term Debt - Long-Term Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2013 7 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Apr. 22, 2010 7 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 5 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Feb. 09, 2012 5 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 5% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Oct. 30, 2012 5% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 9 3/4% Senior Notes [Member]	Mar. 27, 2009 9 3/4% Senior Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 LAMAR MEDIA CORP [Member] 7 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 LAMAR MEDIA CORP [Member] 5 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 LAMAR MEDIA CORP [Member] 5% Senior Subordinated Notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 LAMAR MEDIA CORP [Member] 9 3/4% Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on senior notes	7.875%	7.875%	5.875%	5.875%	5.00%	5.00%	9.75%	9.75%	7.875%	5.875%	5.00%	9.75%

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- Definition

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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